Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-22
Dispersion Ofthe Free state I.egisla-
lure I'm Kansas


by aresolution of the free State bogus" Leg
lsIaiure OF Kansas at its session in March last il
was determined to II. assemble that body on tho
4th ofJuly, 1856, at Topeka, for The purpose Of
enacting laws for the Estate of Kansas" As
tins was nothing less than to establish govern.
ment over the territory in place of the one crea-
ted by Congress, the authorities determined f.
prevent n meeting If that body. 70 that end
acting Governor Woodson, Man shall Donaldson
and Colonel Sumner. with about eight companies
OF the LIST cavalry of the United States, and L.
). Attorney lsaacks, were eneamped near Tone
ka on the Sd inst The correspondent of the
Missouri Republican, giving an account Of tho
affair. says:
1.-The Aboltionisis were in convention here for
a day or two previous, and military companies
win drum and tiIe, were perading the streets
ms military turn out was under the pretext of
celebration of the Fourth, and on this account
1t was deemed inexpedient to interfere with them
notwithstanding 1t was an organization 'outsidc
of the law" In the afternoon a deputaton came
down to the camp for tho purpose of learning
what course wonld be taken in case the "Legislu-
ture" should meet. These persons did not repre-
sent themselves ms authorized to represent their
friends, but there can be no doubt that they were.
The object of this committee was also to find ont
how far they would be permitted to go,and whc'h
er the members would be arrested, or if the mill
thry would take them in hand.
e'1~ to disguise or minee matters, and they
tuid tlt 1t vas .ternined not TO permit meet
lug "t ta II "Leeisature.' they wanted to know
10 i."} w ali he permitted to meet call the roll
aat linen urn to another day, with the view
n5 heep'ag mp heir organization. The opinion
at tN" vin. r- was unanimous that they could not
me- foo. aay parpose what YER, and that 10 pre-
vent theu from keeping up their organization was
the main ot ,ec' ofthe authorities When the do
pu.atlon found they could make terms of the
Kind. they Suggesttd il as their opinion that, il
thu colonel and Acting Governor would send ~,
proclamation avowing their pnrpose no attempt
would be made TO organize. A. this was matter
of great public concern, aud probably pregnant
with important results, proclamutona sent
up early the next morning, declaring in mos, EN-.
phatc terms the intention of the Government {"
prevent an organization.
1.-The question of resistance was discussed, aud
from the speeches made in tue Convention, one
would have felt certain that IA collision would be
inevitable but at the appointed time ~ Nd
Cot. Sumner, with his command. aud Marsha!
Donaldson, went up to the State House Two
or three companies of armed aboionsts were
formed in front of the house, under The pretext of
banner presentation, when there can be but lit
tie doubt that, had the Marshal gone up to arrest
them with only few men, then these companies
could have prevented him from doing so and the
'Legislature' could have met and djourned over
to another day thereby perpetuating their O, gan
izatan. his circumstance will account for the
necessity of the presence of Col. Summers com
mand, which was formed upon the ground occu-
pied by the abolition troops, who left in double
quick time. ColfSumner then entered The State
House, followed by n large number of the mem
hers crawd Of citizens, abolition troops, Ia lies.
&c, amidst shouts. yplls and confusion.
The roll having been called, ii became known
that majority of the .f.egslature' answered -
their names; some of them declined answering
at all. This done, the Colonel told them, in
manner that clearly meant that he would d., wluf
he said, that they must dispense or be arrested;
and the Marshal IN Il like manner, told them the
same. Upon this information, they all left thu
hall. Col. 5. then requested those persons claim
ing to constitute the Senate to meet him in their
chamber, which they did all other persons but
the Marshal having been excluded; and when
there told them they would not be permitted t.
organize, to which they seemed reluctantly to
consent. The Marshal then told them that in
the discharge of his duties he should require
pledge of honor that they would not meet, organ
ize attempt then, or at any future time, Gun
der their present organization,f to pass any act
of Legislative character
"To this proposition they were not well disposed
to assent, and gave reason that they could not
pledge themselves for absent MEMBERS 10 which
the Marshal replied that quorum Of the member,
was present. according to their own statement.
and that if each of them did not give n pledge Of
honor to this demand he would arrest every ot
them before they should leave the room. They
then consented bat desired to organise informally
with the view Of taking vote of adjournment,
but the Marshal told them that they could not or
ganize formally or informalIy;that that, with 9th
er things, was what he came there 30 prevent; ali
of which was concurred in by Col. s. The Mar
>hal then put hequestion of ad lournmcnt, on the
condition aforesaid to the bogus members, AM
the vote was unanimaus in the Affirmative Thus
terminated one of the most treasonable bodies
that ever assembled in this or any other coun-
try"
To Burning of the Steamer MOI thern lndi-
aca Fify Lives Supposed 70 be Lost
BUFFALO. July Il, lS56.-We have the fol
lowing all,ti nj particulars Of the burning OF
, he Northern laaiana. The fire originated in tho
wood ,,r,k around ne of the chimnes, and spread