New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-31
RORDEI RCFFIAN ATTEMPT To PLASTER
OVER THEIR DEFEAT.
Correspondence Of The 81. Louis Republican.
IrcoMPTns, X ASsAs TERRITORY, Dec.

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JrcoNPTns. X ,Ss,s TERRITORY. Dec. l2,.
GENTLEMEN: The clouds OF war having dispersed,
and the bright beams of peace radiant WIN us eheef'u'
prospects in future beng now IN the ascendant nav
mo thrown side the paraphcrnalia Of dog OF war,
and again taken TO he pursuits OF peace and eiVlza
ton with pleasure undertake the task OF giving you
some Of the details and incidents as they actually
occurred and which will come as near putting your
readers in possession of the rent HHS as any account
Won can or may have received.
The war" broke ont about the 29h November,
occasioned by the rccapure Of prisoner ou oil me
hands of the Sheriff by party OF abonloui,ts; a!S'
o their threats TO take another out OF his custody, 10
frn hang him in defiance of law. These, with some
hurripcs and the general attitude OF deance OI
the laws the part of the Aboltloniss, occe.oned
the calling out Of the militia by Gov. shannon lpon
fine first call so many claw and Order men Of the
Territory had been threatened with attacks and feel
inc compel He'd TO remain at home TO defend their own
tresdes that small number, in comparison with that
of the Abolitieriss, who were congregetng at Law
romeo rallied to the support of the Sherin.
This fact iuhamed the AbOltionists who became ar
raut iusoeut and threatening. The houses OF prom
ment Pro-Slavery men were threatened ana hendc'u
by assemblies OF armed men in their immediate vlcni-
~ The Governor. who still remains at the shawnee
Mission beiug advised of this state OF things tele-
cranbed the President for the services Of the United
States troops on the Cd nst and on the ith he re-
crived the Presidents dispatch, advising that the
troops should be placed at his disposal so soon as Inc
necessary orders could be- prepared at the war De
nstm.nt The Governor sent copy 81 the dispatch
- Col Sumner and requested him to meet him tue
C;ovcrnori on the road to Lawrence, and which the
Colone promsed to do. Gov. shannon arrived az the
militia camp on tDe OH anu NHeiO ''A@N ~ -~
another game to pay. n Gil.
Wbcn tbe MissOurians heard that The Pro->avery
mon of tbe Territory had not turned out IN strength,
tho words to the rescue flashed from one electric
wiz 10 another and mounted dispatches flew from one
nrcc;nct 60 another; and when tov. shannon arrived
~ the Waukarusa camp, he found Lawrence be,
eaouered city, all the Abolitionis othe country cood
I'm In that city-the militia of the Territory and their
Missouri friends amounting to some twelve or fourteen
hundred men, in possession OF the whole country WIN
very aveuue to Lawrence cut oh-eveiy Abohtlonlst
boSd into his stronghold who was not taken by the
scouts Pomerov Judge johnson, DIR. Cutter, Bar
her and some eight ten other prisoners were IN the
hands of III, Pro-Savery men. Scouts ana swarms OF
ouTrlas as thew were called, who iocked TO the
camn but who would join no military organization,
ri riding the country and wherever collision took
scc the Aboltionists succumbed to the other party.
The Aboitionsts had become alarmed and were be-
Ginning 10 realize the danger they were in. White
Sag were yinc over their housss-they sent commit
&C.. IN meet the Governor and begged interview
nth him. They offered to undo al which they have
Sone and 10 do those things which they had omitted
10 DO as GOOD citizens. They were going to be pee
citizen. than they had been before or ever coud
be expected to be.
ON The other hand the excitement in the camp was
intense. The men were clamorous to be leo on 10
Lawrence before tie United States troops ar'VeS.