Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1855-12-14

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his claim, near New Hickory Point. Cole
man Killed one of his assailapts, when a
mob gathered, lrove him and several other
settlers of, and burned their houses. The
ring leader in the affair bad been arrested
Gov Shanpon had called out the militis
| and mana Missourians had gone to offer their
services to restore order. The people Of
l4awrance are under arms and have FIVE
pieces OF artillery A nutaber OF houses
have been'burnt III Douglas county, ard
several families driven to Missouri The
Law and order people Of TIA territory are
rallying in large numbers tc assist the Sheriff
IN the execution Of the Law. Sixteen
houses have been burnt al Hickory Point,
and number of citizens are missing.
The KANSAS QUESTION IN WASHINGTON.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun writes under date Of Dee.
| 4th
/ Gov. Shannon may have acted upon false
or exaggerated complaints, and there is also
reason to believe, that it was intended to
create row just at the moment of the or
ganization of Congress. Gov. Shannon;
being now armed by the United States, may
so5use his authority as to quiet the agitation,
if any pervails, or to increase and aggra-
yate it.
| 1t is not stated in the despatch of Gov.
Shannon what particular laws nave been re-
sisted by the inhabitants, but Il is known
that portion of them regulate all the laws
Of Tie Territorial government, though they
do not resist their exesution By violence.
They do not sue for Certain before the jns-
iees, nor resort to the courts Of probate.
But have understood that they intended
to resist the actual execution Of the 18th
section of the scdition law, which provides
for the punishment of any person with 6ne
and imprisonment who may in words spoken
deny that slavery exists legally ih Kansas.
A person was convicted under this act,
aud the free State people had determined
not to resist the law until senteace could
be passed, when they would Interfere TO
prevent its execution. So it Is possible
that this is the cause of the present dis-
turbanees.
The Kansas question is to be The absorb
ing one of the House of representatives,
that is, if We SHOULD have House
Sinsh the above was in type, we have re-
ceived the Washington Uaaon of the 9th
inst, from which we copy the folling:-
Rumors have passed into circulation 70
the effect thar the President has authorized
the employment of the troops of the United
States in the Territory of Kansas to aid the
local authorities in the execution Of the
laws. No such authority has been given.
In order to show exactly what has transpi-
red, we have obtained permission to pub
lish the following dispatches:
WEsTPoRT, (Mo.,) Dec. |, 1885.
desire authority to call on the United
States farce at Lcavenworth TO preserve the
peace of this Territory, to protect the
Sheriff of Douglas county, and enable him
10 execute the legal process in the hands.
IF tue laws are not executed civil war is in
eyitable.
An armed force Of one thousand men,
with all the implements of war, it is said
are at Lawrence. They have rescued a
prisoner from the Sheriff; burnt houses and
threatened the lives of citizens. Immediate
assistance is desired. This is the only
means to saye bloodsbed Particulars by
mall WILSON SHANNON.
To his ExcelIency FRASKLlN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1850.
| Your despatch received. All the power
vested in the Executive will be excrted 10
preserve order and enforce the laws. 0G
the receipt of your letter the preliminary
measures necessary to be taken before call
ing out troops will be promptly executed,
and you will then be fully advised.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
To Wilson SHAN NON, Governor Of The
Territory of Kansas
The Kaugas Free State papers give the
following account of the difficulties in the
Territory
| A young man % years of age, named
| Dow, while at blacksmith shop where sew
eral tufiahs had congregated, was deliber-
ately shot by one Coleman. Au attempt
was nsadc ID arrest the murderer, but through
the aid of his abettors, lie escaped to Mis-
souri,. A meeting of the citizens was con-
yened upon the spot where the murder was
committed, and enquiry made into the facts
OF the case They pronoupced the act q
coId-blooded murder on the part of Cole
man, and charged Ha8us, Burkley, Moody
and Wagner as accessories. A series Of
resolutions we're passed by the Committee
appointed to investigate. Still further