The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-29
From the Missouri Democrat of the 2Oth.
No War i'm KanSaS-Sharp'S Ri
fles still i'm Lawrcnce-The Mis-
SOuriaNS March Home.

We had an interview last evening with
Gen. Shankland, just returned from the scene
of the late difficulties in Kansas, giving us
very interesting information of the presen;
position of affairs in the territory. He in
forms US that the report published in the ci-
" yesterday afternoon of the surrender of
their arms by the people Of Lawrence is to-
tally incorrect The propositions of peace
came from Atchison and Shannon, at a coun-
Gil held in Lawrence last Friday and Satur-
day, at which treaty of peace was conClu
ded. To the demand made upon them to
obey the laws and deliver up the arms, the
people of Lawrence responded by protesting
their constant willingness to do the former,
but fatty refusing to yield the latter point
On these terms, hostilities terminated, and
the Missouri troops received orders on Sun
day morning to disband. The MissourianS
were armed with revolvers and double-barrel-
ed shot guns, and were for the most part
mounted. They were encamped at Waka-
rusa, on the road from Lawrence to West
port, six miles from the former place, and at
Lecompton on the Kansas river ten miles
west OF Lawrence, being at no time more than
six hundred strong at Wakarusa, or more
than two hundred at Lecompton. The free
state men amounted to seven hundred in
two hundred or more could easily have been
gathered from the adjoining country. and
were therefore in no fear of the result had a
collision unfortunately arisen.
The dsbanding gave rise to general muir
murs and execrations of Shannon among the
Missouri troops. Most Of them reached
Westport on Sunday night, having suffered
intensely during the previous night from a
terrible storm of rain, snow and wind, which
terminated in piercing cold They lost ma
ny horses, some having strayed away, and
others having died at Westport from fatigue.
At Westport they threatened to tear down
the Hotel at Kansas City, and a committee
from that place was appointed 10 go to
Westport to remonstrate, the inha bltants de-
,erninng to defend the hotel at all hazards
should the remonstrance fail of effect. No
demonstration, however, was made. We
learn moreover, that the report Of the shoot
ing of two or three of the free 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 was riding along the road
when he was called to by party, of which
Major Richardson was one, and commanded
20 halt. He was afterwards taken by com
pany Of the Lawrence dragons into Law
renee.
Lieut.. Boyce, of Lexington, was, on the
Friday night before last, with party of $50
sent to the south side of the river, opposite
Lawrence, for the purpose Of reconnoitering.
While there he arrested General Pomeroy, OF
the free state party, who was trying to make
his way on that side with dispa ches to the
General Government at Washington. They
rode along with him for two miles without
suspecting his character, his name being the
same as that of some Baptist minister liv-
ing in the neighborhood. Something finally
aroused their suspicious papers of impor.
tance were found on his person. and he was
a taken 70 the camp at Wakarusa.
The papers seized are supposed to have
been memorial to the president and senate
of the United States, copies of which are
now in possession of General Shankland