The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-30

petent authority. We must close letter. ~ We are
about horse to TO the OF 40
CT Msrshars posse will probably sntsr Lawrence to-
morrow We shall Do there and give fdli particulars.
Our Kansas CITY Correspondence.
KANSAS CITY, No., May 20, 1885,
hoilyng If ne Border Rn6ans Robinson Safely Guarded
ne excitement regard to the recent free State
RACES in increases hourly. Armed men pass
ing through Westpor almost constantly, their way
reinforce the United States Mrshs posse the Of
war. 1t Is supposed that Frsnkln attacked, as
threatened by the free Safe rufans, las, night. Run
have been despatched throughout Missouri 20 call
up the Of that State and the "sorder ruAns are
soisa fast and horse may so, to franklin and
Leconpton. They are marching foot, mounted
horsebck and crAnmed into euggies and wagons, and
ter the most part armed to the teeth We're the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher here he could realize the result
81 his presiding and prayers "shsrps rifles is their
self adopted motto, and u sent suddenly before its God
sesrt srd snat motto trsmSrg upon the HOS Of the
bosy left upon the ooodstned turf of Kansas. 1t
has 30 long been gathering is abou. to burst Thanks
70 imbecile MISUNDERSTANDING to fanaticsi
clergy; thanks TO studied misrepresentation Blood
must and has already been she'd May God comfort the
widow and the theress and in his infinite mercy shield
Nose whose prote .tors will be taken away.
Robinson passed through Westport this afternoon,
United States Marshal Donaldson he is en- for Ls-
compton. We him for moment ia his room at the
having been Transformed into quito border rufan in
appearance spoke in complimentary terms of the
sy with which he had had treated by his captors
md assured that he WAS in excellent health and
same thirty pro- slavery Kansas eaigrants Georgia.
armed with iies arrived here ON the Jewt yesterday
Our Westpor1 Correspondence.
WEsTPoRT. Mo-, Nay q, 1856.
Metz las
prefer to call him) Is under guard ia the Harris House,
just opposts the building In which writing. We
lad interview with his Excellency last evening. He
has retained Col William II. RUSSELL of Fayette county,
Ry at present resilient Of Cas- county, No., his
counsel DR. Robinson will be we'll treated the route
and safely delivered to The proper authorities 1t Lcomp
ton, to be fairly tried, and guilty fairly punished
But 1t would be aectation to deny that there is deep
and feeling Of dislike and indignation at the po
ica which he has pursued in Kansas pervadng
the entire prosiavery community. Nor is Robnson's
manner, fancy, greatly calculated to remove this
Adorable impression He will, presume, leave here
today under the charge Of Col W. T. Preston and sor
w. F. Donaldson. Brown of free Sta.e editorship noto
yiey, has reached his place Of onnenent in Lssomp
ten, much, should suppose, to his joy. Tho Gordon
OF pro savery troopsor cali things by their right
names. the United States Marshas pofse-are drawing
ind that celebrated place quietly surrendered
nto the hands Of law and order pro slavery men, the
Beecher rifle anti Bible brigade to the contrary not
withstanding- and then should dislike to own
interest upon the mos. advantageous terms either
In Free State ERigant Aid 5ociey stock the printing
presBfs OF LAwrencealways supposing that the good
wi If these establishments with the Our
next letter. if nothing happens 70 us in the meanwhile,
win probably be dated from FranbE-or it Is just pos
sble shall accompany the posse who guard Robin
son. Lawrence, for whose beosgueed walls all the world
IN these dipgins is AZ present en- rate
The following 10 copied from tbs original letter written
70 COL Boone, the leading Of this section of Missouri
BY gentleman of bga respectability-a moreover,
nc ha
regarded as fair exponent of The universal
which peIvaaes the prorlsvery mind of the South and
West
G. BoSsE,D Dn snmMr Fountain Vale.
ne % aza give s ana s he
Clay. he proslavsry men viii not sc We must surrender
% she a p s be- c Tss
DAYS TX shall be so In
aean W. must hns aGa aede for h
natter We succeed now os never THY i9g1 MORROW
The old gentleman who writes the foregoing, endorses
his letter by shouderipg bis rifle member of the
United States Msrshas pose to enforce the Laws in Law
renee.
Mr. Coats, free State man and lawyer in Kansas City,
j. connected with Colonel William Russell counsel tor
delphia Colonel Russell formerly Collector of the
Custemsst Monterey, CAL
wrsrpoRr, Mo-, May 21-5P.M.
s just in from the pro. slavery camp at
Franklin; ali is quiet. Warike saost, but
Of the free State shot by t Cosgrcvs brought
into the town Of Lawrence, the United States Deputy
Marshal, Judge Fan, was in that town, upon which
veral Of the good people of that law abiding place raised
the cry of Hang him hang him !" which motion was,
however, overrulsd in consideration Of his oce The
Santa Fe mail is said 10 be close ut hand. We ourself
about quit this OF strife to seek greater de-
gree quiet and security among the Indians OF the Rocky
MountAins-in pain terms, we are Providence permit
turdSy. But shall visit the seat of war" by way
Of prefa'e to our trip.
WEsTroRT, NO., May 21-SP.M.
We have just learned from Major Davis, who arrived
by the Santa Fe mall that they heard what seemed to be
the sound of artillery in the direction Of Lawrence this
morning. Another report tells that the border ruff
fans United States Marshaa posse 700 strong,
marching upon the town this morning Yet another
declares that Col su in person, with his whole
regiment the LIST Cavalry is there and that the United
States troops have had collision with either the free
State pro slavery which hiss not transpred. Re-
MEMBER give you these things for what they
mors but still they come in such shape renders 1T
proper to communicate them possible, Gov. Robin
VIII be started for Lecompon to night he will in that
case 60 up under guard Of only six or eight men.
We should have been upon the spot In person ere this
had have been possible to procure conveyance. We
hope to get CIT tonightif not at daylight tomorrow
Newspaper Accounts.
Correspondence Of the st. Louis Democrat
IEAvENwoRTB Kansas, May ~, 1856.
On Wednesday, May 2l the posse that had assembled
ct Lecompton, in accordahce with the United States
MAIshal's proclamation made their Appearance the
heights that overlook the town OF Lawrence about
rise. The first company were mounted on horses, and
numbered from 81 to 100. They were reinforced until
the whole amounted about 400 They took possession
Of the roads leading and from lawrence that the
citizens in town could not get any with