The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-25
KANSAS NEWS.

KANSAS NEWS.
Mail dates from Kansas to the 4th correct
| the false reports sent east by the Pro Slavery
papers. Lane had not taken Fort Scott, and
had not been there. Two companies of United
States troops Lad reached the scene of diff.
Guilty, and 1t was hoped they would prevent
further trouble. A permanent peace is not
expected till Clarke, the murderer, a relentless
prosecutor of the Free State men, shall be
driven ont. The Lawrence papers contain the
particulars of the accidental death of Mundie
whom Pate had reported murdered By the Free
State men. The reported attempt to abduct
the Delaware Crossing judges, to prevent their
testifying before Governor Denver, was also
false, not having had the slightest foundation
in fact.
! United States Marshal Dennis and land off.
| Ger Bridley have been removed by the Presi-
| dent, for lack of zeal in the cause of Border
| Rufhsnism. Governor Denver testified as fol-
lows before the legislative committee on the
| election frauds:
81 asked Calhoun, the next day after the
count, how long he would continue to receive
returns he replied, until Congress shall act on
| the Lecompton Constitution"
The St. Louis Democrat of the 18th SAYS
Notwithstanding Gov Denver's proclama-
| ton against the enrolment of the militia, the
| men being engaged in it, in different parts of
the Territory.
| "All is now quiet at Fort Scott.
| Coleman, the murderer of Dow, has sud-
denly left the Territory, probably never to
return. .
| "The rumored removals of COL Brindle from
! the land cfice at Lecompton, and Gen. Whit
field at Kckapoo, lie in the fact that they both
voted against the Lecompton Constitution. The
long devotion of Whitfield to the interests of
Border Ruf6anism does not seem sufficient to
excuse this objectionable sin.
The public feeling against the Leconpton
| Constitution is everywhere intensifying. If it
passes, and the certificates are given to the
Pro Slavery men, elected by the Shawnee Del
aware Crossing, and Kickapoo frauds, civil war
is inevitable.
The spring business is opening up very
briskly, and preparations are being made for
very heavy immigration.
| GA new Free Labor paper called the CZa-
rton,' is to be started in Kansas City on the
18th instant"
The Boston Journal has a letter from Sum.
ner, Kansas, which speaks of Atchison county,
formerly so strongly Pro.Slavery, in the follow
ing language:
NEARLY all the shareholders have removed
their chattel property into Missouri Pat Laugh
/ lin, Bob Kelly, and some of the other worst
rufians, have left their country, and will not
soon return. Jim Lane has settled Just above
the northern line of the county, lin Doniphan)
And about midway in the county, north and
south, the city of Sumner has sprung up, like
Jonahs gourd, in the night time. 1t is called
for the Massachusetts Senator. Every one of
its voters, and they number about two hundred,
is Free State man. visited it first about the
tenth of last June. The town then consisted
of some half dozen little buildings, sixteen feet
by twenty-four, right in the wilderness, on the
rivers bank. NoU, Sumner has a population
of between five and six hundred; about one
hundred brick buildings, including several fine
brick blocks, and large hotel, erected at a
cost, of $4,000; weekly newspaper; a city
government; twelve or fifteen stores; two brick
yards; two saw mills; Touring mill, &C."
The election of delegates to the Constitu-
| tional Convention, 30 far as heard from, has
passed off quietly. In Leavenworth county, a
Douglas Democratic ticket was put in the field,
but was beaten four or five to one by the regu-
lar Free State ticket. In Jefferson county, q
"bolting" Free State ticket was run, because
the regular ticket was too radical to suit some
parties; but the latter was elected. In nearly
all the other counties there was no opposition
to the regular Free State ticket, the Pro-Sla-
very men refusing to go into election. There
being substantially no opposition, the Free
State vote was not quite as heavy as on the 4th
| IF II Of ,;p
thousand.
The main ground assumed by Gov. Banks
for removing Judge Loripg is based on stat
ute of Massachusetts,, that judicial officer Of
the Commonwealth shall not hold at the same
time the office of United States commissioner
A despatch from Boston says:
GA motion to refer the Governors message
removing Judge Loring to select committee
led to an exciting discussion between Mr.. Cush-
ing, of Newburyport, and Andrews of Boston
the former denouncing the consummated act
as the triumph of monomsniacs and fanatics,
and the latter defending it as the Just act of the
Executive, which will be hailed with gadness
from one end of the State to the other. No
question on the reference was taken"
caucus of the leading Americans of Con.
necticut at New Haven, on Friday, resolved to
/ w
candidate for Governor, and dropping j. G..
Lamb, of Norwich, the Conventions nominee
for Comptroller, substituted the name of F. E.
Harrison, of New Haven. The Anti.Adminis.
tration tickets are now alike, save in the nomi.
nees for Secretary of State and Comptroller.
Schuyler Colfax, M. c., wrote to the Indiana
Republican State Convention, counseling a
postponement of the nominations until the
Douglas Democracy shall have had time to
come around in good shape. The Convention
was 80 enthusiastic, however, that it could not
wait, and therefore consummated a very strong
ticket on the spot
There has been an election of Legislature
on the Sandwich Islands, and the Anti Ministry
parties seem TO have q majority of one or two.
Ballot stufing seems to have been introduced
among that primitive people, for at Lanai,
which has only $50 male population, 204 votes
were polled.
| \ ..-t For the National Era
REPUBLICANIsM IN INDIANA.
On the 4th instant, we had our Republican
State Convention in Indiana There seerned