New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-30

~. a.y accounts Of some new outrage rcacncs ue,
~ we hear some new plan concoctmg 70 XII, ouin
of and drive away every Free state man on sn;s
read. or some other violence intendeo uS "a
I.."r,nr Il beine ssain turned to this spot, ana
,ssv are particularly anxious to exPel all the rree
st.te families settled on the road between Law
,encs ard Lecomptcn, aid are very partial 70 our
ioa.l;,v Il beinp nearly midway between these Two
r;vsj towns and is a charming site for new town;
Not ,.ro aimee. In riding over the farm, passed
over the old Pro-SlaveIy camp ground near US aau
n,nsed awhile to mediate and take survey. "a,
= might be expected, the lovely mowers we,e Oh
huahted. and even the grass looked scared ana
;shn.si uitni There were hosts of broken whiskey
hn,,lss scattered around and remnants OF old cois
md sbirts that the brave and chiyarous sons OF
Sonth had exchanged for the outfit Uncle sam iir-
n;.h1d when. upon the night Of their arrival, they
uers take into the Marshal ard Sheriff posse, ana
onrolled as Territorial Militia, to asss. In enforcing,
AT the point of United states bayorets' tno posus
Laws mac q by MssouriaDs for us to De governed
by here, and to shoot down all the free-ctale
people TO whom these laws were oonoAious
wi, vile "a they are. honor these mscreants In
comnsrison with the traitor dough.fac OF tue
North. who have bowed the knee to Baal and mex
"a the dust and slime from his feet to advance
their commercial interests or in seeking Tor Poitca
nlsre and power We have far more TO iear iron,
tbe;r ;nfu. nee here than from all the combined
forces of the South. The worst ro-Slavery men
here are mostly from New-York and Pennsyivanit;
Tbey are leaders in the strife, and always resaess
for punder, ravage and murder After Il assis'ea
in d, Tending Capt Walkers mouse, we were cVn' :.
tinu,ly hearing that he was to be arrested for 1t,
and many threats were made of burning down oar
cabin because we stored some OF Capt walkers
things So we concluded to go over 70 LecomP-
TON and see Governor Shannon and state the
whole case to him, and learn from his own
Inns if E. was to be indicted tor nign
TREASON" and all his property DESTROYED
merely because he assisted in driving away incen-
diaries from the house OF our nearest neishoor'
Wa went early in the morning, hoping to 6nd him
sober and clothed in his right mind. lie was
better looking nan than we expected TO see irom
all accounts of him and his proceedings. lie was
rery afable. and. seeming fattered by so much con-
6dence placed in him by Free State people as
sured us he should issue no warrant for f.; ohiy
for those who had heretofore been prominent III
resistance, and who headed the party az 1sptaiil
Walkers; said be could not be resPonsloie io5
any plupder or outrage committed upon us, ana
asked me why never came TO LecoDpton, saying
you Free. State ladies seem to be afraid OF US. 1
Ienlied: Oh. no, cir; have been long wishing ana
inten ling TO cone and see you, to repeat tne OUT
RACES of the Pro-Slayery camp 90 long statlonea
in our midst. LecomptOn isa beautiful town, wen
located in a charming grove on the Kansas, on. "
alreddV ttenllDH Win nio'No ""~
slavery odor that fills the place The land
lady at the public house where we stopPea,
ia from Vireioia, and brought all OF her
sI.ves with her. She and l could talk In a
rstonsl and friendly way about the difficulties
in the Territory. and difference in our opinion ana
education; but there wasa gentleman ana MS wiie
who had lust come from Pennsylvania, they saie;
with the intention and determination 10 hold
slaves here. and to assist in driving out every
fra ram this TERRITORY ana
then from the United States of America. ielt
so indignant snd annoyed to find people from the
vicinity of Philadelphia advocate such sentiments
40 tb,y aid. and excuse or deny all the 0utrages
beaped upon us here, and from which had sur
fered so much that could hardly iorbear express
ing my utter contempt for them.
Little Mary has been very feverish all day, butts
too weak TO be restless and has lain as in trance,
with her ey co half closed, ard seraphic smile on
her little face She evidently is not far from the
apr, Ia now, and life holds her with mere brittle
tbrt ad How many hours she has spent in gather
ing flowers since we came here, and arranging
them in different boquets for her absent ioyed ":d
friends! Often each Of you all have had one lsld
aside by her, between the logs. i never taught
her how 10 arrange them, and never saw more
core ct and beautiful taste displayed even In an
amateur
| LAWRENCE, Monday, July z, 1856
| My BELOVED wv "NSn"
passed sir ce commenced writing to you-twoO
weeks with all their tad and weary days, and
slet pless, dreary nights-tw0 weeks that we have
pray ed in dark GethsemaDe, and known something
OF the deep agony of him who suffered there, oi
the heart wruDg prayer, "Oh, my Father, let tni1
"cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as l Will,
"but as thou wilt" Yet when the dearest earth
ly ties are severed, when called to part forever
from those who are part of and dearer than Oui
swn lives to us, how hard TO say and feel, "Thy
twill, oh God, be done" to bow in meek sub
mission and kiss the rod that smtes and look witt
trusting faith beyond this vale Of sorrow to the
coming brightness promised to those who triumph
in the struggle, and, whatever comes, still blesi
"the glorious Giver, who doeth all things well.
Her little face that was resting by me when
penned the other sheet is now hid from my view
am now sitting by the little -besprinkled
mound that covers the remains Of our darling
the fair faultless little form that has so lonl
difTHsed the light of Joy in our hearts, and which
since we came here has been glorious sunbeam
gliding all the dark clouds that were lOwerin:
upon our troubled skies. Often we have said
"Bow we should miss herr as if strange pre-
sentiment of the coming loss was brOOding owe
u.s. She lies in the lOveliest spot of our prairie
home. where we can see her restiDg-place from
our window and door, ut oil times when engaged
about our dutes-where can wander away evsry
few hours and moisten the sod with the tear
wruDg from the yearDing, aDguished heart Ant
oh her little, pattering footsteps in and about tn
bouse-her nimble, graceful movements, as sh
went gaily about plucking the farest flowers Of tn
praire-how miss them now!
Her dying gasps were a eomminged sound o
mortal agony and immortal triumph-a sound dif
ferent from anything ever heard before; Their
seemed to be conflict lingering of the spirit OF
the confines Of its loved earthly home. Twice W,
thought the spirit had fed, then she breathed an,
gafped again. Oh how lovely she looked il
death; her face remained plump and natural; hel