New-York daily tribune., 1856-02-28
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LawKHHcr, X. T., Thursday, Fec. IA, lsx.
Yesterday about noon messenger snved u
city from Easton with information from the Fre>-as
settlers in that vicinity that tie kickapoe kAheA
were making preparations to commence nssetuA
again in that quarter-threatening TO revenge ColJ
death by numbering the friends Of the nurder3
Brown, &c. The Free-S;ate men we're getting rss<,
determined 10 sell their lives dearly a. poessos-l
acting only on the defensive. Assistance from Law
renee required.
The commanding officers here dispatched me~e.
ger to the post Of danger, with orders 20 get the I
and to return Immediately.
Toward evening q small detachment of moCn..1
men, under command of Col Dickey, Jeff for the y,
pected point Of attack. 80
Col. Dickey, stating that be had met the messeses
who Yves on his way 10 Lawrence, and reported L.
tie fighting had commenced at Easton, that hs %.
psny should proceed at once to the ASSISTANCE Of s
friends and requested that more men and msaitss
of war be sent on o. quickly as possible.
Soon after the letter was received, comfatss
mounted men, commanded by Major Grover, left is
cty to join Dickeys forccslal Esston. They intsa>s
10 travel all night, getting there 10 morrow mosn,s
So we ftar the war has again commenced. We
the fnal result will be time will show.
II il currently reported here that COL Sumner, CO.
mander Of Fort Leavenwoth, has received er<,
from the President to use the troops under bis CO
msnd TO suppress insurectiom and TO stop inyssa
in this Territory.
The exJudge Elmore, who represents the PrO-Ss
ery sentiment was in this city, few days since, t
to ind. CO the State officers and members eject dE
Legislature not 10 take the oath OF once when
nh, els OF a State Government are put IN motion. n
Judge informed the members elect that ss so~ q
thew took tie oath they were guilty Of treason, 4
He had long talk with Gen. Robinson, GOvsns
elect, advising him not to take the OATH &c n
General replied by saying: 81 shall at the pfOs
time take the oath of office as prescribed By u
Constitution end shall do il even II know thai
" shall be hanged for il the next hour"
II that il treason lie added that be should be read
and wiling TO be arrested and tried such cham
Not a single member elected TO office under the ts
Consitution il is believed, will refuse TO take the
even if it does make them traitors. The arrest q,
trial of something Like two hundred men 10 kaass
indicted for treason, will create some exoltems
throughout the country Ii is very difficult to bela
that the Government will attempt TO do so hoisst
thing But so long as Pierce is President oil will
prepared 10 hear Of his doing many foolish thidgs
the report of bis having given Col. Sumner ordenk
stop invasions be true, fear that he has only d
it to prevent army of freemen from Iowa comingt
the assistance of their friends n time of war. II III
Missourians, however, are prevented from coma
over at the same time, we shall have no mere troaa
AID be satisfied. But we fear that the Preside a
orders to sumner requires him TO be governed by d
Governor of the Territory in ordering out his men, n
if Woodson Is appointed successor TO Wilson Sbaara
the Missourians will have US where they want 10 n
us, arrayed against the United States troops Gown
ment, &C., and if any difficulty occuIs the Govens,
has only to call upon Col. Sumner and the militia II
Missouri TO put ss down. /
However, we hope that Congress will take gs I
care of Kansas, and protect the young State romst
invasion from az quartes. Yours, s.Lr.