The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-13

Of yeur family; for, surprising that
bets exposed to danger persbng Ia the bitter cold
thl SEASON they could have reached the
nearest neshboI's house. (Msjor Garke's residence Is
at The time STOOD at 20 deg below zero and wond have
been almost miracle under such circumstances IL they
cannot i've here ii L rsisg too much the very exist
eDce your family At staxe your own life il in i'm
ninent DANGER ytu would not be SAFE hereno not for
sirge Day nyou were here would only Aggraya the
evil. For Gods sake, remove your family Take them
to Missouri among the Pottowstamy Indians They
wouo be safe there Your property, iuminent
Every Gay bring, the Intelligence Of some new act OF
outrsge-house bur nngs, brutal threatenags and at
tempted assssslnatons How can we go on living thus
IN Gods manner Is there law in hapsasS TO whom
to look for aid2 How is all is to snd2 Are our
lives to be property TO be destroy edSnd
women and children to driven from their desc
lated homes without the uprising of to stay the
perpetrators OF these acts Of lawess ence Is there
no power vested In our Governor-no protection TO be
obtained from the executveS Or must the lawabdipg
citizens Of Kansas be driven into the terrible alternative
cf defending ny Lynch law and armed violence their
homes and 6residesS II have laws why they not
enforceds Something must be done for relief and that
speedily
The letter from which this abstract is taken is signed
by Dr. George w. Johns n son Of the present Cover
feq o. blohsr Of naa o% MA@
corroborates the foregoing state ent and adds that
they are going to get neghoors TO assist in defend
ing Major Garke's houre until arrangements be
made for III removal of his family.
Major Clarke has letter from his vile of similar i'm
port
Major Carkes residence is at present occupied by two
amiesthis has been the breaking out OF
the Kansas troubles. Among its inmates may be
bered two females and five small chttren Had they
been left houseess the bitter night Dec. N3O to
find their way through the frozen the
dwcliog (hree quarters of mile distant) is ia most
probable that of these little would have falen
victims to the terrible state Of things which
in sone sections of Kansas.
The facts connected with this iucendiary ATTEMPT as
rotated to ms by NJ noat, tho bsa.es OF tho iot.,
Between IL ana O'Clock the IN arning Of the 30th
OF december Mr.. Doak and DR.. johnson awakened
BY the appearance Of smoke and smell Ms il of burning
tar in the room in which they sleeping They i'm
Deoiately arose, and on making examination dis
covered fire under OF ,he Looming that in
which hajor Clarke family sleeping They found
upon looking thai the unde pnnipg of this portion of
the house frame cne) bad been Tesnovad fire
nght WOOD STICKS buit underneath To render the de-
structop of the house certain other combnstoles
we're placed In sucn position 10 feed the flames.
Tho privy was also flied wi IA hay, gttbered from
Deghboiing hay stack This had been ignted but had
gone out-pronably from the hay having been wet With
snow. The flames discovered just In time to
the house.
Nsjor Clarke and Dr. johnson are the only persons
wing in the vicinity Of Lawrence who signed tn. sd-
dress to the pecpe recently published by the Law and
Order Convention" which assembled AT Leaven worth
City in November last. We forwarded you copy of the
ADDRESS at the time.
horse mpy GO; regard these matters nut the De-
sinrirg Of most serious, and We fear, bloody end.
MIDNIGHT.
p S--Inform.tion has Just reached us { ON a celia
bic source that party Of Msjor c'arke's neigh.
bcrs, well meaning but inconsidecate men, have it
in contemplation TO turn out, investigate the affair
thoroughly, arrest the suspected persons, and If
sufficient evidence be adduced lynch the Offenders.
man named Jones is more particularly Threatened
We under stood that it in to tie hi
up and whip him into confession isj Clarke has,
however, with great good sense, determined to dcoune
nance any act the part Of the pro-s!avery people
which might even be construed INTO al attempt to take
the law into their own hands. He will use every exer-
ton to brig the perpetrators of these acts
10 justice, but will do in strictly legal way We
press any ilJudged demonstration the part OF his
neighbors, whose indgn alton has been highly xed by
these repeated attempts to do him ipjay and We your
report the truth the whole truth and nothing but the
truth without fear, favor affection. 1t is to be
feared that the Major will arrive too late. R.