Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-31
LATER from Kanza..


the previous accounts Of the complete 5ackin.
out of Shannon from all his threats and in
tents promulgated beforehand, his blood AMI
thunderisl proclamations, SC. The write
says:
The negotiations with Shannon have prov.
ed successful, SO far as to satisfy him that we
have committed no wrong, and he has order
ed all the invading force to dsband, and thel
are doing SO. He spent about five hours in
private council with General Robinson and
Colonel Lane, Dec. Sth, during which time
written settlement was prepared and signed
by the parties; and at the close of the inter-
view, Governor Shannon made US very sat
isfactory extempore speech on leaving the no
tel
By that settlement, we have made no con-
cesSioa, have violated none of our individual
honor, or former professions, nor yielded up
one single principle of our rights. We have
said we had no compromises to make, for we
had done nothing to niure them. ard knew not
what they accused us of doing. In putting
our position, just as we have always stood,
upon paper and signing it, is no concession
on our part, but rather written proof OF our
innocence.
1t was most humiliating to the Missouri
rabble, to leave without fight. Stringfel
low made them speech yesterday, in which
he urged them not to leave till they bad ex-
terminated the race of Abolitonis women
and all. They all say, Missourians and all,
that they were enrolled, individually, by
Governor Shannon, and we believe this 10 be
true.
Gouernor Shannon is quite thankful to us
for any favor we may show him i'll extricating
oen1c f,.r, 60 Ill L
lamation he hsulted the whole Free State
party, and most grossly belied them-now he
is satisfied we are right, and have acted hGn-
orably in the whole affair, tut that he was de-
ceived and humbuggel by Sheriff Jones and
his rabble. He admits that heissued it who'll
ly on er parte testimony, but that he only
gave instructions to Jones. and his Generals,
Stricken and Richardson-that his posse was
in fact very mall, but that the main force
from Missouri he did not recognize as his
posse. On the uiher hand. the Missourians
say they came by his orders. He says his
small force he an aud will control, but the
mob from the State he fears he cannot con.
troll, and that he fears them as much as we
do lie has even gone so far as to instruct
General Robinson to hold his enrolled COM
panies in readiness to repel any of their inva.
sions, and we intend to drive them from the
Territory if they strike another blow. 1t is
possible they intend to remain until our cleo.
ton on the 10Th instant, aud then attack our
polls. The Governors course will NAL e an
excellent scene for the stage. He first calls
out fifteen hundred militia TO destroy Law
rence,- then admits that q misunderstanding
was the only cause of it, while we have done
no wrong-then as finale he authorizes US
to drive the posse home because he can't con.
troll them. The Governor is evidently i'll his
dotsge, aud yields TOO readily to surrounding
influences.
Governor Shannon, by the terms of the
treaty, commands the free state force to defend
our town from his own forces. which he bro't
into the Territory, but which he could not
control. He also pledges himself, in the pa
per Of settlement, TO use his influence to Sc
cure our town pay for the damages sustained
and property stolen By the SheriF's posse. A
proviso is also inserted i'll the treaty. if it may
be called such, that no opsn,on ,cas therein en-
pressed as TO The validity Of the legislature
This treaty is a private document, Just now,
according to the Governors wishes. Proba-
bly, if the armed horde had seen it. or fully
understood ITS contents, they would not have
gone back. 1t does not compromise the posi-
ton OF the Free State party, as laid down in
THEN platform.
The correspondent of the New York Epen-
ing Post, whiting from Lawrence, Kanzas
Territory, December 18th, says of the treaty
of peace in which Shannon backed out of all
his previous positions:
"Lawrence pledges her support to all legal
authority, and ends the paper Ky saying, that
she Is not to be understood IN the paper as er-
pressing any opinion as to the rat,dtty of the
Territorial latcs. This, taken in connection
with the ia It that the universal individual
sentiment Of the district is against their va
lidity, sufficiently shows the diplomatic VIC
tory we have gained. But this is not ALL
4 tier Governor Shannon returned to his men,
and announced the arrangements that had
been made-that the Free Stale Hotel was
not to be destroyed, nor Sharl e's rifles, nor
certain men to be delivered up to tieiI ten
der merries-they declared themselves sold,
Kissed Shannon, and threatened to hang him,
SO that he came to the rebe.s for pro ection.
Several companies of the Missourians were
determined to raise the black flag and march
against Lawrence. Nothing would have
pleased our men better; we have been con-
stantly careful that our moral ground should
be strong and unmistakaable, and when we
had both the right and the gubernatorial sane
ton, short time would have been occupied in
wiping out the infamous scoundres. Atehi-
son and Stringfelow, however, told them
that it would never do to march against Law
renee now; that the I'D Yankees had out
witted them. and that our position wat too
strong to be attacked until new cause could
be mustered against us.