New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-03

ieLce, and ssked wh) had command W lhe f''
CAPT Blckeron answered: Il have the honor 70 'o'i
maid here 81 present" The Governor then a. a. 80
s,y1g, Il sm Governor Gesry Of kstsAsi hS'.
c~me to- prevent The effu,ion Of btood. nsFe - ''
,tst body u ffl.en hundred men were mer mig gu
Lawrence for the purpose OF destroying the 0Nh'
Gea.y xss then aeked ii he knew that to DC OK
and rep.i.d that be had il " officially CAPT DIX
Ell, remark ed that "ifthere are no more nen neeu
hundred, they will go back faster t1sn they c'n'e'
With en- APPEARANCE Of as;on;snment. the governor
asked. Do1, 10. frpsctt b. eorerHo, ~ ~ Con-
,tuat,on ?" Capt. BickertOn responded thS' 'ne
Prostate men hsd AWAY been governed O.! y
wei. " said the Governor don't y"ur people -ou'e'
times bum houses and commit ether depred"t-ohs
should not wonder #, b. this TIM. some nave De-
cone 20 exs,perated a. to do 30 retuihe4 up
BIZ k.rop, adding a. be dnted 20 the orass cAuno"
.. Sacramento =. I was 1t Franklin, and aided u re
taking Of hat. war ako at Washington IreeH' an
at Titus Fort. We found Titus the evening oe,'fe
engaged in robbirg houses and stealing hVrN-S anu ~
might have continued, making attempts upon 'ae
lives of oar citizen. 1.-THE destruction d sucn "ehs
Of rnurderers and plunderes is houseburnng then ae
the Fiot-State men house-burners indee1' AL'
Governor ,ad toat he must see that the AVE tenn
toria BE- obe,ed. Bickerton replied thz' &c ries-
State men could not do 80, long as they oeHe'e"
Slavery 10 be an evil for they could not even express
sentiments in accordance with Their belief without e1-
rosg ,hems. Ives TO the heaviest penalties AfteI -one
iurth.r -cnvers alton abou, the aw- and tner NaHu'
ity the Gov eruor inquired 70 who were me e'hs
tinted autholitiss Cf Lawrence, and beng answered.
ths there were per'ons possessing tha' pa'I"u'Al
title le offered TO treat with Cspt Bckerton. me
Captain, however, declined, end sent the Governor
into TOW T. WI ere he was warmly welcomed by large
number Of ci zers and other Kansas settlers VINO nave
TEX, refuge in the place the Governor assuring them
in ,p.ech that he intended 10 drive al a~ess bands
out Of The Territory but for the present aitsed ne
p, Stat men 70 r,nair u, Jer arms for 'tftr or:
D, oftcoa, and not d,s6ol9 uHii h should T" hdr'
occcmJ h,hed his part.
While Lawrence was being yi-ited by the Governor
hand Of Southern rnarsuders under the lead OF one
Rober,foa made decent upon the town OF Grass
ho Der Fas and after punderng the same, set fire to
#. burning considerable amount of property. They
tlep reireaed to Hickory Point, where they intended
10 remain fortified until called upon BY tine main body
Of the Law aid Order arm, TO aid In the "ipBg
ont Of Lawrence. The day following Gen. Lane,
who had rot yet seen the Governors proclamation,
with beiseen 20 and 100 men, happened to p4ss near
Hickor, Point and at the unanimous demand OF the
c,,izels ,uder him, led them TO attack upon the
fortified Iufans bu. having artillery he found him.
sell unable to dlslodge them without great Loss, 30
witbd,.w. sending to Lawrence for reeuforcemeuts.
Lanes messenger a1ived at Lawrence on the evening
Of the 18th. Many wished TO obey the summons at
tnc.-otbers were in a qusndary. Robertsons CON-
PAW would soon Join the forces before Lawrence and
uust be whipped then if not Which course
should be takenl Mr.. Adams, the friend Of the Gov.
erpor and Who remained in town after the departure OF
GeaIy privately advised many 10 CO. and publicly sane
ticu, the expedition iemakmg that he would 90 him
se,f il he only had lorsel This decided the course
Of the people They bought for that they could
nd their homes and friends with the appreciation Of
hieh authority A force OF 100 raised and
II archie upder the command Of Col. Harvey. In tue
mean time, Lane received the Governors proclama
ton 20 withdrew from Hickory Point, and afterward
GlgIGed bs mel but tLis CID not deter Harvey from
n tkiog an attack upon the fortified position, which he
did completely routing the enemy, killing one OF tdeu
nun b,r md woundng many others Such, at least, II
tie charge ag8iIst bis men. On our return we en-
CANT ed five miles from the OF action where We
vue al taken pIisoners that right by detachment OF
United States dragons under the command Of Capt.
Wood Our forces numbered lUl. No resistance was
made 10 the troops After bon. deprived of our ar MS
n ttrUg guard WIS placed around u. About this
liue IL, guide, Pro-Slavery MN by the name oil
Grsvson, fearing that COpt Wood might possibly ar
rect The other party aso limitations were made to
that M e. brvke through the guard for the purpose OF
giving H., IN warning He hailed by the sentinel,
but old not stop, at the same time crying out,
b. Halt vourseh Cd d--n your Al tits the sentinel
Il, cd but without effect Grsyson returned IT, the bal
,alne EJECT IN the seninels shoulder. Two other
s.Ltinsls advanced ard fired shot going through
Tho h. ar Of Grayson killing him Instantly This Is
e only foundation for the story OF great tight be-
tween the Abolitioniste and tie Government troops,
SO much circulated by certain parties The next day
We wer. marched to Leconpton, where we were Tor
the frs week under guard Of the Federal Troops. We
wee then march ed to the pSon-house, where we now
are, guarded BY the territorial militia, etenths OF
hon art nor -reider,s, end intend leaving the Tenn
tory SO socn az the time Of their three months enlist
met under Geary If out. number of other prisoners
have been brough, in siLce, charged with various Of
f1ss rumter have escaped fran this den of hor-
icr. u few have beck discharged and one was re-
!, iced ,hs morning by the Great d, iverer. Our num-
Der isrow nnety,ight, oght!-scvCn o. whom are held
On The Hickey Point charge. The remaining eleven
81. susp, c,ed Of having been engaged in FEEDING their
starving iaules with bread foTcbly taken fCsn those
who were tIdesveTinS to destroy them. Time and
srsir ,hs GoveynoI has ssi ;hs, acsioa should be
u ktr concerning political otf-sc- committed previous
10 IL, s.uipg Of lis proclamation, yet mcre than
snce has he furnished that Yoricn Of the Federal
am, under L. command, to make seizures Of persons
20 isrced We arc al he'd, either again; this pro-
ui,e or for following The sd'.ee OF supposed t.
ercsh au,b.r.-atyely Ao1 n ell TIL. time no. Pro
>lerc,s r7-n tas b. arrested, although Gov. Geary
ar thr l. = Marshal cannot help bu' b,oT Of crimes
s,i urttls thou; number committed w the csders
g that pf'y Even C-aD's militia, al:or HI Gude,-
IL. Of I,a1;: Bu.Tan "a. 81 through L-rompon m