The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-02

Free State settlers in this neighborhood had
repeatedly sent the settlers in Lawrence word
that they were anxious to help them, but
they, with mistaken idea Of policy, had re-
peatedly sent word to US to keep ready but
not to march.
The Marshal, Donaldson, first went into
Lawrence with 20 or 80 as a posse, and ar
rested Judge Smith, Geo. w Deitzler and Mr..
jenkins, and then returned to the main body
and disbanded them. Sheriff Jones' then. as
Deputy Marshal, summoned them as posse
of his, and marched into Lawrence. lie gave
the citizens five minutes to tell where the arms
were, and one hour to pile them up in the
street. The citizens then saw the folly of
their course; they saw they had placed them
selves completely in the hands of the heartless
villains, expecting the United States Govern
ment to interfere in their behalf In order to
save life and property the council thought it
best to deliver up the guns, which they did
As soon as they had obtained possession of
them the Marshal proclaimed that the Courts
had decided the Hotel and the printing Office
nuisances, and they must be destroyed They
then planted the cannon opposite the Hotel
and tried to batter it down, but failed. They
then tried to blow it up with gunpowder and
failed in that, they then set it on fire. The
Hotel is the finest building this side Of st.
Louis, and is splendidly furnished. They
+hoD c4or+oJ for tba yor;pt;ro, of;oac opo +bov
threw in the river and the other they de-
stroyed. They next proceeded to burn Gov.
Robinson's dwelling, and that is the last intel
ligence we have from them. Donaldson gave
them to understand that if they would give
up their arms, and offer no resistance, there
would be no difficulty. As soon as he got
them in a defenceless condition he set the
blood hounds on. We are in for war The
North will not permit her sons to be persecu-
ted in this manner. Indiana will do her duty,
and hore to God old Vanderburgh will also
do hers. While all the rest of the country
are working for US, the Pocket has, as yet,
done nothing. I am confident that the North
will send us abundance of help, and that we
will drive the cowardly villains out of the
country. G. A. G.
We have received from our correspondent
the following memorial addressed to Gov.
Shannon by citizens of Kansas:
Memorial.
70 His Erce7zency Coz. Wilson Shannon:
We. the undersigned, settlers of Kansas,
residing at Topeka, do most respectfully set
forth the following facts:
An armed body Of men, numbering from 600
to 1000, claiming to be U. S. Marshal's posse,
have taken possession of the East highways Of
the Eastern portion of Kansas, and are now
shooting, stabbing, searching, disarming rob
bling and OBTAINING peaceable ravlers: plum
dering wagons, stealing and killing stock be-
longing to settlers, and committing many other
outrageS. EFr
Should such action be continued, though we
declare ourselves law abiding citizens, nothing
can prevent us from resorting to arms to main
tain our constitutional rights, and to protect
and defend our lives, our homes and property,
from the outrages and depradations Of law
less gang of desperadoes.
Knowing you have the power of restraining
them, we look to you for redress of our
grievances. Signed by fifty citizens.