New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-06

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duced bill reseryng certain lands for farming before
the entire Territory should be taken for city lots
Now of the II river cities all but Leavenworth, Ateh
son aud Wyandote are dead as The Pharaohs.
We passed Weston, Missouri Fifteen years ago it
had several thousand people and rich Quitting
trade. But the cratic river began TO deposit sou IN
front, and now runs half mile from the town. Hugo
brick warehouses, which were upon the bank, look
out hOpelesly on the long stretch Of land. and cats
Craze where steamers used to ply remember
house and an acre OF land above which one day SLID
into the river giving the people barely time to jump
up from the dinner-table and run ont of danger At
~. Joseph still further up the river has cut into the
town and carried away half mile Of il. An early
settler who bought river lots has ascertaned by sur
vey that they are now inKansas on the opposite bank
of the Missouri! In Nebraska, at sharp bend OF the
river, thriving town was begun, and the prophetic
souls Of the owners looked forward 60 a great
commercial city. But during freshet the river
abandoned It's channel, making " cut of" and lcay-
ing their embryo Nebraska Babylon a village, five
miles inland, in the State of Iowa Only by poetic
license can such land be termed rIl estate 1t is
portable property One might sell IL in Kansas and
contract TO deliver it in st. Louis
Ia le57 Leavenworth had $500 people. Now it
has $4,000, with three railway connections, Tires
daily newspapers, printed in English. and two in
German. 1t is lighted with gas well built Of brick.
and has the air of a metropolis.
The fare to Topeka--55 mles-is 81 -. As
curiosity the ride is worth eight cents per mile for to
Lawrence the railroad Is the worst in the United
States. IL climbs ridges like saw-teeth jOlts one like
corduroys, and rocks him like rough cradle. It
leads through an old Indian reservation, not long
open to settlement but great cOrn-feds and herds OF
cattle already appear. Here are no icvels the rich
prairie rolls like the swelling sea. Here the once
powerful Delawares, who dominated other nations,
who treated with William Penn upon the present site
Of Philadelphia made their last stand against adyanc-
ing civilization. Thirty years ago, the Rev. John "
Pratt from Massachusetts, established mission and
school, which, Of late years. has been supported by
Government The school contains 80 pupils. Under
the influence Of peace and education, the Deawares
here increased from 500 to 1000 during Mr. Pratts
residence among them. Now the railway surrounds
them. few will remain and become citizens, the
rest migrate to the Cherokee country, South OF
Kansas.
Thirty.three miles out we reach the bank OF the
Kaw River, opposite Lawrence. Here North Law
renee has suddenly sprung up, claiming population
Of 1,500 and Boosting weekly newspaper. Here i'
the junction with the Pacific Railway, from 81 LOUIS
already completed III miles IN Kansas TO Mammalian,
and pushing up the Smoky Hill valley toward Dem
yer. We followed it % miles up the Kansas alley
then debaTked and crossed the river.
Eight years ago Topeka was struggling praiue
hamlet of % buildings | first saw it while attending
Free State Territorial Convention. 1t was during
border ruffian rule. Robert j. Walker, Buchanans
newly appointed Governor, had just issued an eight
column inaugural, assuring Kansas OF enormous rat
way land grants, aud seeking recognition LOT the
uSurVug legislation OF MlhsDtIl llAdNfir. l-uN -
the speaker Of the day. In deep gtterals be warned
the pro-Slavery party that Kansas was a smoiderne
volcano which If they opened the crater, would make
many new Herculaneum and Pompel. Walkers
proposition reminded him of another distinguishes
personagp who once upon a high mountain asked the
Savior of the world to fall down and worship him,
He offered him, said Lane, - oil the Kingdoms OF
the globe, thousands OF acre the best bottom lana,
whole townships of the richest rolling prairie when,
as we all know, the old scoundrcl didn't own single
foot Of it."
The delegates TO that Convention had sun.browned
faces wore slouched hats blue shirts and boots over
their troWsers; but they spoke with surprising iin-
cncy and point Then, as nos, the average ih'eih-
gence and culture Of Kansas were not exceeded Dy any
State I'm The Union. Arriving here last Wednesday
found STATE Convention in session upon the same
spot The war has left great g1ps among The Old
Guard. Some present limped on crIlchesi some lad
empty sleeves and scared face, bat ound scores oi
familiar cOuntenlnCcs.
The death of Lane has left politicians and people
little bewidered and surprised being 20 longer con-
trolled by a single man. Lane was an anomaly oil
our civilization. No other country couit lave pro-
duc3d hm our own never saw bis parallel. WIN
but narrow education, very little reading, ana
utterly uncOuth IN manner hC was just q, reaily
a bonn orator as Clay. or Ironiss or Nendell
Phillips. No American Las lived IN
our generation who could sway masses and Legisla-
lures as Lane swayed these men OF tie prNilee' In
early DAYS without mnch fOudness tor lighting, no
obtained extrayagant military reputation, which ex-
tended to the remOest cabins Of Missouri ana AlAan-
sas. seemingly transparent dcmagogue, sooner or
later betrayiDg every cause and every Heud re hVa,
riablv claimed TO embody some great principle and
made the sincere the honest aud the earnest his en-
thusiastic supporters VIGOROUSLY proiligae in do.
nestle life VIGOROUSLY dishonest in pecuuiary trans
actions when pennesS, be carried his measures
against the influence, labor and money OF his united
enemies. His personal magnetism was wonderful.
Through many dark years he did stand true TO the
Free State cause, and he organized the first regiment
of negro troops in great war. Ind widespread
tenderness for his memory and the feeling that alter
all no other man accomplished 81 much Tor Kansas.
His defects were Of organization; Thorn was some
thing left out when he was made. Ills life was very
turbulent; he sleeps quietly IN the young state
which will never forget bis name.
Wednesdays Convention was radical ana wrang-
ling amusing and earnest. ;. n. Wood, regularly
elected delegate, was charged with Johnsonlsn. he
defended himself for an hour and half in pungent,
witty speech, denying the allegation, but claiming
that even il il were true, the highest kcpuhIlean
officials had msled him. he read h0m an old letter
of Senator POmcrOy: A" God live; and Andy Johnson
is a pluchy man. Stay and see the salvation under
his chosen leadership
s.Now. " continued Wood. "f the Almighty has
changed his chosen leader, it was tie duty of my
friend PomerOy to write again ard notify ge of IT,"
The Convention heard him with cheers sad roars Of
laughter, and then voted him cut.
Representative Clark and Gov. Crawford were re-
nominated The charge OF recent JOhnsOnism endan-
gered the Governor, but common belief in his iuteg
rity and especially that he refused Offer OF j0,0O0 tn
appoint Gen. J. G. Blunt Lanes successor IN the
United States Senate, gave him an emphatic majority.
Kansas las witnessed shameless ihieync in public al
fairs and means to stop it. Col George II. Hoyt as
nominated for Attorney General, on
the statement that he was volunteer counsel for old
John Brown. The singing platform You baye by tel
egraph. BY one majority the Convention defeated
resolution 10 strike "white on. Of the State Const
tuition and substituted recommendation submitting
the suffrage question to popular vote. We Repabh-
cans have inherited al the -cOwardce and shutting