The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-05-08

bod happened to be in a distant part OF the
city, and Jones did not see him.
Jones then made an attempt to arrest a Mr..
Monroe, which the latter gentleman objected to,
and prevented by taking off his coat, doubling
up his fists, and other demonstrations of a deter
mination to fight it out on his own responsible
ity. Jones called upon those standing around
for help, which many seemed disposed to give,
but wanted the Sheriff to lead ON, which he de-
clined doing. He then turned toward Tappan,
who is now under arrest for being engaged in
the Branson rescue, seized him by the collar,
and said, +" have summons for you, and you
are my prisoner for rescuing Wood yesterday"
Tappan objected, and Jones "abstained," and
after putting down the names of several of those
who happened to be standing near, and threaten
ing to come again and arrest them all, he with
his friends drove off for Lecompton.
How this matter will terminate is very doubt
full. Some think it will be given up, while others
morrow with large posse, and make another
attempt to arrest. Perhaps another siege of
are OF the opinion that Jones will return on the
Lawrence will be the result of the failure of
Jones yesterday. If a war is what the Admin
istration desires, it can be accommodated by
resorting to United States troops to enforce Mis-
souri, enactments, and by manifesting an aggres
sive and oppressive spirit. The people of the
Territory do not like to fight, but there is point
where forbearance ceases to be a virtue. And,
if driven to that position, bloody time will be
the result. Yours, IT,
LAWRENCE, April %. 1856.
/ reopen my letter to add the following: By
gentleman who has Just arrived from West
port, we learn that Jones, on his return to Lee
compton, made a statement to Gov. Shannon,
who Immediately wrote dispatch, and mes
senger was sent to Kansas City to telegraph to
the President that the people of Lawrence were
in open rebellion, setting the officers of the law
at defiance, and asking for an order to call out
the troops to put it down, DC. Shannon declares
that Wood, Tappan, Monroe, and others, shall
be srrested ifthere is force enough in the Union
to do it, and the laws shall be enforced. Mes
sengers were sent from Lecompton to Missouri
and to different parts of the Territory, to rally
their forces to come down upon Lawrence.
Our people are making preparations for such
an emergency, always acting upon the principle
that it is better to be fooled dozen times thar
be caught mapping once. The women will en-
ter upon the discharge of that important duty
making cartridges, &C., soon, and our men viii
be ready to act on the defensive. Yours, T. :
p. S.-The Committee are at Lecompton to
day, copying the records and collecting testi
mony. They will return to this city tomorrow
king it their headquarters. Witnesses will b
sent for to come here to give in evidence.
THE KANSAS COMMISSION is as great an eye
sore to the Slavery Propagandists on both bank ,
of the Platte, as it was to their brethren j
Washington. The Kansas correspondent q
the 81. Louis Republican wrote on the l9t I,
ult., from Lecompton, as follows:
"The Committee left Kansas City on Thur ,
day, in hacks and, arriving at Lawrence ii j
same evening, were welcomed by the Ere !;
Sellers. Friday night, that place was wild vii !,
shouts of fanaticism and drunkenness, on Il 5
occasion of welcoming back the notorious !
N. Wood and his company.
"Messrs. Johnson Sherman and Howar 1,
the majority came here on Thursday nigl' !,
remaining till morning, when they left for La s.
renee, where they will stay several days. The r
clerks are making some abstracts from Exec l.
tive files, copying the poll books, and doii g
other senseless things. They intend, lear i,
TO summon every voter. and make him answ r
on oath where he lives; to complete which, it
will take something less than two years. NE.
Oliver, who is making very favorable imprG-
sion on the law-abiding people of the TerritoIf ,,
is now here, doing all he can to get matte 5
through with, while the ma ority are runni 2
after the rebels and fanatics of Lawrence
immigration into Kansas.
Correspondence of the New York Tribune
LAWRENCE, april ls, 1856.
That there is q tide in the affairs of meA !"
is made evident by the food of immigrant n
now setting into this State Our town is CROW d.
ed with immigrants from all parts. A numb er
of companies are camping here, anxious ly
awaiting the reports of their exploring co u
hi oy To- l. -
localities. There is large company from Oh o.
one from Connccticut, one from New Ham D.
shire. and others are daily ARRIVING. There s$e
delegations, also, from different States, WHO
have come out, as Joshua of old, to spy cat
the land. Pennsylvania is sending a noble
emigration also. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiara
New ork, and New England, are not far i,e-
hind.
Your correspondent has been in Kansas sill &c
it was open for settlement-about two years -
and was one of the original squatters on tse
site where Lawrence now stands.
The emigrants of this season are much u
perior to those of last year. They come in le
face of difficulties, and are prepared to m ct
them. They make allowances, which many of
those of last year did not seem disposed %,
for our inability to afford them all the comic Us
of older States. The boarding houses and m. ny
being opened if the furniture were here, it
could be made ready in week. In fortnie 1t,
Lawrence will have hotel superior to sny
west of st. Louis. Colonel Eldridge, of The
American Hotel in Kansas City, has leased it.
The Colonel is goAele-so,lea gentleman Is am
the old Bay State-energetic, enterprising, sad
affable. He has, in connection with his 'wo
hotels, a line of stages between Kansas ity
and Lawrence, and is proprietor of the Fl Try
across the Missouri at Kansas City. None is
scarce here, and, as in all new countries, we
need the help of capital. No State offers let-
ter inducements for settlement than this.
Emigration is coming in like food md
and property are advancing, and must incr' ase
rapidly in value. IF the wealthy men of the
North would invest in Kansas, they would add
10 our circulating medium, and greatly bel eft
us as well as themselves,
Efforts are being made to introduce mi nu-
featuring on a large scale in this place. inc
branches of industry must be very profitable.
Missouri on the east, and Arkansas on the soath,
manufacture comparatively nothing. On4the
west we have an unlimited market-mill' ons
of dollars worth of goods are annually TRIMS
ported from the borders Of Missouri Ka .lsas
will soon have ner share or this TRACE, 1t
costs from 10 to Is cents per pound to Trans
port goods across the plains to Santa Fe.
Hundreds of tons of soap and candles are ent
across the plains, all of which are broughs up
the Missouri from st. Louis, while they car be
manufactured here as cheap or cheaper han
at that point 500 miles east
Lard oil, furniture, ploughs, carriages, DOL
len goods, are imported from st. Louis. ard
and wool are sent 400 to 500 miles to be n, .nu-
featured. We have plenty Of timber for ( trni-
ture. plOughs carriapes and the like +