Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-11-01
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Troubles in kansas are taking place ia
eonseauenee of the New England settlers
having unwittingIy encroachsd upon the
claims of the Missouri set lers The lat
ter have gathered in armed parties. burn
|ed,down lie log cabins of the New Eng lam
ders, demolished tents, and threatened
the settlers themselves. These state
ments we gather fromsa letter in the Mil.
wankie Sentinel. dated Lawrence, Kansas
Territory. Oct. A. The same eoErespon-
dent writing on the 9Th, says =:
To-day, circumstances wears more
seriOns aspectsthan heretofore, and l fear
the end is not yet. A man named Bald
win has contested and still contests CLAIM
occupied bya portion of our city, not
withstanding the law of the United States
that claim for farm purposes cannot be
held where required for city purposes
Baldwin has occupied tent upon 1T, as
has also member OF our party, in order
10 keep possession. Baldwin has arran-
red in some manner with specalatonsby
the name of Starr Southerner, claiming
tobe from Indiana, who has laid it out into
city, We also, some weeks since, sent
the boundaries of our city. including that
portion, to Washington, to secure pre-.
emption for city purposes. and. included
it in the drawn plan Of our city, and are
now surveying it.
This forenoon the workers in=camp and
Vicinity were startled by the report that
the other party were pulling down our
tent on the premises. There was an i'm
mediate rush to the place. our marshal in
the van unarmel, followed by another
named Bond, with revolver. They met
the enemy with a wagon, in which were
loaded the tent and baggage which it con-
tanned, about two rods from the starting
point They had two or three rifles.
which they presented and threatened to
fire, but Bond caught the horses by the
bits, presented his revolver, and told them
to " fire." The marshal unloaded the
tent and in the meantime, others coming
up, it was restored to its former place in
hurry. The enemy did not fire, but de-
spatched boy on horseback. in one d.
rection, and a man also on horseback, in
another, for reinforcements. Whether
from prudential or other reasons, but few
of the reinforGements sent for, Gamer
Our party, to the number of 30 or 50
all that were in the vicinity of camp-as-
sembled on the ground. armed to the
teeth, with rifles, reyolvers, aud fowling
pieces, and had the enemy returned and
made an attack, there would have been
bloody work. They are in consultation
This afternoon, and what the result will be
| am unable to say. We shall set strong
guard to night on the disputed claim, also
around our camp, as they will fire it, l
doubt not, in a moment, If they can.
AS close this letter for the person who
will take it to Kansas, Mo-, to mail-it, it
is reported the enemy are in our vicinity,
and our men are hurrying out to protect
our rights. Two sets OF guards for diff
TtrenJ localities tailed for the night.
A lawyer is drafting an instrument for the
formation Of a military company of minute
men, which will be organized to night
Everything betokens war. God grant il
may not come but the passions of des-
perate men are the most unreasonable
things in the world.
P. S. The military company has been
formed. and called the Regulating Band,
10 be armed with rifle, revolver, and
bowie knife. About 80 joined of those
present.
By a gentleman here yesterday from
Fort Lavenworth. we learn that it was
currently reported there that a grand at
tack was to be made upon US yesterday
| by the MissourianS, with the intention OF
exterminating US. and they were very
anxious to hear the result.