The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-12-13
THE NATIONAL WASHINGTON D. c, DECEMBER

of the officers of the Territory, unless it oe the
| Governor, or to those of the General Govern
| ment.a
This determination is strengthened ny the
course pursued by General Lane, and $50 by
the editor of the paper at Lawrence, an few
other men of similar stripe, who are co tinual
ly making harangues to the populace, a; d urg
ing them to make preparations for fig t. On
Saturday night, Gen. Lane delivered speech
of this character, which was received tn the
| greatest demonstrations of enthusiasm.
| Governor Shannon, seeing such a ate of
things existing, very properly ordered ut the
militia of the Territory, who did not sspond
very cordially to his wishes.
Many of the citizens of the Western border
counties in Missouri, willing to aid in Qaelling
the disturbance, offered their assistance, and
are now in readiness to go to the scene Of diff
Guilty at moments warning. Many Rave al,
ready gone from Lafayette and the adjoining
counties, well prepared for the emergency.
| The Governors party were from $50 to 800
men; they are at Franklin, few miles 1istapt,
awaiting greater force.
Reports have reached US, that there are l,O00
men in Lawrence, organized and ready for re-
sistance, all armed with Sharps rifles, and
that they are entrenching themselves as rapid,
ly as they possibly can.
From another source we learn that the better
men in Lawrence say they are willing to give
up all concerned in the affair, if the legally au
thorized persons seek it; otherwise, they will
resist to desperation. Governor Shannon, in
response, said Why not deliver them to the
Sheriff or to the U. s. Marshal, who have al
ready demanded them?"
Trouble will no doubt result from it, IS much
excitement exists on both sides.
| m 10 na,p holJ
| see II some measure cannot be ad pied to
terminate the matter peacefully if posi- BILE, but
forcibly if necessary.
On Saturday, Governor Shannon al piled to
President Pierce, by telegraph, for . sistance
! from the United States troops at Fo'ts Riley
and Leavenworth, and until such aid il granted
| nothing will be done, unless the excit fment of
| the parties concerned will bring on I lie crisis
before. lfso, many valuable lives will be lost
INDEPENDENCE, Dec. 3 P. NJ
| There is great excitement all through this
| upper country, and overwhelming numbers are
| pouring from every direction in the Territory.
| to sustain the laws. Gen. Lane is entfenching
himself, and throwing up breastworks. He is
| also burning beacon lights, which can be seen
twenty-five miles from Lawrence, and bids
| defiance.
WESTON, Mo-, Dec. A.
A message was received, late yesterday even
| ing, from T. L. Abel, Esq, at Atchison Kan
sas Territory, stating that one of the leaders of
| the Kansas legion had been arrested by one of
the citizens, and important papers foand upon
him. Atchison was to be burnt dowr, and Pat
| Laughlin, who exposed the secret alb lition or
| ganization, was to be murdered. TbH citizens
of Atchison had mostly left that plat ., to Join
| Governor Thomas's forces at Lecon pton, and
| they desired company of armed zen from
Weston to help them. A company It our citi-
zens, therefore, prepared themselves and left
last night at nine o'clock, for Atchist u.
| ST.. LOUIS. Dec. 6.
The accounts from Kansas state hat eight
hundred men, armed with Sharp's ,ifes, had
assembled at Lawrence. They havs declared
themselves willing that the Sheriff should peace.
ably search for the escaped prisoners, and that
they would not commence hostiities, but act
on the defensive to the last. Pomeroy who
had escaped from his captors, is now in Law
renee. 1t is said that the Pro-Slstery party
have three hundred men in franklin and two
hundred in LecOmpton and Douglas. 1t is
thought fight will ensue before the matter is
settled.
1t will be observed that all these dispatches
emanate from Pro-Slavery sources (. that they
are vague, absurdly extravaganza obviously
intended for effect, and, in some cases, so
worded as to suggest the suspicion q at the per-
sons to whom they were addresses. were ex-
pecting them, and would UNDERSTAND them as
the signal for invading Kansas.
The first despatch is sent to the legislature
of Missouri, and requests Col. McC.~ty to com
municate it "to the friends" WI 1t friends I?
What has the Missouri Legislature to do with
the People of Kansas? The ffends are
members of the Secret Associato of Nullif-
ers Secretary Woodson, too, so az not to COM
promise Governor Shannon, sends d secret let.
ter to General Easton, calling Fl the Rife
Company at Platte city-to do VIII, t? Help a
Sheriff in Kansas to make certain rrests; and
to aid in the same object, twelve hundred Mis-
sourians, from Weston, st. Joseph; and Jack
son, are to march into the Territoril
Lately, when the Missourians dc termined to
have the county seat changed from Leavenworth,
they announced in the Missouri pa,iers that, on
the day of the election, there would be a grand
barbecue, and persons in Missouri, wishing
to attend, would be conveyed to Kansas, free
Of charge! In this way, they attracted enough
Missouri borderers to determine The location
of the county seat. So, it will se observed
on examining one of the foregoing dispatches,
that efforts Of the citizens Of Weston to
| furnish their four hundred men fr! the Subju-
| cation Of Kansas were stimulated by the very
| plausible announcement that the Abolitionists
had secret plot for numbering J aughlin and
| burning down Atchson None of he accounts
represents the force of the Free tate men at
Lawrence more than eight hume ed, and the
thing alleged against them is a parpose to re-
sist the execution of law by leriff JONES'
Now, mark--to enable Jones to xecute Kan
sas law, the friends " in the Mis9 ouri Legisa-
ture, the Platte Rife Company, Is Give hundred
men from Jackson, Weston, an(s st. Joseph
| all Missourians, besides recruits ON the other
neighboring counties of Missouri, are to march
into Kansas, and place themsel es under the
command of Governor Shannon Wonderful
zeal for law and order Disinterdted patriots
| But, the wise and good Shannon where is he :?
In the Territory, doing his duty? On the spot
where the alleged disorder exis' !, determined
to ascertain the facts, and emf nee the law
| Not he-he betakes himself to NNestport, Mo-,
and with might and main second, the Internal
plot of the Propaganda. CreditI or pretend
| ing to credit the evidently lying umors which
reached him, he sends the folio, ing despatch
| to Washington:
WEsTPoRT, Mo-, lee l, 1855.
/ desire authority to call on the United States
| forces at Leavenworth, to preserve the peace
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