Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-05
MCCLELLAN EOUs.
From the St. Louis Republican, Dec. 2sth.l
FROM KANSAS

EROM KANSAS.
Election Doy at Gum Spring-War at Fort Scot
Jim Lanes OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and the Aboi'-
tioaists-Broua Retreating- Old Buck.
WEsrPoRT, Mo-, Dec. q, 1857.
This has been great day in Kansas. Asthe people
have decided at the bsllotbo 30 will Kansas be
free or slave. Tho voting was more spirited Judging
from johnson county, than was expected. Having
desire to see how things were going, went TO
Shawnee, known heretofore IN Kansas history as
"Gum Spring" did vote There, up to IL clock'
the matter was like the handle Of jug-all on one
side. Constitution with slavery" had a tremendous
msiority. In fact, did not see single ticket with
was Quiet. A company of United States dragons
were snoamped near by, who had nothing TO say and
nothing to do.
There has BEEN and now lie, serious trouble in the
noighborhood of Fort Scott. A letter from Gen. G.
w. Clark, in the land Office at that place, states the
particulars. SOME cattle had been stolen, and the
officer was resisted In serving process on the guilty
parties. The Abolitionsts determined thar the iaws
should not be enforced and at the latest dates were
assembled in considerable force on the Little Usage
river An express sent to Secretary Stanton esking
for soldiers TO come to the relief Of the civil officers
He refused the aid rghteously desired, and the re-
fussl is another proof Of the Presidents wisdom 10
removing him. Since Gov. Denvers accession he
has sent troops down, and probably. by this Time
things are quieted. An attack Fort Scott was daily
threatened and expected.
AbOlitonists of the Topeka stripe have made great
efforts to get up another civil war.
The Jim Lane Legislature have repealed the law
under which the election Of delegates to the Lecomp
ION Convention held; and that being the case, it
is hardly supposable that the party for whom they
acted have to-day, voted under the act their leaders
have repealed; and it is most probable that Consfi.
tuition with slavery he's carried by several thousand
in the Territory I am informed. that under the ad-
vice of Lane, the Legislature was made regular
star chamber affair, that notorious General being
permitted not only to lobby i'll the ordinary way, but
TO address the House or the Council. pending any
question of vital Importance to the interests of Jms
party. There is great split amongst the Freesoilers,
because the Legislature violated all the pledges made
to Stanton, in order to induce him 70 call an extra
session. that these pledges violated, only proved
Stanton to be dupe and the depravity of those who
led him asray. He vetoed their bills and they pass
ed them over his head. Having used, they spit on
and laugh at him. Brown. of the Lawrence Herald
of Freedom, wants sell out; the prospect of fight
scares him. Brown made many threats OF what he
and others we're going to do, expecting thereby to
alarm the President, but that he sees the Presi
dent s not to be alarmed at tres and he must back
out fight he prefers to leave the latter to some for
unate successor; for himself he will ngloriously re-
treat.
The Presidents message is much admired in all
:his country. % all hands one hears enoomiums
passed on him. An expression peculiar to these pic.
neer parts, "Old Buck is = horse" tells the whole
story of his popularity in this region.