Squatter sovereign., 1856-09-23
From the Platte AFS'i
THE WAR ENDED!

90 Of Lanes Hen Prisoners, By GOV v;
Gearv. Lane Retreating. Contsr- so
enea between GOV. Geary. Col. Cook to
and the Officers of the Militia, &C., &C
The following account of affairs, as they a
recently transrired hear Lawrence. have =
been furnished US by gentleman just re- ~
turned iron. there; and may be regarded as = :.
perfectly reliable: .
. The troops under Gen. Heisksii com
mand, consisting of one regiment oi too'
md two Of mounted men. numbering ia
all between twenty-four and twenty-five
hundred, with four pieces OF artillery
moved from their camp near Nesipofs on
;! the 18th INST. On that and the following
day they marched between 80 ana 4o
| miles, and reached the town OF Franklin
3 miles from Lawrence. When about
| four miles from Franklin. an express came
1 back at full speed and told the General
that the enemy had engaged his advanced
guard, and they were then fighting. The
4 column was put in rapid motion. the loot
men ALREADY very much fatigued, and their
feet blis.ered going at half trot. Theyt
; kept up this pace. excerpt a few minutes
at the Wakarusa for water, until they got
: nearly to Franklin. where. as 1t turned |
, out, a large picket-guard of the Yankees
had killed one of our men, and pushed OIL
j 10 Lawrence. By the time the main body
b Of the ,roops reached Franklin. 1t was
Eve o'clock, and they were eager to go
II on Immediately to Lawrence; but consio-
:, ering the iateness Of the hour. the exhaust
- ed condition of the footmen, and the total
ignorance of Lanes strength and the po-
y sition Of his Notifications 1t was decided u
e he better to rest the inen and make the at
,s tack at daylight in the morning. lhey
:. accordingly encamped for the night near
Franklin.
$ About midnight an express arrived CIV
TO ing information that Coz. Cooke. With the
lg U. S. troops under his conilnand, had Ia
n. ken position in front Of Lawrence tof It's
:. protection, and early III the morning Coio-
mel Cook sent note TO Gen. Helskiii 70
u that effect. Great disappointment was
IL felt on all hands at the LOST opportunity 70
ad enpag ge and crush the hired thieves ana
90 murdurers under Lane; and universal re-
"A gret was expressed that the movement was
ne no. continued into Lawrence the evening
cd before. 1t turned out that as soon as the
of approach Of Gen. Hciskell was Learned
on in Lawrence, couriers were dispatched 10
,r. Lecomp,on implorlng Gov. Geary iof pro-
: lection BIZ the u S. troops; and he, as
~ must be admitted in the PLAIN discharge o1
his duiy, ordered Col. Cookies command
immediately to Lawrence. where they ar
rived about | l o'clock at night.
'm About 10 o'clock in the morning Gov
be Gearv and Col Cooke arrived at Frank
We lin where the troops were assembled. anc
lu conference was arranged and held be
tween them and the field Offices and cap
lei tains of companies Of Gen. Hieskell's com
-, mand. The conference was opened q,
g Gov. Geary who addressed the meetlns
at some length. He expressed his grea
a. pleasure at meeting with the gentlemel
md present.
'n M He told them that he hoped and be
"a Iieved that their iuterpositlon tor the VIZ
~ dication of the laws and protection OF tn
suffering citizens against the crueitles an
iubuman outrages committed against the'
cry nv the organized bandi,ti rowing throug
and the territory, was no longer necessary
avs He said that his mission was to ~ofin
;tor peace to it's borders; that he was 'arint
with power sufficient for that purdose, al
GU he was determined 10 accomplish It. l.
MS was glad to inform that, having arrived
ONT the Territory only three days ago. he h;
resi-. already conquered and captured iarl
,;en body. having taken between 80 and II
= of them prisoners. (~) He said that II
had not had to come here to meet the
the /. would now have been at the head
"a, Cool,.'s command In pursuit OF t
alr;c rest ,f the bandusi. He impressed up
o,o- them the importance ana soiemnity OF
8 occasion: referred to the consequences u
ia'eu might follow TO the country. to the Chl
owe and to our children and our chiidre
fair children. as the result of the conferei
,rena now held in this humble place; and clio:
81 ofi by appealing to them to dissolve their pr
-, ent organization, and cooperate with n
) I''h under the laws and instructions govern
o has him. for the restoration of peace and
s.ho,c due execution OF the laws of the Terrific
Gen. A,chison, Gen. Reid, Col. u
and others addressed the meeting respo
war inx fully and cordially to views and IL
,ent inss expressed by the Governor, and Y
State ed conpiiaace with his wishes.
Titus also addressed the meeting, urg
'eS'- with much feeling the outrages and J..
onsin, mics that lie had suffereda at the hand
plum. the marauders He told the Gov. oil
other csnnonading of his house. Oh ITS turnl
ehash oil the from 1--WE ,s4h;~, - Itn a,d hal,
Oh al his mutilated arm in prooi OF their del
mes rate efforts to destroy him. re saio
ns no his heart beat unanimously Tor reve'
nends but ne was willing ~ - 80 b-;nar
= of the efforts about to be made 10 ofing
outlaws to justice
onists ,or.s retiring, and requesting the cor
ee-soiFl uance Of the meeting iuii eoh<u''a
q Mis- among themselves, aua s asi;bsr.,,
II they give hhn .as s.us mas then organized
march calling Gen. D. R. Aschison to the c'
e their who, on taking 1t. said
peace AS was well known to all presehs,
..,si gentlemen composing this meeting had
: Ne beengin conference with Gov. Gsary. !,
al al we in tie stronges, language had depres
write The inhunan outrages, perpeuaieo
liInselfl those whom he characterized as oa