Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-06-17

'Sai~H- "'eNi t"' Ah'st utS ItIdtt. tEuti anu
infamous effort to carry that bii-hting curse
into Kansas, and with the free state influence
now at work among her own people. it is
probably in high degree that she will fail
to sustain it at home
On arriving at St. Joseph's we went i'm
mediately on board the steamer Fat Val.
ley TO pass down the river to Laavenw5rth
St. Joseph is quite a city. and wears the as
peet of thrift upon the leyee, for that was all
We could see Of II. though we did not leave
till after the morning light. Most Of the
place lies back Of a somewha, high bluff
The steam was up. and the boat was OF
abou, \. ". At P. NJ we vera at
leayenworth. Herr We intended to taxi
the stage for Topeka. but on enquiry j; was
tsund to be cheaper and more commodious
to continue our journey h steam, down the
Missouri and up the Kansas river. With
that view We Immediately transferred our
selves with our baggage to small steamer
lying there BY the name Of the Col6na We
had but little time to run up town and see
the astonishing growth and improvement Of
the city Of Lsavenworth II is directly on
the west hank Of the Missouri river. and
about two miles blow Fort Leayenworth.
Four years ago last December. rode over
the part whore now the city stands. There
were two or three miserable shauti ; Now
it is quite large and has every appearance of
a very flourishing city. The stores are nu-
merous and the stocks large.
Atabout 2 p VI. We }aft and nassad ran
idlv down the river To Kansas civ which i
inst on the ea-a Of Nisson,i and some nv
miles below the junction IF Kansas and the
Missouri rivers I.rs We remained dnrirr
the NIGHT Of TUESDAY the 18th inst and nm.
til Q O'Clock the noxt 1norn,nc W. tha,
leit and unfortunately crept our way at
snail Iace up the haw or Kansas river to
Topeka. where We dii not arrive until Sat
urday at = \ NJ. although the whole dis
taaee ron! hats.'s cry Is les than Ieo miles
BY the river, ana not more than 20 by land.
The reason OF our slow progress WAS 'wo-told.
The boat Is new one, this being the first
trip She was built IN Ohio with special
reference to the navigation Of the Kansas
river. Bat her machinery, II as powerful as
1t should be, Is not yet IN good running or
der, and then the wood which they could
obtain was not of the best kind often very
poor. The boat is OF very light draught-
drawing but Is inches when light, | was
told 1t Is thought that she will be able to
run on the river most, if not the whole of
the season. At the present time the water
is high; the banks of the river ara full and
much larger boat ght run ON it with per-
i'''' e'''e- ih4eeu' '"ere are Two others now
oi' ''ie 'i'e' o'i7 Vi ''ie"i hUcH iarss-r 'hah
'"e 'oiona'
On our way up the river we touched at
numerous places, among which are Lecomp-
ton. II Is the far famed bogns capital Of
Kansas. The hot bed of ruffian iniquity, of
the most c2nsummate pro-slavery yilliny.
1t is not yet. and probably never viii be
much Of "a place. There may be seen among
the most prominent objects which meet the
eye, the foundation Of a larg' building, now
abandoned and falling back to ruin. That
is all that remains OF So 900 az propriated
by Congress 10 build capital. 1t was in
trusted to pro-slayery hands and wasted by
the infamous Sheriff Jones-the same who
was most forward in sacking Lawrence. 1t
has gone as might have been expected, and
is a fit monument Of the folly and madness
Of the man 70 whom it was intrusted, and Of
the party TO which he belonged, and with
which be acted in the bloody drama of Kan
sas.
AtIavranca too We ,oncbad 7, .b,t
we have a fair snecimen Of Yankee ENTERPRISE.
for dasnita all rho fra,d and forea tho sr.
and sound Of .horder rnffon and adverse
times il has risen from NOTHING 70 LARGO
and ao,r;sb;,,, c;,r !, loss ,har fyo raors
Four wears since last November 7 came 70
Kansas with 2so other .r,i,,r,,,s \, 10,