New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-31

AtChi-uu. Col Chds, toi. hVHi-ih, Judge lhoI'p-
nD and Others of the most respectable aud influential
ctizeus to prevent charge upon the deserted city.
The pro-Savcrv piCkets bad dnVen N the Aboil-
tOusts AMI were riding round Lawrence ava IN every
manner slowing their contempt Tor ~ nhaOHGhts Ga
the ~ her hand the AboltOnlSt. had BECOME deSpc
ratev alarmed and prepared To DO Their best.
They had about one thousand men under arms beside
their oticrrs: about FIVE hundred had Sharp niles
the others were AIMED with common hunting rhe''
doubl.-tarreled guns and Colts reyoyers. have not
been able To ascertain accurately a. 10 their arlsI!
but believe two pieces were siXpounders anu the
third a mountain howi;Zer. lie two former were
placed in mud redoubts. | know not how the latter
70 be worked. The streets were diiced and bar
ricaded. and every preparation was made for despe-
rate defense. notwithstanding the rhl'e Tdgs, the
Aboionists boosted that they could repe the attack
ond tie Pro-Savery men only allowed themselves
thirty minutes to wipe ont The town, after tle women
and children were placed out VI danger.
This was the state of things the 9th. and indeed
the skies looked murkv. Tns United States troops
bad not arrived and they could not be heard heard Of
The Governor was now anxious for their sr1iys that
he might quietly march them into Lawrence and settle
the difficulty without bringing the militia out of camp.
But Col. Sumner lid not arrive.
The AbslitioniSts offered 10 surrender all persons
against whom wrts issued; they were willing to
sknowledge the laws ofthe Territory aud 10 assist in pre-
sewing order and sustaining the laws; and manifested
a willingness to submit TO all reasonable demands.
The " Law aud Order men declared that they hal
no confidence in the pledges OF the Aboltionists, be-
lie, ed that they were now only bending to the storm,
that their conduct already meTited complete annih
atiOu and they demanded To be led to Lawrence with
out any settlement OF the matter. Gov. shannon spent
one daY i'm the camp at Naukarusa. and on the next,
the eth, he went into Lawrence. The people there
manifested n willingness to knock under; in fact, the
gentlemen who accompanied him state that alarm was
marked upon every cOuntenance. The Governor re-
turned O the camp at night. called together some lnhu-
entail officers of the militia and gentlemen from
Missouri urfoded TO them the terms which he had
dictated. and which the Ahooni'ts consented to the
terms named in the beginning of the para graph and
be invoked their aid to reconcile the men 10 this ar
rangemert. The mediation and influence OF these
gentlemen produced proper feeling in large majority
OF the men nothing less than igh; wOuld satisfy the
other>) and next day the Governor again went 10 Law
renee. taking along with him far Franklin, about
four miles hom either place, thirteen C0P'd'as; and
about 10 o'Cock al night returned with committee
rom Lawrence. who met the C0pt0iRs, talked over
the matter, and separated in peace.
On Sunday The troops were disbanded and ordered
home. The Naukarusa camp dispersed very quietly.
But the camp az IecOmptOn lover 400 men,, where
thew were much dissatisfied ut the settlement could
not be safely disbandcd until Monday night. They
however crossed the Raw, and took up the line OF
march for their respective points Achison Doniphan,
KickapOo and Lcayenworth-at the rate OF ten miles
a day. and at II o'clock Tuesday these men Were
opposite TO Lawrence, and the Aboiitionists, stiA
drtadng an attack were keeping up their organza.
ton; but at this date heard of no conflict, and
suppose, although these men were in doSslsh hui
" NOR, they have gone home quietly.
| think Gov. Shannon has performed hi' part wei,
Notwithstanding many of the boys condemn him. His
position as Governor of the whole TertOry-the re-
sponsiblies resting upon him, the duty imposed upon
him to preserve The peace tosave the eisiou OF blood
suppress the flames OF civil war; prompted hun, M
il should to settle the matter peaceaby, ii posS be.
This he has done. The traitors acknowledge the laws
in this they have given up their main issue; they
have promised 10 assist in enforcing our laws in this
they do "a much best citizens are expected 10
do. BY these concessions they place themselves and
their past acts an me rr0ag before the American pub
lie giving still stronger ground to stand upon II,
as il is apprcheuded they should violate the terms of
settlement, they place themselves still further IN the
wrong.
Who can condemn the Governor, when he has made
no concession to the traitOrs-when he has indicated
the laws-when he has secured Us IN stronger posi-
ton and elected the admiration and appreciation OF
all good and true of the CnOn North and south,
at the moderate and excellent conduct OF our party IN
the Territory
A blOodless triumph Is always most cOngenial to n
brave people. 1t is true thai the avcngng sword of
an outraged people is hard to be restrained the OBJ
iecs of our ire were more the subjects of pity and
tempt than of orr wrath They driven to their
holes their country firesides and homes were left 10
our mercy; they stood like trembling sheep before the
knife Of the butcher conccding everything invoking
the Governor to prevent the shock. Where is the
brave generous spirit who, under tese circumstances,
could desire any other settlement OF the matter &.
The following sensible observations upon the fore
going letter are from TIE ST. Louis Democrat of the
next day:
"The letter of Tire Republicans Kansas correspond
emf in Yesterdays ISSUE X Il very clumsy aud laundering
attempt put the boot upon the other leg. and make
If appear that Gov Shannon, out of pure mercy and
magnanmity. consented to treaty of peace with the
men OF Lawrence after having dictated the terms alb
solutcy and met an Unhestating and craven compl-
ancc The correspondent tells us that the Free state
party had 900 men under arms, hail oi whom were
fr1s shed with Sharps rifles, and the rest with shot guns
and rcyoyers: thet they had two six-pounders and
mountain howitzer; that the streets dched and
banicaded and every preparation made Tor despcr-
''ate defense And yet the PrO-S.aycry men, l. e.,
At,blsouS banditt numbering some 600, only al
lowed thelnseVcs 80 minutes 10 wipe out the town,
&C. which we viii believe when we see the SKI ) RAIN
ing larks.
with the exception Of its clustering and bragga-
doeio As to what the tilbusters might would have
done had circumstances been proptOus and the cour-
ace of their chiefs remained unfaterng, this commune
cation confirms what have already published in re-
lation 10 the imbrogio. The writer cOniesses that
when tb, NissOurians heard that the Pro-Sayery
men of the Territory hat AO' tVrHed ont ~ feRgth,
the words to the rescue flashed from one electric
wire to another and mounted dispatches flew nom
one precinct to another, &C.; but II does not inform
IL that n message was sent indirectly from Gov.
shannon to Gen. Eastn, of Lcavenworth, calling for
the aid Of the Platte County Rife Company, and
praying for Eastin not 10 commit tie G0rer"or.
at appears from this letter. moreover, that the
whole country was secured By Atchisons foot pads,
who cut off every avenue 10 Lawrence-nen whom
the writer of this communication dges by the name
of cuerilas aud who forced the Free-State men TO
usSumb whenever n collision occurred As the writer
had previously told Va that all the free>taie men
were cOoped up" in Lawrence, 1t = rather diihcuh
to divine how collision in the open field could occur
However We have doubt Of the fact that all man
ner OF excuses were committed by the guenlas OF
bandi or whatever il il right or just to call them,
and leave to others to reconcile the DISCREPANCIES Of the
statement.