The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-28
PnEsErr srArE OF AfrAIRs IN KANSAS.

correspondent writing from Lawrence, Kansas Ter
iory under date Of tho 18th inst presents the follow
ing view OF affairs at that date
Political feeling IN Kansas Is again comparatively
quiet The State party, as the rvtuyns nav stand
have carried the State election under the teampon
st'ution they WILL therefore, have the rule if that in
strunent Congress They have il vt present they
have under the Topeka constitution and they will have
II should kansas be admitted under any constitution
which may hereafter be formed Under these circmn-
stances II does not possible that there be any
conflict between the two political parties here aud the
question Of civil may be considered at end The
reestate party having the power, the rule, the officers
the spos under and every constitution, will be salts
he'd the pro slavery party having iost the power,
viii generally he very willing to remain quiet aud
silent possible. There may be few local col
lsions there may be few cowardly assassinatons
but there will be a tact truce between the two
hostile political organizations. The game for power
will be narrowed down to the ranks OF the feeStatc
party, and there 1t will be active. The party Is
made up of of every shade of political opinion
OF nbid Garrisonian aboltonists, national democrats
know pro slavery men In the Staes) know nothings
and oldlne wings When there danger of their losing
the rule, being defeated they form united party
bced about with bonds OF steel but when they vic
toriou when there is danger the DESCENDANT elements
will rush asunder like exploding bombshcll Faction
viii war with faction, demagogue with demagogue
and all throwing and graspng for the lead for place
power and the spoii. The game has already begun; the
Topeka legislature is playing against the territorial
and the State legislature under the Lccompton constu
ton wants to play against both.
There is difference of opinion to what shall
be pursued by the State elected the State
legislature and State officers under the Lecompton cons
tuition The majority Of the people at least in this 10
caty desire the members thus elected take the
oath Of Office the Lecompton State government will then
go by default But number OF the persons elected
qualify they have desires to to elect
Congress which desires might not be gated and which
senators might not be elected by any other freeState
legislature The freeate party will probably take such
action in the matter that the members elect will think
best not to qualify
To the foregoing append the following extract from
the Leavenworth Daily Ledger of the 18th instant
''ALL oym.-The result OF the election Of the 4th
u has settled the political affairs Of Kansas. True
there may be scramble among the successful ones for
the spos but that will be nothing unusual The great
battle is over and the smallpotato political demagogues
must go to work and make livelihood gtimaseiy
There is further for them they have lived here
long enough by their howlings and .shriekings and
kept people in fever long enough, too they
done-dad aud buried and may his Satanic majesty
ceive them into his tarlaed apartments which hope
he has specially prepared and heated for them
The effect produced by the result Of this election
real estate in this city and throughout the Territory al
ready apparent and property here which could have
been purchased at low figures for the last two weeks
not for sale at present.