The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-01-05
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
LEAvENwoRru, Jan. /, l8t

| LEAVENWoRTH, Jan. ], 1861.
DEAR NEws:-After tedious days ride
I was landed at the Eldridge House, Law
renee, by Hard & Reynolds Express, or
Thursday evening. Great credit is due
Hard & Reynolds for the punctuality and
speed with which they ruu their line o.
stages between Emporia and lawrence
They have not failed, believe in single
instance, since they commenced the tri.
weekly line, to serve the people with their
mail matter.
Lawrence is rather dull just now. Those
they had done fourishing business during
the fall, but that they did not expect lively
times again for several months. Among
those who have done a good trade may
mention T. B. Eldridge, and. H. s. & L.
Fillmore. in the Dry Goods business; and
Prentiss & Griswold, and Woodwork &
Finley in the Drug line. Thsse gentlemen
are all liberal advertisers, and get large
share OF patronage from the southern coun-
try. s.s. --r,
The question az to whether the Legisla-
ture will adjourn to this city or not is ex-
citing some interest. A meeting was held
the other evening at the Eldridge House to
devise ways and means to get the session
here. What was done ana not able to re.
port but am of the opinion that one OF
the first things done BE- the Legislature. will
be the passage of a resolution adjourning to
Lawrence The readers of THE News are
already aware that the Lawrence Republican
has changed hands. That staunch defen-
der of Republicanism, T. Dwight Thacher
retires, and John Speer and a Mr.. Smith,
assume the editorial duties. OF Mr.. Smith
1 know nothing. Mr.. Speer has been con-
nected with the Territorial press before,
having been one of the publishers of tie
FREQ State, the office of which was destroy
ed in May 1856. He is said to be a true
blue Republican and ready writer. The
rumor is current on the streets that the pa
per will advocate the claims of the notorious
General James Henry Lane, for United
States Senator from Kansas. If this is true
it will probably have clear field. Gov.
Robinson has just returned from Washing
ton, and he says the admission of Kansas
this session. is considered certain among the
knowing ones. The question WAS post
poned until after the holidays
The Senatorial question is causing con-
siderable uneasiness among the friends of
the various candidates. And as the time
for the meeting of the State Legislature sp-
prosches, the applicants for the responsible
position begin to inerease.-<I hear the
names of men mentioned in connection with
the U. s. Senatorship, that scarcely have
the ability to make respectable Justices of
the Peace. But believe the Legislature,
when il meets, will choose she best men,
and let majority of those would be Sena-
tors go unnoticed, as they deserve. Law
renee is not improving this winter as fast IS
I would like to see it. The people here are
looking forward to the construction of the
great deal of interest and well they may,
for with the contamination of that enterprise
commences a new era ia the history of Law
renee. II viii then become the great ship
ping point for all the Southern part of the
Territory.
On Saturday morning took passage on
one of tue Kansas Stage Co.'S coaches. for
this city, where We arrived after several hours
of rough riding. On Thursday eonsidera-
bic rain fell. melting the snoWiand making
the road quite bad. On Friday and Friday
night, the water and mud froze very hard.
making the roads on Saturday very clip
perry. In some places the road and prairie
on either side. presented a perfect sheet of
ice for miles. The farther North We trav-
eled the heavier We found the snow. We
have been told that some eight inches of