Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-01-15
KANSAS AFFAIRS.


The report of collision between the
Territorial militia, under Gen. Lane, and
the U. S. troops, was incorrect. On the
contrary all the difficulties in the vicinity
of Fort Scott have been settled by the sur
render of the Free State prisoners. A
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
writing at Quindaro, Kansas, Dec. 2S,
says:
"The disturbances in the southwest are
over, at least for the present. All the
Missourians suddenly dispersed, on re-
ceiving Lanes proclamation that bona fde
peaceful settlers would be protected, but
that all Missourians found with arms in
their hands should be hanged. The 're-
bellion' prisoners at For: Scott are all set
at liberty. Having gained all they de-
manded, the Free State men, under Lane,
returned to their homes in Lawrence, Sat
urday night"
LAWRENCE, Dec 2s, 1857.
We have no official report yet, but it is
said, upon good authority, that some l.
700 votes are returned from Oxford pre-
cinct, and $500 from johnson county,
when Oxford can not have over ten legal
voters, and the whole county not over
375. Kickapoo has-returned l 1,lO0,wh
the legal vote is less than 400. These
are few samples Of what the invincible
Democracy is practieing just now, and it
shows, conclusively, that the scoundrels
improve with every trial. 1t is fully be-
lieved that from 5000 to 10000 votes
will be returned to Calhoun, when every
resident of Kansas knows that their real
strength for that Constitution can not
much exceed ., 600. No Free State man
voted on that day, but on the 4th of JAN
We intend to vote against the swindle, ,un-
der law of our own enacting. Our vote
will necessarily be small, as the commits
sions are not sent to the Commissioners in
the distant counties, and can not be now
before the time of voting. We had not
supposed there would be any necessity of
large vote, until these reports Of frauds
reached US within the last few days.
To-day several companies Of troops and
two full batteries have arrived from Fort
Leavenworth, and they seem very dcsir-
GUS, as usual, to "save the Union" About
half of them have gone to Lecompton !;
the others are here, encamped about one
mile from town. Our people were greatly
amused at their advent.
To-day, there are some three thousand
troops in Kansas, and the papers say more
are coming, and the whole of them are not
worth three thousand cents to our Terrific.
ry, while they are costing the Government
millions of dollars. They may help to
make Presidents, but it is hard to define
how they help to make peace.
Our people have been quite fortunate
recently in one respect. Over week ago,
a company of about 100 went to Lecomp.
ton after the arms that were taken from
Col. Eldridge's party near the Nebraska
line last year, by order of Gov. Geary.
Denver was very abrupt in his refusal at
first, but Col. Z. told him they had conc
to get them, and they should have them
Denver at last yielded, to save collision
About 200 stands were taken. A few
days afterwards, the citizens of Leaven-
worth broke open building and seized
about 200 arms, held by one Miller, who
was notorious fllibuster last year. They
are now in the hands of Free State men.
Last Saturday, about 100 muskets were
taken from Pro-slavcry man in Della
ware. have not learned the history Of
them. Five hundred in one week looks
like paying business.
The following paragraph from paper
called the Star of Empire, published at
Westport, Mo, gives countenance to the
rumor that Denver is about to "foliow in
the footsteps of his illustrious predeccs-
sors,' Reeder, Geary, Walker and Stanton:
"Denver has given up the arms of the
Territory to the outlaws from Lawrence
The very first act is a yielding to the re-
bellion. Our opinion may be an impul-
sive one, but we think this the straightest
backing out we ever heard of. Denver
will be decapitated."
The Free State Delegate Convention,
holden at Lawrence, Dec. %, adopted the
following resolution
"Whereas the apportionment for men,
bcrs of the Legislature under the Lecomp.
ton Constitution is utterly unfair and uu-
Just, giving the border counties an undue
preponderance over the rest of the Terrific
ry; and whereas a test oath is required of
all challenged voters; and whereas we
have no confidence whatever in the fair
ness nor honesty of the officer to whom
the returns arc finally to be made; and
whereas the Constitution itself, under
which the election of January 4this to be-
held, is not the choice Of the people of
Kansas: Therefore,
"Resolrcd, That the Free State party
of Kansas will not take part in said
election