Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-12-12
Outbreak In Kansas.

The collision between the Free State and FRO
lSlavery parties, which has been growing more
and more imminent with every act OF either par
Ity, appears at last to have occurred The story
as it comes TO us is this That three Free. Soil
ers weni to settlers house named Coleman, wht
is pro slavery man and ordered him OH. They
were armed, and gave the man only ten minutes
TO leave in. He left for short time. but return
ed well armed. He met one Of the three men
who received his threats and attempted to shoot
! Coleman but his gan missed fire. Coleman then
shot his assailant whs died immediately. Cole
man gave himself up for trial.
A moi Of Abolitlsnists, armed win oharp.
rifles, repaired 10 Coleman's house, driving MS
wife and children off. and burned his house, and
ordered other pro slavery men to leave, and burn
ed their houses Deputy Marshal Jones arrested
the leader of the mob and obtained the names OF
twenty others. Jones is now at Lecompton with
two prisoners and fifteen or twenty assistants
The aboltioniss are gathering at LecomPton
demanding the release Of ihsir comrades and the
surrender of Coleman. The Governor has issued
proclamation calling the militia to lie assistance
of the officers.
A despatch from Independence, Me-, on the
Goth ult., says: "a messenger arrived at Shaw
nee Mission last night who states that Deputy
Marshal ones had fi;ty-two men with him at Lee
com lon He alsu states that all Lawrence is up in
arms, that the nea are drilling constantly, and
that they had in their possession five pieces Of
artillery"
The following was transmitted from Weston
Mo-, on the same day (: ''The Abolionst out
laws in Douglas county have burnt number Of
houses and driven number Of families, consist
ing of wortt otiidren to Missouri for re-
| e hot the IoIy
and order people of The Territory are rallying in
numbers to the assistance of the sheriff Of Douglas
coxnty in the execution of the laws. That officer
has by this time an overwhelming force at his
command. Sheriff Jones is acting as Deputy U.
s. Marshal for Douglas and johnson counties"
From St. Louis, ON the Sd inst, we have the
following: "Later advices have been received
from Kansas OF startling character. Governor
Shannon has telegraphed To the President the con
dition of affairs. One thousand men had arrived
| in Lawrence and rescued a prisoner from the
sheriff of Douglas county, burnt several houses,
and destroyed their property. The President is
asked by Governor Shannon To order troops from
Fort I,eavenworth to aid him in the execution OF
The laws.
DISPATCHES from Weston announce startling
Intelligence from the town of Atchson. The tree
State officers had taken possession OF important
papers, and an attack on the town was aniiclpal-
ed. Word had been sent 10 Weston for fifty
armed men,"
A despatch from the same place on the 4th
says: Accounts from Kansas state that an OF
fcer of military organization of + rec State men
was captured at Atchson. with written orders to
burn the town and murder Mclaughlin. As most
of the male population had gene to Lecompton un-
der The orders Of The Goverror,a request was sent
10 Weston, Mo. for assistance, and party leit
there last night"
Another dispatch on the 9Th says: '''The Kan
sas Free State papers give their version OF the
difficulties, FROM which il appears that young
man named Dow was shot down by Missouri
an named Coleman, who was rescued by his
friends. meeting OF the citizens was held on
the spot, which pronounced the act cold blooded
murder, and implicated some of the abettors.-
Sheriff Jones arrested Jacub Bronson, in whose
house Dow lived, but Bronson was rescued by his
neighbors, whereupon Jones sent to Pawnee fol
aid, declaring that The Go@ernor had assured him
of assistance, to the extent of ten thousand men.
fneeded."