Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-12-11
Kansas AGeirs.

We urc enabled q sivo only q very
condensed tsa,emsn. Of events thsl ."
.ranspiringin Kansss.
1 The esdy part Of last week brought
reports that on open issue bad been
made, and that Civil War existed 10 the
Territory. All reports seem 10 confirm
the fact lhot Tho Free State men arc fully
arm cd, and ready 10 rePsl on, attacks
.ha, may be made upon them. ...,.
Gov. SHANNON is reported to be at the
head Of some 200 or 800 men, but 10
waiting reinlorccments, before he at'
tempts 10 "execute tho laws" The gil
Of the matter. seems to be. that the Free
State men reiuseto recognize tho author.
i,y Of sheriffs attempted to be set over
them for six years by The late Lcsisla.
ture. t..,.1 ,s.-
II sppenrs from an able end sensible
article in the ST. Louis Intelligsneer, Of
the 5lb inst, that Gov. SHANNON has
called upon the Governor Of Missouri,
to furnish troops to put down the Free
State men in Kansas. The article ami.
madverls most severely upon the con.
duct OF Gov. SHANNON, for calling out
Tho Militia, and significantly ssks. II
Gov. SHANNON did not know that with
party lines drawn 80 strictly bet,ose',
Free State, and Pro.Slapery men, in
Kansas, ii Was utter madness 10 sum.
mon one party 10 put do,on The other?
that "it was like using powder to put
out fire."
Ii is said that there are eleren hundred
Free State men assembled at Lawrence,
armed with Shsrp's rifles, and Colts re-.
volvers, with also five pieces Of cannon,
that they are entrenching themselves, and
preparing for the combat with The pro.
slavery army from Missouri, command i.
ed by Gov. SHANNON. Gov. SHANNON
has also called upon The President TO
place under his disposal The U. S. forces
at Fort Leavenworlh, in order to put
down the "Squatter Sovereigns" that are
now engaged in the work Of forming
q free State. The President had not, o,
our last advices, made any orderlo for call
ing out The troops. Tho Fort Leaven.
worth correspondent Of the 81. Louis
Democrat, under date Of November 28th,
states that 40 pro.slavery men, from
Georgia, had Just arrived in Kansas, senI
there by Shareholders, free Of charge, 10
aid in planting the "Pa,riarchal lnsti'
tuition" upon that Territory.
The Richmond Enquirer, and other
Southern papers, recommend that the
Shareholders should form league and
pay the expense Of pro.slavery emisrants
10 Kansas. This is certainly ouldoins
New England, they only "aidcl" the
emigrants.
Petitions are said to be in circulation
throughout Kansas 10 President Pierce,
asking him TO remove SHANNON from his
office; but WILSON SHANNON is a true
exponent Of the policy Of the President,
in regard to slavery in Kansas, and he
will mot be likely to be removed.
The following lelegraphic dispatches
are the latest items we have from Kan.
sas:
Later from Kansas.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 6.-Bya dispatch from Yves.
ton, we have the following account from the
seat Of war. Eight hundred men, armed with
Sharp's rifles are at Lawrence, and they say
they can raise three thousand more. They are
willing that Sheriff Jones shoali peaceably
search for escaped prisoners, and that they will
not commence hostililies, but will act on the
defensive to the last. Pomeroy is now at Law.
renee. having escaped from his captors. 1t is
said that the Pro. Slavery party have 800 mer
at franklin, and 200 at Douglas and Lacomp
ton. Jones was 10 execute writs on prisoner.
Yesterday, and if resistance was Offered, woult
await further orders from the Governor.
II is thought there would be fight before
matters were settled. No y. S. troops hat
been ordered out.
Notwithstanding that Civil Warts rag
ing on the borders, waged by the minion
Of the Slave power, still we are told tha
there is some potent virtue in "Squatte
Sovereignty" that the Baltimore Con
vention agreed to call it Democra,ic.-
We know that President Pierce has re
garded "fdelity to the Kansas. Nebfask'
acts, as test Of democratic orthodoxy
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