New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-16
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S...,,s, Gas dry in Kansas The
IN" Ind but within the pact few weeks
IA some refreshing rah' The green
=, .oro look greener and fresher, and even
-. o,ass il more suconleat and iresh. Tae
..,..ms are flowing more freely ana tue io"os'
Ssosb they dry by our Kansas ~inds a'm"S' i!nn'e-
Ats,sly aft.r ra T., are not dusty Ine De'gnoor-
heed from which write is getting more unset''eo'
Iut there are NO decided marks oi hoSuhty yer eA'
o4pt that man Is liable to GET knVcA.u uo%n VI
ft.1 ih.o hes,d that a man had been murdered
sr Warrington Creek but have been unable 70 get
,AE-hie Information of the facts. Washington
Crsst IA some miles above this place, Rowing into
the Wskerusa TO the south oi tbe SANTA 4 = hoau.
On that creek there 10 camp o' 0eorgiShs' woo
have been committing depredations, although toey
are not all Georgans' suspect Nearly slo' .ne
Ro,5,r Rufiaps who come 10 now a-days are
Csrolinians. or Alabamans or Georgians, which ls
.nab,6 az tbOse chivalrOus States have enough ain
o. .nsw.r for without saddliug them the vii
L;.x of all the rsscals Of Western Missouri.
1htse fellows on Washington Greek, whatever
thew are, have built Q log fort, although 1t Is
not A very dangerous structure. They pretend
they are going to build town, which is the blind
cnier which these armed bands are here In the
TERRITORY. They live sn indoIent camp life, than
which nothing in ny estimation can be more dis
agreeable or sb0ninaby filthy; and 1t Is such a
fee abdeasy life that it appears to induce aud de-
veIop tree. aDd.easy morale. The men IN the camp
10 which allude have uD9ues iOnably been guilty
Of many adfui,ly managed and cOncealed outrages
lately Beyopd all doubt they had some hand in
driving of some Free.State settlers, and took
mart in burning the houses On Rock Creek few
weeks ago, sn account of which sent at the time.
They Try TO manage as quietly as possible, tor they
are an i'd densey populated settlements, mostly
Free State men. 1t would not take much more
tn make the people drive them out; indeed, they
already contemplate it. Toward the south these
maIauding bsbds are more bold. The proportion
of Free.State men there is as great, but the set
Elements are sparse. The armed bands of South
erbers and MitsOurians which, as have already
write u, have been coming into the Territory, are
row engaged in land piracy. Every days reports
show matters to be little worse, and greater
boldness and recklesfness in these armed bands.
Look out for something more interesting shortly.
1t is possible that these fellows may be called to
account for their recent conduct.
A report Of q somewhat alarming MLd has
reached this vicinity recently. Two meo whom
shall not name, have received letters from friends
In Missouri (they are both Free-State settlers
who came from MissOuri). These letters camo
from brothers in the Masonic fraternity. They urge
them not to remain in the part of the Territory
VIII, re they are. A scheme has been con 'octed 10
the Blue Lodges in Missouri to murder, and plan
der, and drive OFT the Free-State settlers. The
Free.State settlements are to be crippled and bro
ken up, all the leadt and influential persons kill
ed, and me whole Deit thbOThOOds are to suffer.
ArraDgeme nts are making in Missouri TO systema-
tize attacks on certain points, and wipe them
out" This has been contemplated for some time,
but has been delayed until after the Missouri cleo
tiODs, now over, aid some Of the blows are ~ be
struck within a week.
Such is the sum and substance of those letters,
and they have had the effect of exciting quite q
Al. Itx.,rh rack on1
on the Wskeruss. For my own part, thidh the
letters are fair warnings and that the writer's are
perfectly sincere. l believe that Missouri con-
t+nratPs this step at the present time as she has
for a year back. The inrOad of tue armed banis,
their location at different points, their menscng
attitude and conduct at the present time, are in
10y mind far more significant than warning iet-
ter. Further hOstiliJes are contemplated beyond
n doubt, but do not regard them az being much
to be feared 1t is easier to plot the wipllg out
neIgtbUrhOOd " than t. do it, and before 1t is
done, beiieve that there will be some little noise
Oh both sides. The Border Ruffians cannot get mp
force that will render them formidable without
making such noise that We will hear of them.
l tbiLk that the preparation cOntemplates a
guerrilla war. This already exists to some extent,
and think, when fairly inducted will lead to the
reeDsctmeDt Of tuch scenes as the battle of Black
Jack with similar results. Mr. Stewart, VINO
lives on this side of the Wakerusa, has Just bad
sOme experience oftbese fellows lie was going
down toward Osawattaue, and was captured at
the crossing Of the MerOdesn by party of men
who claimed to be Georgians. They stopped him,
and as soon az they sscertaiDcd he was Free
State mar, took him prisoner. This division or
camp of these bravOs is on or close to the Ottawa
reserves. They spend their time since they en-
canped there in selling liquor to the Indians, and
are stirring up some of the widest of them to help
them in the approaching contest They also keep
asupervision of the roads, allow no Free STATE
Traveller to psss, steal horses, aud "cnunclatc
''SOuthern Rights after the most orthodox pat
tern in Kansas.
Mr.. Stewart was detained BY them and finally,
as he made no particular demonstrations one way
or another when he was taken, and us they did
not want 10 take him into their c,mp, they gave
bin in charge to three Indians to keep till m)rn-
ing. As the Indians had some whisky, tso OF
them got drunk, and Mr. Stewart cOntrived to
evsdc them shortly after dark and got off The
first Indian house he arrived at he found it's in
babiants very much alarmed, as they thought 1t
was the GeOrgians They were just des, ting
their house for the night and going 10 au Indian
Dejgtbor's house where they would be more secure
MIR. Stewart learned that the GeOrgiaps come
down every hight 70 molest these Indians and
sbuse their women. The people of fOsawatt.mie are
getting anxious about the camP of Use brav0s
down here. They are sDxiOus to have assistance
to drive them cut, ss their Outrages are becoming
more fragrant every day. and are getting to be in
suferabe.
The Dragons are not doing much just now.
The Pro-Slsvery men have arrested ss many Pris.
Oners dc they can take care OF, aud rather more
than they will be able TO boarj if Congress re-
fases TO pass appropriation bulls TO meet these ex.
pepsea. The troops caDhot serve the purpose of
the Border Rufhahs. They may arrest innocent
people, and disperse Legislatures, and subdus aud
drive fram the means of defense the Free .S.ate
men, when they begin to get the upper hand or
become dangerous TO the Pro-Slavery men. In
iLis rar th.y ar very cnnl auYliaria 10 the Rnr-