New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-30
cANNoNAoiNo MURDERS
a mar, n the Mob proceed TO Lecomp'o"
o.,. Rob,u.oa and other Prisoners


Prom, our Special Ccrrespohoe"' ar, IN ,ssa
IY.vyywoRrH CRY, X. L., may -, i"co'
x.r has at last begun. The Ngat oan's vi
-, smvowered b. Presidential aud Ierr"of'ai
..,ho,itv 70 "subdue" the settlers OF Kansas oe-
..u.s thew dared to interfere With the Poscy OF
-,.,;,o il a Slave STATE, have iuaaeursnd their
work by an act Of reckless and tnerci'es' WICKED
Mas A citizen of Lawrence, Mr.. VIZ. HdtchA-
.on has lust come 10 this u,ctniOg. He saw the
.oepe of violence from tie opposite side of tho
river, and learned the particulars Nom sons men
Who had been in the posse, sud who crossed the
av and left the scene Of horror in disgust Before
The messenger left tue river, the Eldridse House
formerly the Prostate HeteD was nearly con-
mmed. and several other buildings, sad hi' MID
night pathway was lighted BY pyramid OF hre' thN
,hot up from the devoted City Of Freedom While
every few moments the booming Of the cannon ted
that the varied work Of destruction was going &C.
Marshal Donald on, whose U. 8. posse hafbeen
gradually Mario AiDg the circle around Lawrence
made nocturnal descent upon it at 8 O'Clock yes
terdsy morning. They took fossessl N OF fae Town
without the slightest resistance and arres,ed those
they wanted, Dc.tzler and Sm tn being emoog the
number taken. The Marttal, after proOnging the
.earrh ard taking all the arms they cou!d find, went
through mock process of disbanding them, when
they were Immediately led on by sherlf Jones,
who has not been half 80 seriously rjured as was
supposed, and the assassination stecy about whom
has doubtless been a trick.
Fourp,eces of artillery were plsrted Immediately
in front of the great hotel, and they commenced
10 batter it DOWN. Little progress was made with
the artillery, as the walls we're hck. One corner
was II iured, but when they saw that the work was
too slow, a keg Of eunpowder was placed In the
cellar, and the attempt made to blow 1t up Ihi'
was oaly partially successful, but the flames were
soon bursting frcm it in all directions Both OF
the newspaper offices were then fired and as they
are in the most thicky built part OF the city It is
Ektly that ell that ride of Massachusetts street
would be consumed, even IL no other building was
burned.
The pose meantime ransacked every quarter
for liquor, and long before evening great many
Of them were disgustipgy drunk and running about
the streets talking about killing Aboltieni'ts,'
with the most horrible imprecations.
Sevtrsl men are reported killed, but the loss OF
life and other outrages perpetrated on the helpless
men, women and children will never be Known
They can be guessed when it is known that such
mob were firing at the houses with their artillery,
and freely entering and ransacking those not al
ready destroyed.
Comparatively few men were in Lawrence whea
the attack was made. When it was resolved tha'
the United States authorizes should not In any
shape be resisted, no matter how lawiess ana 'io-
lent the defenders left the city one ey one' wen
knowing that the presence OF a few men woa'a
onlv sxnose them to certain destruction, and that
the attack on them might make an apology for de-
stroyipg the town. The renowned city lay heiP-
less before the despOiic Admnstr alton, the moutn-
niece of whom had declared ave will subdle
,ou," and the afIrighted, helpless, and partially
deserted town fell in the one.sided game
l learn that the design of these men is TO pro-
coed to Topeka next, and wipe out that place; In
fact no Free-State man or settlement rs now eaie
from their bloody ravages. Some OF the0 started
10 L. compton yesterday with the avowed deserm-
nation of har ging Gov. Robinson, Brown, and
other prisoners there.
Mr.. Hutchinson rode out from the bottom, oppo-
ate Lawrence, to Sarcexiee, with gentle man
from Kentucky who had acted as sergeant in the
posse. He bad left 10 disgust when no saw that
helpless and unoffending city was being ruthiessiy
DESTROYED. He had landed at Kansas City week
before, and had gone immediately to the camp near
Leconpton. He had slaves, and intended 20 move
with them TO Kansas as as the question should
be se,tled. He was a middle-sged msn, but the
scene moved him to tears. He SAID he had been
grievously duped, and ne knew who was IN the
wrong now. He wept because he knew the Sa's9
of the National Union was, perhaps, forever de-
stroyed by this vainous step. He said be was
going immediately home, a changed man.
But the deed is done, aud tho reckless tools OF
the wild slayeocracy and the corropt Admiastra
ton are ripe for more. VIII tue settlers Of Kansa:
still lie helpless because these men may have q
chow of legal authority And above all daro they
risk their own safety by remaining silent while
these boodthirsty bands go on ravsgins until ever!
yestige of Freedom-loying people be wiped ou'
These are fearfal suestous-they may have iearia
answcrs.
THE SACKlNG OF LAWRENCE
To the Editor Of The Mis'os'i DsNoeHa'' .
H. az