The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-09

ENcEo EorrHEpfsPATcH II.
IECuMrrUS June o5th, 1856.

LECoMrTuN June o5th, 1856.
II gives me great pleasure to write that our Ter
rtory 10 in state OF partial quietude, aud that
hearts are sladdened, temporarily least, to see
the 'ploushman homeward plod his weary way"
from his fields Of agriculture. in' lieu Of aee-
Ing regularly organised bands OF guerillas
roaming over our praires, with the sword
and fire brand In hand, butchering many. and burn.
Ing out all who found In an unprotected state
1 have been commissioned by Gov. Shannon, to
accompany Col Sumner of Fort Leavenworth, as
civil officer, to disband all organised parties, and
have invariably tracked the sbolitionists to their
den, by the smouldering ruins of cabins belonging
to the law aud order party, which were eontingous
to their route to and from camp, and have watch.
ed with indignation, the 'hail fellow well met"
greeting of Col Sumner and the leaders of the
outlaws. But, upon my returning to Lecompton
and reporting facts, the Governor issued orders of
. more determined and stringent character to
Summer, and As above stated, they have had sal
utary effect and our people are quietly tilpg their
claims, though In riding around to where their coats
hang upon the fence, you will always find rifle
or double barrel shot gun ready for any exigences
which may arise But this lull of excitement and
apparent peaceful inclinatiops. is apprehended to
be only the calm which denotes storm.
Ii you remember, the free State party elect
ed thier bogus legislators. and they convened
In Topeka the capitol of the free State of Kansas,
again on the 4th Of July, to blight the patriotic
associations of that day. by their disoyal to our
Union, Governor Shannon says that they shall
not assemble, and they swear that they will, In
consequence Governor Shannon has ordered two
companies of Dragons to station themselves at
Topeka. 1t is rumored that between two aud
thrte thousand aboitionists are on their way, via
Iowa and Nebraska to maintain these plans. Go
vernon Shannon has upon the receipt OF this news
ordered Colonel Cook, of Fort Riley, with his COM
mand, to the Northern frontier, to check this ag'
gressIve horde of fanatics and induce them by our
peculiar Kansas mode of moral suaSion-force OF
arms-to return to their Northern homes.
Col. Sumner, in the meantime, is ordered to the
Southern frontier to check the gallant and gener.
Gus Missourians from entering the Territory-so
that if we should have tight, it will be between
the L. S. Dragons, with the bona tide Kansas mi
tia as allies, and this magnetized ed compost of ia
naticism, which has disturbed the peace and vel
fare of the Territory, since it has been opened to
settlers The above administration plans were g.
ven TO me by Gov. Shannon
The agricultural aspects of Kansas are of .
most lamentable character. Our farmers have
been SO often called from the ploughshare for the
purpose Of forwarding the ends Of law and jus
tce, and have been driven away 30 often in other
cases. that what would have been beautiful fields
of grain can only be recognized as weeds and prai
rie grass and were it not for the generous peo-
pie of Lafayette county, and Missouri generally,
we would present the same appearance of starya
ton and want which has called the sympathies of
our people to Ireland, during its potato rots but
the sons of Kentucky and grandsons OF Virginia,
der Rufians, with open hearts and generous hands,
have sent supplies of groceries, grain and
stock, to stand the sege until our next cop can be
garnered We do not like the position of charity
and benefciares but the Missourians press them
upon with the kind frankness of Western hearts,
and make us accept them whether we will or no.
We had little excitement the other day upon
hearing that Gov Shannon was about to resign;
in fact he told several of us 80; but we gathered
around him, told him of our fears as regards his
successor, and prevailed upon him to hold his
own" Should we have found him ine1orable to
our entreaties, we intended to petition his Excel
lency, President Pierce, TO appoint COL Daniel K
Woodson, our present hightoned, patriotic, chiv-
alrous and beloved Secretary, as Governor of Kan
sas Territory.
Our Virginia friends out here are all enjoying
themselves, reveng in State pride and Incidence,
always ready in time of danger to undertake for
lorn hope, play game Of eucre, or take drink,
and generally find the tat clerkships.
Robinson, Brown, Smith, Deitzler and others,
indicted for high treason, are under the care OF
company of U. S. Dragons, encampcd in the Vi
cinity OF this place. They will be tried next Sep
tember 7. l. w.