Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-01-07
Washington and Kansas.

tie more industrious and accommodating to the
people, and take the time for pleasure when
there is less pressing demands upon them. On
account of the adjournment. of Congress, there
is little of interest at the Capital and little but
rumor afoatof what will be done.
Advices from Kansas leave no room for doubt
but that the Lecompton Constitution has been
adopted " ivith Slavery" A dispatch says
"Adyices from Kansas of the 22d, state that
the Constitution, with Slavery, had been carried
by large majority. The Pro-Slavery vote at
Shawnee was 765.
Mr.. Denver had assumed the Governorship of
the Territory, and issued an address in which he
exhorts the citizens to appeal to the ballot box
for the settlement of difficulties. He made CO.
pous extracts from the Presidents instructions
to him, to indicate the line of policy he intends
to pursue He also states that Gen. Calhoun
had invited himself, together with the presiding
officers of both houses of the Territorial Legis-
lature to be present at the counting of the re-
turns Of the election of the Dist
Gentlemen from Kansas report the whole vote
of Lecompton as 1872, and the majority for
Slavery-G9.
No Votes were received at Lawrence, and the
poll books were not opened at Topeka.
The Slavery majority iaLexington was 80
Leavenworth advices give the vote of that
city as 1dr Slavery and against it,
aa sitement prevailed, there being many
Mlssonrians present, Some of whom voted after
swearing in their votes. The form Of oath adj
ministered was " Are you at this instant an
inhabitant of this Territory? }"
Several of the Missourans had been arrested,
and Judge Lecompte had issued writs of habeas
corpus for their release.
Eli Moore had been shot in the leg by a Ger
man.
1t was rumored that Gen. Denver had issued
an order for the arrest of Gen. Lane.
johnson County gives 1000 majority for Slave
ry. Oxford cast 1900 votes.
Gov Denver has given up the Territorial
arms to the militia
1t is currently reported that Denver, now
Governor of Kansas, fully endorses the acts Of
Governors Walker and Stanton. There is some
singular fatality connected with Kansas Gov
ernors, which makes them all Free State men
Immediately, but cannot or will not be under
stood by the President.
A Leavenworth letter of Dec. Dist, gives the
following incidents of the election in that city
"The Free State men here participate in the
election, only SO far as to witness the voting
and challenge votes.
6 P. NJ. Two companies of United States
soldiers have been brought and stationed abou
| the polls, and whoever votes has to march be-
| tween the files Missourians voting in Kansas
And the United States army guarding thu
polls What a mockery of true Democracy
Some of our citizens went in body and tool
possession of lot of muskets which had beel
lying'in Capt. A. B. Miller's store, since the,
were used last year in the murder of Phillips
by this same ruffan Miller. With these the,
have been parading the streets, with fife AM
drum, led on by Mr.. Dixon, one of our mer
chants. Loud and hearty cheers were given ant
returned by the citizens and soldiers The mos
intense excitement prevails"
Another dispatch says;
"Civil war y raging in Bourbon county,
Several conflicts have taken place between tn
Free State and Pro-Slavery parties and mum
Der of persons have been taken by both sides.
Fac United States Marshal, with force Q
eighty men, demanded the surrender of part
of Free State men, and the demand was answere
by yolley of musket balls The fire was re
turnad, and the fight lasted an hour, when th
Pro-Slavely men ritreated, with the loss of on
man Killed., sYsd two mortality wounded. Th
Marshal was dangerously wounded
Gen. Lane was intrenched at Sugar Mound
and determined to fight the dragons if they al
tackled him. A battle was regarded inevitable
The Topeka resolutions adopted by the TER
torial Legislature merely affirm the Topek
Constitution as embodying the wishes of tn
people, and memorabilia Congress for admissio
under it
The object of repeating the law which create
the LGcompton Convention was, it is said,
prevent the legal succession of authorities thu
propose to supersede the Territorial Legislature
A Kansas correspondent of the New Yor
Tribune says:
1.-The Lecomptonites have sent messenger
Washington to obtain, if possible, decisic
IL
of the Legislature to be illegal"
The correspondent of the New York Tin,
says of the Legislature and of things in genera
From a statistical table signed by twent
nine of the members of the Honse, it appea
that ten are single and nineteen married. Fou
teen were formerly Wings, thirteen Democrat
and two Independent. Two are but twent
three years old, and only two are over fifty
While none are especially eminent for ability,
a whole they represent the bone and sinew al
intelligence of our sturdy people. Gen. Deit
Ter receives many compliments as presidil
officer
Democratic papers have repeatedly told
that the Democratic party of Kansas, as &c
eral thing, were not in favor of Slavery. Whe
are the votes of this party9 Why didn't tn
come to the rescue Of the Administration ?
Copies of that part of the Presidents Messas
favoring the election oil the 2lst, were sent
advance to Kansas, and were said to have pr
duced an excellent impression. Why was the
no respectable response at the polls? If t
: National Democrats Of Kansas refused to 70
: how eesaa theayowed Free State men be expe
ed to do it? But if there are no such An
Slavery Democrats, then lot it be frankly &C
: fessed TINT the Administration has been lendi
its countnance and support to party in Kf
sas who care for nothing but Negro-Slavery, a
stick at nothing to fasten it upon the people.
1t will be seen that Kansas affairs are in
e alarming condition, and only a prompt act
!, upon the converting of Congress can prev
: civil war and what that action must be,
% too plain to be misunderstood by any one. !
- that Kansas will be refused admission with
outrageous Constitution, is by no means certa
Douglas will have all the assistance of the
Is publicans, and possibly enough of the Der
" cratic vote to prevent it. In the present st
70 OF affairs, it seems strange that Buchanan i