New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-17

lance into the Territory and we're bsck in few .,,,
| witnets raw Gen. Poneroy pay bill for rsut e.,
Poor man IN Kansas City called Jane, wlksn..
femeroy said be was on his hands and he'd hin !,
sulport; be now lives on Ponneroys claim u o.
wa'ionie.
To M. SA|,man-Witpe.s was At Wyandott q,
day Of election, but did Dat 10 TO vote can't "a, ~
mary wen, nom hansas CITY into the Territory %
the people IN kspsas City IN favor of sucn vo,,
thinks that Of those who went 10 yo,. nsvs -,
b. come residents Of the Territory; perhaps ouetad
| VI them
PATRICK LArGHLIS, sworn--Reeide q Ascb;.os
T.; formerly residec In Doul pban; shea 6rs 80
thsre WAS Pro- slavery Nah; heard IRA, de-. ~
talk and complaint by FIRE. Soiler sboat tbe l. -.
b. ing violated and people cOuDg to the eI,rcn
.ympatbzed with them, snd no-svored 10 vpdc,,,
tier cause became notorious for king the cans ~
Free Solers, and avowed himself Fee-Soler IA
August, 1855; Wa at Fee-State meeting at Tie
bouse Of A. Lac.erc the meeting rent deee 10 Il.
CODveDfo ut Big Spring.; witness WA q dskTse:
his way from Donpban 10 Lawrence witDess stopped
ct Ocebs ADO there WA initiated into secret mil.
,ary OrgSnIzation by Mr.. Crosby, merchant Of TIA.
plsce, who gave him two sealed books and letter
for called Whitney, at Grssstopper Falls,
stopped at Whitneyr; company of foutsen gathered
ne 1t n,nDs, Wien witness broke toe zeal aud admin
Uttered the oath Il them, according to directions re-
osived; At Lawrence, witness delivered aaot1e
letter 10 q. W. Brown, spd told him he had been
initiated into the Sciety in question; some
ShaIps nfs, and Was told they had been rent by the
these guns arr generally Iaised by subscription saa
Individual effort. Al Big Springs CONVENTION, was
placed raj Committees, and was also placed on
the kan.as Executive Couu ittee; was alro placed
on q Committee for the north side OF kaw RIVER The,
duty Of whom was to have tie mail matters Of tac
Fr.e.Stst. carried safely s.so the duty OF
this Con mtte TO appoint H. 10 arbilr ate di utes
that might arre amUDg the settler, and to apysiut
spt aktrs to canvass the Territory for Free State
after the Convention return ed to Lswr-n,. and got
tour more Of the sealed books, which contained the
Coz stiution AID ritual Of the Grand Enc pnent of
the Kansas Legion got them frn u. w. Boown 10
use in organizing . b r encampmenis; Oiganzed one
al Don iposp started out into tue Territory 10 orgaoke
another; went six miller teen turned back broke
open the se.lr a.d examine q the boVks-
To Cor. hine-At the meeting az which witness
wss elected del, gate TO the Big Springs Convention
DIR. Cutler Collin and Others urged the necessity Of
forming society like the Know. Notbiugs " labor
more eff, ctus'ly against the Pro Slavery party W.T.
ness was opposed to this; lrroman and think
ing il like Know Nottingham, told them that IL they
cid he would be their most bitter enemy; they con-
Guided to absndos the idea, a. they wanted have
divisions in th' r rapAs; in then speeches. Cutler
Collins, Lacerc aud Others urged TIA It they must 90
oil that they coulo against avery in kansar, snt the
repeal Of the Missouri Compromise AMI they NUT
with arms, l. s.ary, and wage war against
the u ion rather than allow Sav ny insas;
wbep Brown showed HIN the arms, be told him that
the Enigrsnt Aio Soi,ty would -etd mcre and would
s.rd means to oppose Slavery IN kaor.,, told him
that RObnson-wel the H. ent Of the Aid SO iety,
could not say il WAS Robinson Here Gov. King
wished TO rule this part vi cut but ar Sherman .ow
ns istirg that il should 20 down. wn--, resu,nod.l
Well ali positive il ~as Robinson had b, en on Il,
the Eat to get guns AVID had to wait two weeks in
order TO svoi1 having them taken; Brown said that
they must have 80 IN before they could draw tho
rifes that wh-p company Was organ Fed, they we're
TO send delegate TO Boston, who was ~ hay. letters
Of introduction from Lawrence to person ia Boston
who would give them rif.s gratis ut Lawrence, Wit
pess was taken INTO prlyate room there saw box
they were opening with the name &C. Robinson" on
n hoard he of the por Ia, hax
were blue jackets and white trOwsers drum aud drum
sticks; the box was naleo up again. saw large hJte
building In Lawrence; II had PORTFOLIOS la the top Of
it; was tod by Brown, LOwre, Hutchinssn Emery
al Others that It WAS built for f,ru6:ation thst
they expected to be attacked III their town, aad ~
they freemen and would ex.rcIe toe rights Of
.smeD in tie Liberty Of speech ana the liberty o the
Press, their rpeecbts and papers might be in viola.
ton Of the Territorial laws; shortly after he rst inter-
view with Brown. witness Introduced Gov.
Reedtr rs delegate to the Big Syringe Convention,
who asked him questions about Donip hiu, Gov.
Reeder and Mr. Brosn then st pp-d OF fuo Ier
room; the door being open witLe Q 0rerheIyd them
ticking; heard bis own name mentoned, the encsmp-
bent DR. Cutler, aud the north psrt Of tn. territory
these u nem~n returned, aud preacher who entered
wac Introduced; during the suing Conversation they
saio that the Pr oSavery party thoroughly organ
lied and that they mutt not neglect it, aud they talked
bout sending preacher 10 the East TO and
the wrtners stated that while at the Big Springs
Coz vebtion be was introduced ~ the Exc uive Com
nittee by Gov. Reeder; While in the Committees
resolution offered that every reliable FREE
man b, supplied with rae, ssber and pistols, and
81 ould be- uDoer Obligations 10 march when called
by superior officer, aud to .scue what violently
taken under Territorial officer; the motion was
but the Chairman Of the Committee, DIR.
Robinson, request, lin to withdraw bis notion On
disc ussOn it withdrawn; the expenses 20 carry
out the arrangements of this Committee were TO be
paid by il; the money was 70 be got East.
The remainder Of this testimony and the cross
examination the fates decided mat should not hear