The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-30

possession Of it but once, and then b
marching with Federal officers at thei
head and Federal wrts in their pocket:
For one, regret that even these wer
suffered to shield them, and thus allo,
printing presses to be destroyed and hou
ses battered aud burned with impuhity
did not speak long in Lawrence 70
| trust words are not there needed. He
people have had practical illustrations o
the great issue which divides the country
and are not likely soon to forget them
Of course, her pioneer will die or become
dispersed; new men. will come in or ris,
up to fill their places, and "another king
arose who knew mot Joseph" will fine
its parallel in her future. Thus, among
her new corners is the gentleman who let
over one thousand armed Missourau.
from jackson County in March, 1855
and returned by their votes and revolv.
ers Pro Slavery men to represent her in
the bogus Legislature of that year. He
is, of course, an "Old-Line Wing" of the
Buchanan stripe, and will make 6rstrate
"Free State Democrat" in due season.
By-and dby, when the grogshops alread y
too numerous in Lawrence shall have
manufactured or attracted thither suf-
fcient number of Groundtier Dem ocrats,
and mortified pride or disappointed am.
bition shall have wrought its perfect work
with quite number of sometime Free
State men, he may be chosen Mayor oil
the city of bis young love, and The Consti-
tuition (or whatever may then be the name
of the Pro Slavery organ at Washington
may announce with guns and trumpets
that National Democracy has triumphed
at last in the great stronghold of Kansas
abolition" But that will not probably
happen just yet.
While | was in Lawrence, the little
teamboat "Gus Linn, Capt. Beasly came
down the Kaw from Fort Riley, some
thirty miles above the fork of the Big
Blue, and Il believe) 235 from the mouth
Of the river, and over 100 in bee line.
She reached the Fort in little over two
days from Kansas City, discharged her
cargo, and loaded on her way down with
Corn, whereof Kansas has a large sur
plus of last years growth, after supply
ng this years heavy emigration to Pixies
Peak. AS the Territory has little or
nothing else to sell, and almost everything
% buy, she would like to export her Corn
f she had any way by which to get it to
he Missouri without costing all it will
etch, SO that this pioneer passage Of
teamboat above Topeka and Manhattan
vas hailed with general exultation. Her
burden is 800 tuns, and she draws when
ull but thirty inches (when light, scarce
y 10y, and, in the present stage of water,
presume she might easily go up to the
Falls, 20 miles further. Of course she
IAN only do this to any purpose when the
water is very high; but in the absence of
'assable roads, the fact that this river
an be navigated at all throughout the
most thickly peopled portion of Kansas,
5 of some consequence.
Il left Lawrence by stage on Satur-
ay morning, crossing the Kaw by good
erry directly at the city, and rising to
7ide and ell-timbered bottom on the
orth. 1t is probably well for Lawrence
ltim ately that this timber is in Indian
ands, and therefore sure to be preserved
Or some years, though for the present
be Reserve is nuisance to her. Be-
ond the Kaw Bottom, stretches beauti-
al and gently undulating prairie, check
red by belts of timber on the creeks
'hich traverse it, across the Reserve and
eyond, until We begin to descend the
Iissouri bluffs to Leayenworth.
Coming to Turkey Creek" the pas
sngers were turned out as once or twice
efore) to tighten the coach, which was
len driven cautiously through the steep
anked ford, while the passengers sever
lily let themselves down perpendicular
ank by clinging to tree, and crossed
eep and whirling place above the ford,
q the viest log ever attempted to walk
-twisty, sharp-backed and every way de-
stable. One of the passengers refused
risk his life on it, but hired one of the
zy Indians loa6ng on the further bank
bring over pony, and let him ride a.
oss the ford. Ar "Big Stranger" we
ranged coaches with the passengers from
had been waiting our
rival here two hours, and must have
zen glad to see us-our baggage being
.st taken across the deep, ugly stream
skif, and the passengers next, either I
'ach returning the way it came. We
# Lawrence at nearly 10, and arrived
ire (35 miles) about P. NJ.
LesveDworth is, of course, N uch the lar
,st place in Kansas, containing / judge)
600 houses and 10000 inhabtanss.-
he Fort. three miles up the Missouri, is
It included in this estimatei though that
a city of ITSELF with extensive barracks,
pacious strore-houses, several compa-
es of soldiers, many fine houses for Of
ers. suffers, &C., and farm of 1900 I
res, which Uncle Sam cultiyates. pre-.
me, to much the same profit with other
ntlemen who have fancy farms and do
It oversee them very closely. 1t is
ce place, that Fort, with many excellent t,
ople about it; but | can't help asking a
lat it costs, and who pays, and wheth- O
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