New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-27
LAWRENCE THREATENED By $500 BOR-
DER RUFFIANS.
Correspondence Of The N. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The n Y. Tribune.
LAWRENCE, X. T., Sept. 10, 1856.
The dispatch sent to TIE TRIBUNE Yesterday
morning the mail was closing anticipated Gov.
Geary's interference with the United States troops
to protect Frec-State men. 1t must be rcmeM.
bered that on the llth inst, as soon as Gen. Lane
heard of the arrival of Gov. Geary and that Free
State men were tO'bc protected, he left Lawrence
and went to Topeka, on his way TO Nebraska. On
the following day we received the Governors mes.
sage and proclamation, and the people here dis
cussed the merits of both for some hours in public
meeting. The same evening, and while the meeting
was set in session, news came Of the enemy from
two different directions. IL seems that while the
Free.State men were restiDg under the belief that
Gen. Richardson would disperse the mob at West
port, which he promised to do, that treacherous
nan was bringing them into the Territory, till
tier number amounted to about two thousand fiye
hundred. They got within fifteen miles of this
city before any person knew it to certainty
They came up through the Shawnee Reserve to the
Blue-Jackct Crossing, just as they did in Decem
oer last, and encamped, as they did then, on the
Wakerusa Bottom. Their scouts were discovered
by the people of Franklin who sOOn communicated
the fact to those Of Lawrence.
The facts were embodied in dispatch and
sent the same night friday to the Governor at
Lecompton. On receiving it, he Immediately
started with 400 dragons for Lawrence, where he
arrived the next morning about daybreak. After
breakfast lie spoke few words to the citizens
assuring them of his desire to promote peace and
to protect the lives aud property Of all peaceably.
disposed citizens He said that he would visit our
city at an early day, and give his views of matters
at more length. He was sorry that we were
threatened with invasiOns, but he would see that
there would be no more. AS the advance guard of
TIE Euilans $50 hOrsemen) had retreated TO TIE
Wakerusa, it was supposed they had gone home,
and 80 the Governor went back to LecOmptOn and
took the troops with him. Yesterday morning
about church time, news again reached us that the
oemy were approaching Franklin, which place
ever since the battle there, has been considered a
FreeState town. An officer of theiRuflian army
with two others rode ahead ,of the rest to recon.
hotter, but happened to be taken prisoners by tyo
young men of Franklin. When they took them,
they did rot take the precaution to make them de-
liver up their arms, and as they rode along one of
the prisoners fired at his captOr and missed him
The act OF the Tufian was such cOwardly ne that
the Free-State man Immediately drew his revolver
and .hOt him dead. Had all the Ruians been treated
thus who had been found violating the rules Of civ
llzed warfare there would have been less of scaIn.
ing and other barbarties 10 record.
About half an hour afterward the re.t of tho
scouting party OF eighty advanced and took nosses.
slon of The town, and burned house and sav-
null which belonged to Frees State men. The An,
we're distinctly visible at the new fort lately bn,
on Mount Dread, which at this tine (li n. ny
Wa" beId by the Cabot Guards, company of the
Young fa'n OF Lawrence. This company ia com.
posed %o'uS '' eu''Sesr men, and is PANIED after