New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-29
THINGS IN KANSAS
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We have dates from the Border Of The 10, =,
ticulsrs OF the last days OF the Ar in soss. M
cumstsDcs- attending the final treaty os We.
Franklin. pea \
The Miseourisns, true to their We. y
Westport to attack Lawrence. On ~ ma im.a1eha s.
wss composed Of 90 regiment of g., 81 ns n,
moEc.rou nen.-ib all, 2,i00 men, ssteo,.S ~
pieces Of artillery. Gen. He,skell vx n y h
On the l3,h and 1ith, the army mArchsa ~ ,oses
reading Franklin, three uiles from Lasrsr., IA
about tour miles from Franklin, the sdy.ns. Wa
was fired on by the picket guard Of the sss
amy. and one man killed. The main bciv ~se
ned up as rapidly as possible, for the parpos s
taokiDg La~r.nce that evening. BY the tine
cd Franklin, however, il was night snI a. -
t.mplated attack was postponed. The a..
cap'ped at Franklin, intending 10 n,ls =
sauli pext day, the 18th. At midniyh,
ever, an exprss arrived in camp With H. - a.
ton that Col. Cook. with a large ioroe a; "a
Sta,es troops, had taken up position in iron. ~
renee for tie purpose OF protecting Il from =. ~"
poe. d attack. Col Cook communicated po,.o. =
res oluti, 10 defend the town, in a note % e.
kel warniI him Of the consequences Of An ...A IA
on the place. II is said that Col. Cook haJ s-eag
by Gov. G-ary. who wac urgently sotcteib by a. -
Die of Law renee to nerpose for ther Fo,ssnsa - -
The 18th, Gov. GesCy arrived al trankEn aaa ~
consultation With the officers OF the inysdas ~
10 ar1est offenders, and crush resurrection, ~ ~
p,ess disorders, with the aid of the troops pse -
his comm and and that the interpostion of Az
sourisns under Gen. He'skell was no longer necsu.
AZ AZ, ey idence vi his ability 10 eDtore the hrE
told them that be ad just arrested W or 100 sss.,
who would be properly tired by the legal satsrr.
In view of these facts, the Governor urged y r.
sourisrs 10 disband, and abandon their pr9oAr
tempt an Lawrence.
General Atchison, General Reld and CSei
Titus addressed the meeting and urged IA
plispce with the Governors proposal. The Ga
ernor then withdrew from the conference to AZ
10 the Mssourians an opportunity 10 act Ana,
themselves ON his suggestion A meeting was lnsta,S
Organized by calling Gen Atchlson 10 the chair IA
mtions we're passed declaring that relying on the n
lection promised to peaceable settlers by the Goe
nor. they. the inv aiding army, would disoand rix
turn 10 their homes, requesting the Go'ernof ~
cauize and distribute over the Territory osc 4
militia TO protect the settlers from marauders oa VI.
bers.-aLd recommending that Col Titus es ma
comm anoer of the militia of the Territory. The T.
soursns then broke up camp and returned hon, :,
cent those who intended 10 settle in the Territory.
The ninety or one hundred men arrested BY &c,
Ceary belonged TO the company OF Col. Harvey, u,
made The attack on Capt Robertson, at Hickory Pon,
Ib.y were captured AT Gil lsshopper Mule, oppee Ia
c,npton. ON their return from Hickory Point 10 Law
Ii IL said that in the attempt TO arrest .hn %,
United States soldier and fourteen OF Harvey On
we've killed.
lane il not 10 be found in the Territory. He K
Layrnce on the approach OF Gov. Geary with i,
United States troops, and went toward Nebraska Al
is quiet in the Territory now.