New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-29
from Our Special Correspondent.

nv way doTl TO the Waubarusa To the camp ~ the
invaders did not go doun on Sunday, bat RI
mors came up that they had zen: on. patrols - all
the fords on he Wsul srusa, and other screams
in the vicinity Of Lawrence, and that all passen
eers and teams were searched, arms taken fro n
those passing, and provisions and her articles
intercepted Fearful runners were circulated as
TO tie retbfoIcemeDts joining those below sud In
order to know positively BIO" much truth there
WAS in these, got pony, wiTy little S1etlaod
bslons;rg to Capt. HON of one of the vsluOteer
cempabit,, and started for the camp.
Passing through Franklin, observed that there
was now no regular camp 10 the village but the @
were some ffty or sixty idiers from the camp be-
low drinking aud lCofng arolnd the place for
lack Of something better, or wOIse, to do. They
watched me more closely as l passed tbsn usual
but did not mol, slime. Immediately below Frank
lin the uplsId prairie breaks, and broad, fiat bot
ton, covered With very luxuri6n grass, stretches
between tie tlope and the II nber th4. skirts the
Waukarusa. AS L desceLded the slope saw a
hoJstman before NE. Numerous other parties
were gallopDg across The plain in every direction,
but he Was travelling alone, aud at u moderate
pace. l overlook and saluted him RE was
mounted on powerful gray horse, had a long rifle
thrown across tho saddle before BIN, and couple
Of pistol holsters In appearance he was cross
of the gentleman and "Border Rufisb !" only
= slightly sinister expression gave the la ter The
prepoDdtIaDce. He was a stropgy-built man,
ard well equipped for travel. II was Marshal
Jones
II ia not Surprising that the c,nversation imme-
dately turned upon the events that were occurring
He spoke with good deal of Si0tictive feeling,
and whtn urged the danger of pfecptatiog hos
Titles, and told him that it was question of
immense moment TO the Vhole country, ana might
even jeOpsrdze the safety Of the ULioR-
"D-n the Union" ne said. ave have gone in
for peace long enough. We have got 10 Fl. ut ,me
time or other, and may as we'll do it now. We
have got the law and the authorities on our side,
and we will take that town"
But consider" i urged, ait will not end here
Even grsntiog you can defeat the men in Law
reIce, tAty hsse friends elsewhere who may re-
cent it, If tie MissourisDs are killed, ,heir rela-
tives will seek to SyeDge them, aud 80 vito the
others. Civil war is fearful thing aod, when the
fame begins, none can know ~hsre it will end
DO rot IKE TO see Americans fighting with each
other"
"Lool stranger" said he, "you speak too
l
has got to come. Look at these Outrages houses
burned ard property destroyed, the laws set at
defiance, and men who were arrested for crime
taken from the Cficels of justice"
Ard yet" Isnswered, "there is no more or
derby, law abiding people 1an >es.o yf I--ssr-noe
haze .h Hsfn 81 M
of them al all denJ that the people Ct La ~re1ce
or the Frfe.erate people Of the Territory co u
mite those outrages, or cODDised at them; they
In dom 49, AM ia A 4 he
was concerned it was MAZE under very peculiar
circumstaDces, that would i'll all probability justify
the measure before any court OF law. at all
events, If there are guilty parties, let the of
the law settle it-let the guilty be puni he'd bat
do not let the innocent suffer with them"
care you net in favor of etfoicDg the Lag
Are you not Law and order loving mani They
have ress ed the laws, and there must be force to
compel them
II AIN q law and order, UhiOn.lOvipg man,
hope but LOt to the extent of enforcing the Ia VS.
In dispute. Why not leave il to Congress- as they
about 10 assemble Common law and the United
States authority, the people Of Lawrence will never
retist, nor Willingly resist the LAYS Of even that
Legislature. by force"
IT'S no use talking these laws have got to be
enforced, and We have got to fight. We have
200 men in the camp down there, "a false hood, BY
the BY there 10 large reinforcement coming on,
ttat Will arrive tonight or tomorrow, and the
Platte County people will be here All Of these
troops, Sir, are enrolled ard accepted by the Gov
ernor They are here to enforce the laws, and by
G. they do it. We have got the law with US,
and al this matter has been arranged by long heads
wko know what they arc about We shall in ist
that the PEOPLE Of Lawrence give up these fifteen
men to w. AID also that they give up their Sha5p's
rifles and other arms, and We viii destroy tho big
hstel"
But you cannot expect compliance With those
man AZ
The guns they will not give up, especially when
they are mensced."
"weI, d-n them, well make them"
"Wtll, cannot hope and pray for your sac
cess"
what :" and bis eyes llsh.ened up more fierce
ly. "do yen mean that you will hope AND pray for
the other sjde7" and as he spoke he litted his
rife little on his arm; il might have been
merely for . change Of POSITIONS might have
been menace. /, merely by chance, l0osed the
lower button OF my OyercOst, inside Of whoh were
my revolver, and changing the subjecs, Ipointed
10 the plain we were trsversing, and sid:
This 10 q very rich bOttnm-it wsuld make
fine meadow, or would IL not suit for the p,oduc-
ton Of hemp? am not much acquainted with
Its culture"
He did not respond to my remarks very cheer
fully, bat Understood ne had tod him was
an lhinoisias and an editor, and travelling over
she country He cautioned me as friend sgsust
speaking so freely when went below, % there
were many fellows who wclld tIcable me-. /
thai ed hin. As we approached the camp he
said se was soifg there, bu. as oouh not be
would see ne over the creek. Their was guard
there asked why, and tse necessity OF placiag
restrictions on travellers. he said they were act
ing under the Governors orders, that they could
let DO ore pass without examining him, sod that
be would 90 TO the fort With me-, ah1 Sc, me over
Az spprcA .hcd it, / ob'erved sou- half DOZEN
armed nltn rupnsgisg ard searching couple OF
Wspons loaded wild narcnaDdse aud saw b. an