The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-12-01

EysdFissiI Osl EIfIoy ttS-slftee55s -f"1 - - =
says Cur. .SAtRaon Is coming To assume
the command of The eilied armies.
During the night parties eohsinued to
alive, each bringing their arms, and .uch
rude implements cor he bat le field as
vas within their reach
:. Never did iorelier morning dawn on
the world tran was Sunday. ,the 2nd OF
December. Tie day previous was cold
and cherries, bul :" re WHO holds the
winds in his fst," lad restrained their
violence, and all nature looked glad and
joyous: Laking GU upon the street we
FUND il alive with armed men.
: Every variety of new, continued to
leach Us. IL Wa laid tina, all army oil
Missourians had marched against Law
enwortii, detern ined to ,ake al, antage OF
tie occasion o expel free Sta,e men rom
Ina vicinity. Oihers reported that 10.
pcka wa 20 b. attacked. Scouts arrived
b. ius NJ news from the encampmen's vi
the be-eigcrs. and If their lcrease.
In tile msrnins the L.avenw u b Her
aid was received by An express, which
gave u, u understand tor tie first, the
report vi he enemy. and tie Character
oil the statements which would be tele-
yrap,red cast. Ii Is needless 10 add that
nearly every assertion in the paper was
false a. regards The Free sac parry, the
people oil Lawrence III particular, Oh their
action. Messengers from Le;tyenWorth
stated thai laioe number OF men had
crossed Tie Missouri al that point, and
lad marched 10 JON tie marauIers.
Every variety vi rumor continued to
reach Us. | was said that all amy OF
NJ S -ourians haj mare he'd against Leav-
eaworth, determined 20 AXE advantage
OF tie occasion Ia expel Tree State men
from d.at vicinity. U lers reported hat
Topeka was 10 be at ackei. Scouts ar
! rived. bringing account OF the DesieSers
and vi Iiteir IHcrea e.
| In tie morning the LeavtnwUr.h Her
aid was received by all express. which
gave us to understand ior tht hrs, the
repor. OF the enemy. and tie character OF
! tie sia:emrnt> wticii would be telegraph
ed east. [. is needless TO add inaL near Y
every assertion i'll re. paper was false as
rpsiriS the Free S,ar party. tie people
at Llwrelc,. IN parilcuis.r. Or their action.
Messengers rom Lea,enw"rth stated
| that large nnm5r.r oi men a crossed
the Missouri at dat point, and Lad re-
solve Ia ia ie Ii aiauJer'.
ios he iaio milton was re eived t'at
a piece o. ordinance was in tie enemies
camp. and Tia: their numbers e4ualled
about We iuai red.
a gentleman direct from Missouri
states tie wi.ole Sat. is On d e. AMI that
there is no doub i. will Sc. the UaIon i'll
! a fame.
a snail party arrived this morning
from Topeka. Ti.+y give Us the assur,
ance Ina, We ,aalI b.. largely reinforced
from that quarter by night.
The Bloomington rifle> are lere; also
those from Wakaru>a and Palmyra
Expresses have been sent tIrous i, t. e
Territory for aid, and it i ,aid MES
>enser has gone to Iowa to send cor
rec, version of the affair To the States.
Measures are being taken "p:ovide ac-
commodations Tor the sddierS, a. public
ana private houses are overflowiny. Ev-
ery one seems sOlci.ou> to do all in hi,
power for the furnishing win provision,
and lol Iinys those w..o arrive Appre-
tensions ot beng >l"r oi pow ions are
enter taiHei OF ac,ou.I at [. e .ar.e NUN
Der, collec ed here. viii lie tact tina
the be>ieser, have Gu uii all npportUni-
tie> o. prncu lag supplies from Missouri
Teams loa led wiz, provision, are stop
pei. and those wiz goods are searched
B xe- of good, are broken open, anu
over. l.I. A l.ai of paper for the
HLRALD OF FREEDOM office WAS sent bar
Il liai mile ID be examined, but finally
Il lowed u come on. after rpma king t. a
''the editor would moi be in condition
10 u t, it by tie tim would arriv i.
Liw~eIc.." M are tsfioa Il {
r.ro~sing o: tf..- Waka,u a Wlo-t bu ines.
II APPEARS % b 10 exerci- e a tri,t ur
reil.nce over everything la, ing in,
.e Territory
|; is reported that tie Hij.q, .Sodanoa
I.a, Iel"srap-ed to Washington for au
ti"ri V to Use tii'. United : a.es troops
Probably ne eann"- see ;kat the fact .
III bringing AN armed mob int the Ter
ritory from Missouri, AM hi, calling 70
government troops To hi aid, is proc
positive OF the unpopular J ut the law,
and the almost una:Iimou> determination
not TO obey them
No reIi 5ioa> m .etin5s were held to
lay, the bali b ing occupied by an as
-emblage of the citizens at large will
rifles on theif >houi ierS, and the sam,
was repeated in the evening.
Daring the day report reached tow
hat McCREA had aGt- Ii, escape lie n
lie prison at L'-av,.'.w It'll. prompted t,
IT, no doubt, by threats of m"t violence
Rumor said he passed throusi Lawrence
"n his way 10 Texas, the night previous
Jones, with Il b., ~ ,,uard, rode thro
Massachusetts Stree, ID was hpoe by
The boys as he passed.
Gen. RICHARDSON and staff Were ais,
in town, and dined with Hon. j. II
LANE.
A company o. upwards of one hun
dred persons, armed to tire teeth, arrive,
: from f"p-ka ab u line O'clock in tn,
evening. Icy We're welcnmed will
cheer upon c..eer. witch wa> returned
: with a hearty $40 W.! by our T 'peks
irie idc DHrin t.e llai much lahn