Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-12-29

/ We learn from Mr.. j. Wileis, who arrived
in town yesterday from Lawrence, r. r., which
place he left on the 10Th inst, that Gov. Shar.
non had discharged the army of Border Rullians
who had returned to their homes, and that peace
and quiet once more reigned in Kansas. The
ruifans were very much eSasperated at the Gov
ernor when they learned that he had concluded
not to use them In an attempt to reduce the peo-
pie of Kansas to the vassalage Of Missouri
They charged his Excellcncy with perfidy, and
threatened TO visit him with their very pariicu-
, lar vengeance at some future tine. The ruiiian
army, some l 200 strong, while stationed at
Franklin made prisoners fall who passed that
way, either going to or coming from Lawrence
and as a rule robbed their prisoners Of such ar
iiclcs of value as they happened To possess -
They stopped the United States Mail. made a
prisoner OF the carrier, and detained him about
an hour, when some Of the shrewder ones came
to the conclusion that they might perhaps get
themselves into difficulty with Uncle sam, 50
they finally released their prisoner and let him
90 with the mail TO Lawrence but Mr.. ]. s.
Mott, passenger in the mail coach or wagon,
was detained as prisoner aud robbed Of a rail-
road ticket or pass which he had procured for
use 10 returning to his fnrmet home IN Michi-
gan Mr.. Mott returned with Mr. Willeis.
Mr.. Wiles assures US that not more than
fifty Of the Governors twelve hundred men were
residents Of Kansas but to make a show Of
regularity, they came acruss the Missouri line
into the Territory (leiching their arms with them
OF course) before being enrolled into service. -
That thpv wcre No. ras;Iruts 10 81, ., ;.t..., F.
the fact that after they had been dishlnded by
the Governor and had drank up all their whisky,
they took their departure to Missouri at once.
They left their camp on the OH inst
Thomas Barber, a worthy citizen residing
near Lawrence, and formerly from Gov Shan.
mons ncighborlood in Ohio, was killed BY Clark
the United States Indian AGENT on the 9th inst.
Mr. Barber, in company with acouple Of young
men, was riding out on horseback unarmed,
when the party were met by Clark, who was in
carriage with H. Ma. rue pany ~ the
carriage fired ON the others without prevention,
hitting Mr. Barber, in the back and killing him
almost instantly. The horse on which one Of
the young men was mounted was also shot
Clark is said 10 have boosted Of this dlstardly
act when he reached the ru(ian camp, saying
that he had killed one id abulitionisi, that he
saw the wool fly, &c.
Coleman, the mlrdeter Of young Dow, is still
at large, aud during the invasion was promoted 10
office 10 the camp of the marauders Governor
Shannon excuses himself for the ridiculous fig
ure he has been eating by saying that be did
not understand the position of the Free-Slate
men-n other words the people Of Kansas
that the state of things had been grossly mis-
represented to him or he never would have issu-
ed his proclamation, sc. Perhaps if he had
sought information from the people at Lawrence
Instead Of taking counsel Of outlaws and cut
throais, he might have modification Of his pres
ent position. Our informant is of opinion that
had the Governor led his rui1ians against the
people a, Lawrence he would have been badly
beaten. They were very well fortified, had a
force Of about l,000strong, with 300 OF Sharp's
rifles capable Of dischareing ten times a minute
and doing execution at a distance of one mile +:
aud from practice it has been demonstrated that
there were plenty Of men in Lawrence who
could hit a mark the siz Of a man, four times
Z in FIVE, at distance Of half a mile So. had
the Missourians marched against Lawrence they
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being cut TO pieces By the 300 Sharp's rifles be-
fore coming in range Of the 700 common rifles.
/ The story extensively circulated in Missouri
and the East that the people Of Kansas had re-
ceded from their position as a condition of being
let alone is utterly untrue and without founda-
ton; but the story had to be told as a cover for
retreat by the Governor aud his party. Indeed
there were decided signs of mu,iny in the Mis-
souri, camp until the rabble were assured by their
leaders that the people of the Territory had
made all the concessions demanded of them -
The people Of Kansas occupy precisely the
ground they occupied bifore the raid, viz that
of Law abiding citizens but they donoi rccog-
nize as laws the a,rocous acts of the sham Leg
islature forced upon them by the Missouri inva
ders, nor will they recognize as law officers the
aPpoiuiees Of that rulianly body. Governor
Shannon is said now to be disposed to side with
the people Of Kansas, and will probably take
up his residence at Lawrence.