Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-09-12

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tits again my painful duty to an.
nounce TO the world the intelligence
Of war in Kansas. Most loudly had
the hope been INDUCED here that GU:
difficulties were overtil after the Pres
dentiai election. But in this. as IL
many other matters. our fondest hope,
were doomed to disappointment; and
there is more excitement. and the
threatening aspect is certainly more
ominious than ut any previous iime.--
The language Of war Is on every
tongue. and the spirit seems to be i'm.
bibed by every heart. Every cain
rejecting person must indulge strong
anxielics relative 10 the future.
In nv own case. must confess. II
has been hard for me to persuade my.
self that We would have war. Amid
the excitement. my mind has OCCASION.
ally yacillaird; bat still hoping Con-
gress would move in the matter,
would again and again persuade my
self TO think there would be no war,
And even now | cannot think the
better portion Of the South will permit
such an oceurrencc--knowing. ~ they
certainly must. That the elements Of
their own destruction are In their midst,
Bat like the Egyptians, the Lord may
permit this hardness and blindness u
come upon them. THIS curse OF cur.
SEES, this "sum Of all william es." must
DO removed. and if mild. peaceabIe
measures will not meet the case. the
more severe must be applied. May a
kind. merciful Providence devise
some means for its removal without
the loss Of so many valuable lives. II
,t Is right
But truly the plowshare Of destruc-
lion has been driving over these beam
dful plains for the last ten days, and
some OF our good citizens have been
numbered among the dead. For sew
eral months, the territory has been In.
tested with marauding bands Mt diff
lcrent points. and. rs has been noticed
in almost every communication. they
have been committing various depra-
daiions, such ~ horse-stsaliap, house,
burning. farm-run,aging. and occa
sionaily killing some of the citixeus.
I'LL the Free State men could bear Il
no longer. But when the examine
ton was carefully made, u was found
that these troublcrs had we'll fortified
themselves at numerous points. Aud
Ia these Qualifications were found large
stores Of provisions and ammunition.
aud near them tho inmates had be-
come 50 desperate. that II was DANCE.
rous for Free State men 20 pass them.
'usping. and SstiII hoping that some
thug would be done BY The proper
authorities TO remove them. they were
borne Nth lilI the last week. In my
Isst referred to the destruction Of
one OF these dens: since that. two
more have shared q simiIar fate. And
nothing short Of an entire breaking
up OF those places will give relief NJ
present. In routing the last nest,
there WINS quite n severe conflict. and
men tell on both aides.
On the next evening I was sent for
To visit tho wounded. Often have
ead OF such places and such scenes,
but had never before beheld with my
own eyes. There they lay around
tho room, hat not . moan from one
OF them with two exceptions. they
were quite cheerful eouverscd with
each Of them. and found one pooI
feIlow-captam Shombrc--ncar the
scenes OF another world. Some o
them unmarked 1--WE rejoice TO b.
counted worthy TO puIler In The caus,
u freedom, But the Captain breath
cd his last y Few hours after my depar.
tire. and IN less than enc week after
he had reached The point Of his desli.
nation. lie had lately bid adisu q
bis home In the far.iamed Kansas. -
Although he has been hero but few
days lho vast conoourse that followed
him 10 his last resting place told IL
terms not TO be mistaksn how much h,
had endcared himself 10 TO many
| was unable to learn particulars rela
tive TO ihis late friend and new conner
only tina. BIO was the captain OF com
psny. came from near RIchmond, In
diana. and his name was Shombrc.-
|lI.s death will long be lamenied.
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Lawrence. Kansas. Aug. %. 30.