New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-01
RESCUE OF A RUFFIAN PRISONER.
From Our Special Correspondent

fIoul OuI oIteH4 correspondent
LEAyENwORTH, K. T., Dec. 10. 1856.
mentioned in my letter of last Tuesday morn
ing that in some outrages upon the Free-State men
at Kckapoo some houses were burned. One house
had shot fred through it from cannon, and one
man was fred at. A Pro-Slavery man who, it was
believed had an active hand in all of the other out
RACES, discharged the pistol, rather two barrels
Of it, at Free-State man aud missed him. al
though only couple of rods of. The sufferers
these occasions were the persons named BY the To-
peka Convention in their schedule appended to the
Constitution, as Judges of Election. As the Free
State men about Kickapoo were unwilling to sub
NIT to these outrages, they got out legal process
against the man who had fired the shots, as there
was plenty of evidence of the fact. He was taken
and brought down to Lesvenworth, where be was
examined last Saturday. The testimony against
him being most positive and the outrage glaring,
be was held to bail in a very heavy sum, and being
unable to give security at that time was sent to
the County Jail in Leavenw0rth-the place that
was built for McCrea. On Sunday he was clOseted
all day in his cell with a Lsw-and- Ordex, visitor
from Kickspoo; and last night there was gath
ering about the jail; the door was forced open,
and the prisoner escaped. The Jail was set on fire
Dy ptTbOUb uUhuOWD, VI COuTbc, Tue Law
Order party having evidently foreseen that the in
stitution in question was likely to be perverted
from its legitimate purposes for the oppression OF
the faithful.
Invent down there this morning and examined
the smoking ruins A crowd was around the spot,
the query being, "Who killed cock robin ," |
have neither seen nor heard of any attempt on the
part of the United States Marshal, the Sheriff or
any of the authorities to discover the incendiary
pf.ra no Ia That
the latter is safe, drinking punch at Kickapoo and
cursng the AbOliti0nists. am just starting up to
see.
l have been told by several persons, who say
they heard it, that Calhoun the SurveyOr-Gen
of the Territories, was in the crowd, part OF
whom took the ballot box; and that he said, when
the destruction of The Register office was pro-
posed, that in the State he came from (Illinois)
they thought nothing of destroying an Abolition
"press."
1 have Just seen a teamster and several of his
passengers from below who were obliged TO
come through Missouri by land. Their wagons
were Overhauled as they passed through many Ofthe
towns in Missouri by Committees of the citizens
who declared they were searching for arms going to
Kansas This is revivifcatiOn OF the lpquisltion
with vengeance.
wonder IL there will be Proclamation from !
the Governor about the burning of the jail ard the
mobbing of the ballOt-bOx-or if Executive in
reference is confined to the serving of peace
warrants?
It was intended to hold another election next
Saturday, but as the threat has been clearly made
by men from Missouri that no such election should
be held, it has been resolved upon by the people
bereabOuts to draw up memorial to Congress, In
which each of the signers afrms his desire to vote
for the new Constitution, and that he was only
prevented from doing so by the destruction OF the
ballot boxes and mObbing of the polls by Missou-
20 ha orr cd fhrnu 0h I.QQ
worth County. Some here were indignant at this
course and wanted to organize force and defend
the polls at all hazards; but the fear of destruction
to life and property, and that many timid voters
would thusbe scared away prevailing procured the
memorial dodge here.
have lust learned that the firm of Majors q
Russell who do nearly half OF the business OF this
place, and have one OF the most extensive estab-
iishmepts in the West, have discharged all their
hands who were nearly all Free-State men. Their
establishment is connected with the overland and
Government trains, and has extensive wagon,
blacksmith and carpenter shops. This step, II
persisted in, must have fatal effect on the pros
perity of LeavenwOrth Mr.. Russell has employed
some negroes recently imported. This has, OF
course, caused good deal of futtering among me-
chancs and labOring men. Some OF them talk OF
leaving. What renders the measuremore cruel at
this time is that the river being closed the expense
of stage travel is very great; most OF these men
thought they were in for the Winter. One of the
discharged hands told me that Russell had said to
him he chad no use of Free-State men," Another
assured me that Russell had asked him " II he had
any interest in the Free-State party" Wishing
10 keep his situation, he replied that he had
'nothing to do with either side" but this not
being deemed sufficient, he was discharged. 1t is
reported that the immediate cause Of this was
threat from the Border Ruffians that his property
would be burned if he retained these men. The
Pro.Slayery men are playing heavy game.