Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-20
KANSAS.
The following letter was received yesterday:
AGENCY CITY, Iowa,
Feb. 9th 1856.

The following letter was received yesterday:
AGENCY CITY, Iowa,
Feb 9th 1856.
Messrs. DUNHAM & Brown
GENTLEMEN: Herewith send you the Herald
of Freedom, printed in Lawrence, Kansas Ter l
wish you to republish an account of the late war
with the horrid murder Of Brown. Also the New
York letter ON the homestead, and ask others to
do the same l was in Kansas when the last hor-
rid acts were committed and think the world
ought to know the doings of the Border Rutiians.
Yours Respectfully,
A BARKER.
We have already published full account of
al! the wars in Kansas, and of the cowardlv muir
der of Brown, as Mr. Barker will see if he exam
ines our files. The paper is so much worn that
we cannot republish the letter referred to. But
we extract the following from the editorial col
umns of the Herald, which confirms what Mr..
Emery said in his remarks here, in regard to a
future attack.
The storm Rising.
1t appears evident from the signs of the times
| that we are to have another inroad from Missou-
ri on the Free State settlers. Preparations are
being made all along the border, and threats OF
determination are continually heard. The peo-
ple of the Territory should be ready for the
| blow at any time. 1t may come in the shape OF
a guerilla party fifty hundred men on fast
horses; their hellish work may be accomplished
| and then they can retreat, as was the case with
the expedition on Leaycnworth few weeks ago
| when the press and fixtures of the Territoria
! Register was broken up and thrown into the
river. 1t may come in the shape of regular
army with all the munitions of war, as was the
case on the last OF November. 1t may come il
the shape of squads spread out all over the Ter
ritory, demolisLing private dwellings and killing
the Inhabitants but come as 1t may, there is ne
doubt but concerted scheme Is on foot for tht
destruction OF the bona-tde settlers OF the Terri
tory, and the only question which needs answer
ing is as TO the time. Some think it will be OIL
the fourth of March, when the State Legislature
conyenes at Topeka. Knowing ones among thu
| Mssourians say the Legislature will be broker
up with violence. Others say that Jones, WHIT
writes Sheriff of Douglas County, after his name
is now laboring to hasten another issue. I'll
feels that there was an inglorious termination o
the former invasion-so far as he is concerne
and he is now desirous o! trying his hand again
to see if he cannot mend matters and re-estat
iish his reputation.
Our friends i'll the East may continue their OF
servatlons in this direction, for all is not ye
quiet. The volcano is slumbering only to brea
forth with greater violence. Ii the clouds thick
en-: if the storm shall break upon the country
If Kansas shall be plunged into fraternal wal
and blood shall actually flow here, one of tn
most sanguinary struggles recorded on the pag
of history viii transpire. The end can only b
seen when freedom and slavery shall have role
together in deadly strife, and the question sha
have been decided whether liberty or SLAYER
is national.