New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-20
FROM KANSAS.
DEFEAT OF THE MISSOURI INVASION.
Correspondence Of Tho N. Y Triburs


Tie excitement is subsidifg. he country il
and Abolitionists" Of Lawrence after all BOr
der-RUffsn courage and Platte County omuipo
tence are quoted below par. The SsxOns" Of
LawTeDce-the descendants Of the Curtis have
actually had the audacity to stand their ground
before Ivanhce's defendants the "Eormans' o.
Missouri. Let The RiehmOnd Examiner look to its
theory. If Nortbersers are OF tue lineage OF
GuItb, and SOntherners of the house of Ivanboe,
this invasion Of Kansas is lamentsbs proof of the
degeDerbcy Of the race who came in with the
CoDqueror."
Up TO the present hour ~ O'Clock. noon.) we
have received rather gratifying news from Law
renee. 1t is as late as yesterday TUESDAY at 10
m. AT that time, two companies of AlissOurians
exclusively, numbering over three hundred men,
were encamIed at Franklin, five miles below Law
renee. A body of ore hundred and fifty were at
Lec0mptOn, and several hundreds were reported
to be stationed at Osawkee.
FrteState men are arriving at Lawrence every
hour They are well armed at tbs Yankee
Town." well drilled, aud commanded by expe-
rienced officers. Col. Jas. III. Lane is the leader
OF the Free State forces, al d his career in Mexico
is guaranty that he will make a desperate charge
at the Missourians If tie slightest provocation is
given.
They were discussing points of law a. 10 4 m.
yesterday. Col Lane sent an official message to
the Missouri Invaders that after p m. he would
not be responsible for the conduct Of his men, 1t
was rumored that the cowsrdly Yankees" iu-
tend TO seJd a peremptory message to tbs Mis-
sourians, ordering them to leave Kansas imme-
distely or prepare to fight az once. If any D.
lison epsues there will be desperate slaughter Of
Missouiisns.
The conduct of the M:sourans contests most
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beard msny Of them talk about "tbe Abolition
Its, as if we we're gang of cotton field negroes
whom it was only necessary to crack whip at to
bring into subsection. They have already found,
suspect that man may be woody head" with
out hSyirg the spirit Of slave
My friend Mr. PHILIPPE, your special Kansas
correspondent, am informed has had quite an
interesting adventure. He had bought mule to
ride to Fort hiley when the disturbances broke
out On Monday evening he rode over to the
camp of the Mss0ufiaus He was arrested on
susp ciOn end his portfolio was examined. As he
lie journalist by profession, need not siy tn vt
they found no money on his person. Fortunately
they obtained TO evidence of his connection with
THE TRIBUNE, or it might have insured him
lynchiDg ard his lyncbers realizing evidence
of the deadly properties Of Sharp's rifles.
Let me record however, one instance Of the
courage of the rabble from Missouri. A Free
State man was arrested near AtchlsOn, aud susol-
cicus papers ere said 70 be found on him. Eighty
MissGUrians, who had come over to execute their
laws were in town at the time. Several of
the valiant ruffiaps proposed to hang him. but
others Obleoted to this mode of punishment.
"Wel," said one fellow, "We'll whip him to
death anyhow" The gentleman fran whom l
received this account, was passing through Atchl-
son at The time Of this occurrence. He left S
they were preparing to lynch their victim Atchl-
son is in the County oil AtchisOn and Township 81
Shannon.
Gov Shsnrons conduct on this occasion, has
added greatly to the Indignation created by his Off
ciatipg at the late (MssOuri) "Law and Order
Convention. His proclamation was regarded as
an Intentional infammatory appeal to the Mssou-
rians Of the border counties. A petition 70 tue
President pray ing for his removal has beeR signed
by the weslthiest and most Influential citizens OF
LeavenwOrth
Fire hundred horses ,ocre ordered to be shod at
Fort LearenuoTtk yesterddy.
The people Of Lawrence have resolved to send
a deputatiOn to Washington
S-6pm-A COMPROMISE MEASURE PRO
POSED DIR Davis has Just arrived FRI IN Lawrence
A rumor prevailed there when he left, that Gov
Shannon was about to send out an or Ter, COM
mandng the men of lawrence to deliver up their
arms. He ssked DR. Robi son what they would
40 IL such a demand should be made. "Well,"
said the doctor, 81 would propose compromise
messure-kep the rifles and gire them the contents
II suoh an unprecedented order is sent by Po-
tato shannon, az they call the Governor, there can
be little doubt that the doctors clmpromlse
measure will be adopted
HELP WANTED-A copy of The Lexington
mo Express has been received. 1t contains a
telep) spbic Dispatch announcing that "The Adolf
.tiorists are threatening the lives of oil Pro
Slavery men" IL is dated Independence, (Mls-
souri,, and opens thus:
~, vu raat a. many bsles Of hemp you can spare in
your oosny"
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The hemp, suppose, is to hang us with. l re-
main az ever, a member of q party as yet un
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