The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-05-29

Missouri Compromise. There are thousands
who think the Territory had better be inhabited
BY the Indians, or else organized under Col.
/, Benton's amendment to Miller's bill. 1t would
then have been settled by poor men, under the
presumption given by it. '....'.
| From the 81 Louis Republican OF May 90 81,
The New Lucy, which arrived last evening,
brings some interesting intelligence of things
at present IN Kansas. She left St. Joseph on
last Friday. and reports that fifteen hundred
| men are under arms at Lawrence. to resist the
enforcement of the Territorial laws.
The people of the Territory are responding
! to Gov. Shannon's proclamation, and six hun
dred men had assembled at Lecompton, and four
hundred at Franklin, all well armed and pro-
visioned. In addition to this, we learn large
| company were to leave Kickapoo on Saturday,
for Lecompton, having with them two field
| pieces.
Great excitement is said to exist, and bat
tie Is anticipated shortly. Reeder is reported
to have succeeded in making his escape.
The vigilance committee at Kansas city on
Saturday took off of the steamer Arabia large
tield.piece consigned to Lawrence. A portion
of the running gear had already been sent
through, or was yet behind.
LATER ACCOUNTS BY THE MAIL.
| From the Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat
laurence, x. r., May l6.-I left Lawrence
yesterday forenoon, on foot, and arrived in this
city at midnight. The road runs through the
Indian reservations, the most fertile beautiful,
wellwatered, and heavily-tmbered section of
the Territory but a journey on foot by this
route, at this season of the year, is far from
agreeable.
Mr.. Slocum, the first Free State Mayor of this
city, has just arrived from Lecompton, with let
ter from Gov. Shannon to Col. Sumner. The
nature of its contents is unknown. He was in
the camp near Lecompton yesterday, and says
hat there are from 500 to l,209 men there. If
Col. Summers troops are ordered out, there will
be no difficulty at Lawrence.
The rabid men at Lecompton hate the soldiery.
They recently discovered, to their establishment,
that large majority of them sympathized with
the people of Lawrence. They say that the
troops cannot be relied on. This is the reason
why Gov. Shannon permitted the Marshal to
call out the I" law and order" anarchists.
Mr.. Oliver is here. / had talk with him
this morning. He returned from Westport on
Sunday. told him that l had been informed
that he voted at kickapoo, on the Both of March
made five infammatory speeches TO the invaders
from Missouri. He said he hoped some man
would testify to such statements under oath. He
would instantly cause him to be arrested for
perjury, resign his seat in the Committee, in
sist on being sworn in as witness, and deny
the charge in general and in detail. He said,
on his honor as a gentleman, that he never
voted in Kansas never offered to vote; never
thought of voting never advised any man to
vote; but, on the contrary, tried to dissuade
men from voting. He made speech or several
speeches to the Missourians but, instead of
being OF an intammatory character, he said they
were rather ultra-conservatve In tone and spirit.
AS he will call witnesses to substantiate these
statements-which, however, am ready to be-
lieve without any other evidence than his word
l will not anticipate the testimony on this point
by stating the "points" he made in his remarks
to the Missourians on the 30th of March.
Yesterday afternoon, the Congressional In
vestigating Commission held secret session.
Eyewitnesses of the cowardly murder of Mr..
Brown, of Leavenworth, were examined under
oath. The men who murdered him have never
been indicted yet; for they were members of
the claw and order" party &c.
| went over to Platte county Immediately
after dinner in order to ascertain whether any
companies of armed men were leaving the
State, to aid in enforcing the Draconian code
of the Barons of Kansas. / could ascertain
nothing at Weston. / therefore went to the
vicinity of Platte city, took supper at the house
of a pro-Slavery man, and directed and listen
ed to the conversation of half dozen loungers
|
of them remarked that he had been at Platte
city in the forenoon, and had seen "Old Dave u
there, who said that he "didn't intend to go
over TO Kansas again till there was fighting to
be done, and then he would be round"
l slept in house near the banks of the Mis-
souri,, and returned to this city about ten clock
l met Mr.. John Hutchinson, who left Lawrence
on Thursday morning, and arrived here last
night. He was sent by the citizens of Law
renee with note to Colonel Sumner, command
er of the troops at Fort Leavenworth, request
ing him, if he could not assist the citizens in
defending their town, at least to station a body
of troops ia thc vicinity, to prevent the mob
which threatens it from proceeding to sangui-
nary extremities. He declined it. The maj or
ity of the Investigating Committee also called
On Colonel Sumner for the same purpose this
morning. He replied he wished he could do
something, but he had no power without orders.
| Mr.. Hutchinson says meeting of the citizens
of Lawrence was held on Wednesday morning,
to see if any peaceable measures could be ia
ken to prevent the mob which threatens them
from coming into town.
On Tuesday evening, Mr.. Cox, pro-Slavery
citizen of Lawrence, at the request of Mr.. Will
liam Hutchinson, went up to Lecompton for
the purpose of ascertaining from the Marshal,
j. r. Donaldson, if nything could be done peace
ably to prevent tue monster posse he had sum-
moned from entering the city. Mr.. Cox staid
with Mr.. Donaldson all night, and returned to
| Lawrence on Wednesday morning He said
that he asked mir. Donaldson if he would be able
to control those men, if they entered the town
| Mr. Donaldson replied, 81 don't know that
can" He then asked the Marshal if anything
could be done on the part of the people of Law
renee to prevent them from coming in with so
large force? Mr.. Donaldson replied, that three
demands must be complied with, before he
would consent not to enter Lawrence with all
his forces. These demands are, first, that every
man against whom q process is issued should
be surrendered; second, that all the munitions
of war in Lawrence should be delivered up ;
third, that the citizens of Lawrence should
pledge themselves iEp,ic;tly to obey the present
enactments of Kansas, test-osths, ta4as, and
all. Upon receiving this reply, the citizens
held public meeting, and drew up letter to
the Marshal.
Mr.. Cox returned to Mr.. Donaldson with this
letter, and came back at night. He said the
Marshal would reply in the morning. This
letter was seat on Wednesday forenoon to Mr..
Donaldson, and on Thursday morning Messrs.
w. T. Roberts, 0. w. Babcock, and Josiah
Miller, went up to Lecomptop, to obtain the
Marshal's answer.
Mr.. Hutchinson left Lawrence with note to
Colonel Sumner at the time the committee left
| for Lecompton.
| LATEST FROM LAWRENCE.
Mr.. Whitney, a citizen of Lawrence, was de-
spatcned by the people there last night about
midnight, and rode to Leayenworth in FIVE
hours, with o note to the Congressional tnvesti-
eating Committee, asking them to use their
exertions to induce Colonel Sumner to protect
the city.
| NJ Jos;ob M;lIor mas o,o of H. ,-.:.too