Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-20
KANSAS AFFAIRS.

. From Kansos The Washington Unioi
publishes The following dispatch from
& gentleman whose statements are entitled Il
I confidence y
Cincinnati, June II. Len Kansas OF
inc e'h Continued fighting and the excite
men' increasing. About forty men had beef
b K,lied' NoI. Sumner, with six companies O
United States soldiers were out trying I,
dispense and dlsarm both parties. An unsuc
cessiul attempt had been made TO roscu,
Robinson Me,a large number Of Unite,
states troops near the line on Sunday"
Lnporiani from Kansas. The N. Y. Dali,
Times has the following special despatchc,
Of Kansas news:
~ Loms, June wattomie, a FREQ
state town, was sacked BY Georgia mob
on the 10Th inst The printing Office was
destroyed, houses were burned, sixteen horses
were stolen, and the Jewels were taken from
I the ladies' ears aud fingers.
Palmyra has also been sacked. and robber.
les occur daily.
Another despatch same date. SAYS: How
ard and Sherman Of the Congressional lives.
tigating Commission, arrived from Kansas
today They are al Barnum's Hotel Mr.
D s
sion were at Westnod, Mo. eight DAYS, -
Whle there large parties of armed men from
different parts OF Missouri, marched through
IN guerilla parties into the Territory. and
were engaged In robbing, killing. and driving
out the settlers. Gov. Shannon testified
there before The Commission Ashe enter
ed the town FROM the Territory. a company
OF 90 armed MissourIans were marching
into the Territory from Westpou.
Gov. shannon went to Kansas Civ with
the Commission. aud while there he saw,
without comment party of Clay County
men cross the river and proceed into the
Territory, led and well armed.
The Commission have heen.quict bat very
searching 40 their investigation. They 90
10 Detroit, 10 remain for several DAYS. The
testimony given is said clearly To prove
that Of the 300 votes given at the Legisla.
tive election 10 March lsji. only 100 were
cast by actual residents, and Of these MINES
but 500 appear in the Census Report.
Cul' Sumner Is out with U. S troops 10
preserve order lie dispersed several hun.
bred men under Gen. Whitfield. but they
reassembed and attacked the town of Osa-
waitom'e.
The Free State men are organizing for
SCI ue'tnce'
u'''' summon mas gone 10 Fort leaven-
"o'"''
More Ouiraess - Vail Robb,yy- lt,r,t,rs
&c. Sc. .Nfr Vork INN. ~ Sno,har A.,
spatch from ST. Louis Juno IL. SAYS Adv.
Cos from Pal,nyr,. nader d.ie of L,r. a
mention that Osavaltomie WAS attacked and
plundered ON m. 7ib byp c,rr,.' of lf0 .,,,,
These were the mon win, had como ,,o
palfpvs. rn,l,., Con vyb,f.IJ ,,,.g,l,, ,.'.
Westport fnlependouco md 'cy,,',,o,
The troops 5,sb,nded tho F,so Sat- 49,.
,b,, ,y,,, 49,. -,
they came mn "''' '''' AZ '''''' ''''' as
[vhtf.l,i,s ,,,, If, s.,l ,I,,l...l az
house. nj O.,v.t,o1,,o s,,I. ~ G,.sa,
went so iaras 20 take rings aud car-uugs
from the women.
A printing office was destroyed, and after
all was done, some OF lhe party started Cor
Ne-ipor with their booty. The remainder
went some miles south and camped
The Free State men are closely watched,
dsbanded and IN some eases disarmed.
The NAL from Lawrence 10 Westpnrt was
robbed by law aud order men last Friday
They have been pilaginr 50 thati is unsafe
to come up % the Wesiplrt road. No one
should lauj AZ Kansas CITY, bur all should
% TO Leavenworih. Al least a dozen team
'ter- aud h1rsemen have been robbed on the
loads leading from Wesipnrt into The err.