The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-04
NEWS FROM KANSAS VIA WASHINGTON

NEWS FROM k6SSAS VIA WASHlN'fIoN.
wssuSeros, Jan l, 1868.
The following Are extracts OF letters received n tbs
city this evening, direct from kansas-
IkAvEsvoBm CrrY, Dec. 20, 1857.
Yesterday was The day for voting upon The lcconpson
constitution. About $50 votes cast, than half
OF which were from Missouri The challenging process
consisted Of the following question you irhsb
tant Of this rerritaryf In most the
tho answers would be. ~ am for ths present" such
persons would be asked Where do you TeedeS Which
generally elected the answer "ln Missouri" rhen soe
Things went on in this way unii, about IL o'clos, w.
when the number crossing the river FROM Missouri kept
meeting OF The citizens was called and committee Of
about 20 were appointed board insfcrry boas
oos o. Ave e,sgy o % who .a sa
confined in the Mayors Office The neat movement,
the part Of the citizens Of lcav worth proceed
the warehouse Of A. r. Miller, Che prosavery rufau, who
led the mob last August that murdered Roberts and shot
Golding and Bishop, where stored largo number
Of shot guns, stolen from free state during the
troubles Of 1869 These seized when the cit
marched IN military order IN the polls, but the Ms
sourans and friends Of the constitution had lct by tbs
immediate vicinity Of the polls and the free state men,
with their arms were drawn up IN military order 10 front
OF them when both bodies salued each other In the most
friendly The troops, finding that there
need for their services, the free state men being amply
able To protocs the town, returned TO the fort
In the evening the free state men burnt Calhoun In
clgy in front OF the Planters Hotel where he
stopping. Tearing that they might burn hin Aso 'he
guilty contrived 10 from the house and ~ 70
the Fort Two men were wounded. And thus en'ed the
proceedings 81 the day.
have Just heard from Krtapoo and the vote Is over
thousand and the vote at Delaware and Wy nioit
about double that thrown in oetotF last All or nery all,
favor of slavery. More than three ourths Of all these
votee are from Missouri.
Another writer, under date Of Aaihc, December -,
Gays
"At the shawnee precinct in this county, where tbe
actual DO not exceed fifty there eve hundred
votes cas-, for the constitution Here they were pot que
bold and only poed fty seven which is only about
twice as many az there are pro slavery voters"
Appearance indicate attempt az wholesale Invasion
the 9Th of January the occasion Of the election Of
state officers under the Lecompton constitution and war
may be the result We nIl look ng with Intense in
terc TO the action ofConRrcss with regard 70 The leconp
ton swndic, upon II our course must depend.
Another correspondent writes under date Ot laNrcuec,
Dee %, 1897
"a body OF tree state men, numbering abort bun
dred men have gone up 10 1ccompton today, armed
ana equipped the law directsn 70 retake the arms
seized by Tho troops from Colonel F2ddgcs party last
season They viii take them pcaceably they can for
0by II they must Tho movement has been freely
talked Of for day two past There are Do troops
1ccompton; bot nenvcr may resist the lawrence boys
with Ieoonptcn volunteers lie had better not We are
anNousy awaNmg intelligence from the southern part o.
the Territory. party that from here 10 Fort Scott
last Friday morning has not jet been heard from The
fact az a. W flarks death pretty authenticated
and generally believed here. If be hal lived In n com.
munay whore there arc no focompts, aud justice is
legally dealt out he would have died on the scsno,i
long since Tor murdcing poor Barber. We hear of two
battles NJ Fort Scott Cen. Tanc is therc.v
our people eivided rs 10 the policy Of voting Zoe
State officers LS4h inst but VIII decide before the
unrc Arr'Nsion from Missouri IS talked OF fof
that day.
PS-rhe "boys have returned from Eecomp,on wi,s
Tho arms Denver cave tbem M, Ike sensible mar,
upon The hedge being given that thew shold be put IN
coamores hands for two weeks, until the present dn