New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-02
KANSAS.
LATER FROM LAWRENCE-FURrHER PAR
TICULARS OF THE SACK.
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TICULARS OF THE SACK.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.
LAwRIScE, Kansas, Wednesday, May 81, 1856.
am called upon TO write one Of the many painful
events in the history of Kansas, namely, the partial
destruction of Lawrence by an armed Ruffian mob.
II had been rumored so long that these Southern
RufaDs were going to wipe out" that people dd
not believe they would. The attempted assassinaton
of Jones' the refusal Of Gov Reeder to leave the In
vestigatDg Committee aud the startling facts brought
to light in the testimony before that body gave them
pretext and inclination enough TO do almost anything
Especially did they want to exasperate US to make
some false step; but in this they failed and the Law
renee people remain, as they always have been, right
before God and the world-contending only for the
fee exercise of those inaiebable rights which God
gave, ard which the wold-except its tyrants-ac-
knowledge. The people made no preparation to fight,
and the Committee of Safety, appointed by public
citing of the people few days ago forbade any ress
tarce whatever to the United States authorities. Free
State men who left their claims and volunteered to
assist in defending the town, were sent away and re-
turned home. Men were advised MT to gather in
groups in the streets; TO be each at his proper en-
poyment and if the United States Marshal called upon
any to assist in making arrests, to do so cheefuly
This was regarded by the Committee Gen. Pomeroy
was It's chairmab as the best policy.
II orning, about O'Clock, large body of men
came from the camp near Lecompton, and halted on
Mount Dread near the residence Of Governor Robin
soD, in this city. They were armed with United
States rifles where did they get them!) shot guns,
muskets, Sharps rifles broad swords, bayonets, re-
yolvers, cutlasses and bowie knives. The Sharps
rHes were in the hands Of company called the
".KickapOo Rangers" They mustt red about three
1 H., 4 60
as could count-ive hundred armed men. They We're
ht AIDED by one |. b. Donaldson United States Marshal
Of Kansas, who claimed that they were there as his
posse-they having responded to his late procama
ton They formed in line, facing the north east, aud
planted two large cannon in range with the FreeState
Hotel and other large buildings in Massachusetts,
street. They carried banners over their heads, far
more significant than deaths head and cross-bones
doubtless, to those who knew what they meant
There was white flag with black stripes a red flag
with lone white star 10 the center. On side of
this FLAG was SOUTHERN RIGHTS" and on the re-
verse was South CAROLINA" inscribed With black
psnt- The orhOgrsphy displayed On that and other
flags on which saw inscriptions, might have been at
par in Chaucers time. But let their orthography go.
What have there inscriptions, what has "SoUrH
CARoLISA' or SLAVERY IN KANSAS" to do with
Marshal Donadsens Wits About nom tuls man
went, with posse OF ten men, and arrested G.. w.
Deitzler, esq Private Secretary of Gov Robinson;
Col. jenkins, whom they had set free yesterday;
Judge Smith, lately returned from the East and
some otbers less conspicuous-takng them as pris.
oners to the camp. This is the third time for Col.
jenkins within two weeks and they never have
charged kim with anything except Ffee-Stateisn.
About o'clock p. m, Sheriff Jones, accompanied
BY twenty five horsemen, armed to the teeth rode up
10 the east door Of the Free State Hotel and stopped
Gen. Poneroy went out to meet him, and several
others, myself among the number, followed. Jones
looks thin and pale, but quite boodthrsty ever.
He demsnded that all the arms be given up TO him,
and said he would give them hour 10 prepare for
the consequences il they did not do so Gen. Pom
eroy said that be had control over private prop
ery but that il there were any public arms, they
would BE- given up. After some consultation witbthe
Committee, they handed over several pieces of art-
ery, which were Immediately conveyed to their lines
In the mean time, the United States Marshal DIS
missed his posse, and they had moved their two field
pieces into Massachusetts, street.-the Rufiians being
sunni ontd on The spot by Jones as hs posse. About
this time AtctasOn m,de a speech TO them, but
could not &c, enough TO hear what he said. He
was fr.qS ntly sppisaded by cheers and hovs. AZ
ihi. time women were ,,eD hIIryiug with theT chI-