The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-02-23
From tn Chicago Tribune.
IMPORTANT FRGW THE SEAT OF WAR.
Another Invasion Kansas Expected.

We have letter dateo Feb. I'd, from pro-
minent citizen of Lawrence Kansas Territory,
in which he says:
1--WE are hourly threatened With destruction.
While write all our several notifications are
guarded by the citizen soldiers, and sentines
are constantly on duty to prevent surprise
We literally sleep with our arms incur hands
You may imagine what life we lead. Would
that every man in the Free States coula know
what We have endured. They would Eake
our cause their cause, and our troubles would
come to an end.''
This is the latest news received at this point
1t will be seen that the settlers are on the alert
and that if attacked they will make such de-
fence as their gallantry on a former occasion
would lead US to suspect. They have heard
o. the new plots Of the rufians and are pre-
pared.
The Kansas Herald Of Freedom of Goth JAN
uary, gives the ground of apprehension Of the
Free State men, in relation to the future. 1t
calls upon the North for aid:
we StdUCt ir1-o>.- Ia IF i-c,,a that tho tirnoS
indicated another contest between the people
of Missouri and those of Kansas. Subsequent
events have given us the assurance that the
crisis is near at hand. Preparations are daily
being made long the borders; military compa-
MES are organizing and stores are being collect
ed; and our neighbors are only waiting for a
favorable change in the weather To commence
an attack. There is no doubt about the mat
ter. a person would have to disbelieYe his
own senses were he to doubt
Messengers have been arriving almost daily
during the last week from different points in
Missouri, bringing intelligence of the n9Nn.
ments of the Border Ruffians 1t is supposed
they premcditate an attack on horseback, prob
ably after night-Of two or three hundred per
sons, meeting simultaneously from different
points, and that they propose the arrest OF
several of our principal citizens, and then to
flee as they came, to make another attack after
they shall have tortured and finally killed their
victims, as was the case with the martyred
| Brown.
Generals Robinson and Lane have adopted
precautionary measures, and organized regi-
ment and placed the several EeEts in charge
of suitable persons, and those aTeBeing guard
ed night and day to prevent a surprise. In
the meantime, munitions of war are being col
lected and will be held in readiness for instant
service
We understand that an attack is also expect
ed at Topeka, and that our friends the AZ
also preparing for defence
The friends of freedom in the East las be
prepared at any time to hear Of the Do being
struck. w the war shall be opciia again
in Kansas it will be under different auspices
than on former occasions; it will be struggle
in earnest; and we appeal to our friends in the
North and East to hold themselves in readi.
ness to march at moments notice to oul
rescue. They may rest assured that the peo
pie Of Kansas will stand upon the right, and
that they will die before they will surrender.
We do not deem it advisable to follow this
subject in detail, for reasons which will be
i Obvious to all persons