Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-04-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from Kansas.
ST. GEoRen, April 9, 1860

J
have hardly found time TO address a let a
ter to the Standard. !
Nothing of particular interest occurred q
in the legislature after last wrote you'll
unless il be the passage of the bill pro- Il
hibiiing slavery in Kansas. and little s
personal difficulty between two of the
members, which resulted in an attempted |.
assassination of S. N. Wood, the gentle
man from Chase County, by L. S. Corn
well. gentleman from johnson.
The passage of The bill referred to,
caused very little excitement though II
called forth from Governor Mrdary
long and verbose veto message OF about
twenty pages, telling US thai we had no
right to prohibit slavery in the Territory.
and promulgating some strange doctrines
generally. As his gubsrnatoriat head i
subjrct to the good pleasure of Mr.. Bu-
chanan, he dared not Adopt the Douglas |
squatier sovereignty doctrine, SO he got
upon the fence and. relieved himself of
vast amount of Democratic argument
pouring out vials of wrath and denuncia-
ton upon Black Experimentation
committing himself either 10 the Little
: Giant or the Administration. The bill
4 was passed over his veto by more than
two-ihirds vote, SO that Kansas is now
d rid of that cursed and inhuman institution.
= unless Democratic Supreme Court in
the adherence to party principles shall
|. rule that the bred Scott decision estab-
!, fishes slavery here, beyond the control OF
the Territorial legislature. / have no
doubt they will do this if called upon, As
S they too are appointees Of that tool of the
South-Mr. Buchanan. This, Demo-
=. Gratis of Orleans County, is the end and
-, result of your boastrd doctrines of Pop~-
&c Tar Sovereignty It's very easy to say
~ in your platforms that " the people of the
-. territories shall regulate their domestic
IN institutions in their own way" but with
10 in the last year Democratic Governors in
of both Kansas and Nebraska,appointed and
til controlled by Democratic Admini>tra.
US ton, have vetoed bills prohibiting slave
", ry, and tell US that such doctrines are {
nd myth and lie, although more than three
&C. fourths of the citizens of each TERRITORY
he are known TO be unutterably opposed tt
lis the existence of the institution.
IN The affair between Messrs. Wood ant
ne Cornwell occurred upon the floor of TIL
re House on the evening of Feb. 25th.
Of. Mr.. Cornwell accused Mr.. Wood c
ch knowingly and wilfully suppressing
raj portion of the report of a committee {
of which Mr.. Wood was chairman. TIL
charge was twice made before any motto
he of it was taken by Wood. lie the
i'm. stated that the charge of the gentlema
inc from johnson was false, but whetht
md stated through ignorance or otherwise /
ant would not attempt TO say. This was SD
arm fcient TO arouse the southern spirit
the Mr.. Cornwell, and he rushed upon Woo
ked with a drawn knife and aimed delibr
his ate blow at his heart. Wood caught h
doe arm with his left hand, and was abo
n dealing him blow with his right, VIII,
,eg-1 other parties interfered and led Cornw,
inu- away. Mr.. Wood was entirely unarme
met. and so situated that neither chair
ome other instrumen. within reach could
} of made use of in self-defence, 20 the aft;
sup was purely after the 4" Bully Brood
4 he order 1t seems that The Drmocr;
ninp were prepared for, and contemplated
snot row. for several of them were seen
had draw their knives and lay hands up
and their revolverS, yet the prompt action
4 h,, the sereeant-at-arms soon restored all
The quiet.
:, | spent several DAYS last week in
=, tendance upon the District Court of Da
County and as it is fair specimen
frontier courts and so in contrast W
those of Vermont, | will give you bit
Il descrip tion. The Court was held at A
land, little town of five or six hou
mostly log, situated upon braui
stretch Of prairie on the south bank
the Kansas. The Court House wa
small frame building about IA feet by
' roughly boarded like an Eastern b.
'n'ee with large cracks all around. ju
from appearances that it had been Fl
with hay and corn during the win
and was only emptied TO make room
the court.
'nday Two rough desks raised upon a I
down form at one end Of the room was occui
The nv the eonrt and clsrk a rude table
blown mediately in front was set apart for
mueh lawyers, which, on account of the Gre
car they used more as a seat than othery
n the and half dozen rough benches compl
dTrIGd 81 ~ 81 kali