Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-12-30
CORRESPONDENTS.
Letter from Kansas.


from ST. George to Wyandotte BY the
Travelled route is about one hundred and
twelve miles. This route follows along
the broad bottoms and over the swelling
j prairies of the Kaw valley, and is sur
rounded by rich and varied scenery
which renders the otherwise tedious
journey pleasant and interesting.
Business in the territory seems to be
rather more brisk than usual at this sea
son of the year, At Topeka there Is
quite stampede in the way OF improve
ment in all branches OF trade. The
whole town seems inspired with new life,
and buildings are going up in every d.
rectiOn. l was told that every house and
room in the city was occupied, that some
were living in barns and the demand not
then supplied This eanno; be said OF
many towns il Kansas. Lawrence Is not
advancing this season as rapidly as might
be expected, yet there are evidences of a
steady growth. 4
The great scarcity of money has put
quietus upon town building every
where. There are some, however, who
prophecy that if we are admitted as a
state, the coming spring will revive the
. specializing mania of sc and 81, but this
l greatly doubt. l have unbounded con-
fdence in the resources of our territory
and therefore believe that all investments
well and carefully made will yield a rich
profit, yet am satisfied that the day of
amassing sudden fortunes in Kansas has
( passed.
/ Severe as is the pressure in monetary
matters, there IS great improvement over
our condition of last year. The reason
is not that money is more plenty, but be
cause less of it is needed, that is, people
can Ire with less. therefore, nearly eve
~ article Of food has been brought from
Missouri and the adjacent states, thus
carrying all our money out of the terri
tory, but now all our staple articles are
raised in abundance by the settlers. Il
is estimated that in the single county of
j, Pottawottamie, the snug little sum of six
thousand dollars Is saved in the article OF
melasses. The cane crop has indeed been
abundant this year, and the quality OF
melasses made therefrom is excellent
Our wheat, corn, and potatoe crops are
also good. In fact, times are very much
. improved here in every respect and we
look forward still to better. If congress
will open the doors 5or cur admission into
the Union, and land grants are given Us
for our railroads, we have a successful fu-
] ture spread cut before US. II however
: a cruel and tyranising democracy shall
{ succeed again in closing tbOse door;
p against Us our efforts are paralysed anC
: our brightest hopes frustrated.
i For several months politics has beer
the absorbing topic Three very imPor
L tant elections have taken place since thr
: first of October, all Of which brough
! their usual excitement, or rather, the ex
5 element usually attendant upon our elec
n lions. little intensified.
III The election for state and county off
10 GERS together with members Of the legs
D, lature under the new constitution, cam
to of on Tuesday last. It was a bitter col
D. day, and the vote quite small, yet suffi
il. cient returns have come in to make u
e. certain of good Republican triumph
Of Wyando,te county which has been regard
Of ed as one of the strong holds Of democra
l. cy, has gone Republican by about fit
-e majority. This Is certainly a gloriou
Of. record for WyandoUe. and the RepubI
~ cans here deserve much praise for tn
le energy aud zeal with which they haF
OF. prosecuted the canvass. Il was reali
OF amusing to see the chagfin and disaI
n pointment depicted upon the countenar
nd ces of tine Democrats the next mornin
ID after election, and the broad smile whic
of played upon the faces of the Repub.
I'd cans. 1 apprehend that it is but for
I'd taste however of what the whole Unic
st will enjoy after the ides of Novembe
n eighteen hundred and sixty.
lie Jim Lane spoke here q few evening
en- sinee-subject: The Politics of ii
it. Day" His remarks were concise, cIei
Is and pointed, such as you ever get fro
nd him, Hinged with an occasional vein of
n ting sarcasm. He was interrupted at fir
by some drunken democrats-Iriahme
/. most Of them-who raised the cry
" murderer, - jenkins" You murder,
jenkins" &c, but Lane soon quiet,
them BY telling them that ne would gir
them enough Of jenkins before be 2
through. And he did give them enou.
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