New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-17
KANSAS.
The INvADERs-A MRETING-McCREA.

SATURDAY niIht bas closed tbe anxious week III
Lawrence, and still the dresdful chance OF war
has been sverted wrote this morning, and then
haa almost concluded that the threats OF strife hsd
blown over. and was about 70 thank Providence,
the energy of the Free-StAte men and Sharp
rifle Nhen little further observation suggested
that such thanksgiving be deferred until its sub,
ject be realized This forenoon immortal Sheriff
Jones rode into town Poor ran, be was per-
fsctly safe so long az he behaved himself, but he
coBported himself with the air of a hero and SIT
bolt upright on bis horse with q stern look, as if
he had swallowed poker or was charging the
Russians on the Chernaya. Whether his defiant
attitude or the folly of sew boys was the provo
cstiye 10 laugh and boot, | know not bur il
greeted him from three four youths as he passed
a corner. He set back his shoulders and looked
heroic, and riding round the back CT block, trOs
ted of toward tbs ravne. and was soon seen gal
Looping up the hill in the distanse-gone, no doubt,
to tell Of the wonderful escape he had made from
the lawless Yankees he was evisently on tour
ofobseryaon, and has gone up to-day to LeconPten,
where some kind determination Of Coleman, the
murderer, is 10 be had on Monday.
To dsy letters were received from Free-State
men residing rear the Missouri border, warning
the people of Lawrence that several hundred men
from Missouri had gone up, or were on the way,
and volunteering assistance. Two companies of
volunteer rlfeueL. one from Palmyrs, the other
from Ottowa Creek, came in 70 aid 10 rte defense
of Lawrence IL is not deemed advissbl. ~ send
for assistance Until there is more certsinty that
there will be need Ut IT, or there would have been
-. DO, IA a -
learned that the firm Of Hutchinson. Harlow X
Co. who do q very large business here, sold only
hundred collars worth to day. Business q al
Kinds has tuiiered and will suffer for few days
or until the threatened invasion blows over.
In a time of wsrlike uncertainty ruuoV fly
thick as Autumn lesves. Ii is therefore difficult
to estimate anything from report some OF these
are correct, others are exaggerated, and some
sprir from frightened imagination. | therefore
ebdeayor to ascertain for myself as much as pos
sible and have been flying about like Jack 10 the
box all the week. l was down 10 the invaders
camp to day. have been down so often that they
regarded my movements very susplcously Be
fore reached the town ofFranklln met couple
of ox.wagons with three men in one and two ia the
other There is an indescrlbabe something IN the
appearance of these invading blaekguards that
conveys the fact OF who they sre better thar even
the mysteries of masonry There was little in
either wsgon-a box of provisions, few guns
the long, heavy Western rifle aud shot guns-a jug,
which might have contained mOlssses, but was
probably whisky AS most OF the army OF lnya-
sion arrived on horses and in horse-wagons, was
anxious to know how far these OK Transfers had
come. | gave them situation and reaed up
they also halted and returned it.
Are there many of the boys coming sp'' L
asked very blandly.
Should guess there was, said one.
ga hn tn he
pcious, got out Of their wagons and came up close
10 me. "You ain t. pause - are you Yankee :"
asked one of them.
"WeI, no am an Ilin)issn" | answered,
smiling
One of the interrOgstors appeared to be satisfied
and said "Oh, / knew you was all right Knew
Twas sill right Good heavens what compl-
ment to the people of Illinois to suppose they could
sJmpsthize with these yillainous border thieves.
Tue nan who thought and Illinois all right
grew very communicative; told me that they had
come from the neigh oorhOod of Independence and
were four days out that many men had started
before them and good many more were preparing
to follow, and that they had come up 10 help the
Governor the immortal shannon
Another man who had alighted from one OF the
wagons came up and asked say, stranger :!
what sort O. guns is them Shsrps rifles You've
seen them, hsin't you
"Terrible gums" said, shaking my head !;
although | could hardly refrain from laughing,
while thought the inventor was likely to get at
least sc much credit as he deserved. | parted
company with these men, and as thsy drove of
With their slow teams 1 could not help thioking
that they would be in nice situation should their
bullying comrades involve them in a fight, which
would end in retreat. The road | was on was
the military road from WestpOrt to Fort Riley
and it certainly looked like military road this
forenoon horse. wagons, bugges and horsemen.
Some of these were going up 10 LecOmpton, aud
some who had been up there were coming down
again TO Franklin. When entered Franklin there
we've about fifty of Shannon's Missouri brigade
going through the exercises by shooting at mark
Two covered wagons, with flags fyiOg from them
we're in the center of the place. and many horses
htched up; but as none OF the teams that saw
Yesterday were there ] cor cuded that the camp
at Franklin was not stationary, and that it was
merely a hating point for different COM
ponies, attracted hither by its cOnvenien-
cies among which | would make honorable
mention of the whisky groceries, OF which there
were half dozen. These appeared TO be doing
heavy business and doubtless the proprietOrs
thought the Invasion good thing, independent of
its being 8 crusade against the tree-St'te men.
The town WAS founded by PrO-Slayery men, bat
there are some Free State men here, and very
large prepondersnce Of them in the surrounding
country A rather fierce looking disciple of Psga-
mini with buekskin breeehes, red flannel shirt,
and a monstrous and drtylooking growth Of
beard which blotted out all of the human face
divine but his nose. eyes and cheek bones, that
peeped from below q slouched cap, was playing
the Arkansas Traveller" Ga violin. Hall a
dozen hslfdrunk admirers were aodelng their
beads and beating time. All Of them, Pagsnni Ia
cluded had bowie knives and pistols in their belts
or held Guns in their hands. One of the flags had
device did not understand. II was either the
number III or intended for two capital l.. Hsv-
ing admired these half military, halftpsy gentry
until was satisfied l rode down to the Waqka-
ru,a, where Iearbed there was camp. Over
taking buggy with two well dressed, intelligent
I..L..-n r.ar. I rada n La .ide. They CONFERRED