New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-21
KANSAS.
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s-...a .,a.d iu greater jeopardy. We have
.cx than We have bad for many mouths,
81 40 n, witnesses activity in Agriculture,
A.,,s,,. and business sfnirs; but, while the ap
..,.noe Of such enterprise is pleasant, behind it
x.s still more awful steps in the drama Toe
,saer results from two thibgs--frst, the presence
n The tsoops; bot ehIfy the triumph OF the Pro
Slavery party. Tney have, indeed succeeded In
,seeDp phsbiDe everything but one, and that ia to
drive the Free-Stste men on. of rhe rerritory
Tue. they are making rapid strides toward kt.p'sg
ssf all future emigration. The Missouri River has
Ae~o blocsaded, and all the roads leading through
Nissouri into the Territory have been closed to
Free STATE emigration. The only open way
IL tedious route through Iowa, and that is
tAresteued. So much for the present. Tue future
steps will require the driving out Of the dangerous
Don ulat,oa from the Tetritory-I meau the Liberty
loving people, who have been rendered Slavery
hating people by the u.urpat;ons and abuse OF the
Gsve power. Ths. result cannot be accomplished
Tle attemp. will make war. Let emierants still
ssne to Kansas. Let them take such measures as
will insure their safe entry to the Territory.
Kapsss is glorious country; one Of the !direst
and best portions of our continent. 1t must no
be relipquished because it may take an effort
Keep IT, Send good men, and brave men, an
plenty Of them. Let emigration ps.s in q stream
IL ID now clear that there was perfect under
standing between Secretary WOOdsOn asd the
border Rufisns and that was the reason why
there was no Missouri Invasion on the 4th. The
Feoeral troops were there TO do the work, aud
the KuHisns lay still to let them do it, aud now
they exult in the dispersion of the Legislature
and chuckle at the thought that Freedom is dead
In Kansas.
MILITARY PROTECTION-Tbe Rev. w Strawn,
Who, with d company Of emigrants from Ottawa,
Illinois, was stopped recently on the river, his
companions Ilubdered, and most of them sent
back, has heen engaged in the interesting Occups-
ton of trying to get justice from the authorities in
Kansas. AS part Of their plundered stuff was in
the warehouse Of major & Russell, LeayeD~Orth,
he went up few days ago to Acting Governor
Secretary WOodsOn for redress. WOodson in
formed him that the proper person for him to go
to was Judge LecOmpte. As Judge Lecompte
lives in the direction Of Leaven worth, aud is
walled in with ekeuauz de friese OF Border Ruf-
fans, who would unquestiouably send Mr.. Stra~n
down the river if they could catch him, that geo
tltn desired a military escort, 80 that ne could
s8fey reach the honorable Court, aud get as safely
away again. Woodson gave bin a line to Col.
Sum- er, requesting that he get an escort When
Mr.. Stra~n got 10 Fort Leavenworth he found
shat Gen. Smith had arrived and taken command.
Gen. Smith refused to give the escort, although
Mr.. Strawn took several gentlemen with him aud
spent some time in urging 1t. While this was
going on, the clerk Of the Quartermaster there,
having learned Of the advent Of Mr. Strawn and
his business, started down to the City of Ieaven-
worth and informed Capt. Clarkson of the cOmpa-
ny of RuffiaDs there of these facts. These gentle
men Immediately started up to hunt him. Lucki-
ly, Mr.. Strawn escaped them and g0t safely down
to the City of LeavenwOTth, where, learning that
they were after him, he got on horseback and es-
capped To Lawrence.
/ learn that his companions when they were sent
down the river had their passage paid by the Ruff
f.Ds. The whole of this was Il trick. When
they got down a short distance the captain told
tbt that their passages I'd been paid in counter
felt money, and they must paJ him. All did SO
but one man, who refused This person they
treated very shabbily, thrusting him below, on
HEX taking opportunity by this neglect he took the
chance Of slipping on boat going up the river and
got into the Territory.
BUILDING.-Ihis morning the work began on
the bew hotel a considerable number OF men
went 10 work removing the ruins to clear the site
for the new building. Toree hearty cheers for the
work was given before they began. Taking ad-
vantage Of the peace for the last week or two,
Buildings lave been going up very rapidly and
Lawrence again presents fourshing aspect
TIE tR'soNERs.-I have just returned to-day
frem visiting the prisoners at LecOmptOn. new
officer is in command of the guard there, Capt.
fdChet. he is PtEtcCt Seut'ohAo. ouu eA1~SA ~"
charge the prisoners are annoyed by no petty
splet tl ran n} or meabness, and their trials and
ssffrrings are sufficiently severe without being
made any worse.
Gov Robinson suffers far more in hs cOn6ne-
Dtnt from the contemplation OF tho Disasters tall
ing on the people than for his OWN troubles. lie
ehsfes at the aspects Of the case, which his calm
Judgment 10 well able to comprehend. am grived
that his mean rivals and few treacherous Free
State men should have taken advantage OF his In
careers alton to his injury. Here they Can hurt him
little. He is the IDOL of the people, his integrity
uDimpeachsble.
Mr. Dietzler wishes me to ask question Of
President Pierce "Is their Imprisonment 3
"bumbug or not IL it is not, why are Lane and
"Eerder not aircstedi' These gentlemen make
noise enough for the Presid, mt to kno. where they
are. hope Frank Pierce will answer these in
teIrogatioDs at his earliest leisure.
The subioiDed is the statement Of an Illinois
smsIant who fell INTO the hands of the Rufiisns.
STATEMENT OF JAMES c. BALDWIN.
Eight families, with twelve teams, started from
Mel an County, H., for ksDsas, on the 92d OF Nay.
Yhese consisted Of the families OF John Neeto, two OF
his sons with their families, Ben. Draper with his
fsmily John Wooster and family, Ja1es Hancock and
family X. Roberts and family, ii. Dibble and family
Three teams ficm Iowa, consisting OF two families,
overlook them in Missouri and travelled with them.
The men who started from Illinois had four prairc
vtws and a variety of farming inpleuenis and art'-
alec Of hOustho furniture, revehng IN The style IN
which W..tein emisrsnts usually travel. They tav-
Oh npmolested until they reached within touf miles
ef Platte CITY intending to cTOsS the rvcr 81 Leaves
worth. On tuesday, 24ib ult.. in the moring while
sy ng the state road the ensr ants weEe etoppes
Nv an armed bsnd OF $50 snd nUst Of whom we're
AIMED with United States muskeis ana ooyno''' Tue
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