The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-09-12

EVANSVILLE, IND, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT IL. 1856.
Gle aailg yournllalI.. /.
NEWS FHoM KANSAS.

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NEWS Fa0M KANSAS. :U
No Danger of an Attack on Lawrenes. 10
The following.is from the correspondent o.
the Missouri Republican. We take the liber-
ty Of italicising little: asoI ras
| INDEPENDENCE, Sept. 8.
| Since the skirmish at Ossawatomie. of which
Eyoa were apprized, the pro-slavery party for
greater effeetIs eness, oetea mined not to akeang
other attack upon Lane or Broaon,s forces until
the 1911. Many Of the different companies acdo
expected only to remain teso days. and acre not
prepared for a regular campaign returned to
their homes to make such preparations as was
required, and design coming back to prosecute
the war with greater determination and bold
ness. Immediately upon the separation oil
tins body of men, the abolitionists, driven to
extremity by hunger, were necessarily COMPEL
ed to make some bold attack upon anything
that offered. 1t seems the returning Santa
Fe trains were the most convenient, and on
the day before yesterday they surrounded and
took VIM. Mckinney's train OF twenty wag-
ons-their oxen, provisions and wagons
Bents, and one or two other trains were close
in the rear of MeKinney's, and it is feared
have shared the same fate. One or two out
ward bound trains are afraid to- leave the line,
as these robbing parties have threatened all,
and say that they will even come into the State
and destroy Westport, New Santa Fe, and
this place. OF thi, we feel no apprehension,
save by incendiaries. We learn that Rch-
ardson Is still in the field, with TOO or 500
Ia -, -. 4
that he will make an attack upon Lawrence
in day or two. s.'i ga lss-s
The Missouri Republican says editorially:
@ GOV. GEARY. s.l1 sG!9 l4 syi-
This gentleman left Jefferson City for Kan
sas in the keystone, on Saturday evening
he will, therefore. unless delayed by the low
stage of the river. be sure to arrive at Kansas
City tomorrow. II. as our accounts intimate
m attack on the insurgents at Lawrence is to
be delayed until the 18th, he will have ample
time for consultation with Gen. Smith, and
to put in force the orders recently issued b.,
the Presidents direction. ~
(From the Missouri Democratl rs
Statements by Business Men Driven from Leav-
enwofth -FaA Detail of Facts by Responsible
Men. sd ..stftgs ,.
The Democrat says Of the authors OF the
statements annexed: These gentlemen are
well known by many as persons OF property
and influence In Kansas, and their statements |
will tend very greatly to establish the truth
in regard to the wretched condition of things
in the territory and especially in Leavenworth
city. The statements of MeSsrS. Quintal ana |
Clark will also be found of importance. Wei
present them all without comment. They |
tell tale of wrong and outrage, the enormity |
of which no reflections of ours could either
mitigate or augment.
STATEMENT OF DIR. NORTON. '4@
The undersigned has been practicing ply
sician in Weston, Platte county, Mo-, from The |
spr ny of 1889 to the last of April 1854 From
that time to the I'd OF September, 1856, have |
resided in Leavenworth city, Kansas Ierrito |
ry, engaged in the latter place. viz: Leayen- |
worth clsy, in the business Of druggist and {
practicng physician, and am one of the thirty /
two original N o Jrie orS of lie tyenworth. With
the exception of four or five " no resided at
Fort Leavenworth, the Leavenworth aSsoca-
ton was CONF osed oil those OF Us who had long
resided in Wes ON and vicinity, ana feeling q
lively interest in the Unparalleled growth and
future prosperity of the place as one of the or
iginal proprietors, and owning large number
OF lots that must be exceedingly valuable If
leving that the advantages Tor education. in
ternal Improvements, and increase in value of
real estate. was greatly IN favor OF a free State
| expressed my preferences that 1t should be =
made such and unfortunately, perhaps, had p
voted for the Topeka constitution with the
free State party, but had refrained from tax
Ing any active par. in politics generally, and
had endeayored to pursue strictly conserva-
tive course On Monday night was called
upon by Fred Emory at the head of an armed
lie asked if was law and order
man. l replied Il am sir" tie next inquired
ia case of invasion ii | would take up arms in !
favor of the pro-slavery party. replied that
be knew | vas lame in consequences OF u frac-
tured leg, but that would do any thing in my
power consistently to protect the town. He
replied, THAT is right; that Is sufficient. You
can 20 to bed and sleep quietly" But the
next .morning he again called on me at the
head OF all aimed body of men and in the most
manner informed me that must
leave forthwith. | told him that had large
stock of goods, and asked If could have lime {
to pack them. He told me / must hasten down
to the boat then ly ing at the levee !
steamer Emma, and said it was then waiting |
and would soon be Off. immediately passed
into the house through my store, and request
ed my wife TO prepare IN hurry toltake the
steamer then at the levee.s We gathered up
in the confusion and haste few clothes ioos :
the family, ! locked the store door and passed
to the back door, which | locked, and with
my family of four children, Including a veyy !
Ack babe and taoo other sick catren, ami feebte