The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-15

court having no Jurisdiction IN the matter somsthss
bad TO be DONE scat in certain body could never be
r roasus Se w ssf fssps an he war excite.
msnt, which would elevate the importance or
that certain man, deemed TO be the only ono
IN the free State party who understands military tao
tics and warfare resorted and with perfect sue
cess The letter Of Mr.. PARROT which first led the peo
pie 70 believe the Lecompton constitution would pass
Congress- which advsed them prepare the worst
and In which he promised them he would return to aid
them in their difficulties it should pass, Afforded gold
opportunity 10 do this and upon with avid
ty To was added the putting in force of Topeka
government-~hch thing the Topeka faction and Of
Lawrence especially abored for and resolved to dothe
calling out and dscipnIng Of the mis and the report
manufactured for the time that the pro slavery party had
carried the election under the Lecompton constitution
These things represented 10 vivid colors really be
leved by the people excited them most intensely,
Lane himself said he had before people
OF Kansas excited In describing the condition Of things
then, he held this language
care on the very evs of war Of eIermtnation
er slavery ary 10 make any other san war Of rsr NM
nation The dagger already drawn and the pistol already
.nins the result q The counting Of The le
80 s nsr one I'll msn
biy whethe. the Ur ion shan be desro, We win fight
are ADVISED to Il The innocent may fall but The guilty must
When such game of excitement and war feeling sbcing
played by man for purpose 1t not TO be wondered
the contents Of Mr. PARROTS letter. or that that letter
marked private and confidential, should be made pub
Nothing further has been heard concerning the alleged
difficulties at Fort Scott The stars in the despatch sent
you from there that the free State ask Lane
down with OF Kansas militia and help them
10 take burn ard destroy Fort Scott. They will do IT,
say they, whether lane down not Such Is the
policy marked out by these free State squat
ter probably arrested due process OF law,
not such j. u. Henderson an JUICE Campbell were.
and then fredom Of shr,eking black republican
journals in New York raise again the hue aud of
NE wrorg OF the innocent free state of Kansas
Last night the House of Representa- Of the Terro-
rial Legislature held session. IN which the location Of
the Capitol OF the Territory or state was discussed and
decided This seemingly smpe affair IL rather c1mpi.
Gated When the act Authorizing the Constitutional Con-
venon passed the legislature, one house enacted that
that en- lion should meet al other that
Il should meet at Topeka That ths should be done
was previously ecided upon between he members of
The two branches Topeka wanted the capital because IL
would Increase the price Of property there and awrencc
wanted Tor the same reason. Each attempted 10 ntu
boy up the Legislature 70 her purpose That
body, however thought they could make money by
di6eent srecula'ion company Of Influential mem
bcTs fof med who housh up 100 of land in
the northern part Of Franklin county, twenty odd
miles south and west of here they ef IN act incorpo
rating into % called Mnneoa, and last night they
passed AN act locating the capital of Kansas State
Territory Ainneoia. The mod,ts 0lerandt
OF this legislative speculation this:--A conf
dCrtal agent employed by the assoc alton
q the members of both houses who went down b Franz
lc comfy bought the claims that place for nomi
bal price; the pot Of land divided into 70 shares OF
20 each some 40 or 80 Of these shares held by
the sseocaop which bad drawn into majority of the
members CT both Legislatures, while the rest sold t.
Influential outsiders who were admitted into it, The orr
the later members received them at nominal price,
which generally above the price however being
generally $500 share o. 20 acres No outsiders but
Influential men could obtain shares become members
Of the associt0n the price paid BY them yesterday
$500 per share day. since tho bill has passed the lover
House by large majority vote, they selling much
higher il they can be obained AZ ali Is calculated by
members II the association that shares which yes
erday selling for i've and eight hundred dollars will sell
In six months for S., 600.
The plan of this enterprise, speculation fraud or whit
il may be called, has been laid and executed with
ell and l. xa.t
fecret from the unintlated; many members Of the
Legislature know nothing more a5olt now than
last night, and Indignantly repealed by the con
script fathers, who held the stock OF the "prairic
paper town" in their pockets The struggle in the
HOuse 10 ore who was posted. most amusing
hnneoa the first vote got one supporter at each
stQuent vote the plumber Increased 10 10, which q
majority, ard subsequently reached 25. Whenever
member who did not know what going on would
make speech against Mnneola the association which
had everything and dried, would throw heavier
for the place. Every opposition speech had that effect
Strong charges OF fraud were given out but the honest
indignation of the members who had the inside track
in rebellion against the mputaton. One member of the
sas The b win i pass Tie i aSper oGsc per
Is expected TO veto IT. The Legislature xh
then, by thirds VOTE pass II over his head. The
are all counted It's sure thing say they there
prefer giving you fair and honest statement of this
affair without comment could send you the names Of
the members Of the Legislature who are members OF the
the OF the influential outiders but
will withhold them for the present, (the act has not yet
| passed the upper HOusc,) Oniy rcHarking tuat Gie
biebest men in the free State par,y-the dsrm
gukhed mot celebrated socially and politically-arc
members Of the msocaton II Is composed OF the cr 1.e
de crime the free State PARTY, though there are few
good men of that party who were offered the tempting
bait would not ,eich it. This project started at
Topeka the extra session Of this legislature Secro
tary then Acting Governor) Stanton preached the
subject TO for proper consideration he would give
bis signature the bill his answer In these words
"Get thee behind me, Satan"
The testimony before the Investigating Committee
shows that the returns from Delaware Crossing
given D. Henderson by the Judges OF election, by
him handed o. Dicendorf, ksq brother in law OF Cal
either committed by the Judges, or emo OF these
three men, II Miles Moore, former hw partner OF Mr..
Dcrniorf yesterday testified that OF the
the returns were the handwriting OF the latter. Mr.
Perkins also testified TO the sheriff Jones has been
arrested and Is now In Lawrence on parole
Last night n requston for John Calhoun upon Mr.. Bu
chanan presented 70 the Governor for hts signature
have no; vet learned whether he signed not, but
il supposcd. from previous report, that he did.