The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-12-14
The Kansas Troubles.

is beginning TO be known. The first &C.
counts were telegraphic dispatches receiv-
ed through pro-slavery sources, and these
accounts made The Free.Siaie men The ag-
gres,ors. Later intelligence states the facts,
as digested by the Portland Advertiser, to
DO these:
Mr.. Dow, Free Stale man. and Mr..
Coleman, pro-slayery man, had dispute
about a claim - Mr.. Dow alleging that
Coleman was burning lime kiln and cut
ting wood on land belonging to him. AZ
ter one verbal alteration had ended. and
Dow had gone home, he had occasion to
return to blacksmiih's shop near Cole.
mans. He had been warned TO arm HIM
self m anticipation Of difficulty with Cole
man, or those about his groggery-bnt he
took no notice Of the advice. He went TO
the shop, did his business, and was going
home again, wnen he passed Coleman arm
ed with sho, gun. When he got past the
latter, he heard the click Of the lock, aud,
turning round, he received the volley OF
buck sho, in his breast from the well aimed
gun of Coleman. THIS took place at one
o'clock, and BOWS body lay by The road
side till z. NJ, when it was removed by
MIR. ,Bransop, with whom Dow had hAsn
boarding.
The following nigh, Coleman disappeared
and managed 10 have communication with
Gov. Shannon. The consequence was, the
Governor ordered Jones, the Postmaster Of
Weslpo:t, Missouri, who was made Dep
MY Sheriff for six years by Siringfellow's
Legislature, TO arrest Branson on the afiida.
vii OF three pro-slavery men that they fear
ed Branson would kill them! Branson, it
is true, would prove hard witness on the
trial Of Coleman Tor the murder Of Dow
but this is q conjecture. The narrative oil
facts concerning the rebellion proceeds {:
a number OF citizens accidentally me, Sner-
III Jones ane his posse as they were carry
ing off Branson. They stopped the sham
officials, and told BransOn 10 leave and
come with them. He did so-whiIe the
Sheriff threatened to make his appearance
again with 10. 900 men supplied BY Gov.
Shannon. The latter could not furnish
such an army al once, so he conlen,ed HIM.
self with issuing warrants against mum
Der Of leading Free State men, for being
concerned in the rescue Of Branson, and
with dispatching his inhaned accounts
and prepos,erous demands to the President.
The President hesitales abou, comply
ing with the request Of Gov. Shannon, SO
it would seem by the following, Telegraph.
ed from Washington by Dir. Greeley, to
the N. Y. Tribune:
al am assured that the President and
Cabinet recoil from the terrible responsible.
iiy Of launching the Federal troops against
the free settlers OF Kansas. Gov. Marcy
tells them that any movement Of that sort
will rum the Democratic party in all the
tree States, and cost at least the next Pres
idential election. Gen. Cass, too, hear,
is prepared TO take ground in favor of the
Free Stale men. things are looking bright.
err
We give below such other information
in regard 10 the state Of affairs in Kansas as
here come TO hand-,he first is dispatch
dated New York, Dec. 10, which appears
sinsularly confused.
Mail dates from Kansas are 10 Dec. 9th,
which state that 400 or 500 men, accompan-
led by artillery, and 1000 muskets, had
passed through Independence with The rur
pose OF assisting in the maintaining Of or
der.
A dispatch to the st. Louis Republican
Of The same date, says LAS, night about
II o'clock, the pro.slayery party encamped
on the WakaIusa, by direction oi Governor
Shannon, arrested Gen. Pomeroy as he was
passing the camp on his way nom Law
renee 10 this place, and found important
dispatches from the East upon his person.
They will probably hold him in custody un-
Ill order j. restored in the Territory. Threats
have been made b, number Of people in
the neighborhood 10 tear down the Ameri.
can Hotel in this place, under the impIes-
sion that it belongs 10 lie Emigran, Aid
Society, but the citizens will defend il, as
they know it does not.
The 400 or 500 men who are spoken Of
as passing through Independence, must be
Missourians, who, it seems, are pouring
into the territory to crush the Free State
men. One despa on from Independence.
dated Dec. 3, SAYS -
The Very Latest. There is great excite.
Inent all lhrt ugh this upper country, and
overwhelming numbers are pouring from
every direction into the territory, TO sustain
the laws.
Gen. Lane is enirenching himself and
throwing up breaslworks. He is also
burning beacon lights, which can be seen
25 miles rom Lawrence, and bids defiance.
The Louisville Courier contains des.
patch from Missouri which beirays, TO some
extent, the plans OF the pro-slavery men:
WEsroS, Mo-, Nov. 80, p. M. The
greales, excitement continues to exist in
Kansas. The officers have been resisted
by the mobocrats. and the interposition Of
the militia has been called for.
A secret letter from Secretary Woodson
10 Gen. Eaton has been written, in which
the writer requests Gen. Z. 10 call for the
Rifle Company a, Platte City, Missouri, so
as not TO compromise Gov. Shannon.
Four hundred men from Jackson County,
Mo-, are now en- route for Douglas County
Kansas Territory. St. Joseph and Weston,
in Missouri, arc requested each 10 furnish
the same number OF men. The people Of
Kansas are 10 be subiugdtsd at all ka-drds.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6. The latest accounts
from Kansas represent, that 500 men, arm
ed with Sharp's rifles, were assembled at
Lawrence. They declared that they were
willing the Sheriff should peaceably search
for the escaped prisoners, and that they
would not commence hoslili,ies, but they
would act on the defensive to The last
Pomeroy, who escaped fiom his captoIs, is
now in Lawrence. II is SAID that the pro-
slavery party have 300 men in Franklin,
and 200 in Lecompte and Douglass coun'
ties. II resistance is offered TO the cxecu-
lion Of the wris, the Sheriff declares his
to await the further orders OF The
II is though, that fight will
ensue before the matter is settled.
The Lawrence Herald Of Freedom lex.
ira) Of Nov. "a, has an authentic accoun. OF
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