The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-12-28

Confirmation of tho Peace New.

| that though the Free State men have nOmi-
nally conceded something to Coy. Shannon
/ IN the treaty Of peace. IN agreeing to give NJ
persons against whom there was any show d
legal process, nobody appears to have been
demanded by the Goyernor-for the very good
reason that none Of the Lawrence men had
committed any offence. Their concession to
the rulhans, therefore, does not practically
amount to anything
The subjoined letter is 20 the 81. Louis
Democrats
skA>SAs, Dee. 9, 1850.
''Since my last everything here has been in
n great state Of excitement, bat the news
brought during the last twenty-four hours
has greatly changed the aspect Of affairs. =
Yesterday at ten O'Clock was the hour men
toned for the attack to commence, bat BY
some means it did not.
The last news was brought last night about
/ O'Clock, by parties who left here on Wednes-
day morning last and have been nj Lawrence
aIl the time From their report it appears
that Governor Shannon has stepped out Of his
former position, and declared that he has
been imposed upon and misinformed as to
the true state of things. lie finds that his
informants are meninterested in having Law
renee destroyed. as they are all Pro-Slavery
men, and interested in the town of Iecomp~
ton, and Lawrence is of course great bug
bear to to them.
The Missourians number about 900 men
in both camps. At Lawrence they had col
lected about 700 men, who came there to die
or be victorious. They were to fight for their
homes and families, while the mob on the
other hand, had nothing ut stake but the
pleasing Of a few political hacks. After Gov
ernor Shannon had Il conversation with some
of the men from Lawrence, he saw his folly,
and the entire strength of Lawrence placed
itself in his hands for the preseryati II Of tic
public peace and the sustaining Of all Con-
stitutional laws, so that he had 10 accept
them, and by that means they have clearly
outgeneraled the mob party.
And now that the mob find they have been
brought there upon the representation Of Il
few interested men, they are loud IN their de-
nunciation Of them, and wouldn't mind fight
ing amosg themselves
have been talking with man who has
Just come in from the scene, and he saws the
Missourians are leaving for their respective
homes, as fast as they can, and they all seem
to be of one mind. Damn Kansas, it may 20
to HILL before they come over again. This
il the third time they have come 10 clear oft
the darncd Yankees. and each time nave
gone home without fight, and they are now
convinced that the men they have 70 deal
with are not mad Of straw. | know. Of some
instances Of personal exposure that are truly
beautiful TO contemplate. Il is All assurance
doubly sure, that the blood Of our forefathers
has not degeneratcd one bit from the days ot
40, but that the pre,en; generation is a chiF
OF the old block, and had the mob gone INTO
battle this time they would have found that
they had mighty foe to compete with
They were well armed and provided with can
non, and in my opinion those Sharpe's Rifles
had very deleterious effect upon the minds
Of the mob. TWAS against the defendants
OF the man Of &c they had to march, and II
.loes not surprise me at nil that they looked
twice III they road before they SCI out upon
i.
an glad the affair has happened. II has
put the men of Lawrence right whore they
want to be understood to stand willing t.
respect all Constitutional laws, and to resist
al that are not; and having taken that stand
70 die rather than prove recreant to It. The
mob know this now aud / think the political
leaders will have hard work ever 10 ret them
10 come again. Lawrence having conducted
herself so prudently, has made friends by IT,
and secured the respect OF those, who before,
had no conception Of their character.
We have just had another express from
Lawrence; ill is settled and the camp Of the
mob has been broken w. bat at last accounts
the Lawrence people were still throwing up
their entertainments. They have some -four
or five different embankmcnts thrown up in
different parts Of the town, and in case of II
fight would have used the stone hotc.
fort, andt would have been a good one,
The towns near here are all Jealous Of the
increasing Importance Of this point. and in
order TO throw stain upon it have threaten
ed TO tear down this hotel as the property of
the Emigrant Aid Company, and it was great
lyfeared they would do it on their return from
Lawrence, but the citizens Of this place met
in meeting to devise some means Of avert
ing the threatened destruction. and circu-
larswas drawn up setting forth facts in rela-
ton to the hotel, stating that II did not be-
long to the Emigrant Aid Company, but pri-
waite individuals that they were gentlemen
and kept inst such house as we wanted 4
committee was then appointed to proceed
10 the scene Of war, and If they heard any
such threats of the kind made, to produce this
circular and use their best endeavors to crush
SutH ieeliHg. IHtN Went ana nave returned
and report that their mission WAS entirely
successful and such feeling was put down,
except very few, who. if they attempt it,
will get ,chipped, as the citizens to man,
will defend it; but we apprehend no furth er
trouble now Ion"
Death Of Robs. schuyler.
The following lines from Il private letter
from Paris are translated fir m the Courier
des Etds TaiN
Robert Schuyler died about the middle Of
last month, ut his residence in the enyirons
of Genoa, where he had been living for
some time in the strictest incognita with his