New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-22
THE INVASION OF KANSAS-A BORDER RUF-
FANS VIEW.
INTERESTING PARTICULARS.

from Lexington MO- Express
EXPRESS OFFICE, Dec. 7, 1852
On Sunday morning last, tgo of our townsmen,
MetT1s James S. Ligh ner and William Liner OK iet
orr 81 " for Kansas Territory. They traVeled 'Aa Two
- car,sge and took with them negro SriVer oe-
lons;.s, "a NJ IJobtper. On Monday evening" they
arrived at he Wakarusa river, where lucy melo nos
st the ord over tba river by guards eAoneo .S
by Gen Sricklre the commander OF TOO Iuioe' SL:I
on, ~ Inc Governor Of Kansas 10 support oDefln
Jmee In execution OF wfiis IN his possession, anu !o
ober ourposes. Upon giving me counleisisn W. ~
which icy hsd been supplied tney were % 800 "
nsss Tb.ir course being in the direction oil the te"n
81 Law nenoe the quad told them that tue Aooito
lists would not sliOH them to eater tns' Iowh Nos
ing dsunte6 a. this tnsy pursueo tneu COURSE s Oh
teied the town OF Lawrence nile oe'o'e s""1o W
ne streets we're fusd with people. The consl'u-
tion ,dopted by the bogus Topeka Convenuon was
Just beng pub nhed ara do S nr;v , Of en-
fefipg the town. Their approach was pTooaoy nooo-
sorytd and ihsy drove right up ioto the center o. tue
place In a moment they were snrr9uooeu oy io"' Vi
ave buadrtd men, all armed, aud Who sppeareG uu'
essN and excl "a at the sud zen appear ance' ICON
ironiry they were saOwn 70 puhhc mousse "ne'o lucy
wee tod they could say, and when tney go, out e5
sbsi- - isgs Inc A bStoBifts crowded around, ana
IgaDtss IN, know who they wee, wsere tney cane
iron, aud what they wanted lhese qaeSoo1s
,re, 81, syvereA-th.y came ftem Lexington, hlssond,
and tbsy hso cone into tee terr'oiy 20 $50 bs5
Tie fuss Was about AMI Gha was gong on. Iaey nno
not Gene to make any disturbance. but wers
men, sno IteBoed 10 sPend ne nign, Ia e"g wv,
TIE sUhect OF tXi. IL 2 tr0uD"s lhl0NA., DNNN'1S
The tuhieet " cor vsrf atiop and Mr. hch'laY et1
he thonshi al the d,ficvty erOse from msuuoeI
stanoiog, sad Ss.esea that COlemsn Eayiad DOW sn9
shO bun. Our frieods led them wnai Lucy lu's9lS1
doinE add shat q we're excited ahouts tee aoSu,
fjonirE answered that they excited aud erorseu
nj the OufTas nica hsd been cOmmu5d and a. tne
auest II BrsEs'I. TttY ead, too that there was no
Ieu, Ia III TeTi'ory, asi they aid not recognize
Love- authority a. sheriff and hat they we're de.eT
siped The laws passed BY The Legislature should not
be enoictc. .,-I;.A o.o.-..s, -. n.
Dsyis irdse St.ith, a mao nsned shoemAker, snd
s,,bsrs n IVES ssd tho. Is 0oa'd be impossible for
Ittisoo or S-io & 70 20 cove 70 Lawrence aud 70
WV live They said 6bo that II they oon,d have
~. Ia ~ Gov Shannon bsfOle the Border Ratlians
- tLsv could have made tol'T9b,y decent man OF
-, Ln3 he VA one az those doughtaced men whose
en,as eta were molc ed exclusively by The co neany
he kept - ..,,. b,, .e,a too
lac 10 hear the resolutions reae, nor could teey una
ont their purporf As far ss t9ey could gaher, tae
oh;se of Ire meehog appeared 10 oe to urge al tno
Citizens az the iowa 10 pia the military com oanies
which had been formed, aud 70 report themselves oy
: O'clock next morning Several speesoes we're nHoe
sd All burt entd with abuse Of the Border hniiaas
One nertsn was called for, Sbose name ihty eoad not
nms YER and who Ia Response ssid be haa 2s' 90 ne
mp from Kansss, tina. he hsd been SICK Oh 'is way