New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-04
AN OFFICIALS VIEWS OF LEC0MPTON AMI
CALOIIN,

The Epening Post is indebted to gentleman who
has held for some tne and continues to hold, official
relations with the present Administration in Kansas for
the following letter:
"FoRI LEAvEswoRIH, X. T., Feb. l9, 1853.
:" After considerable suspense, the mail brings US
the ne VS. of the passage by the House OF Representa-
tiyes of the resolutions OF Mr. Harris Illinois, refer
ring the Presidents Message on the Leo0mpton Con-
stituton to a Special Committee, &c. We also learn
that Gen. Calhoun has arrived In Washington, and
bas announced the of the FreeState ticket.
This conjunction Of events is hardly accidental.
"The assertions of Kansas letterwriters are justly
viewed with considerable SUSPICION but will never
heless venture to declare that the Presidents state
ment echoed by the Administration pressl that the
rejection of the LecompoR Constitution VIII reopen
The excitement here, is wholly grOundless. The Pro-
Slavery party has exhausted all It's energies and all
its cunning. The suppression of the voting precincts
at Oxford, Shawnee and Kickapoo prevents repe-
ion Of the frauds at these places ard from nay Ill.
tercourse with leading PrO-Slsvery men Federal
Office hodersj in the Territory, know this party has
not the slightest intention of entering into another
contest for power here. They will be only too happy
if by perfectly correct depormen they can secure
pardon for the past and permission to remain 10 tue
Territory. / haye doubt the Registers and Re-
ceiyers of Public Lands will feel easier, and sleep
soundly, if they can succeed IN having one OF
two companies of soldiers stationed at each l>and-
Office az guard ostensibly for the public funds aud
records but if the Lecsmpton swine Is rejected by
Congress, the Governor will have no further use for
the two Thousand regular troops. The redoubtaee
Gen. Hsrney left the Territory more than two weeks
0''Gen. Calhoun has taken plenty Of time to decide
on the validity of the returns from Delaware Crossing
The result of the election at that point had been COM
nunicated TO him by his brother n-law, DifendOrf,
before Calhoun starred to LeoOmptOn to count the
votes on the 18th of January On the evening OF the
Sth Of January Gen. Harney gave large party at his
house here, 10 Calhoun, Dien 1or Secret-Agent Mar
lin, Governor Marshall ard Lieutenant Governor
Matthias The success of the ProSlavery ticket was
publicly announced and the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor were congratulated on their success. The
supper was unexceptionsbe, and considerable
quantity Of wines and liquors were absorbed. One
Of the toasts "The LecOmpton Constitution"
another, "T1re Pro-Slavery Democracy Of Kan
sas." On the 9th, General Calhoun accompanied
BY his daughter, and escorted by Mayor
Grabam's company of the I'd Dragons, started for
Lecompton 1t will be recolected that while there
Calhoun did not dare to produce the returns OF the
election at Delaware Crossing, but after declining 10
90 TO Lawrence he svaled himself OF the society OF
Grab ans Dragons and returned here from whence he
Dr. ceeded under cover Of darkness to Weston, Mo-,
and there remained until his departure for Washing
tor. After returning from Lecompton, and whhe Al
this post, a member Of CahOuns family assured
Young Gentleman from the South that the Pro-Savery
ticket be- elected and that Calhoun had given
the omcers composing II certificates.
In few days il became apparent that the fraud IN
tie returns Of the Delaw are Crossing tremen-
dOus blundGr, and there was 81 immense eng
# Pro-SlaveTy men TO the other side OF the rlVer.
Even the holders of very responsible and very lucra-
tive Government offices found II necessary to leave
the Territory on important business, is'rusting their
duties 10 deputies who extremely anxious tn ac
conn IGDy their Chiefs know that Calhoun
by st least part OF these that it perfectly
impossible to establish this vote at the Delaware
CroFfing, and that to persist would endanger their
lives bu coubtess he bated to abandon the cherished
idea of being elected United States SENATOR and with.
ont ptny proclainipg what lie had done, he at least
allowed il to be reputed sometimes that the Pro-Sav-
ery ticket was eected-at Others that the return
sot vet closed Since the action of Congress on the
Constitution, he announces, with modest front that
IN the returns OF Delaware Crossing az attempt
made TO impose on him.