New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-25
FROM KANSAS.
FACTS OF THE LAST INVASION.

mOns as 10 the late lnVagOn IL was taA"h oei"Ie
the Congressional Committee. The testimony OF
Mr.. Weaver, the Committees Sergeant st-Arms,
l have already Forwarded:
Col JoHS A. PERRY, called and sworn--I came from
Rhode slspd the Territory of Kansas leaving Provi
depce, r. on the 9Th of Apnl, le56, and got into
Lawr, nce Kansas, the ls.h Of April, 1856; my Oh
ect in coming here was to see the country and make
arrangements TO 60 into business here; imneaf4teiy
went into busiDess 10 Lawrence ard bad charge OF all
the quaryipg busness of Gov Charles kooinsons
Float and also into land purchasing; rome few days
after nv arrival selected TO fill vacancy N the
Committee of Sefety of Lawrence, and short time
subsequently ives unanimously chosen by the citizens
in public meeting a member of a new Committee of
Sa'.ty. of which Gen. c. Pomeroy was Chairman
the reason of appointing new Committee OF Safety
wss. that five out Of the ten members Of the old com
miftee were absent under arrest; the object OF
this Committee, as i understood it, wss 10 ADVISE
m. ais and counsel the course to be pdrsued by the
citizens of Lawrence in protecting themselves against
the Oursges tbrt ateDed against the city by the Pro-
Slavery party; the first threats we heard were Just Al
ter Sheriff Jones shot, nothing was seen ~ ndi-
cate that those threats would be carried into execution
until Deputy Marshal 4ne came with an attachment
to arrest Gov. Keeder for oontempt OF 20 ut; was
not in tt committee room when understood Gov.
Reed.r refuse TO CO. but came up to the hotel Just
ae the Deputy Marshal was leaving; there were Lot
more than fifty persons about the hotel when reached
there and there were others coming toward the hotel
at the same time did; there threat made that
hesrd, and no ore seemed inclined or DESTROYS of
offering any insult opposition to the D-p1ty Mar
shall or any ope of the Pro Slavery party; met Gen.
j. w. Whitfield as was going to tue hotel, End re-
marke ed to BIN that had head that ReedeI had re-
fused to surrender, and DOW we should have chance
to ts the validity of the law be appeared as,onshed
at hear that Re- eder had refused, but conceded with
me in the opinion that the law to be tested now by
fba frihunal. n letter
sent by Reeder 10 Gov. Shannon and Judge Lecompte,
requesting them to give him their assurance that he
should be protected against the violence of the mob
which hao threatened him, in which case be was ready
and wiling to obey the summons Of the Court and @
to LectmptOD the letter from Gov Shannon, set
ting forth that be could not render hun any
more protection than would be rendered to any one
else, but be thought there was no need OF eoy APP
preheneion but If he was mOlested he would render
him such assistance he could; sow nothing more
Of Governor Reeder after that night; the Marshal is
sued proclamation calling in citizens to LecomPton
for his posse; threats were made that our destruction
should be accomplished and also the destruction of the
town. forces concentrated above and below Lawrence
who arrested robbed our citizens stopped wagons,
broke open and pilfered boxes Of INT SDdise, &C
Messrs Roberts and Bah 0ck were cent up with let
ter 10 Gov Shannon and Marshal Donaldson, and also
to learn from him what his demands and intentions
were as regarded Lawrence; they came back aud re
ported that Shannon and Donaldson would have nothing
to cay to them; then proposed to send a man TO
their camp at LecomptOp and learn their plans winch
proposition was agreed to and the sent; after
being absent time he returned aud confirmed oil
the runors had heard in regard to the intended de
structon Of the city; the Committee of Safety having
heard this report thought it advisable to send some
man who had not been identified with the Free-State
movement, with letter to Gov Shannon and another
TO Marshsl Dor adsOn; selected a. the bearer OF
that letter and went TO c0mp on for that purpose on
Friday, May l6, 1856; saw Marshal Donaldson wben
i entered the City of Lecompton, about O'Clock in
the afternoon and handed him the letter intended for
IN
way up to Lecompton / was stopped about four miles
fom Lawrence by Col. Titus, with some nifty horse
men armed with United States muskets, shot-guns,
pistols bowie knives &C. and questioned very closely
Concerning my business and destination and then per-
mitted to proceed; after having met the Marshal
found the Governor at the door of his Office, and en-
the letter brought TO HIM from Col. Eldidge one Of
the popeton Of the hotel in Lawrence that was after
WARD destroyed asking Of the Governor protection for
his property; the first remark made by the Governor
was to the that he could not answer the letter
from the fact that it requested bic Interference add
that be had no power or control at al over the Mar
shall his posse he declared that he could not ren.er
Col EdIOge any assistance and expressed regret that
he had become objected with the hotel because
bad been built by the Emigfant Aid Society and was
nuisance; that the hotel had been used as fortress
all lsst Winter and should be torn down. he then went
Into lengthy detail of all the troubles OF last Winter
at Lawr.nc-; he also said that the citizens Of Law
renee had called the men who came up against them
Last Winter towards and now they would show the N
thew were not towards; / then stated to him that
could not answer for what was done last Winter,
az l was not there, but that / could vouch for
the people now in Lawrence that they were
law-aboiig people, and that they would not resist
any officer in the execution Of his duty; told him
had convened with them, and that the few who were
for r. sittipg the territorial laws had left and not
in or Mt or Lawrence tina, knew of and that those in
LaWrebce, who were law-abiding and good citizens,
ought not to suffer for what had been done by Others
he acquiesced in my Opnon and said that the way for
those n ho wshed N have their saved
join the MaIsbaPs pOsse, and then they could point
out their property to the mob and it would be safe;
then asked him if tue hotel would be spared said
that Mr.. Eldridge was fine man and had had nothing
to DO with the oif6cutss he emphaticaly said "No;
that hotel is nuisance, and sught to come down,
and / am sony he is in it," then remarked TO him
that if the mob commenced the destruction Of prop
erty, or fight in Lawrence. there would be war of
determination either of The Free State party or Of the
mob be said there would be enough there to aooOn-
plish their Intentions and do all they wished TO do;
that there would be thousand men there il needed
i remarked, Yes, the whole border down TO where
they stoe the IAes will be there" he said, - Down
to lexington yes, the whole border will back tnem
up if needed said that if they came, they would
get Iowa, Illinois and Ohio on the other side TO take
care Of; he thought hey would take part In it,
then restst+d what had said about the scquescence
Of the citizens Of Lawrence in obedience to the law,
and their determination not to resist the United States
forces and also their horror of the probable results of
the course they understood the Marshal intended TO
pursue; and also stated to him what thought would
Be his petition before the county If this done,
WHEN be bad the power TO prevent it. be immediately
replied that he had nothing to do VITA it, that he had
no control over the Marshal or his posse, and they
were beyond his control his power and that it had
not been his desise for the posse to be called out
be had feared the results; but that it the wish and
desre of ali t,e officers Of the Territory but hiusef to
have that course pursued to e1ecate the laws; he him
self bad desired to employ the United States forces
for that purpose; said be could avert the blow now,
and prevent the destruction Of pr perry and shedding
Of blood, ly simply calling upon Colonel Sumner to
station . company of United Safes troops at Law
renee to prevent the destruction Of property sed the