Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-24
From KunHs.

We lsarn from Mr.. J. Wiliets, who arrived
| in tnwn yesterday from Lawrence, X. T.,
which place he left on the 10th instant, that
j Governor Shannon had discharged his army
( of border rufians, who had returned to their
homes. and that peace and quiet once more
reigned in Kanzas. The ruffians were very
much exasperated at the Governor, whenth
learned that he had concluded not to use them
/ in an attempt 10 reduce the people Of Kanzas
to the vassaage of Missouri. They charged
/ his Excellency with perhdy. and threatened
! to visit him with their very particular VEN
| geance at some future time. The rufian army
some 1900 strong, while stationed at Frank
Ain, made prisoners Of ell who passed that
way, either going to q coming from Law
renee, and as a rule robbed their prisoners of
such articles of value as they happened to
possess They stopped the United States Mail,
made prisoner of the carrier, and detained
him about an hour, when some of the shrewd-
er ones came to the conclusion that they might
perhaps get themselves into difficulty with
Uncle Sam, so they finally released their pris-
oner and let him go with the mail to Lave
renee, but Mr.. ]. S. Mott, passenger in the
mail coach or wagon. was detained as pris-
oner, and robbed Of a railroad ticket or pass
which he had procured for use in returning to
his former home in Michigan. Mr.. Mott re.
turned with Mr.. Willets.
Mr. Willets assures us that not more than
fifty of the Governors twelve hundred men,
were residents of Kanzas but TO mako a show
Of regularity, they come across the Missouri
line into the Territory Qetching their arms
with :hem) before being enrolled into service.
That they were not residents, is also evident
from the fact, that after they had been disband-
ed BY the Governor, and had drank up all
their whisky, they took their departure to
Missouri at once. They left their camp on the
9th inst
Thomas Barber, worthy citizen, residing
near Lawrence, and formerly from Governor
Shannons neighborhood in Ohio, was killed
by Clark the United States Indian agent, on
the 9th instant. Mr.. Barber, in company
with a couple of young men, was riding out
on horseback unarmed, when the party were
met by Clark, who was in carriage with DIR.
I Wood. Tie party in the carriage fred OH the
others without provocation, hitting Mr.. Bar
ber in the back, and killing lin almost in
stantly. The horse on which one of the Young
men was mounted, was also shot. Clark is
said to have boosted of this dastardy act when
he reached the ruffian camp. saying that he
had killed one id abolitionist, that he saw
the wood fly, &c.
Coleman the murderer of Mr.. Dow, is still
at large, aud during the invasion was promot-
ed to office in the camp of the maraude1s. =
Governor Shannon excuses himself for the
ridiculous figure he has been cneting by saw
ing that he did not understand theSpostion of
the Free State men-in other words, the peo-
| pie of Kanzas-that the state of things had
been grossly misrepresen ted TO him, or he
never would have issued his proclamation
| Perhaps if be had sought information from
| the people at Lawrence, instead of taking
counsel of outlaws and cut threats, he might
| have saved himself the modification of his
| present position. Our informant is of opinion,
| that had the Governor led his ruffiaus against
| the people at Lawrence, he would have been
| badly beaten. They were well fortified, had
force of about one thousand strong, with
1 three hundred of Shapes rifles, capable OF
| dischsrging ten times minute, and doing ex-
1 ecution at distance OF one mile; and from
| practice it had been demonstrated that there
were plenty of men in Lawrence who could
hit a mark the size of man, four tmesin tive,
at distance of half mile. So, had the
MissourianS marched against Lawrence, they
would have stood "a right smart chance oil
being cut to pieces by the three hundred
Shapes rifles, before coming in range of the
seven hundred common rifles.
The story extensively circulated iu Missouri
ohu eile LAST tnas ehe peopie ol hdlizas nae
receded from their position, as condition Of
being let alone, is utterly untrue, and withou
foundation; bat the story lad 10 be told as q
cover for retreat for the Governor and his par.
ty. Indeed, there were dec ed signs of mu-
tiny in the Missouri camp until the rabblt
were assured by their Il adeis that the people
of the Territory had made all the concessions
demanded OF them. The people Of Kanzal
occupy precisely the ground they occnpieC
before the raid, viz: that of law abiding citi
gems; but they do not recognize as laws, the
atrocious acts of the sham Legislature, forced
upon them by the Miss ,uri invaders, nor vii
they recognize as law officers, the appointee
of that body. Governor Shannon is sold now
to be disposed to side with the people of Kan,
zas, and will probably take up his residence
at Lawrence.--N. Z. Tribune.