New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-20
KANSAS.
Letter FROM GEN. WHITFIELD

daylight this morning, near BLACK 'aohi ,hat hi,
Iys, .So,lers. There scarcely be deac, ."a hre
nall 6,rcs has been annhila,ed. Inns ~" Snoa
tAe Congressional Commit ,e are now akS th their
las beer tbToDged during the day VII" Ina assas;na.
e. lis Aeeinc nom the Territory 10 asoiu a' e
IAN mer nes.ns n.y., LIN am constantly in receipt o,
non snu moDsi for protection. The COW ardiy ana
s,noi.h msDner which the a@as pa.a Creek
1900 A particularly those on fo,a"a'a y; S,
PttPeHS1 -, P;nsmmed by Judge Cato, Just IN RON
~, ,Ice have not been exaggerated ~ Tue puJJnt t
n,cnnts indeed DO not equal the reah'y .eaves ou
,ba t these abolition monsters can De aclu
n.us ~ INV other consideration than that OF fear.
49, ;herefore determined TO start IN an hour or TWO
In AZ many men as can be raised, IN the nope NOT
Too late Of relieving the little band under Cap.: a'
- sffo,d what protection TO the peaceful citl-
-. Of The Territory and rest<e in 1t order ana peace.
am fully aware that my doing so will afford my
enemies fine opportunity 70 @ v "' Rnt
reysooai considerations have, hope, no weight win
me- while know that peaceaoe clLehs ol .ne III
tory are being assassnated and robbed many OF tue
driven from their homes a. midnight with their helpless
samhes and would be unworthy OF the trust reposed
n me nv The people OF the Territory, were TO let any
nersonai Of Office policy restrain me
from doing what now CONSIDER my Gu'y. anu nus u.s.
AZ 10 be excused from following the example OF my
illu,t, competitor for Congressional Donors by
running away and desering my friends at the hrst ap
proach Of danger: -.
Il how. and claiming to be such, WILL with the best
ability have, do my duty to my friends and my
county, careless of consequences Myteeoe enorS
nav
ard the cause of law and order in the Territory O.
Kansas. .,-..,..
wre this in the hurry Of preparation for departure
m order TO place myself right, and that my motives
may be properly understood JSo. W. WHITFIELD
Co,e.pondenee of The Missouri Republican.
WEsTPoRT Monday, June o, 1856.
n, ENRON: By The Repn6iicdn of the 9th inst.
az The ma me of NJ Bernard announced, as supposed
70 be dead l am glad to inform you that be is not
dead He left Capt. Pates company TO visit his nome,
Ix.t = hsp
pany and went down to Paola. He is nephew OF
nine and has been resident Of the Territory from the
time it was organized. The Abolltionists were Ia
pursuit of him. but could not catch him. They have
taken all his stock of merchandise amounting 10 De-
tween 81 900 and S. 900, several horses, and some
work oxen suppose his loss will not fall much short
Of q, 600. They have threatened to burn hun out
Mrs. DOYLE is here, and confirms the massacre OF her
busbapd ana children more cruel murder has scarcely
ever been committed, and the very men that COM
mitted this foul ana inbumsn act were among the
party dspersed by Col. Sumner last week. without an
effort to arrest Dramatically turned loose that they
may commit their fendsh acts again. Had the ctzen
soldiers been let alone, they would have secured them
and brought them to trial; as il Is they are at large
The excitement in the Territory is intense. The
AbohtioDists have driven nearly all the Pro Slavery
party from the OssawOttOmie settlement. Several
families from Hickory Point have been driven of from
their homes. OLe of them, Mr. Bovine, is at this
place He has been in the Territory twelve or
eighteen months. He has good double cabin, with
forty fifty of land in cultivation They took
The Committee of Investigation adjourns this alter
noon TO meet in Washington City. hardly think they
will make much by the operation.
Respectfully, }. BERNARD.
PS.-Snce writing the above ! have learned frsm
DR.. Woods who was present that COL Sumner was
not to anne for not arresting Brown. The Colonel
thought Col. Preston, the Deputy Marshal hea wrts
for Brown and others, which turned out otherwise
Sumner Diet aimed Brown and bis company telling them
Preston had wIs for them but when Preston came up
he said he had no wits against them. j. b.
Correspondence Of The Missouri Democrat.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, Monday, june 9, 1856.
The following is the testimony of an accomplished
and beautiful young lady Of this city long resident
here and for some time school teacher,
TESTIMONY OF A LAWRENCE LADY.
Miss Lucy Nj. Wilder, recently from orcesttr
County Mass, was in Lawrence on the morning 0i sne
oi,t of Nav last About O'Clock, a. IN, saw large
body of men on Mount Dread, near the residence OF
Governor Robinson. Two hours after, saw them d-
vice into two parties, one OF winch surroundea tuc
hoxse of Governor Robinson; the other came nearer
town and planted two so as to bear upon the
Free State Hotel Sawtwo United States hagS-one
red on eide large white star In the center o. the
ob., the words "SOUTHERS RIGHTs,' another flag
with the words, "SoUTH CAROLINA" Another, 1AS-
"Kyrs TRFMBLE-AB0LiTIoNIsTs FALL, OUR MOTTO,
"SoUTHERS RIGHTS FOR ALL? About nooi OF tue
same day, aman called Marshal Donaldson came down
from the bill and entered the hOe Presently alter
ward dismissed nv school, him come out with
three Of his own men ard two Of our citizens, and
welt in again. Saw the same party leave the
house.
,isge drove up, and Messrs. q. w. Deitzler, c. w.
Smith and the Marshal got in and drove up to the
hill. Soon after MIR. Jones came into the street with
twenty-five men, and stopped in front OF the hotel
Saw him in conversation with several OF our citizens
among them General Pomeroy and Mr.. Roberts, I'M
medistely after raw Pomeroy and Roberts to work
moving portion of the foundation Of the building
where was teaching school, and take out mounted
brass Cannon and with Gsskanee OF Others draw
into the street. short time afterwards a body OF
about 500 men marched down from the mill and sta
TONED themselves in front Of the hotel. Immediately
afterwards, in company with Mrs. Kimoal, LETT town
for an eminence Just out of town, taking spy gas
with us. We soon reached the hill, where we found
three ladies; saw several men riding about on horse
back In front Of the Marbars posse; saw them put
red flag The Herald Of Freedom office and on the
hotel; saw a party station three cannon, drawn by
oxen in front of the hotel at twenty-five inmates past
Eve O'Clock D. m, the cannonadng commenced;
thiry-two balls fired. After that party en-
tered the basement Of the building, and soon hastily
returned; presently heard the report of an explosion
In about twenty minutes after the hotel in flames
Part Of our company LETT, leaving my mother, Mrs.
Kimball and myself standing on the hill; remained
M Ill the walls oi the hotel fell 10, and then turned and
valk ed down the bill together when about half way
down saw four men walking from to by their dress
we knew them to be members OF Col. Butords COM
papy When within hundred yards they stopped,
leveled their guns at US aud wltno1t wotd oeIuS
said fred heard the bullets pass near u.s. ihey then
threw down their guns swinging their hats and shouted
"HuRRAH FOR SOUTH CAROLINA" Down win
Abohtionists. SLAVERY IN KANSAS FOREVER, By
Cop. They then took up their arms, leveed them
again toward us. We were standing perfectly SUM-
hooking at them when one OF their number cred ou',
Don't rIRr; | wouldn't. They then walked up the
hill nging Lilly Dale and Katy Darling. we after.
ward saw them join q large company OF men, AoSui
o'clock in the evening we again asccnded tue hiIi
and saw Gov. Robnsob's house on fire. Returned 10
my fathers house and remained over night Game
into town again the next morning IN company WIN
Mrs. Kimban. On entering the house. we found