The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-09
From the ST. Louis Republican, Jan. 3
KANSAS MATTERS.

The Developments which have been made within a
week past in regard events in Kansas must satisfy any
sensible man that there has been for long while con-
oerted effort on the part of the backepublican agtaors
in that Territory fabrate all OF fasehoods and
to send them all the Union in order to keep up
controversy upon the question OF the admission OF Kan
ss as one Of the States of the confedeacy 1t is not
tended anywhere far we know that the freestate
men there had not full and fair chance and the num-
bers to make Kansas free State if they had chosen to do
it but time and again they refused to go to the polls
or to participate in either the elections that to fix
IN. destiny Of the State They did SO far commit them
selves in October 60 into election for members OF
the ,eislature and successful in sending majority
Of their number to each branch OF that body but this
success instead of inspiring them with desire to get
possession the entire government seems to have had
the effect of lettering them from further effort to
settle the political question, in which nearly the whole
country had become enlisted SO far from perscverng in
so worthy course, they commenced to a9ae Pen
liners were employed to send abroad all manner Of
fabulous stories The whole Territory described
in tunut OF excitement. Lanes ragamuffins were rep
resented as scouting all the Territory and Lane
bmslf was visible at Fort Scott and at lawrence City
the same day. wide the Democrat cutting up all man
ne of shines On one occasion they had 1t that great
battle had taken place at or near Fort Scott that hve
prlavery mon were killed. and other equally marvellous
usebos were told Then again, Lane had been killed
in another section of the Territory but when it became
necessary to resurrect himto put new life into him
they found out that it not Lane but man, whose
name bore remarkable similarity to his called Latham,
who was. it is true for wonder killed by named
Mevay, to whose land he had taken liking. Then,
going back to Fort Scott, they got up fight be-
tween Lanes ragamufins and company Of United
States troops who present there to preserve
the peace and to carry out the joke, the ragamufins
were made to kill three dragons without being harmed
themselves Not content with this of the three
thousand Rev Mr. Stewart, hing by the Nilsson
rans somewhere about Fort Scott but at the proper time
he was brought to o unhamed with all those who had
been taken prisoners. And, more, still further to
play upon the creduity Of eastern fanatics and OF silly
gentlemen who represent equally silly constituents in
Congress- we advised that report will be here prob
ably to-day that Westport letter in the Lexington Elk
press conveys the startling intelligence that there had
been the devil to pay at Fort Scott that in battle be-
tween Uncle Sam aud the Yankees fourteen had been
killed that Yankees had arrived at Lawrence the day
BEFORE killed by the troops mot the ragamufins that
United States dragons, wounded in the fight,
passed through Oxford for Fort Leavenworth in wagons
that 500 their way TO Fort Scott and that
1t dangerous travelling, ETC., etc. As we paid five
dollars for despatch of this tenor have right to
make known to tho overanxous what Is forthcoming in
the way of monsroses for the of the black repub
licans For the benefit of the country, however, we
have to state that the f. Tut is In from Leavenworth
City, that she left there Friday night that her officers
heard Of of these terrible Stories and the probability
j. that they made whole CLOTH having the
semblance pf foundation. ;e,
We make these references to the character of the
from Kansas for the purpose of putting the public upon
their guard against the countless abrcations that de-
beraely sent abroad from that Territory for the purpose