Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1858-02-19
important irOm Kansas !
NON EST INVENTUS.


If Border Ruffianism could be investiga-
ted staiistically about the present writing,
it would exhibit an astounding vacancy. At
thc very momentwhen thePresident and the
Cabinet are laundering about Lccompton,
LocomptOnitcs are hurryiug across the Mis-
souri, J ordan withan expedition highly cred
table to their judgment. Calhounhas gone
to Washington, from which he probably
would not like to return at present. His
sub, the gallant "Gcn." Mclean, has fed
from Lecompton in prccipitate fight, with
a band of ''Abolitionists" and writ after
him. The election returns are in the
hands of the Philistines.
Beside these two worthiest, the rest
Of the secret conclave Of conspirators have
vamosed Ex-Attorney General Isaacs
was in Weston at last accounts, as were
giarkson and other dignitaries, writs be-
has vanished into Border RufIian 'obSscGfi-
ty, apprehensive of another arrest He
promised to turn States evidence against
his compcers, but when he was once out
of the clutches of the law, he got bolder,
and preferred fight to peaching, Judge
Cato and Lccompte have left, and gone to
Washington or elsewhere. Frank Marsh
all, the great bogus elected, is like the
''invisible prince" The latest trace we
had Of him was his being in Missouri
trying to rouse the Border Rufiians to
arms. He has been in correspondence
with the adjoining Bordcr-Rufian potcn-
tate, his temperate Excellency Of Nilsson.
ri; but whether he has received anything
moro substantial than sympathy, cannot
learn. The BOrder-Rullian State ticket
are all in sudden and impenetrsblc retire
ments. Even many members Of the Leg
islature, with adorable modcsty, have gone
to obscurity.
There was something peculiarly refresh
ing in the census of the Oxford Precinct,
as recorded in my last. Only SO voters
to stand against the Zoo they have been
in habit of returning from that place.
And it appears that just about one-half of
TIE bora-fdes arc Frec.State men at that.
The census of the other infected districts
will, of course, be similar. Everybody
knows, who knows anything about it, that
the alleged vote from these regions is per-
fcctly preposterous.
In examining the returns as made from
the Delaware Crossing,in Lcavenworth via
the candle, box, it appears that those re-
turns have been got up chiefly by virtue
of a little paste. Sheets with names record
cd have been pasted on. The names of the
iuI res Of elction who certified to the As
votes that were really thrown, have been
cut out and pasted on separately. The
document is rather a vulgar piece of bo-
gus architecture.
| have heard nothing very positive
from the region Of Fort Scott, save that
the outrages had been continued ,and that
Free State men were there mastering in
arms.
4 Pro Slavery man Of Tecumseh sho. a
Free-State man a few days ago. The
people of Topeka arrested him, and are try
ing him BY Judge Lynch-vice Cato, PC
niooed, 1t is supposed that they will
hang the murderer
The weather was mildly magnificent to
the lst OF February. v have now pref
ty sharp frost and light snow.
ST. Louis, Feb. l6-Latc advices from
Kansas state that party Of Gen. Lanes
men had visited Westport, Missouri, in
search of Mr.. Danforth, a member of the
Lecompton Convention. The Missouri
ans maln M resistance
Mr. Stofcr, Democratic Representative
from Leavcnworth county, is recovering
from his wounds.
A skirmish is said to have occurred at
Fort Scott, but no particulars have yet
been received. Gov. Denver refused to
send his troops there.
Colonel Wade Hampton, Of South Car.
olna, one Of the wcalthicst and most in.
Auential men Of the South, died on the
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