The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-21
lMilisa-Sessrs. Lsynard, Holiday and Harding.

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| A9rscultuye-Messrs Wright Harding a"d Carr.
xPport'onment- Harding. Iearnard and Nash
| En9rosssd Bil!s-Messrs. Carr, Root and Wright
| Incorpordions-Messrs. Mead, Patrick and Allen.
Railroads-Messrs. Learnard, Croz.er and Root
| Iubhc FTint'nq-Messrs Allen Crozier and Harding.
Phrase key-Messrs Crozier Wright and Patrick.
LEGISLATIVE Eapenses-Meesrs Holiday, Root and Mead
| Enrotted Bak-hessrs. Root, Wright and Carr.
| Acconnts-Messrs Nash, Allen and Learnard
OatnShtd Busnsss-Messrs. Patrick Croz'er and Hard
| Creden,ials-Messrs Holiday Root and Carr.
| OFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL
| c. W. PADDOCK, President.
| j. X G ,odin, Secretary.
| G. A. Colten, Assistant Clerk.
| B. r Iutchins, Enrolling Clerk.
| ID. II. Wer, Egrossing Clerk.
| A. Cutler Sergeant at Arms.
| Bronson, Doorkeeper.
| Rev. S. Y. Lum, Chaplain.
MEMBERS OF HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,
Leap~nporh Cotinty-Messrs. Geo. H. Keller, H. Miles
Moore, R. G. Ereott, o. A. Bassets, VIM NJ Mcclure, VIM.
Pennock. Patrick r. Orr and j. p. Hatterschjedt
Atchison County-Messrs. James Adkins, John Bennett
and one vacancy.
| Doniphan Co1nty-Mesers B. H. Brock O. Graham, H.
| Stratton, j. B. Wheeler and A. A. Jameson.
Byoons and Neaaha Cousties-Mr. E N. Morrill,.
Marshall Cou'ty-Mr j. p Miller.
| Cooper.
Calhoun Coun.y-Mr Asa Reynard.
Riley and POand1anlie Courues-Messrs. Charles Jen
| kns and Abram Barry.
Douglas and johnson Counties-Messrs John speer Geo.
W. Deizler Oliver Barber Hiram Appleman, Andrew r
Still, Geo W. linn, Gideon Leymore and John L0ckhart
ShaDnee County-Mr James A. DeIong.
There nineteen counties represented by Messrs John
Curtis, Christopher Columbia and Samuel Stewart
Linn County-Messrs. A. Danford and 3. B. Mitchell.
Lykins County-Messrs John Hanna and A. J. Shannon.
There are thirty eight members now in the Lower House
Of the Legislature consists of thirty nine members
there being vacancy in Atchison county which probably
| has been filed by this time.
| MEMBERS or THE COUNCIL
First Dtrict-Messrs. R. Crozier, j. p. Root and John
| Second Disrict-J. W. Carr.
Third and Fourth Diarits-Andrew J. Mead and Ben
| jamin Ha riding.
| Fifth District-A. J. Patrick
Saith DistricI. Allen, C. W. Babcock and 8. Nash
Seventh Eighth and Ninth Distras-C. X. Holiday and
| Tenth District-H r. Stamford deceased
| This House consists of thirteen members. There is
| vacancy, owing to the death OF Mr. standiford.
The crimes incident 10 older settlements beginning
TO appear here The trial Of Mrs Garfield for poisoning
her hus band will be commenced this morning O'Clock.
Difficulties had existed between the deceased and the
cused for time previous to his death For nearly
weeks before his death he had meal in his
house except and then when he is said to have
been poisoned The circumstanta evidences strong
against the accused but there direct evidence
yet. The body Of deceased is TO be exhumed and
amined by physicians who will be called upon bear
| an important part in the case.
The last that heard of John Calhoun that he
was at Weston, NO. making speech 10 Missourisns, ad
vspg them TO let Kansas alone hereafter inform
ed by gentleman Of the slavery party that Mr. Cal
houn intends TO withdraw from Kansas for the present,
and spend some time at the federal capital Such
weud tend TO quiet things in the Territory for the feel
log in parts of it strorg against Mr. Calhoun
that his presence would place his life in mos i'm
minent and certain peril.
The good city Leavenworh in the habit of hearing
frequently that the Mssourians coming 10 "wpe
her OUT whereupon her warrior rush forth into the
streets marshal their bands parade through all the
gions OF the cyto the advantage Of shoemakers only
then return TO peaceful quarters The good city has very
recently had such ga spell"
LATEST NEWS FROM KANSAS.
GREAT ExCITEMENT-THE TOPEKA STATE GOVERN
MINT TO BE PUT INTO IMMEDIATE OPERATION.
LAWRENCE, X. T., Jan. II, 1853
| Great excitement prevails in Lawrence this morning
General Lane arrived from Leavenworh yesterday mn
ipn IIa fn,pA ha~a
ths frss ssss svsppsssnsavc washington winch
informed him that Congress would admit Kansas the
Union under the Lecompton constitution. Mr.. PARROT ha
always heretofore believed and represented that the Le
compton constitution would never Congress but
he says he has hope that will pass he does
believe that Douglas Enabling act any other bill
be passed Under these circumstances he advises
the free state party here TO put the Topeka State govern
meni into immediate force, to organize their forces and
| prepare for the worst.
The free party have been confident recent
y that they would obtain enabling act revuson
Of feeling upon learning the substance Of letter was
most violent The poor Topeka Legislature got together
| in the evening, in unfinished church; they
| did not call the roll, for there pro
| badly no quorum but they passed resolutions
IN favor Of putting the Topeka state government INTO i'm
mediate operation, determined TO 60 right and leglaie
for the Stateof Kansas sent resouon9to the Territorial
Legs ature inviting theRo resign resolve the Territory
INTO state transfer all their power TO said CTopcka)
state government request was also scnvtha the Ter
ritoral Legislature should return them immediate
answer,
| Gen LANE delivered a revolutionary speech. lie
thought the time had come for acton The grea majority
Of the people had organized ana esablsbedNhe Topeka
constitutional State governmen-that government ought
TO be put into immediate operation there should be
no longer delay The Topeka Legislature represents the
whole people, and should enact laws for the whole
| people. The Territorial legislature ought 10 give
way ior them but whether or no, the state legislature
should the independent authority of the
The free state men should be organized armed and equip
ped as militia ready 10 defend their rights against any
one and every one who should assa them LsaveDworh
City had organized an armed force of from 10
hundred men he had never seen men better armed
better than they Lawrence and all the other
in the Territory should do the same Ieavenworth
would, II necessary, send out body Of 200 men.
bad been believed here for several days past that the
free Sae party had carried the election for OH cers
under the Le:ompton constitution the ith INST but
lane said the pro slavery party had carried by 1000
majority This statement greatly increased the feeling
and excitement which already pervaded the minds of the
people nj Lawrence. Parrot that II the Leoomp-
ton constitution did pass Congress he would Immediately
| start TO the Territory to aid bis party here.
II Kansas admitted into the Union under the Iecomp-
ton constitution and the free state party did not carry the
state election on the An, then the TROUBLES Kansas"
viii resolve themselves into the "war in Kansas, for
Notwithstanding the majority Of the free state
party the state election under the Iecomp,on
constitution which morally binds them abide by that
constitution the feeling existing that party intense,
90 permeans, 80 controlling and abiding, and so N.
vcoratcly hostile 20 that constitution that they will fight
rather than submit 10 H. II such overwhelming federal
force should be brought against them that they cannot
open warfare resist the new authority, they will kill and
say their opponents wherever they can however they
can. II s dangerous 10 have who intensely ex.
cited 80 calmly resolved as those Many Of them
from personal injury ready to do anything, however
desperate. Many Of them will not upon the sub
ect they merely point TO the past and cry "revenge"
Indeed, the Territory admitted state under any
constitution, there marked in the pro slavery
party who must die II they remain m the Territory Tho
public may know how they die what account,
but they mus, die means be added 10 will and
solve. Political parties here cannot be judged Of by po
litica parties elsewhere,
Metropolitan Police Matters
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