New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-21
FRAUDs-THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN TIL
LEGISLATURES.
Correspondence of The Cincinnati Gazette.

Lawrence, X. T., Monday, Jan. ii, 1853
THE "DANITEs'-As INVESTIGATIONS.
That portion of Gov. Denver's Message which re-
lates to FreeState secret society OF assassins at
tracts good deal of attention. 1t ia, OF course in
tended solely for effect in the East and IL without
foundation A Committee has been appointed by the
Legislature to investigate the matter, clothed with
power to send for persons and papers. They will first
send for the Governor to ascertain the nature and
tent of his information the subject. 1t they fell to
find any such organization they will investigate thor
ougly the Blue Lodges Of Missouri aud report upon
the same. Rich developments may be expected.
"wIPING OUT THE BOGUS CODE"
A bill will be introduced into the House to-day to
wipe out the whole bogus code of laws at one fell
swoop Some objections made 10 disposng of that
great volume of Mssouri-kansa statutes in that sum-
many manner; but it is likely to be done. This will
certainly make the death Of the bogus Code precisely
Ike its birth for, you will remember It conssta sn-
ply Of the Code of Missouri, and was adopted in the
Imp by the Shawnee Mission Legislature. That
august body had not time even to ADAPT the laws TO
Kansas, but declared by sweeping enactment that,
wherever the words State of Missouri" occurred in
those statutes they should be construed to mean Ter
iitmy of Kansas.
UNDER WHICH KING, BEzOSIAyl
week has elapsed since the day of voting for
State officers under the LecOmptOn Constitution, but
we are still in the dark In regard tO the result Both
parties claim TO have wOn but the latest intelligence
IL that KckapOO sent in thirteen hundyed votes instead
Of nine hundred, as wrote you before. IL will be
impossible to know who is elected until John Calhoun
souri,, and it is believed that he dare not into
the Territory unless he is surrounded and protected by
United States dragons. But he has publicly stated
since the election That the Pro-Savery ticket (both
State and Legislative is triumphantly elected.
AS enough fraudulent returns have been sent in TO
give them nominal election have little doubt
that lie will give the certificates TO the Pro-Savery
candidates. The fact that through the whole Terri.
tory the troops sent to protect the baotbox proved
utterly refractory and worthless, certainly cOrrobO-
rates this view and indicates INTENTIONAL deliberate
fraud, on the part of the high functionares. Unless
Calhoun and Gov. Denver clear their skirts oft, they
will probably find living in Kansas rather uncomfOrta-
bic.
THE TOPEKA LEGISLATURE
L. still in session here. Its members held second
caucus Saturday night, with the members of the
Territorial Legislature, but nothing definite was ar
rived at
In many sections the members Of the Territorial
Legislature elected with the distinct understand
ing that after repeating the bogus code, they should
resign to leave the coast clear for the Topeka Legs
laure to frame code of laws. The Topeka men,
finding that the Territorial legislators now refuse 10
redeem their pledges will probably take formal steps
to-day to throw the responsibility of that refusal upon
them, ard then adjourn for few weeks. There IS
good deal of dissatisfaction at the Of the Terri
torial Legislature in remaining in power when IT was
elected very unfair apportionment), and IN not
re-submting the Topeka Constitution To the people.
Should the Legislature call Constitutional Conven-
ton at once, as is likely to, that Convention will
probably result in vndicatng the Topeka men, and
re-enactng the Topeka Constitution.