Demoine courier., 1855-12-20
Yatest Grle9rapbir Sirius.
From the Missouri Democrat.
AFEAxRS m KANSAS.

AFFAERS IN KANSAS.
The Territory Invaded by Three
7housand Men!-Escape Of McCrea.
LEAvESwoRTa, X. T.. Dec. lie p. NJ.
The militia organized to-day!
AT ten o'clock i, vas discovered that
Mr.. c. McCrea had escaped from prison
by cutting the door around the lock.
Al an early hour in the morning in.
~ielIigence was received that 1000 armed
men had renJezvoused a. Kickapoo.-
Six pieces Of capnon il was reported,
had been seen il that city. This rumor
has received repeated conirma,ions to-
day.
By the different accounts received at
this point, up TO the present moment, ii
is estimated that three 10 four thousand
srmsd men, regularly organized into
companies. and chiefly from Platte,
Buchanan. Clay and Jackson counties,
Missouri, arc in the Territory To-day.
A miscella heous crowd .hronged our
streets al an early hour. A few-very
few. however, carried their rifles with
all the pomp anc circumstance of war;
but nearly all Of our brethren from Mis-
souri,. who have so generously volunteer.
ed TO sustain the laws they enacted for
US were totally uprovided with firearms.
They are all Of them 0: that Glass OF
society who neither have slaves, or are
even likely 10 be shareholders; young
mea, chiefly, who have nothing TO do.
are worth nothing. and care for nothing
but liqcor and excitement. The respcc,-
ability Of The border counties remained
al home.
Abou, " o'clock the volunteers as
sembled near a livery stable and were
%harrangued by Mr.. Johnson. a la wyer,
Zone of the ynehers of Mr.. PhiHips,)
who spoke in favor Of law and order, OF
course with great and telling eflec, on
the DEMONSTRATING audiences. He spoke
contemporary Of the people Of Law
ence; alluded 10 Sharpe's rifles in a
manner not complimentary to their own.
ers; said that he did no., wish to see blood
spilled--but. the laws mus, be executed.
He stated the cause Of the insurrection
IL was briefly lhus-l mean as s,atsd
by the speaker: Coleman shot Dow in
q quarrel; Coleman surrendered himself
, o the proper officer. and swore an AZ
idavh against Branson, the hieDd OF
Dow; Jones the Sheriff. arrested Bran
son with q posse Of only twelve men; in
going toward Lawrence these officers
mel a company OF armed men, one hun
drec and fifty in number, xho rescued
him.
The facts of the case, as stated by
several gentlemen from Lawrence, ]
NAV mention here, are very different
from the assertions VI Mr.. Johnson
Their accounts 10 tina, Coleman shot Dow,
that Branson was arrested, indeed, but
that Jones neper produced his warrani,
which was regarded as rather an irregu.
lar proceeding in a land where lawyers
talk Of habeds corpus. In going .owards
LecomPmn with Jones, Mr.. Branson
met q company of gentlemen not as
large az the Meri6's posse, and told
them the circumstances Of his arrest
They were going towards Lawrence To
attend an Indignation meeting, called
when il was ascer,ained lhsi a party Of
HISTORIANS had taken Coleman under
their protection, and refused 10 surrender
him. They told Nj. Dranson 10 come
with them If he choose, If not TO 60 with
Jones. He rode out and joined them
No attempt was made by The &eriF'to
prepent him, nor did he show his Uar-
rant. Its said, also, tina, the object 81
Coleman swearing an aifcavii wal 10
proven, Branson giving his evidence.
Mr.. Johnson said tina. il the Lawrence
people gave up the prisoner ne bad moth
ing further TO say; bit '.he did not wish
to deceive this audience; they didn's in
tend 10 do anything Of the sort. They
will rather fgh. you than give him up.
We intend 10 20 there and make them
do il. (rhas's the ,alk.) They talk
about their Snaps rifles; we'll loon see
whether they are very dangerous or
not." Laughter and sppIause.)
After the conclusion Of she speech,
the crowd began to organize. Forty
fvs names were soon pu, down. ! walk
ed along the line With several gentlemen
Of this city, and moi one Of Them reconiz.
ed more than stven citizens Of Kansas.
The rest were IRON Missouri.
The msneuvrer created much amuse
men, TO tho spectators. An ex,raordina.
~ order Of fright sboss face left Wheel"
spoken without punctuation, was obeyed
by overy possible alshsds. Some turn
ed TO the left, others 10 the right. others
faced and others backed.
Mr.. Dunn, an lrishman wss elected
Captain; the name OF ,he first Lieutenant
l did not hear; MI. Lyle, a lawyer, clerk
Of the late Kansas house Of represen-
,%a,ives, and one Of the iynchers Of Mr..
PhiNips, was elected second Lieutenant.
l. was arranged that they should meet
at Mr.. Dunn's store 10 morrow Sunday
morning. Mr.. Dunn promised 10 give
them something 10 eat aud ''drink TOO"
ard "6x with guas."
Mr.. Eassin made q few remarks TO the
militia, in which he stated that ''they
ough, 10 consider themselves . regular
force. called under proclamation BY shs
Governor.
Tbis abatement vas doubtless intend.