New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-06
RTIJFTtN FROM GEN. LANES CAMP
INCIDENTS OF THE MARCH FROM KANSAS
To IOWA,

co,re.nopdeuee Of The Chicago Democratic Press
TABOR Iowa Sept. 20, 1856.
Jss. Saturday az a part OF q small company Of cav
erv under the lead of Gen. Lane, found myself sud
da;:ly halted IN the pleasant village indicated By
tbe date of my letter. To citizen soldier evad-
Inc the pursuit of bogus officials no more pleasant
,n;,e,t could be imagined. To find comfort
,be beds and all the uxuries of refined
ooo;e,v after weeks in the camp, frequently
with an insuficiency Of food, is indeed bless
inc which can only be properly appreciated by thos
uLo have cxperienc ed the want of them. The hOspa
bic Kindness of the people of Tabor will long be
,.rtmbe.ed by Gen. Lane and his gallant band OF
cavalry.
,oe II clearing the emisran road of several parties o.
,tsrs who had located it for the purpose OF in
.oc. n,rr ,lnicrans and robbiIg train 81 flour and
OTTER prov soris which were being carried 10 the suf
,,;ny bsbitars of Kansas. Missouri backed BY the
tyrrrnicnl Territorial authorities which are, indeed,
t reves but mere aduncts of the Missouri inv aders)
hi determined 10 sarve people out, ana they, in
the true spirit of Kansas rebs had determined not u
he starved; and accordingly we armed ourselves and
repaired TO the wok of opening the only .horoug hfae
n, Which " could supply ourselves from Free Iowa.
Were ever such III reasonable trait head Of!
Along The road found an cncsmpment of 300
"kufsrs" who fled like frightened sheep before less
t 100 Free State cavalry, and took refuge in three
loo forts. Gen. Lane dared them to field fight,
hut lev shrunk from the encounter. and for want of
n canon we were compelled to leave them h0led. In
the skirnish which preceded their hFht TO their
r1ot eve and horse shot, and two Of the invaders
Killed.
Our party were very Hospitality entertained in
Nebraska City and at Ciyll Bend, just opposite, IN
Iowa. ard the people Of both places seemed highly
c,,tifed 10 learn that we determined to keep up
our communication with them ut all hazards. Strong
threats had been made of destroying the ferry al
Nebraska City, and the people OF Nebraska and Iowa
were iusy indignant at tie effort 10 make them par
ciratc in the sucrnss ard outrages which have bese
Karsas The threats will never be openly and fairly
put in execuorior that IL not according to the Mis-
souri cotc-but you need not be as.onsht 10 hear That
nj son ~. uarded moment in the dead hour OF mid
NIGHT tie Nebraska CITY ferry has been destroyed
Mailing but the fer Of reldircss 10 repulse them pre-
vents he outrage forthwith. Can the world be made
70 believe that people shut out foin the great high
ysv of the Missouri River, aud struggling to keep open
a land passacc two hundred miles ont of the way OF
tie natural travel are aggressors Is there any law,
human divine. which uscs our Opprtssors IN tlelr
Cfcrts to starve out and harm helpless women and
children! These are questions which can only be
.f,eciuay Answered by Il change OF rulers. With An
borest administration OF the laws OF the land, peace
could be rc stored TO Kansas in a week.
On Friday. evening Gen. Lane addressed a very
Ian &c and enthusiastic multitude ia Nebraska Guy ana
OIL Saturday evening u large audience at I lis place
His so. ech was merely recital oi the outrages which
I'D 20 tie attack upon Franklin, Saunders and Bull
Cr, e.-fultilica,iuns which had been allowed to re-
main until tic occupants had brutaly outraged a
no,her ard daughter, and murdered and hacked to
pieces Ieac, able citizen who had gone TO Fort Saun
dcis 10 inquire their purposes aud objects. HIS re-
uGrks wee well received. All along tue borders,
where tie people feel and know the extent of the out
RIGGS against Kansas there il feeling OF md Equation
which cannot be fully realized by those at distance.
| would 10 God that the nation could be winesses.
Nothing could have better effect than 20 send fea'
be irtcl Mt men foE every section OF Tie mon TO
ror clt the real facts to Their nei,Lbor
Last messenger arrived from Topeka, bringing m
formation that the United States troops we're making
ar, SIS If all the prominent eeSlatc men, upon every
Imaginable charge which could be ruInped up BY their
olIrcssors while MssUur bands taking advantage oil
Gen Lanes temporary absence, were stealing horses
md con hitting other depredations unmolested.
have not been able to obtain very reliable details but
Or our company will march forthwith Ia the neighbour
hood of the troubles will eldeavor 10 keep you in
Termed.
Tie Nbraska Ctr Ners of last week contained
Grossly abusive article ugsnst the Kansas emigrans,
which was promptly rebuked by counter.s'atement
hy the citizens Of Nebraska City without respect to
,ariv. A Keniucky Democrat Indignant ut its libel
cu- suhor called IN his Office and expressing his
condemnation, as en- honest kentuckiau never hest
iates 10 do When the frightened lbeler happened to
see a lalf dozen innocent, unsuspecting tree-Stae
men in the street ON horseback. and 10 such scrap-
bling over a board fence was never seen by rlihan
even in Kansas / presume his friends c3aAed nun
back and hope he has received no injury hentucky
,woais he Lad no idea of hurting the innocent But
tie bugle calls and am off. o.
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