New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-27
FROM UASHINGTON.

Correspondence Of The ~ Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan. %, 1858.
After eight months ABSENCE Mr. Stanton has re-
turned to Washington, wiser man for having seen
with his own eyes the attempt to force Slavery
upon Kansas against the sentiment and feol;ns of
the great body of the people. He believes now
what no EVIDENCE would have persuaded him to re-
ceive with credit before. And this has been the
experience of every leading man who went to that
Territory-of Reeder, even Shannon, Geary and
Walker, and it may be said of Denver also. Mr..
Stanton proclaims that the election frauds were
open and fragrant, and that the whole Pro-SlaveIy
vote with the aid of its allies does not exceed three
thousand, while that of the FreeState party Is fully
fifteen thousand. In stopping at Weston and other
points, old and respectable citizens informed nm
that the young men formed regular parties got up
conyeyances and then went from poll to poll, voting
wherever and as often as they pleased. This fact
was notorious and not disguised. But II was NOT
denounced as should have been, for fear OF pro-
vOking collisions and bloOdshed. STU, the enect Oh
the lawless proceedings was manifested upon the
more conservative slayeholdlng population, vino
were moving away, and according to Mr.. Stantons
view the result would be- 10 make Missouri tree
State as a consequence 0f the attempt to impose
Slavery on Kansas
While at independence he saw gentleman just
from Kansas City, who had received a letter from
Calhoun, in which it was stated that the Legsla'
ture had Pro-Slavery majority, and he believes
that with the power OF issuing certlhcates III Ills
hands. such a majority will be " returned" as
Judge Douglas predicted, no matter what the real
vote NAV be- In that event, he dare not 90 back 10
the Territory, so strong is the popular excitement
against him.
Mr.. Stanton thinks that the Administration must
have been msled by the intelligence communicated
through such agents as Martin, who fell lnto tne
hands of the most factious extremists, ana that IL
received all its impressions from such sources
ing them with additional cOloring mere
For without such erroneous Information, H.
is impossible for him TO reconcile the posi-
ton now occupied with that which was TAKEN
when he accepted the Secretsryshp. lie Is
ready to give the President an account OF Dis Stew
ardship whenever Mr.. Buchanan is inclined 10 re-
ceive il.
Thus far only the returns of the election oil Ins
4th, ordered by the Legislature, have been receNeu
at the Interior Department. When henderson var
arrested, Calhoun had not obtained the vote VI III
aware Crossing, which, it was supposed, wouid
materially affect the complexion of the Legsiature'
What is most remarkable in this conflict OF results
is the published statement of the President oi Tue
Territorial Council and Speaker OF the HOUSE cci
titying detailed Free-State ma Orty IN the Legis
lsture, while the dispatches to-day announce 'nu
triumph of the Pro-Slayery party there, ana lol al
the Offices except the member. OF Congress, "n.n
are partially confirmed BY otheS and fuller reports
AsMr Buchanan has been housed for seVerdluai'
the New.York missionaries have been conPeneu
to suspend operations except in their deIn9nst %,
tons upon the Cabinet, which, rs they VIII JUS,
cover will be loves labor lost. 1t Is not tiue '.a'
Mr.. Schell's nomination has been sent 70 .he
Senate. He stands in the same category WIN 'he
others in that respect and il Kept back WIN VIE"
of seeing future developments OF Interest ~ tne
Administration The strongest argunen. nov
urged against him is that all the patronage huS la
distributed has been directed TO the exclusive au-
vantage of Mr.. Dicknson's asplratiohs-ann argu-
ment which is presumed to have lis weigh! upon
the second.term inclinatons OF certain lIculil'
bent Mr.. Sche is supported az the W alee ilo 1s
mainly BY his open devotion to LeconP9oh; WINE
the doubtful position of Dean Richmond, osssidy'
Cagger. and their friends in the Ne"-iorA deieSd'
ton, does not second their hostility.
A Mr.. Gartrell of Georgia gave notlce oil disso-
luton of the Union this morning Oh HIS private az
count. and got laughed at for his pains lie t9ld
the House very gravey and almost sshetinIohiousH,
that if Lecompton was not put through the SCUM
would insist upon its rights and retre. In TINS
vein he begged the Republicans 70 'aAe earnest