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KANSAS, May II, 1856. {
IoMe Editor Of the Missouri Democrat !:

Iothe Editor Of the Missouri Democrat:
MURDER By THE MARsHAL's POSSE.
Yesterday afternoon, Messrs. Brown ant
Todd, of Brownsville, DR.. Root and Mr.
Mitchell, of vaubousa, left Lawrence toge
Their for this city. The four gentlemen were
riding on horseback, and as they passed the
encampment of the United States Marshal's
posse, located some eight or tsp miles from
Lawrence, on this side, some men came out
from the camp, and commanded the party to
halt, This command our men refused to
obey, but put spurs to their horses in hopes
to escape. 1t was after dark, and the regu-
lators seeing the party going off, started
after them and discharged their pieces. The
two Brownsville men reached here in safety
and nothing was heard of DR.. Root and Mr..
Mitchell, until this noon, when q gentleman
came in and reported that he had heard the
men in camp boasting of having chased four
Id Yankees and shot two of them.
The opinion prevails here that the two
men have been murdered, and many circum-
stances connected with this affair, go to con-
firm such a conclusion.
The two murdered men were members of
the New Haven colony, and arrived here
about one month since, and with the colony
made settlement at Vaubousa. They were
on their return from Lawrence, where they
hal been a.day or two on business, and they
have been murdered in cold blood by men
called together by Mr.. Donaldson, U. S.
Marshal, who has given his posse instruc-
ton to station themselves on the diff
ferent highways leading from Lawrence,
and stop, question and disarm all free state
men travelling.
Many outrages have been committed by
these men (; cattle have been shot, wagons
plundered, travellers disarmed and held as
prisoners of war, and two of our best citizens
murdered.
The perpetrators of this will 20 unwhipt
of justice. United States officials will ap-
prove and sanction the deed, and promote to
office the actors, for they consider the shoot
ing of free stale men a commendable act,
and these who do it will receive consider a.
ton, and be given command of some COM
pany. And thus these ruffians are encour-
aged to murder our men whenever they have
an opportunity.
And why is this? Because the Presi-
dent of tie United States is determined to
force us to endure the worst form of subu-
cation or leave Kansas. His appointees un-
derstand perfectly we'll that what they are
doing here give salts action to the admins
tration. And every appointment made for
the territory for the last four years, has been
with this view.
Congress is expected to make special ap-
preparation to defray the expenses incurred
by the Marshal in calling out posse of 1000
men to destroy Lawrence. Col. Buford ar
rives from Lawrence with several hundred
men, who will not work; they came here to
fight, and Immediately upon their arrival al
Lecompton, Wilson Shannon, Esq, acting al
Governor of Kansas, commences and furn.
ishes them with United States rifles they
are called into the service of the United
States by Marshal Donaldson, and are to be
paid by the General Government.