Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-02
WEsTronr, Mo-, Dec. 81, 1851.

i'm LdRe5 LegStGtufe--Stdi5iOH ana dAe toOt'ttOH
ists-Bro,0n Rstreating-Oid Buck
WEsTronr, Mo-, Dec. o. 1857.
This he's been great day il kansas, as the PEG
pie have decided at the ballot box, 50 viii Kansas
5e-free or slave The voting was more spirited
judging from johnson county, than was expected
Having a desire to see how things were going,
went 10 Shawnee, known heretofore in Kansas his
tory as 8. Gum Spring" ! didn't vote. There, up
10 twelve o'clock the matter was like the handle of
a jug-all one side Constitution with sla-
very, had a tremendous majority. In fact, ! did
not see a single ticket with Constitution VdloUt
slavery" printed on IT, All was quiet. a company
of United States dragons we're encamped near by,
who had nothing to say and nothing to DO.
There has been, and now is, serious trouble in the
neighborh0od of Fort Scott. A letter from Gen G
W. Clark in the land Office at that place. states the
particulars. Some cattle had been stolen, and the
officer, was resisted in serving process the guilty
parties. The AbOlitiOnists dete rm ned that the
laws should not be enforced and at the latest dates
were assembled 10 considerable force on the Little
Usage river. An express was sent to Secretary Stan
ton asking for soldiers come to the relief Of t6e
civil officers. He refused the aid 50 rgh eously de-
sired, and heTefussl is another proof of the Pres
dents wisdom in removing him. Since Governor
DenVer's accession, he has sent troops down, and
probably by this time, things are quoted An
attack on Fort Scott daily threatened and ex-
pected.
Aboltionists of the Topeka stripe have made great
efforts to get up another civil war.
The Jim Lane Legislature have repealed the law
under which the election Of delegates to the Lee
compton Convention held; aud thai being the
case, it is hardly suppOsable that the party for
whom they acted have to-day, voted under the act
their leaders have repealed and it Is most probable
that " Constitution with slavery" has carried by
several thousand in the Territory. l am informed
that under the advice of Lane, the Legislature was
made regular star chamber affair, that notorious
General - being permitted not Only to lobby in the
pending any question Of vital importance to the
amongst the Freesoilers, because the Legislature
violated all the pledges made to Stanton in order 10
induce him to call an extra session that those
pledges are violated, only proved Stanton to be a
dupe and the depravty of those who Led him astray
He vetoed their bills, aud they passed them over his
head Having used, they spit on and laugh at him
TO sell out; the prospect of a fight scares him
were going to do, expecting thereby to alarm the
is not TO be alarmed at lrihes, and he must back
fortunate successor; for himself he will inglOrious
" retreat.
The Presidents message is much admired in all
this country On all hands, one hears encomiums
passed on him. An expression peculiar to these
pioneer parts, Old Buck is horse, tells the whole
story Of his popularity in this region.
[ will send you the returns as they are aseer-
tanned. H. c. P.