New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-13

| o.er' a1c VINO Was evidently dfcentteh bordl
Iuinsn informed them that be was going up ~ fer y
Leconp,on. tear which be hsd clam that .me
ocd, rad been eu .rosehing on. He meant to Get
ue mat business first, ard teen be was going down
% Lawrence "a wait the orders Of Gov Sh.unoa
So' u enforcing The laws of the Legislature of the
ZION From oDe OF these gentlemen learned
,LSl SnsLnOn had declared there would DO IF zen
nunoreu nien marching on La ~rence A pleasant
| iltte Tseni're incident was slso related ws,ch 7
gise for what it is worth. II savers |. Lt,,s 80 !.
cSe, but II Is not altogether inc ,nss,eot with the
| .Ottce0en's oil the gentlemen. Ii vas that shan
no. and Secretary WOodson I'D PLAYED zane of
"s.v,>u up ~ which shoulS 40 no 10 tend r.
the yreDce difficulty, and that Shannon had
played so wre'chedy that Woodson won is and
has TO come ".
All day, II dsy, there ass been good deal OF
excitenent, ard constant minors; first that three
huntreo men of The Pls,te County bows bad crossed
the Missouri River at the Delaware Ferry. and
were marching to Lawrence, across the Delaware
Reserve. This latter story, though possible, does
not appear to be well authenticated; but IL s GER
tain that men are coming up this way, and going
to Lecomptop. from Missouri. l went down this
afternoon to FranAhn and met several email com
paIies OF Missourians who We're on the way up.
Some had gone up to Lecompton, and found quse
q company csmped at Franklin bat not more thsa
ffty, should think How many have goac 40
TO LecomptOn know not, hut BY examining those
on the road as to the number Of those men who
have come up from the direction of Westport
within the past thirty hours, learn that they
will not make more than one hundred and ffy
With those already up. and the workmen ct Le-
compton, together with the Tow Pro- slavery men in
this part of the Territory, do not think force Of
much over two hundred stons has yet been agxre-
gated, and with that they Will hardly venture to
attack Lswrerce met Sec. Woodsop, this after-
noon, going up to Lec0mpton. but whether in coz
pleo 1t that unfortunate game OF I" seven up" l
lnpot say.
The camp of the invaders at Franklin was a.
odd spectacle about eighty yards back Of the
main street or thOroDghare q semicircular row
of wagons snd carriages was cra~n up, aud in the
curve OF that lie were many OF these IN Maudrrs,
sOme sitting some standing. and some stretched at
full length Several were examining their arms,
chiefly smooth bored gums and revolvers, bat the
majority had evidently been "primiog the nsclves
rather than their pieces. Whatever curses they
might have pronounced sgainst the Free-Stats
men before they started, their anathema msraa-
athas seemed ct the present time To be chiefly
vented against the portion of their Own fraternity
who were "coOing 10 come" mad that te
knorn ,rist,nn Of Shsrp's mites IN and about Lsse
renee OPERATES beautifully, and has highly saIstary
effect. Several of these Msourians have beea
cursDg these abOminsble rifles" In manner
that proved coDcluslyey they were siocere II 10
quite likely that the Missouri forces In Franklin
and LecOnpton may receive sufficiency of rsen-
forcements to justify them in attacking Lawrence.
begin to suspect, however, that they haze mOst
whole some regard for their personal safety. Al
though Jones has had his emissarass at work for
four or five days, the Free-State men here have
made no effort to secure aid FROM distance. even
In the Territory. / believe few OF the mill.
tary companies within ten miles OF Lawrence
lave volunteered to come in il they are wmted.
and will be on hand II needed, but this 10 oil.
Business goes on here with but little interruption
on account of the anticipated hostities. The
Free-State men still maintain the same steady
Ioey If United States officers coDe here to
make arrests they will submit quietly, even though
n, arly every ono of these IL known 60 be the
tool Of the Pro Slavery interest. But II Tho Mis-
souri officers forced on them by the bogus Legs
lature dare act they will be cot at defiance
Even then II il their intention to let the recslcse
horde Of sdventurers who are eDcamped srounA
1 awrsnce enter the town unmolested, aud not 10
proceed to violence until the attach of these men
makes it self defense. The Free State men are
thus prudent, bat should war ensue, which God
forbid, am of opinion that these invaders will
get drubbing that will teach them 10 stay at
home The Frre-st~te blood IL up. Those whess
rights have been so Of en- aud 30 grievOasy tram.
Piled upon have determined TO maintain them, aad
that n0n il the cOnvesient season"
Should Govern Saannon, and tho MissOurians
who are 80 anxious to aid him In carrying out
those obnoxious laws that he recently declared
in Leavenworth he " would enforce" fail In get.
ting toge Their force enough to make even Law
renee alone succumb, il will be an awful back
down" This has been assumed as the duty and
determination of the present Territorial Govern
men and the first effort to thus sustain IL proves
q failure, it will be ruinOus TO such policy and
such Government Tbis 10 keenly felt by those
reckless men, and hence the convulsiye effort they
will make to carry their point may involve the
Territory in violence aud boodshed.
have no desire and no motive to exaggerato or
underestimate the facts The conduct ofthess
Pro Slavery men is worse than any thing could
hope to obtain credit for, were to invent Q
case; and however anxious / may be 10 go tho
Territory settled BY peaceable men, this sentiment
cannot drive me to conceal facts OF such grave No
ment, and which threaten to involve the ctzcos Of
Kansas in deadly strife. The storm may. indeed,
blow BY at present, but the terror which the
FREQ State men can inspire is their greatest 10.
cWity.
II is low midnight on the last day Of November.
So far the attack has not been made, and will not
be made to. night Should ii be tomorrow, thOse
who have learned that squatter Sovereignty, -
tnupcisted by the Kansas Nebraska bill, 10 q mis-
cradle delusiOn," will give their invaders Q
touch of "sqaatter Sovereignty" % csa.ciated
by Sharp's rifles.
LAWRENCE, OK. IT, Dee. 1, noon, 1855.
So far all has been still and quiet to-day. 1t 10
reported that the arrests will be made By Jones
this afternoon believe the parties be intends to
.r,a.t are none of them in Lawrence at the pres