Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-26

kansas Affairs.
Wemake thefollowing extracts from the last num-
Der Of TIE sr Josi.IH CouSTr (Ind4 Forum, edited
by A. d DRAfIsa Esq..-our Reporter in the Ten
nesses ious 81 R6rlseBtatiyes for the mast eight
or ten years
The Editor having returned FROM Kansas, where
private business called him away in the holiday
season, bows again before the reader.
IL the resume Of this trip q many miles tirough
the plains of the great Valley, we acknowledge the
courtesyof free pass over the Hannibal and ST.
Joseph Railroad. We are able to report the peouie
Of the State Of Missouri as still maintaining and
manfesting that wise conservatism which has al
ways distinguished them rs one Of the older chr
dren IN the the family Of American States. And
these desirOus Of good land bargains ID the Grand
River region-wEch is the fairest portion Of North
Missouri they inquired Of US. we would com
mend them to al examination Of the large remain
der Of the 100000 acres granted 10 this Hannibal
ard St Joseph Railroad Company. Their principal
Office is in Hannibal.
Passing thence over Kansas to Wyandpt-the
scene Of our last summers session with the dele
gates 70 the constitutional Convention of that
coming state,-taence TO Lawrence, Leayenwortil,
and return--we did pretty web for one exposed to
the rough and potluek Of staging in the old time IN
the winter.
Beyond the Mississippi river the ground was bare
Of snow. but the freezing not less intense The
ice pavement on all the waters was ten To fifteen
inches IN thickness The farmers there have GER
tainly lost their winter wheat.
The State Ct Kansas IS prepared 70 run an m
dependent government whenever Congress shaH Id
init them to the general 4footing.D Meantime the
Territorial Legislature is in its final session. with
little to do and power and viii TO do nothing,
cept to quarrel and fight with Mr.. Secretary Walsh
and Coy. Medary. They win stand up hereely to
the conflict
The telegraph correctly states the matter of the
present quarrel to be in the removal OF the Legisa
ture from Lecomptonto Lawrence. The Legislature
il two-thirds Republican; and although the people
Of the Territory have received and expended
$4,000 of the money of the General Government
towards the erection of public buildings at Lecomp
ton still the name and its ASSOCIATIONS it is supposed
were too much fer the delicate nerves Of the ma
iOTity and they could not afford 70 do any pub
hc business there AMI so. thereupon. they declar-
ed that the hotel accommodations were so bad at
Leeompton that their honorable body must 60 to
Lawrence.
The Governor replied that 50 long As the Terrific
rial officers are compelled to stay at Leeompton the
year round it is no more than reason for patriotic
Legislature. fresh and strong from the people, 20
consent to eat and fare alike with them for forty
days; he therefore vetoed the proposition remove
But the two Houses managed forthwith TO pass
the bill over the veto, and all but few stubbarn
Democrats of them bundled into LawFence-the
Governor and Secretary swearing as they passed
away, that their action was Irregular and against
the law of the land, and that sitting the treasury
of the Territory, they would pay them no money
for services so iIregularly and uulawfully render
ed, unless compelled 10 DO SO by an order from
Washington under the opinion of the Attorney Gen
eral of the United States
Mr.. Sopres formerly Of this county is delegate
to the Territorial House Of Representatives from
Arapahoe eonnty-Pike's Peak-and as good DEM
ocrat ever strobe the plains. He had not yet
rived at Lawrence and came too late to resist the
Hegira
The Republicans are wasting themselves in Kan
sas, by way Of illustrating the prOverb-''t8ive em
rope enough &c. The Democracy are making in
eyitabe gains out Of the fanatieal bunders of the
! enemy, and are confident of the aseendancy
/ American Representative OF FfstIaaa---
/ The Turf and TrigEfr I'm England.
In all PROBABILITY the vBenecia Boy is now IN
England undergoing the necessary training to ft
/ him for the arduous contest with the redoubted
SAVERS. WHKEs Spirit of last week gives US the
following as the programme to be observed
He was q be met at Liverpool by his representa-
tive Mr. Falkland Jack Mcdonald his training men,
/ tor, and Mr.. II. Feist, the editor Of the London
! Sporting Life They would Immediately proceed to
the locality selected for his training quarters with
out visiting London so that it is probable the two
champions viii not have the opportunity Of seeing
/ and becoming acquainted with each other, until
they meet in the gladIatoriaI arena on the 10th Of
! April next
In addition to Mcdonald and the Benecia Boy Is
friend Mr.. James Cusick (yyho accompanied him in
/ the ASIA and who assisted Aaron Jones in training
him for his fight with MOrrissey) tits very probable
/ that third party viii be engaged 70 assist in the
work Of preparations In England pedestrians Of
] tried constitutional stamina and well known pow
/ ers Of endurance are generally engaged for this
purpose Their duties are to accompany the train
ing pugilistin all his daily walking exercises and by
| their companionship and conversation tighten the
load of labor and toll incidental to the course of
preparatory training At all events, it is certain
that no expense will be be spared effort left I'M
tried to bring the American champion into the ring
on the day Of fighting the very highest point of
! physical condition.
tseems that Sayers has been dissipatng; he must
either be remarkably careless, very sanguine.
Censor, Wilkes London correspondent writes
| don't know when Tom Savers intends to com
mence his course of training but unless he begins
very soon. john Heenan viii be the fit of the
two when the time for the ''mill'' draws near. Tom
has been on the lark lately, and the sooner he re-
/ tires to the country the better it viii be for both
/ himself and his hackers
The betting. both in London and New York is
increasing with Sayres the fsyorite at slight odds.
/ Mr. Ten Brock is in Italy Umpire is still the
favorte for the Derby, the odds against him being
only to L. Thornby aud Buccaneer standing next
/ at II to l.
The GREAT PIGEoS SHOOTING March IL ENGLAND.
/ The match which was to have been shot by Mr..
! King Of Indiana, and Mr.. Harris, London, did
not come off at the time fixed Mr. King sent let
ter stating that he was too i'll to attend
GREAT TEN NILE Foor RACE n ESGLlSD-Jack-
son the American Deer, beaten by Jas. Rowan,
at Hackney Wick near London, oD Christmas day, a
! ten mile race in jS mir % sec.
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