New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-10
FROM KANSAS.
THE LEGISLATURE THE ELECTIONS.

Trop Our Own Correspondent.
LECoMPToN, X. T., Jan. 3, 1860.
The Fifth Territorial Legislator of Kansas, that
is, including the MissOuri-Kansas Legislatures, has
Just organized in this place. The Republicans hav
ing very decided majority IN both branches effect
ed the organization by elecing Republican officers
With TIE exception of ovT celebrated friend War
rem, the hereditary Ssrgeant-at-Arns, believe
there arc none of them old Free State notables.
However, forget NJ, w. Delahay, who is elected
Chief Clerk of the Huse. He was Representative
TO Congress under ths Topeka Constitution.
The Democrats threw 10 votes for their candidates
10 the House, andi in the Council. That is out OF
10 in the latter body, and 80 in the former How
ever this is according to the certificates OF Mr..
Secretary Wals1, who puts in enc Councilman and
several Representatives, Democrats, who are not
entitled to their seats and who will Ia all probability
beousted The Democrats have still an old banker
ing after the Oxford and KickapoO tactics, which
they practice in a small way whenever occasion
offers This is the more praiseworthy, as the effort
is utterly hopeless, and therefore, to some ex-
tent disinterested. 1t is almost pity too to Dust
any of the few Democrats in either body, as 1t takes
them all to get up anything in the shape OF an Oppo-
sition party.
Very little interest was taken in the election of
this Territorial Legislature by the people. Al
though it was general election, involving the cleo
ton of local officers the vote was smaller than at
either of the special elections on the WyandOt Con-
stitutiOn. Gov. Medary, with Messrs. Winchell and
Martin, the Board Of Canvassers meet al this time
TO count the Votes at the State election IN Decem-
ber In all of the elections held this FALL the vote
has been more than two to one against the DemOc-
racy The whole Republican State ticket Is elected
by such a vote, and the Republicans have carried
| four-ffths of both branches of the Legislature.
There is no State in the Union that has, proportion
| aitly such Republican malOrities In Kansas. In
| fact, the Democratic vote Ill Kansas would be next
to nothing but for the Government FORTS stations,
| train depots Federal officials and ex-0tficias, and
the small amount of pap dOea out to the faithful in
this rebellous Territory The Democracy have
thus made little Roadway, but keep up their courage
| amazingly. Before every election they make
great flourish of horns. They expect great things
from the new Corners, and from the order OF dis
appointed office. seekers Take il all in all, it is
grim and pOverty-stricken party.
ApprOpOs of this it il reported that Sam Me-
Diary, jr the irst-bOrn of our rotund, unctOus and
Democratic Governor Is about to edit The Herald
of Freedom which will if this happen, be nomnally
as il has, for some time back, been really, In the
hands of the Administration For the present it is
suspended, having survived even its own bad repu-
tation 1t will be good thing if the respectable
Democracy resurrect it. Things, at times, get
rather dull here and these administration fellows
have such diverting way with them, that 1t cannot
| fail to be amusing.
The Governor has not yet sent in his message.
| He is somewhat unwel, and hopes were entertain
ed that he might dispense with that venerable but
decidedly useless ceremony, but that is too much to
expect 1t would be difficult TO pr0gnosticate what
| the old gentleman will talk about Not but what
there is plenty to say for the Territorial Govern
Inent ia In deperable condition, and has literally
run 10 seed" but then, all the real topics are Ia
bOoed, and l presume we shall have rlgmarole
thesis on Harpers Ferry, the Unien, and the bless
Dgs of Providence, as these are touchabe Demo-
cratic topics.
1t is generally supposed that the Legislature will
transfer itself somewhere, probably to Lawrence.
The fact is that LecomptoD, independent OF its
bad anlecedents, is a wretched place. However,
it is supposed that Sanmedary will not this time
venture to oppose a resolution adjOurning from
LecOmptOn. 1t is even limited that instructions
have been sent on this point At all events can
didly think it il would be as much as his place is
worth.
We have had intensely cold weather in Kansas
for the past month. All the rivers are frozen over
from one foot TO eighteen inches thick. The
weather is more steadily severe than during either
of the previous four winters.
great deal of anxiety exists as TO whether the
Wyandot Constitution will get Kansas into the
Union. Some of the reports from Democratic
headquarters have acted as hampers. II was hard
y believed possible that the slave drivers would
dare object to this application.
The greater part Of the land thrown into the mar
ket by the President has been taken up. But little
money has been paid for it. 1t has chiefly been
token by land warrants. All the result it has had
is scarcity of money here, gone to pay for the
warrants and the expenses or, what is worse, the
settler in debt for them. "Times" are consequent
ly "hard." New settlers will have to 20 about one
hundred miles west of the borders of Missouri; a
little nearer to the gates of the overland commerce.
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