Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-01-29
Pr.seut state Of Affairs In Kansas.

4 correspondent, writing from Lawrence,
Kansas Territory, under date OF the loth
inst, presents the following VIEWS OF affairs
at that datc:-Inion.
Political feeling in Kansas is again COM
paratively quiet. The free State party, AS
the returns now stand, have carried the State
election under the Lacompton constitution;
they will, therefore, have the rule, II that IT.
strumeut passes Congress They have it at
present; they have it uuder the Topeka con.
stltutiou, and they will have 1t should Kan
sas be admitted uuder any cunsti utlon
which NAV hereafter be formed. Under
these circumstances, 1t does not seem posi-
bic that there can be any conflict between
the two political parties here, and the ques-
ton OF civil war may be considered at an
end The free.StAte party having the power
the rule, the officers, the spOlls under any and
every constitution, will be satisfied; the pro-
slavery party, having once lost the power,
will generally be very wiling to remain as
quiet and silent as possible. There may be
lew local collisions; there may be few
cowardly assa.sinatiUus; but there will be
tacit truce between the two hostile political
organizations. The game for power will be
narrowed down to the ranks OF the trce-State
party, and there il will be active. The party
Is made up OF men OF every shade of political
opinion-uf rabid GaIrieonIan abOlIliunists,
national democrats, known as pro slavery
men III the States, know nothiugs, and old
line wings. When tHGre is danger Of their
losing the rule, or being defeated, they form
united party, belted about with bonds oil
steel; but when they are victorious, when
there Is no danger, the discOriant elements
will rush asunder like an exploding bomb
shell. Faction will war with faction, dema-
gogue with demagOgue-each and ali throw
ing and grasp z iUr the lead, for place,
power and the spoils. The game has already
begun; the Topeka legislature Is now playing
against the territorial, and the State leglsIa-
ture under tue LCcDmptOn constitution wants
tO play against both.
There is difference of opinion a to what
course shall be pursued 10y the frees men
elected to the State legislature and State oifi-
ces under the Lecompton constitution. The
majority of the people, nj least III tins local
ity, desire the members thus elected never to
take the oath of office; the Lecompton STATE
government will then 90 by default. But a
nun Der Of the persons elected want to quail
ily they have desires 60 crafty to
elect to Congress which desires might not
be gratltiad, and which senators might not be
elected toy any other fire., State legislature
The free. State party will probably take such
action in the matter that the members elect
will think best not to qualify"
To the foregoing we append the following
extract from the LeavenwOrth Daily Ledger
of the 18TH instant:
"ALL UvER-The result of the election Of
the itn ult.. has settled the political affairs OF
Kansas. True, there may he a scramble
among the successful ones for the spOls, but
that will be nothing unusual. The great
battle is over, and the smal-PotatO p"i'l-
cal dcmlgOgues must 60 10 work nJw,
and make livelihood Lcgjijmateiy. There
is no further use for them; they have lived
here long enough by their 'howlings and
'shrieklngs' and kept our people in fever
long ennongh, too; DOW they are done
dead and Gurici =: and may bis Satanic ma
jesty receive them into his waymeSt apart
ments; which we hope he has specially pre-
pared and hedicd for them"
1.-The effect produced by the result: of this
election on real estate in this city and through
out the Territory, is already apparent, and
property here which could have been pur-
chased at low figures for the last two weeks,
is not tor safe ut present"