New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-28
Netu9Qnrk DAILY G.ibu,re
KANSAS.
AN EXPEDITION iSrO MISSOURI.

Special CofTesp- BIDS The n. v Inoune
LAWRENCE, K. T., Nov. IA, 1856.
After all the raids and warike eXpediaoos OF
Missourisns into Kansas, it nsy be deemed snrpri-
ing that thrre SHOULD be no repnsAls. Tue 'act
IL, the people Of the Territory had such hoy
horror against such invasions that they dill not
,h nh of resortirg to them, even 10 retaliation. A
long series of ouiIaers Will work change of seoti'
mtnt espec ally with those who have taken part IN
active engagements. and Who, by the FIRST touch OF
human b. 3D. have lost little Of that sensitive DELI
cary which makes men serupsious. short ume
ago ibe first retaiatory expedition OF Kansas men
into Missouri, occurred. IL was done bys mere
handful of men-Ohly six. II was bold, aHost
reckless expedition. The avengers rode most oil
.b.m on poor borses, for fifteen mics into bates
County, Missouri. until they found the msn they
anted. It was two days from the time they
crossed the State lie until they recrossed IT, All
this time they were in the midst Of their bitter and
implacabe enemies, yet 10 spite Of their apparent
rushness they returned safely to the Territory. lne
particulars are these:
Some time ago party Of Mi'sourian' enfe'el
the Territory under the lead of one OF the PromI
entered the Territory they we're joined by ie" OIL
the widest of the Pro Slavery settlers, among whom
weIe Mr. Fox, who lives near Sugar Mound, and
who is. | believe, member elect OF the Bogus
Legislature, and another Pro Slavery man named
Capt Brown. These transactions occurred 10 Tue
south of Osa~atamie Under the direction Of Fox
aid Brown no doubt, this band Of miscteants plum
H. nd IA
Office beside destroying q mill in process OF erec'
ton. After doing all the mischief they could 10
that direction the Missourians returned loaded with
booty.
As stated in former letter, wrts were got ou'
By the settlers in that region against Fox and
Brown, aid also Martin White, for their msay ms
dpmeanors These writs were taken out on the
promise of Gov. Geary, that he would see all wrts
eel sed if they would only get out the wrts from the
bogus officers. When the Governor went down IN
that direction with the troops however so far from
serving the writs on these persons, he admitted
them to his presence, and evidently to some exteot,
70 bis confidence. As soon as the Free-Sta'e set
tiers saw that no justice was TO be obtained against
these worthless. feeling Of resentment and deer
mnaton TO take the law in their own hands was the
consequence, and this sentiment was carried into
effect or rather attempted 10 be carried into effect.
BY the more determined. An ef,rt was made to
seize The persons Of Fox and Brown and White, but
owing to the presence Of the Dragons, and to the
fact that these worthless suspected the designs
against them, these efforts were unsuccessful
Failing in this, the desire for vengeance TOOK
another course. The name Of the Missourian who
had led up the plunderng party to Mr. Dement'S
was remembered, and the place of his residence
ascerianed. Possessed Of these items of in'orma-
ton. and with determination and boldness rarely
eoualed, and which was certainly rash, small
! arty of six men, some of whom were but poorly
mounted, started on the first retaatOry expedition
into Missouri. If the outrages of Missourians con-
tipue who can tell that II Will be the last.
They had % miles to ride before they reached the
frontier, bnd ID miles through Missouri after~ard
Fifteen miles through country thckly settled by
their enemies, but the fearless Adventures rode on
One morning, some hours before day, they stopped
at house and asked for breakfast. Their request
was compiled with; and their hest who saw the
sn all band of wella men was not long IN as
certanipg who they were, and 10 guessing their
Grand so it happened be was utterly opposed to
the invasions of Kansas by Mi souri,, as macy peo.
pie in Missouri are. He made his guests the beet
breakfast he could, and would take nothing tor 1t;
and told them such retaliation on the guilty parties
was the first thing that would stop the lnvasions OF
Kansas by Missouri.
The adventures reached their destination, and
took possession of the house of the man they
sought, without a struggle, no resistance being
offered They neither attempted personal violence
on that man, although he certainly was very guilty,
nor did they burn his house, as be had done the
houses of the Free State settlers in the Territory.
They limited their ope rations to mulcting him. or,
to write it plainly, to pluDder He had large lot
of horses: from these they took four, of such as
would suit their purpose. They also took clothing,
blankets and other articles they needed.
On their return, the adventurers were pursued
BY a large party of men. These entered the Terri
tory after them, but got into panic on hearing
that Capt. Brown and his men were near, and lied
precpitately back to the State.
Thus bloodlessly ended the first Kansas expedi-
ton to Missouri 1t was bold and fearless adven-
ture. but we must deplore the state of affairs
which leads to it, and the unhappy state Of morals
it has tendency TO induce
Special Correspondence Of The ~ Y. Tribune
LAWRENCE, K. T., Nov. 10, 1856
Nothing remarkable has occurred since l last
wrote Judge Lecompte has adournefCourt until