Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-06-06

nisbos nv nun, OF saturday iur-
~ ,La w., uuSncnt,c ana connected account
" Tho Iii ~ ,. property III Lawrence
/" ""1 pun W l1otlon hy Judge L.
.n"'I.' IT, "i' S""cEI ~ tHe Nf"nd Jury, I'D
Nl9inE 'neui " n'u ni',' Tor high treason
'E'i,tsU az .Ioa0 "'o n"u neen connected WIN
,"' = 5t'I' nI'eI"'nl' IN contempt ot
Io!gtrSs' anu WIN an ty''.nt view OF OBJ
~ uv''"e '"o INJURY WIN" '''y nag proef-
v '''rI"'' '',i. H'' Su""'h'i 10 APP
P'"i "e'pre t"i7 'I'HI jury anu N.th lac
neglected. TINS process WIS issued
against MN Tor contempt: Hulp'rtel ny
."' "II"'o" on inc committee, ne INSISTED
upon us privilege AS contestant for Il seat
IN oongre'S, and refused to tGhmit to arrest,
NV r,'P," l'o''Ida'n' t"e ;H"r''Hi' Issued
~ ''u',u' lFoeillhilIpI declaring Lawrence
In a St"l9 OF lnsurrectlon' aud calling upon
%' u'N.''l"lns citizens u assist INN IN ser'-
- lt2lsS
hoi 49,. . Di'' l''i-.' oi b'rier NuIhius
a n 1T W. ~ "'''''I'l'pl VI inns CALI
%rI h =, ;, W. ".ns' men we're soon on the
nut" " i'"or' d Jay having been liked
a Wc'k oI more |"eal Wheh that town was
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49, ~ '.u a. Ni.n i'n.''sa llT'aG'ed
.haV u''ote I'm '.'E per ',r'''' nI'hS
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VI " prINIpuS '"'us!'"- S''PpIhI Ta'el''f''
enteIins nIuSfs' Se.I!hg' urins' ''GaIlnS pro-
,sl'"s' ''u cI"'HIttinS ocra'i'haI mufdeiS.
.;im ."e t!'%'is VI ha"rehee-not
a".timas - ,b uo,n' ll'' 't , l. WIN IN ometT
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G G,iir Iae.JnoI w ssi,l'V5 t"' II'ceSs "l Il
Cot'. o'",.'.i1.l u"'e' d" a'l o. ''h-r'S'-
?un' ieIs".eu i.vSS"s.H H'I'h:1'Gl' pecIAr-
his warrants, but dcrrecatine the entry into
the town of an armed and furious mob. r..
these concentrations thew cot no answer lut
MarshaI's determination not merely To- serve
his warrants, but to disarm the inhabitants
and to compel them to promise imrlicit sub
mission to the authority of the borus Legis-
lature.
They then appealed to Colonel Sumner.
who was in the vicinity with his drar,nns-
IN king it utterly unnecessary. excart for
purposes of mischief, for d onaidson to sum
mon his border rufian posse but Sumner
was strict V bound to act under tho orders Of
Shannon and Shannon, upon being appealrd
to, refused to do ANYTHING In fact. he had
taken an active part in getting up the attack
on Lawrence, bv distributing the United
States arms furnished to the Territory.
among the bands of South Carylinilns and
Gcurgilns, recently arrived in tn. Territory.
who we're thus organized as a Marty of tie
invading force, and who. Shannon said.
would be satisfied with nothing short of the
destruction of the hotel and the surrender
of all arms into their hands.
AS the forces Of Donaldson gradually drew
in upon the town, the larger Turt Of the male
inhabitants retired, leaving the women and
children behind with Gen. Pomerov and It few
men. Etrly on tile morning of Wednesday,,
2lst of May. Il large force Of the invaders Ge.
cupied u Hill close to the town. and IN tic
course OF the forenoon, a deputy marshal.
with eight men. cam. in. and having sum.
moned several inhabitants t. aid, proceeded
to make two arrests for high treason. the
prisoners submitting without any attempt at
resistance, c|oncealment or ESCAPE. His ar
rests made, the Marshall mad n, lonrer any
them whereupon Sheriff Jones appeared