New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-25

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The United State. troopsto prevent the nl-ees, .
would De cspsed by tkis mob, and he eoui1 no. p.
ctve come sinister motiv. IN the g.. OF the
tficen prsferhng calling ont TIE l Jss,l.reJ
.ss. ,,sr. adapting ' so,! Psn in K.a..
1--WE have Governor, but We have no eovernm IN
b. re-" told him I agreed with him N thai hoh .se
fat that few men emed aeir 70 do whst ny
with the Government; he said, 81 say sgain We unr
NO government. We have Governor Du' NO 80,
mtpt end. avo,ed 20 resch bis feeling. oy r,it1ps
70 the ladies' of Lawrence and what wouid 10 ~ Plo'
ability b. fall them if this mob were permitted 20 say
out their thrests; tod him be knew thei ntenI.yu.,
al tbeJ pots, all their ansngements; yn1 .PP .ou,s.
him 10 profs Ct the ladies' seemed TO affect MN ous
what, and be said that the citizens OF Lswlencs oy
do no more 10 save the property from desracton
be ard every other officer in the Territory anu ia
citizens alone could do it; asked him how taas cJau
cannon, leveldowp their forts stop that Brown pre
ard fh. be lauY ched out in a vindic've against
Brown working him.ef into fdry ana ,nc'un.u ~
saying thst hotel is nuisance, has peer usu a
down too be said, ~ don't know" SAID 1t Toaid
be Inconsistent for him 10 ask me TO take my -noVe
and help isge down the fors the citizens OF
had built last Winter; be said there viii oe esc.go
then tia: W do it," askea him if he meant tina, tne
citizens would do IT. he said, "po, there wia DC
enough there TO do il II the citizens will not;
said that the mob had right to AJAX the people tor
tbtn ans, and they would not sunende, ,h7al IoI
AFTER be suneDdered bis sms-hew them In pieces
with hatchets be seemed somewhat trouoeo IN nus
n ind, and seemed to think there would De uouofI,
because these forces had come together this time WIN
a determine alton not TO go back unsatlshed; ssKed
where he meaIt they would go back to-whe'e they
from he said they were from al psr,s Oh tne
country-a good many in from the Southern States;
then remarked to him that there were good many
here from Missouri be remarked that be had nothing
to do With thtm-tkat they were beyond his control
but sbid if waited TO save my property, orn sny
other person in La vrence who had not been Identified
with the ,olticpists wanted to his property we
could join the posse, and then duri the .sIape We
saio, A" hich the buildings that are the most
obnoxious and the most likely to be destroyed be
said, Those forts must go down-they cant De
tolerated any longer - Browns building, Mulers
building, toe Free.State Hotel and HuchinsOns store
are all bu.ancee and think theyewi all come down.;
then said that bad given letter to the Marshal,
ard must get reply; he asked II had nad con,
yena,ion with the Marshall esld bsd no. ne sa9
had better have conversation with the Marshal;
then went into the haIsbals office; he was just
tinshng the reply to the letter had brought to him
from The citizens of Lawrence; endeayored 70 draw
hEn into ion, but be avoided 1t, ana went
out iIto the Governors office, and was there some
fifteen minutes before he returned; be then readily
ertered into con yersstion with me- he seemed to hod
the same opinion the Governor had expressed IN
regard 20 what were nuisances in Lawrence ana the
certainty that they would be destroyed; toll Nun
had convesec with the Governor and that he seemed
10 be posted in regard 10 my conversation with the
Governor ard my position in relation to the people OF
Lawrence; called his attention to the procenation
that he had Issued and contradicttd its assertions IN
toto be seemed good deal sensitive in regard to his
Deputy M shall being resisted when he had under
t,ken to arrest Reeder, and the shouting OF Two OF
q rec hundred citizens of Lawrence when heeder
RESISTED: sad that entirely fasethat there were
not fifty peIsons near the hotel at tie time, and
could prove that fact To the satisfaction of thousand
judg-s; then went over the came ground had with
the Governor in regard to the position OF the people
OF Lawrence; assured him he could 60 there as
United States Marshal without single man as pose,
and anest any and every man IN the city without
resistance; he referred to Reeder's case; told him
that that was no criterion; that Reeder coasidered
himself privileged ION arrest that we were not respon-
sible for his and that he was not the criterion
for Us to go by; he then referred to Jones being shot,
told him that the people Of Lawrence condemned
that ss covsrdy act Of aseassnatiop, and asked him
If he meant to charge that upon the people OF Law
City Of Lawrence; l admitted that, but said we could
not be responsible for wnat was done IN the night by
coward or On assassin; he wished TO know If was
willing 10 render any assistance II summoned oy blm
10 nstft i'm as United States Marshal but that would
pr jYc him posss In Lawrence in case he might de-
to make any arrests suggested the proPriety Of
tskpg a pcsse Of the citizens Ut Lawrence instead Of
taking down those be had calico out; he seemed indig
nant and peremptoiiy refused to do any such thing;
during this conversation there had been present Dr.
Wood aid two or three other; at this point OF the
conversation DR.. Wood called out, That Is adding
insult to injury" the Marshal had suggested at differ
ent times during the conversation, that the forts IN
Lawrence must be leveled, the cannon and all the
Starps rifles given up; denied bis authority to ask
any fuch thing; he replied, mo, have no authority
maud but suggestion to satisfy my posse Who are
collecting together" asked him if be was what
would satisfy them, and if he could guarantee that
there would be no trouble If the forts were leveled,
l.. ,A~At tta h.
be said be thought he could, and then said to Wood
Don't you thick this could be donel Dr. Wood said
he thought it could be now but by and by he thought
it could mott l did not know who this person was
before ths al turned to him and asked him who be
was; he said bis name was DIR. WOOD and that he had
be en- formerly citizen of Lawrence; then asked the
Marshal il he felt justified in bringing mob into Law
renee that he feared he could lot ceItro he did not
EN- to wish to make any reply to that and kept on
smoking his pipe; he eat in deep stuoy Tor some
time, and &C emed very mach troubled in his mind
asksd him again thote buildings would have to come
down. he ad that would all depend upon the position
was stated in the camp Of his forces that the posse
to be dispersed in the City Of Lawrence after the ar
rests had been made; he said that was not 80; said
that be cid that, he would be held responsible for all
the pOsee would do o. mob, after being brought
there unc er his control, armed with United States
iDusket. and dismissed in the city; l stated further,
that if il his intention to dismiss them either in
or near the city, desired to know it, and said would
Give nv reasons for wanting to know that, and that
they were that such his intention We would pre-
pare ourselves for uch emergency aud take of
ouYseves that there would be no resistance to them
while they destroying property under his orders,
but a. soon as be dismissed them they could resolve
themselves into mob aud would protect ourselves
az ainst any depredaiiops, and if they commenced
them, We would e1termnste them or they should ex-
termn ate u.s. said to lin that told him this 10 order
that re could not have it to say that hsd been by
pocrite and if he arrested me aerward he would
understand my position there were at that time some
Elk or seven persons present all around and when
made this re mark there seemed TO be sensation
and some of item commenced handling their pistols,
which they had in their hands; told the Marshal that
had come there with messsg re from the people on