New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-29

ss no ~as expected. and had promised 70 come.
Last hight The quad was again fred on, bat with
DO other effect than 10 fn2hten horse by
vouDdDg IL n'ghtly another Of the gnard, at a
different point Lad a bullet through his hat.
Neither returned be IRE being forbidden 10 do 90
save ina desperate ctnsEqeRy.
The Cove, uor bad promised TO be here last
bipht, but, IS We expected did DOT come Mfr.
VIII cbel, having pass, went down, by Request, 70
iDvi'e h'm up having heird that he was 1t Frank
lin he did not fno him at Fraatln, ut went On
to the camp at Waukaruta, 10 the house of Bas
jacket, which is cloee to the camp, aud within a
fe" yNds Of the SPOT where was captured the
hrst time The G.gerner speat lsst night, in CON-
Psby With SI.ngsllOw, Richardson, J nee, aad
other Border RutiiaIs, Secretary WoOfson besg
there: aod ESQ ,ono o; the Territorial Judges
Mr. Winchel had been conducted oy a Guard from
the time lie hrst approached the cano aud could
orls reach the Governor through the madam of
Marshal (Or Sheriff Jones Tue Governor wa, as
vogue aud unsatisfactory ss ever, AID promissd IN
restrain the men IN the camp aud to come IN To-
day. He is 10 come up 20 Franklin this morning.
and will send mp messenger 10 uOrify tae people
here of dis presence delegation of gentlenen
are 10 20 down to esctrt him up. IL is now 10
o'clock, and no messenger has arrived from the
Governor begin 10 fear that his associa les have
prevented his coming
| learned from Geoeral Robinson that adyices
had been received from Col Sumner Of Fort
LeesenwOrtb, that he would not march his troops
ur,il lie had a dispatch from the President himself
aid that insteod OF gliag BY tas Delassre Ferry
Oelow) as directed by the Governor, no would
march Immediately upon Lawrence, and throw
himi EFT bet Eeen the parties Tae people here are
not afraid Of their enemies but 70 preyrpt ciyl
war, would like 10 see the force Of Col. Snmnec on
the ground
The troops are now drilling ia she sire T.. The
weather, which has been cod, bu. Gear and
beautiful IS nov threatening Black clouds are
Gathering, ard the wind whistles more wildly
Would that a severe storm mig1t ONE, and make
another Moscow retreat for these ruthless and
unsclupulCus invaders.
ARRIVAL OF NON-CONFERENCEs.
from Our Spsds Co1e,pososnt
LAWRENCE, Friday, Dec. !, 1852. NJ.
Potili7e information reached here to day that
Gen. PoDtroy gas prisoner in the ensmy's
camD-aud subsequently we learned tina. they had
taken him doSn under strong geard to Wessport.
There, it is said, no will be vel treated mean.
time Col. Boone told NE to-day that he would
be perfectly safe snd the Coopel is 40 honorable
gentleman for Border RUflian. [ was very
much afad tat Pomeroy would be taken, and
cour seed hlm 10 follow another route the parties
who had been in pursuit of us were still securing
the Delaware country. Tuese mlscrsaGts have
been committing fome depredatious upon the In
dams learned to day of two Indian houses they
had broken open, and IN one case they evea tore up
the floor TO sse if we were not concealed here.
At present these securing psrties appear to be
bent en- mischief They fired the corn-crlb of one
man in sight of Lawrence this forenoon--the
owner being in Lawrence, and none but women
and children at home Another man came in
about 3 o'clock to complain of Outrages. They
Tad entered his abode in bis temporary absence,
b;af ,r,,;ts ahalt ha
they said, for ID Free Sellers" Before they
left they set fire TO his hay stacks
This forepOoD az about II o'clock the Governor
arrived. The messenger he had sent up from
Frssblin came between 10 and ii He was
merchant from WestpOrt Mo- forget his nsme;
be was geD'lemaply looking man, but one OF those
from the camp below.
dsputa'ion Of ten men were dispstehed by
General Rot iOsOn to escort the Governor, aud at
the time l stated that dignitAry arrived with his
escort, and three very gen,leOanly looking CON-
panions Col Booze OF Westp0rt, Col Kearney
Of Independence, snd Col Strickland who BE-
lisye is also Mssoufan. Thess were fiEa. GENTLE
manly looking Sow hefners but certainly would
rather have seen the overcOr of the Territory
ONE to bis people ia other company. Perhaps
these were tue ODly men u no could have influence
with the violent armed force beIo y, and it might
hus be the best policy 10 have them here during
the pending If Negotiations, buff there 1Is such
emphGestion of the ptiful depth to which the
Governor bad fallen
Tie confer eDce lasted for an hour, when Gen.
Robinson took the Governor sDd his party hons to
dinner. Tie matter was then finally adjusted and it
was pronounced that tbs parties had not under
stood each other" What fearful misauderstand-
ire! Ore circunst stance struck these gentlemen no
doubt. The dead body OF Barber, which had beea
brought in, was stretched 90 0ae Of the fOOIs--
decent enough, but all the stern realty Of death.
Col. Boone expressed surpr 70 and regret and
begged tbatn3 one shonld mention the name OF any
gentleman as baviyg been Of the psrty that fired,
uul it could be proved l WONDER If the Govern
ors eye tell en- hat relic Of cold mortality, who
yesterday wasa valuable citiseB. esteemed and be.
loved, and toIsya martyr TO the cause Of Free
dom. If BE- DID look. did no accusing Nathan
whisper TO his startled conscience, Thou art the
man"
scers Of interest Of the most distressing char
acier occurred this afternoon Toe wife of tho
murdeftd man came 10 che had not heard Of her
bereavement till to dsy, and the agony sbe EVIL
denby felt was besrtrending. Others had re.
gehed the scene with the stern interest and angry
tUr0w 18th which men can look upon the mortal
remains Of one who hes been their friend, but smit
zen down BY their enemies. Their feelings were
species Of elevated selfisbness, Q common cause
making common interest but with Der there
was no sentiment in that moment of bitterness
save Of her irreparable loss. Never was murder
more cold blOOded and atrocious. He had no
weapons, not even clasp.kni!e, and was most
esnmable and nOf.nsive man.
About dusk the conference between Gov. shan
non aid his friends On the one hans, and Gen.
Robinson ard other members Of the Committee OF
Safety on the other, was Suspended. There was
strorg hope that the difficulties might be arranged
but the nj after was left open for another confer
ence. The fact lie, the Governor WAS wsvering
and vacllstiDg-felt he had got into bad position,
ard scarcely knew how 70 get out of It, 1t vas