New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-01
FROM KANSAS.
T. tie Esifsy II Tie kisssvvs Ds~seret
KAssas Monday

T. The Esifsy u Tie kisssv's D<.s~et
KANSAS, Monday, Feb. le, Iess.
srEi On Thursday evening last sent slstssr 70
you stating that come lighting was expected ct Bssn,
that place. TO assist their friends in defending them
selves from the Kickapco Rangers. The companies
returned and reported that they had had no fighting
curing their absence.
ing in the vicinity Of Esstin making preparations 10
commence attack upon the Free STATE men, by
driving about seventy from their claims. They cent
tie following letter to Mr.. Sparks, advising him TO
leave:
"ro srEPHTs SPARKS.
"The undersigned, as you aware, are citizens
Of this neigbboThood. Many Of us have come here
with families, intending to make Kansas our per-
manent home. IL IL our interests and desire that
peace ard good will prevail among us. and whatever
nav conduce to this desirable end viii meet our hearty
APPROVAL; .,...,. n,, ,
vicinity have been principally attributed YOU and,
a. we believe Justly You have figured in them con-
spcuousy and in the affair at Easton more reprehen-
sibly than ever.
1Beljevpe. therefore, that your further residence
among us il Incompatible with the peace and welfare
of this community, advise you TO leave a. coon as
you can conveniently do So.
srned Joseph rhem:s Abnsr Foster Lake FNre Gee W.
RroyDns william NcLsin Carvin Novel;, Augustine White
Ha,;bew A. Register, John NJ White Thomas Hickman,
Th:m. F, GsSs.e w A. BI Alien Ba. WI
.1I nIn Alien, Moran WRIGHT Edward NeI.n c
Harm -
e.,s Jc..tb L. VI. John Moore H. Z. Kennedy, Wesley
n,S,Sson Edward McKennedy, Andrew j. Davis, John W.
Burgess James Novel, Joseph Grey ,,,...
have copied the above from the original letter sent
TO this city by Mr.. Sparks, who says he knows several
of those whose appear affixed 10 the letter Ins
letter is written plain, legble hand and neither Of
the signatures correspond with IT, showing that the
document prepared with care, and oy one not on
hand TO sign his to II at the time It was sent
Mr. Sparks Won doubtless re member, was taken
r.oper M the election at Eastn the 18th OF JAM
tary last BY the Rangers and afterwards rescued BY
Brown with fifteen Brown, for this ohense, wac
subsequently kidnapped, and most barbarousy hacked
TO death by these same Kickapoo Rangers, who,
doubles intend to butcher Sparks and other promi-
nent FreeStae in that neighborhood In the same
way, when once in their power.
Subioined is an article from Of our newspapers
which has created a feeling of uneasness- Can you
inform what the meaning OF II all u, ana are We
never TO have peace-thst blessing to nan-in thls
land which nature has spread out in al beauty and fer
tility for the building up of great Commonwealth
"wHkT is IN THE WIND
The Independence Dispatch states that the militia
of the border counties in Missouri TO rendezvous at
Fort Scott in this Territory, the goth OF February
What business has the military forces of Missouri in
Kansas and why do they concentrate their strength
at Fort Scott at that particular uncture IL tact,
that military organizations have been forming every
where along the border 10 Missouri consisting genef-
ally of mounted rifemen. We have observed these
demonstrations for some time and now comes notice
to invade the Territory on the 18th inst.
"Davy Atchison, in his speech at Platte City few
DAYS ago told his friends to hold Themselves in readi-
ness AGAINST the 4th of March, that their services
would then be- demanded; that they would be called
upon to march into the Territory. Is 1t probable their
msion is peaceable one Ii so, they have as much
right here as any citizen II they are coming for the
purpose of destruction, and to drive out tue Free
State settlers as their Press have enunciated from
week to week for more than year, then they are
fhbustels."