The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-08
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS,


The Excitement ON the Increase-One Thou
sanG Armed Men In tho Field-The Ms-
souri, Miiltia Under Arms, &c.. &c.
We copy the following dispatches from the St. Louis
Republican
INDEPENDENCE Dec. 3, 1855.
we have Just received reliable nellgen 70 from Kansas
erIory, which increases The excitement here You
doubtless sppied OF the origin OF the i,uy-that Of
the rescue Of prisoner 10 tue hands # the Sheriff. by
party OF four cen to twenty OF the citizens OF Lawrence
and its vicinity and their refusal deliver any concerned
up TO the officers OF the Territory unless it be the Cover.
TO those OF the general government This deter
miDation Is strengthened by Lane ate President the
Revolutionary Conventton and also the editor OF the
are continually making angues TO the popalace and
urging immediate preparation.
On SATURDAY night Lane deve cd speech this cha
rActeT, which received with -ethusiasm. rhe Co
vernon seeing such sta Of things existing very pro-
perry ordered out the militia tho Territory, who did
citizens Of the ses,ern border, wi ling to aas ,hs d
tutbance at this poat offered taeie assitace add
now In readiness =, move ut 'ment's warming Many
nave Aieaoy gone ON Lsay ct and he ado lng
ties prepared for The emergency The Governor party
numbering from ESQ TO 800 men, at Franklin few
miles distance, awaiting greater force.
Report Is reach that there eleven hundred men
organized and ready ~, resistance in Lawrence, armed
will Sbarps rifles, and that they entreochng them
selves fast they From her source eaea
that the better men in thu place ,ay hey willing to
ized persons ask IL otherwise they viii resist to despe
ration. The Governor responds why not deliver them
already demanded them? Trouble doubt will result
from It, as M Oh excitement exists on both sides.
A meeting Is being held now, TO- see If SONS measures
possible, forcbly they mus On Saturday tho
nor BY telegraph asked the President for tie astnce
OF troops from Fort LeAvenworh He said to have rep
nted that 900 men under at lawrence
that they have rescued prisoner from the
2. - q pousa county mat they dsasd the
States troops furnished the Of the Territory
could not be executed and that he dem ths aid Of
The United states troops Until this is granted nothing
will be DONE unless the excitement parties con crnei
should bring bsore and, lny valuable lives
will De lost Of what trans res further will try keep
you advised
WESTON Dec g. 1855
An express has just arrived here with startling news
from AtchiSon. One abolition officer has taxen
he had important papers 10 his possession Au attack
that place is n.icipated and they have sent for atty
armed men.
KANSAS Dec s, 1855.
Great excitement in this upper country-overwhelmng
to sustain the law Gen. Lane Is ensnchins hts
at IAwerence and throwing up breas.works burning
renee, and bids ceh ance the 10 and oriec patty.
WESTON, Decern5er 4, 1885.
message was received late Yesterday evening from
r. T. Abel Esq, at Atchison Kansas Territory, ,tadng
that Of the leaders Of the Kansss legion had been
rested BY Of the Citizens When he found thai he
was taken he attempted to destroy papers which
he had with him by chewing and swallowing them Hs
vas prevented from doing and the papers were found
was 10 he I'm, ned doSn ana Pat I,nshn vas IN hs
dere6 The citizens Of Atchison had mostly left join
the Governors forces AZ Iecompton and thsre being
armed men from Weston TO help them TO repulse any
attack that might be made the town. company Of
nine O'Clock these are producing desper
ate state Of excitement in midst Groups Of
nsw should shes. our
transactions must be necessarily checked very much
NEWSPAPER OPINIONS,
from the St. Louis NewAk fee soil) Dec; Al
further accounts of the alarm and excitement in Kans
One of them says that sbolonst has been arrested
papers. What sort Of papers they told.
Great numbers Of men from Missouri said 70 DO
Lane The leader Of the free State party Il
his forces at lawrence throwing up breastwork burn
Ing beacon lights to spread The alarm and bidding de-
fsnce 10 the laws and their executors.
Governor Shannon has requested the President TO ppt
the troops At Fort Leanworth under his ORDER for the
purpose Of queling the disturbance-which, We think,
the President won't do. Shannon Is very foolish
Tor the troops and the President would be very foolish
Ii said ,here are one thousand men at La 30 well
armed and euipped While shannons forces amount only
to three huncred, nearly oil Of whom are Mssourans
Here is significant fncfGovcrnor Shame call
ed out the militia of the Territory to to his aid
but. we learn by despatch from Independence, tn
he PEELED call the foreign volunteers mis-
souri,. Il strikes that II the Governors
sDctione and that Of the La people reprehen
sble as represened the former onght to have no
Guilty in finding plenty 0, good Law loving citizens 70
w e.n "
rtory siding with the Lawrence people joiaing their
ranks and Offering their services to aid In defending the
We fear that Gov shannon rs been forced into wo-
fully wrong position by the Influence Of Missouri border
sentiment which has driven him act according TO the
promp'ings Of demagogues rather than according to the
manifest suggestions Of proprefy aud official duty II
must DO remembered that al the tidings we have re-
ceiyed Of the disturbance have thron pro-
slavery and it barely to be supposed that the
bitter enemies of the free ate would represent the
case In any other light than one extremely preudicia to
A despatch from Lexington says that the people Of
rom the sher Jones' ether to the Governor or to the
federal officers but will not give them up to Jones' whose
fair and jus, and il Governor shannon does not
accept the proposition, and thus avoid further
shed. Tie psope Of Lawrence said be armed with
Snaps nes and to have five pieces OF cannon aud de-
tmnec II attacked, 70 resist 10 the las The Missouri
volunteers encamped Independence two hundred
and ff'y three hundred strong, aud ready A.
msns notice warning, to march to Lawrence. They had
not marched, at the latest accounts, aud we imagine
will not meeting held II Independence tsy,
to consider psaceable adjustment Of the trouols
could not DC brought about Inc result has not Iesensd
dent to hanncns request for troops should
10 received. An attack BY the free State men the
was made for fifty men 70 defend the place. General
lane in command n iAwrencs. and exhors the peope
there TO resist TO the last extremity.
From the ST. Louis Int lgenc free soil), Dec. 81
We give u IS our unqualified opinion that there viii
no .ns ,a s sn PH !, sHcaa ssa
bling along the telegraph wires have only betrayed
the OF the borderersnot aroused the clans
Of Missouri.
In TACT the people begin 10 smell arrant humbug in
he whole " dre and fury" dispatches from Kansas
They benin suspect TO be the last card Of Atchson
played through Shannon 50 the Missouri Legisix
ture in his behaor the dying effort Of the b)rderers to
subugAe the people Of Kansas got up for its excite
ment and abandoned fH its absurdity.
Review the history Of the late panic and see II there
are not glazing evioencss Of hume1s In the whole aha
First II announced that the free State Of Kansas
in rebellion against the lava Of the Territory There
had been IN narA,-cne man kaed-A riot sasued--sad
the people Of Kansas refused to recognise the Sheriff. pu
them for ak yeas by Tho igislaure Agans, their
VIM proper custodian " the alleged offenders.
Here Is the basis Of the rebellion Here IL the head
and front Of ,he svk bystsricsly proclsimed.
Shannon calls out the mill ia-sccfet let written
rifle CON panies summoned from Misouhl rIery
roned cut and ahss exnacvd nary ADD wseitks de
STATIONS made The whole nation II excited TO believe
hat var IL raging and blood flowing Ia Kausaa conse
4auenoe Of this rsbeiion jnst broke ous.
Whit the facuS simpy ~ the truth nov appears,
that the 4 have raieed suddsn nag of