Demoine courier., 1856-06-19
FROM KANSAS.
The Regulators Congressional Com
mitte-Reporisd Death Of Governor
Robinson

LEAvENwoRrH, X. June Q, 1856.
To the Editor Of the Missouri Democrat:
In my last l spoke Of several persons known
70 be in favor Of making Kansas a free s ate,
having been ordered to leave Kansas by the
regulators, whs have since that time become
remarkable cool. No more free State men
have been ordered out Of the territory. A.pro.
slavery meeting has since been h~eld--big and
Observation-Disclosures" Excited men mount
ed the stump and made very inf ammatory
speeches, red-hot resolutions read aud adopted.
But notwithstanding all this, the sun continues
to shine, the world wags as usual, and the oc-
cupation Of the regulators is gone for the pre-
sent. There are many rumors afloat ''of 900
men on the way from Wisconsin, s.The free
State men in arms" aDozens Of pro-slavery
men killed." .sOthers driven from the terrific
ry" etc. The regulators in consequence of
such rumors, have SUDDENLY become rather q@iet,
not disposed to manifest much eIciiement.-
'Guess we will let the free State men alone
for the present." They are a black cloud
hanging over the Southern portion Of Kansas;
it looks portentious. The free seuarters will
not always submit, but are now in arms to vim
dict their rights. Much as we deplore such an
unsettled state Of affairs, yet war seems to be
our only safety.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
The investigating Committee have completed
their labors in Kansas; and left yesterday for
WestPort, Mo-, where they will hold a short
session, and then lea . for Washington, d. C.
The testimony they have collected is opsruhslm-
ing; and on its presentation to the country,
the people will be astounied and able to form a
conception to our present position. lift was
not so outrageous, it would be supremely ridi-
culous. Jones the bogus sheriff figures con-
spicuously. He is the best specimen Of a
border rufian extant. His first great achieve
ment in Kansas Territory, was when he left
the post Office in Missouri, at the head Of Is
men, marched into Kansas, went upon the
valuable claim, where he found an old man
who had settled upon it ZONE time before, to
work planting corn. hey made All attack
upon the helpless old man, drove him away,
burnt his house and improvements. Jones then
tocx possession Of the claim, and has pretend
ed to settle upon it, while his family have been
living in Missouri all Of the time. S.
On the 30th Of March, 1866, Jones again
marches at the head Of 300 men, into the Ter
ritory. Goes to the place where the election
is being held, demands the surrender of the
ballet box, takes his watch in one hand, re-
volver in the other, goes up to the Judges of
Election and gives them 1--WE minutes to resign
or die. He counts off the minutes as they pass;
! minute gone, 2, 3, 4, 8, when the Eve minutes
have passed, with characteristic benoyelenee,
gives one minute more. The Judges rafuss 10
resign. The three hundred men make an at
tack upon the house, and drive the Judges a.
way, take the ballot box and fill it with illegal
ballots. Afterwards he as "Sherif of Douglas
county" arrests an old man at midnight, taxes
him away. He meets u small party OF men,
retreats, attempts to make more arrests, United
States troops called to his aid, destroys the
hotel, &C, II Burton Or Barry Of the New
York and Boston theatres, wish to present to
their patrons q border ~rufian, Jones is the man.
A gentleman jus. in, reports that Governor
Robinson has been shot at L~ecompton; at that
place be was held ! prisoner. I shall start a
soon ~ possibls for Lawrence.
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