The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-08
IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS.


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IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS
These is some returning among those cit
liens of Kansas who refused TO vote on the 2lst Of
December. The action Of the conservative popula-
ton there, and the statesmanke views Of the Pres
idents message, evidently producing some favor
able results The following letters received in this
city yesterday from reliable sources sufficiently ex
plain themselves, and VIII be read with great iii
terest
IKAykswcHr Cry, * IT, Dec. %, 1857.
DEAR SIR ! have delayed thus far writing to YOU in
order that might enabled to give You some definite
in regard TO the election which tansped here
Monday last As the day for the election APP
preached the chances for success frightened to such
degree, and maddened the aboonsts to such ex-
tent that they committed acts Of violence which instead
of inurng us, only served to disgust conservative men,
and them TO vote the po-savery ticket THE
writer here details length the violent eonstra
tions made 10y the hack-repubcans Had it not been
for the threats and of the followers Of Lane
would have poad at least tpe hundred uaes lat Laven-
worth Business and Others having families
Trained from attending the polls, fearing lest the ao
on leaders would carry out their e.rls which to
kill drive out all who would attempt To exercise the
elective franchise Possessing, they do, the
pete control of the ignorant and fanatic portion
the Germans, and knowing that stone had been left
nnurned TO exaseate and excite them to deeds OF vo-
zens Of the city remained Mt home fearing lest their
presence at the polls might result in the destruction Of
their ves at least their property However notwith
standing all their actions polled 256 votes Of which
twenty free State OF the ESQ slavery votes,
some f1sdg given by who were heretofore
ayowed freeSate men, who Disguised exasrer
ated by the irresponsible mob which diraced city
To-day armed companies marching through
streets osensbly for the purpose Of repellng assault
from the Mssourians, but III reality to ti-
and prevent them from organizing for the election
for State officers which off this day week. The
political complexion OF the various parties which have
heretofore existed in the Territory has been somewhat
changed within the past week The national democratic
party still retains its original features and has been the
Of polling some SIR thousand hundred
toasG,d the constitution The OF the great
majority for the proslavery clause the outrageous
threats and actions of the black republicans the cleo
ton day Hundreds Of conservative prosavery and free
State voted for the slavery constitution in order
they said to give fitting rebuke to the leaders of the
black-epnblican party for abusing their confidence in
committing erdorseept of the outrageous
! of Lame and his mnions
The black republicans have at last splathe conserra
tive portion leaving Lane, and, under Robinson deter
mining to vote at the election the 4th proxmo for
State officers under the constitution The party met at
Lawrence the 24sh instant and after As hours wran
/ ling, broke up in The conservative portion called
another convention and nominated fun State ticket
The black republicans cf this county held conven
ton in this city the 26th instant, TO ratify reject
the action Of the delegates from this county 10 the Law
convention, and to determine upon the propety
of voting for the ticket nominated then The meeting
composed Of OF every political complexion I'm
mated and amidst yelIs motions and calls for the various
speakers it broke up To-day bills out for a
semhIing OF it. and the conservatives in fine spirits
/ IEAvESwonTH Cry Dec 30 1857
DEAR As anticipated, the result Of the black
publican meeting Inst night agreement support
the Lawrence that is, majority passed resolutions
to that effect Some say they viii not vote The Germans
LaI OF vxl,f, -
vote But all the anti voters take that position under
direction of Jim Lane and he doubt not WILL when
the time comes, bring them up.
have inst heard from Fort Scott Some four hundred
poled there for the constitution three
to for the pro slavery clause. learn nat fifty
State there openly voted the pro-slavey ticket
because they said it the free-Sate who
aing NIL the strife and difficulty, and they wanted it
/ ended.
General Denver left here this morning for Leoompon
having made ell his for the distribution Of
the troops to reach the points desired by the morning Of
the 4th lie takes well with the people and his
thus far and to the future give entire
satisfaction To our friends.
Ii will be observed that the vote thrown in Kansas
on the 2lst December is set down in the CORES
pcBdence at nearly sepen thousand The official re-
turns at the previous October election, when Mr..
PARROT was elected delegate exhibit aggregate Of
little than freipe thousand The falling Off there
fore, from the October vote by great
as has been represented by the black republicans
decided majority Of twelve Thousand voted in De
cember- The unexpected magnitude Of this vote
{occasioned partly by the dcsertion of Of the
Topeka men TO the cause Of law and order) has
doubtless alarmed the anti-Lecompton party, and
had great influence in inducing the reasonable
Of them to vote the 4th instant General Denver