The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-06-12
VOL. X.

a thorough concert and cooperation ANN,
them, through Committees of Corresponds
on this subject.
Subscriptions were then taken up. Ano,.
those mentioned, ]. B. Bryan, gave 81 O0o,
Messrs. Page, Freer, Prussing, Walker & e.
Carpenter, King, and Throop, each $500; q:
cago Board of Trade, 500; four bows ma.
fifteen years of age-too young to go-by tho.
father, 5000; Companies A and B Nation.
Guards, each $50; besides great many otbs,,
at sums varying from $3.50 to $50. Sharn.,
rifles and revolvers were subscribed i'm AIN
dance in all-money and property ab1~
$4,000. So intent were the people in u;,S,.
what they could to aid the the Free State car.5
in Kansas, that the meeting would not disn.r',
until long after midnight.
81. Louis, June A letter TO the PennlJ.
can, dated Baptiste Paola, May 80, saws thu.
thirteen persons implicated in the murder os IL
Pro-Slavery men at Osawatamie, have hes,
arrested. Other reports say that the murlere,
are fortified in a cave on the Marias del Cv,
mes, and are securing reinforcements fro,
Lawrence and elsewhere. The leader Of H..
band is named Brown. Two of his SONS or.
under arrest; one of them feigns INSANITY. a..
hundred Kansas militia and fifteen Ir,;,.l
States dragons are assembled to catch n,
murderers.
50. Louis, June ga letter to the Democ.,,
from LeaveuwOrth, May 81, saws a compapv ~
ProSlavery men, some days previou, L,J
waited on the Free State settlers, and cn1,
manded them to leave Kansas within snec;G-l
time, or suffer the consequences. Mr.. PbilIns
the correspondent of the Tribune, being coD,
PEELED to leave, went to Lawrence Jodya
Conway, who was arrested ON the 18th. was
confined that day and night, with guards sta
toned over him, but On the following morning
was released and commanded to leave the Ter
ritory. Not obeying, he was that evening con
Quoted by committee aboard the steamer. ana
sent down the river. Mr.. Latta, another. Jude
was ordered to leave, and did So Robert Riddl-
had also left. Several others have been com
manded to leave.
MIR. Shoemaker, land-receiver and the Gov
eminent officer i'll Kansas, known To be Free
State man, is to be notified To leave. Ladr
Leavenworth has also been advised to moyr
| away, to avoid difficulty. The writer saws. IN.
Free State men do not manifest sufficient nerve
for the crisis, but thinks that if the reports an.
true that the Free State settlers in the Southerr
| part of the Territory are in arms. and com
pelling the Pro-Slavery men to retreat to Mis-
| souri,, the effect will be good in the Norther,
| part. 1t is reported that five hundred men ar
marching from Wisconsin to Kansas, but il i,
| probably without foundation.
| The Kansas City Enterprise PRO Slavery
issued an extra OH the ID inst, which is repub
lished today in the Erening News. This extra
says that j. M. Baynard left St. Bernard for
| Westport on Friday last, and as he has not
been heard from since, it is supposed that he
has been murdered by the abolitionists. John
| w. Farman, III. Hamilton, and John Lux, went
out in search of Baynard, were taken by the
abolitionists, and threatened with hanging. The
extra further says: Marshal Donaldson and
seven men, on Friday night last, were frei
| upon from Walford's house. near Lawrence, by
| party of fifty aboltionists. A short conflict
ensued, which resulted in the wounding Of
several of the MarshaPs posse.
II. III. Carly, just from the Territory, states
that some men belonging to the same company
with himself were attacked, and all seriously
| injured, by the aboltionists. He came for men
and horses, and twenty-five of Buiord's party
| will Immediately start to the rescue. Captain
Pattis's company, numbering forty-fve men,
went to Hickory Point to suppress the outrages
in that vicinity, but were attacked by $50 abo
litionists. and two of his men killed. Another
| fight between the same parties occurred near
| Black Jack, in which nine abolitionists and
thirteen Pro-Slavery men were killed, among
whom were Captain PATHS and James Mc(iee
Captain Longs company of Wyandotte Indians
| were united to Captain Pattis's command.