The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-12-28
The Invasion Of Kansas.

The New York Tribune Of Saturday, has
direct accounts from Kansas OF much later
date than those previously receiyed-,ho
news being brought by q gentleman direct
from Lawrence. These accounts confirm
the report Of the withdrawal OF the Nilsson.
RI mob. Tho terror Of the good arms and
tho rcsolute conduct OF the Free State men
OF Kansas have preserved them from dcstruc.
ton, and their families from horrors ~or.s
than death. Tho following is tho informa-
ton -
We learn from Mr. J. Wille.s. who ar
rived in New York yesterday from Lawrence,
X. T.. which place he left on the 10th inst,
that Gov. Shannon had discharged his army
OF boider rufhans, who had returned to their
homes, and that peace and quiet once moro
reigned 10 Kansas. The ruilians were very
much cxasperated at the Governor when
they learned that lie bad concluded not to
use them In an attempt to reduce the people
OF Kansas to the vassalage Of Missouri
They charged his cIcellency with pcrfdy,
and threatened to visit him with their very
particular vengeance ut some future time.
The rullian nrmy, some IL, 900 strong, while
stationed at Franklin, made prisoners Of all
who. passed that way, either going to or com.
ing from Lawrence. and rs q rule robbed
their prisoners OF such articles Of value rs
they happened to possess. They stopped
tho U. S. Mail, made prisoner OF the car
rier, and detained him about an hour, when
some OF the shrewder ones came 10 the con.
clusion that they might perhaps get them.
selves into difficulty with uncle Sam, so they
finally released their prisoner, and let him
90 with the mail to Lawrence.
Mr.. Willets assures US that no, more than
fifty OF the Governors twelve hundred men
were residents Of Kansas but to make O
show OF regularity, they came across tho
Missouri line into tho territory, (ictehing
their arms with them, Of course) before be-
ing enrolled into tho service.
Coleman, the murderer of young Dow, Is
still at large, and during The invasion was
promoted TO Office in the camp Of the marau.
ders. Gov. Shannon excuses himself for
the ridiculous figure he has been cutting by
saying that no did not understand the posi-
ton OF The Free State men-in other words
the people OF Kansas-that tho state Of
things had been grossly misreprescntci to
him or he never would have issued his proc
lamation, &c. Our informant Is OF opinion
that had the Governor led bis ruiIians against
the people at Lawrence he would have been
badly beaten. They were very we'll forti-
fed, had force OF about 1000 strong, with
300 Of Shapes rifles, capable Of diseharg-
ing len times minute, and doing execution
ut q distance Of one milo and from prac-
tice Il had been demonstrated that there
woro plenty Of men In Lawrence who could
hit mark The siIo Of man, four times in
five, ut distance Of half mile. SO, had
The Missourians marched against Lawrence
they would have stood "right smart
chance" Of being cut to pieces by the 300
Sharpe's rifles before coming In range Of tho
700 common rifles.
The story extensively circulated in Mis-
souri, and the East that tho people OF Kan
sas had receded from their position as con.
dition Of being let alone is utterly unlruo
and without foundation but the story had
TO be told as cover for retreat by the Gov
ernor and his partys. The people OF Kan
zas occupy precisely the ground they occu-
pied before the raid, viz that Of law-abi-
ding citizens but they do not recognize as
laws the atrocious acts Of tho sham lcgis-
ature forced upon them by the Missouri
invaders, nor will they recognize as law
officers tho appointees oIthat ruilianly body.
Governor Shannon is said now TO be dispo-
BED to sido with the people Of Kanzas, and
will probably take up bis residence ut Law
Mercury.