New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-15
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LAWRENCE, X. T., Feb, 4, 1855.
Gene over the STR Nh, Ctuhs, Md dibs ~ haLAn'
II Border Rufhshism ceuk be investigated s.stis.
tiealy about the present writing i. wou Ell aibi Al
astounding vacancy. At the very moment when he
President and the Cabinet are thunde mig about
LscOmptoD, the Lecomptonites are hurryng across
the MIssouri Jordan with an expedition highly
creditable 10 their judgment. Calhoun has gone
to Washington, from which he probably would not
hike TO return at present. HIS sub, the gallant
"Gen." Mclean, has fled from LecOmpt,n in pre-
cipltste fight, with a band Of "AbOtionists" and
Il writ after hun. The election returns are in the
hands Of the PbIhstines. Let Calhoun come back
come back to tale care Of h!s sub and bis csDdle-
box. A rumor reached US that Mclean has been
arrested ut LeavenWorth. hardly think it. |
suppose that by this time be s eloquently and IN
Ggnsntly haranguiDg the citizens of Weston, Mo.
Instead Of getting the Border Rufjans 10 " come
Ow er the stream " and TO dine y with him In HIS
troubles be has incontinently gone over to them.
writ for the triaing peccadiO Of perjury is hanging
over his head, and be and all Of the Border Rutan.
dom of Missouri merely COCK their chins in defant
wrath al the "AbObtiOmsts, but prudeDty keep
on their own sice of the border
B, side these two worthless, the rest OF the secret
eopclaye of conspratOrs have vanOsed. E1-AttOr-
General Isaacs was in Weston at last accounts,
az were Claikson and other diguiiares, wrts bein
also out for them. "Appre- Henderson" has van
ished into Border-Ruffan obscurty, spprehensiv
Of another arrest. He promised to turn State
evidence against his cOmpeers, but when be wa
opce out Of the clutches of the law, he got bOlder
ard preferred fight to pesching Judge Cato an
LecOmpte have left, and gone to Washington 0
els. where. Frank Marshall, the greac bOgu
IA = iGa 10 yia,hl lafn
trace We had of him vas his being in Missouri try
ing TO rouse the Border RuiIias TO arms lie ha
been in correspondence with the adjoining Border
RufEan potentate, his temperate Excellency of
MishOuIi; but whether he has received anything
more substantial than sympathy, cannot learn.
The Border Rufiian State ticket are all in sudden
and mpenetrabe retirement. Even many members
of the Legislature, with adorable modesty, have
gone to Obscurity.
In this distressing attitude Of affairs it is high time
that the Administration was doing something. The
Missouri Border Rufian cries, in aDg iisb to the
great Washington Border RuffiaD, Help me, Cas-
/" -ius, or sink" Perhaps the President has done
something TO relieve his faithful followers this.
If not, let him make haste or Heaven knows what
may happen to the Union" II might look like Il
work OF supererogstOn 10 suggest TO who has
shown himself sppreciatiyc OF the needs Of the
Border Ruffans as Buchanan, but would suggest
the immediate overthrow Of the Territorial Govern
ment aud the ADDITION 10 the army of al least D. 600
men. Anything short of that will only botch and
cOmplcate matters still more than they now
botcbed and complicated
There was something peculiarly refreshing in the
census Of the Oxford Precinct, rs recorded in my
last Only 80 voters 10 stand against the 200
they have been in the habit Of returning from that
place. And il appears that Just about one-half OF
the bona.fdes are Free-State men at that. The
census Of the other infected d.trcts will, OF course,
be similar. Everybody knows, Wbo knows anything
about it, that the seged vote from these regions Id
perfectly preposterous.
In examining the returns as made from the Della
ware Crot sing in Leavelworth, via the ndlebOx,
il appears that those returns have been got up
chiefly by virtue Of Little paste. Sheets with
names recorded have been pasted on. The names
of tho Judges of election who certified 10 the Al
votes that were reully thrown, have been cut out
and pasted On separately. The document 10 rather
q VA gar piece OF bogus architecture.
The Convention bill has not passed the Terrific
rial Legislature yet, but will likely be acted on soon
AZ the Territorial capital Was relocated last night
II was moved from Lecompton, not 10 Topeka, or
Lawrence, but TO "MiniOa.' | think that Is the
name they have given it. Up To the present dates
Miniola is myth. II ia paper speculation, the
details of which will hereafter give. How many
members Of the Territorial Legislature have al In
terest there am not prepared 10 state but such
location WILL no doubt, very much astonlsh the PEG
pie. As Denver Will not recognize the change, in
all probability, and as Congress will hardly BE- likely
to vote any appropriation for the purpose OF build
ing Capitol there and the people here will surely
not, this capital speculation will likely prove
very poor one.
| have heard nothing very positive from the re-
zion of Fort Scott, that TIE outrsges had been
continued, and that Free-Stats nea were there
mastering in arms.
A Pro.Slayery man Of recumseA shot Free
State man IL few days sgo. The people of Topeka
srrestcd HIN, and are fry'cg him byJudge Lynch
rice Cato, r,mored. it is supposed that they will
hang the murderer.
The weather was mildly magnificent to the Et Of
February. We have now pretty sharp frost and n
light snow.