Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-12-27
From Il: 81. Louis Democrat.
End Of the Kansas War.

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wehad an interview last evening with Gen. Shank
land, just returned from the ofthe late difficult
ties in Kansas, giving usvsry interesting information
of the present position of the affairs in the Territory
He informs that the report published in this city
yesterday afternoon OF the surrender of their arms by
the people of Lawrence is totally incorrect. The
proposition of peace came from Atchison and Shan
non, at a council held in Lawrence last Friday and
Saturday at which treaty of peace was concluded.
To the demands made upon them to obey the laws
and deliver up their arms, the people of Lawrence
responded by protesting their constant willingness
to obey the former but fatty refused to yield elat
ter point.
On these terms hostilties were termininated. and
the Missouri troops received orders on Saturday
morning to disband. The Missourians were armed
with revolyers and double barrel shotguns and were
for the most part mounted They were encamped at
Wakarusa, on the road from Lawrence to Westport
six miles from the former place, and at Leeompton,
the Kansas River, ten miles west of Lawrence, be-
ing at no time more than six hundred strong at Wa
karusa or more than two hundred at LeeoInpton--I
The Free State men amounted to seven hundred in
Lawrence, all armed with Shapes rifles while two
hundred more could easily have been gathered from
the adjoining country and We're therefore in fear
OF the result, had collision unfortunately arisen.
The disbandng give rise to general mur1nurs and
execrations of Shannon among the Missouri troops.
Most of them reached Westport on Saturday night
having suffered intensely during tie previous night
from terrible storm OF rain, snow and wind; which
VS. piercing cold. They lost many horses some hav.
ing been stolen by the Indians, some having srayed
away, and others having died at Westport from ia
tigue. They also lost many of their arms.
At Westport they threatened to tear down the ho-
tel at Kansas City, and committee from that place
was appointed to go TO Westport to demonstrate, the
inhabitants determining TO defend the hotel at all ha
yards should the remonstrance fail to effect No dem
onsrations, however, were made.
We learn, moreover, that the report of the shoot
ing OF two three of the FREQ State men is without
foundation. The only man shot was James Barker
who WAS not resident of Lawrence but lived some
four miles from the town. and the house
when killed. He was riding along the road when he
was called to by party of which Major Richardson
was one and commanded to halt He rode on with
out needing the summons, pursued, shot down,
and left lying the road Hewas afterwards taken
by company of the Lawrence dragons into Law
renee.
gentlemen, jast from Kansas, furnishes the Chi
cage Tribune witl,the following further details:
Wednesday the 9Th, Shannon and Atchson ar
rived in the Missourian camp. Wednesday
night our little party in the country, hearing it
rumored that attack had been commenced,
fastened to town, found the rumors false, but all
expecting one hourly. i enxered my own house
at midnight, and there found Mrs. w. with 9TH
er ladies, busily engaged in making cartridges
for Sharpe's rifles, which they continued all
night All seemed to think the fight would be
on Thursday. There were in Shannons camp
about go men, in Lawrence $40. At Law
renee redoubts were being thrown up, and eff
forts making for vigorous defence. Twas sur
prsed to find Capitol Hil' undefended. as the
Missourians had threatened to plant their can
non there, to demolish the the town, but was told
THAT our boys had put up mark there the size
OF a hat, aud had shot at it from town, hitting it
three times out of four, and if they wanted their
cannon there, all right"
/ Thur day the 9th passed over without fight,
except at night party with Major General Rich,
ardson. going from Franl<iir Iaeroraptan.oSar-
I took Tho. w Barber, unarmed citizen, who
was going from Lawrence home, on Walk Rrusa
ten miles above and shot him dead body of
Lawrence Dragons were sent out and took
! charge of the body.
! The officers in Lawrence when it was known
/ that Barber had been murdered by party under
Shannon had as much as they could do to keep
! their men from rushing out and driving Cover
nor Shannon, Atchison and their Missouri mob
out of the Territory. The same evening a note
was received from Shannon proposing meet
/ ting with a delegation from Lawrence which
took place Friday and Saturday. Shannon at
! that conference demanded that the Free State
men should give up Branson and his rescuers,
surrender their arms, and promise to obey "ttc
la;rs"
The Lawrence delegation replied that they
had mot Branson or his rescuers in their pos
session, nor had not had Msm at anu time" and
OF course could not give them ups that their
! guns belonged to them, that they had a right to
them, and if anybody else wanted them they
mast come and take Mem;'' that as to the laws,
they were all "law and order men," that they
were there to sustain the laws against an ar
med mob, which he (Shannon) had brought from
Missouri that they were willing that any of
ticers having authority, should arrest any citizen
OF Lawrence. and try him according to law, be-
fore any legal tribunal. Shannon dered brn-
| ging Mlssourans out there, upon this, some of
his Missouri staff, fearing their pay was at
stake, flew up, and poor Shannon was obliged
to promise to see them paid under this state of
matters. Shannon knew enough, fool as he is,
not to attack Lawrence, he knew that he had
been he'd to, and began 10 tremble for the con-
/ sequences
! Saturday night the Sth, cold and rainy, in
fact one of the most disagreeable nights ever
known in Kansas. Sunday morning Shannon s
/ half frozen troops were told that Compromise
had been made with Lawrence, and they could
| &c home. Their Generals knew that after plac-
/ ing themselves as volunteers under shannon, it
would not do to disobey, and sullenIy they fol-
| lowed their troops pel-mcl, for Missouri, leav-
| ing guns and horses, and cursng Shannon for
swearing they ought to have roasted him alive"
do not pretend to have given the conversation
I between Shannon and the Lawrence men, vcr-
batim, or III full, but have given the substance.
! Thus commenced and thus ended the great
Kansas war.
| The position that the Lawrence people assum-
/ ed first, they assumed last, and they have no
more idea of obeying the cnactmcnts of that
Missouri Legislature to-day, than a month
ago. Gov. Shannon did however back out,
and the Missourians had to, or get whipped.