New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-13
CouesrOrderee Of The N. Y. Tribune.

LAwRESsE, Kansas, Friday, Msy g 1856.
| The declaration of Douglas, made with that cool
efrontery which is Of the characteristics of Border
RufiaDisn, eve intend to subdue you, proves to be
more than mere threat. cent you few of the
leading facts relating to the first effort at subugaton
here. Not content with enforcing the infamous laws
of the barons they propose to subdue US BY assas
| sinaiing moet peaceful citizens-man who they
fear will be, or have been too good witnesses against
them before the Kansas Commission now in session
| here.
few days ago gertleman Of this place, Mr..
Cracklin, was coming through strip of timber about
four miles distant, on the Delaware reserve. He
followed and sho at by email party of Lecompton men
encamped the opposite side Of the river from Law.
renee and who were stationed there to catch those
who might attempt to escape having the bogus laws
| enforced uponthem by Jones' Deputy but fortu.
nately for him, the approaching darkness and dry
rsyne offered the opportunities of escape from almost
rian death.
Two doys ago the Kansas Commission subpUnaed
man named j. n. Mace, late of Newburyport, Mass,
TO appear before them witness in relation to the
election held in Bloomington March 80, 1856. His
testmopy showed that Sheriff" Jones (who, by the
way is reported to be able to sit up in his room was
The loader of mob of between two and three hundred
Mssourians that the judges Of election were asked to
resign in five minutes die that they were allowed
ono minnie more TO bless Themselves the five having
exnred without their designations that in short they
were driven from the polls their baot.boxes and polt-
books forciby taken from them and their most inof.
fensiye and peaceabe citizens insuted and maltreated
by armed from Missouri. All this did he TESTIFY
10 and he but corroboraed the testimony of those who
were sworn previously. This testimony, and that of
all the Others who have as yet been examined, shows
be outrsees &C these rfians to be even more afro
cious than they have ever been represented by Free
State men. =,
About o'clock of the evening Of the day following
that on which he testified as witness here, he was
sitting in his cabin his claim, about four miles
distant in north westerly direction. lie was aione
engaged in writing when he noticed the uneasiness OF
his dog, who wished to get out. He arose, opened
the door and followed the dog about 200 yards sup
posing the deg had scented prairie vol; but ne
had no sooner stopped than two men fired both To-
getber at him from their place of concealment below
him in the ravine Doe of the balls took effect IN ms
left leg, and he fell. As soon as he dropped the
ruians both laughed heartily ana one Oh inei sn,
bait and went away, probably supPosing he was
dead. Mr.. Mace was able TO crawl back to his cabin,
and bathed his wound in cold water. lie has nad
SURGICAL examination made, and is doing well.
These incidents will go to show The desperation with
which they seek to cover up from the eyes of this Com
mittee. and from the world, the yilainy which has
been upon us by these p ahess
vii; oply serve TO arouse the people to sense of tbs
importance Of the object of this Commission, and fac
are very few Free.State men here who would not
rather die than surrender the liberty OF speech These
investigations being made by the Committee pub.
cly with tbOrOughness and earncstness which VIII
reflect honor upon, and give renewed confidence IN the
ability Of it's Northern members.
have lust been informed that Governor Robinson
bos offered n reward Of $500 for the conviction in
United States Court of the would'be murderers OF
Mace.
A gentleman who has just arrived here, and who
came here from ST. Louis on the steamboat Keystone,
Ia. m N.;or Ruf,r AN Alabamian
the head of two hundred and fifty Southerners, mostly
from Georgia, that boat armed and equipped tor
war. They were mostly young men without families,
and apparently unused to the toll OF pioneer life. IL
| was discovered at Kansas City, the next morning
after they arrived there, that some fifty OF them were
povery.struck and could not pay their bills ana w9at
was still worse the Purser OF the Assocatlon, Under
whose auspices they came, was IN the same predca.
| ment Dr. Strugfelow was the spot, and succeeded
in raising the money for their relief There can be no
doubt about the truth of this statement as Is cor
roborated by many Others. What VIII the chvaIy Al
Washington cay to this Southern Eni grant fauper
| Aid Society roiih"'
| Correspondence fThe St. Louis Democrat
| LAWRENCE Kansas, Wednesday, April so.
In nv last mentioned that the Kickapoo Rangers
were encamped on the opposite side of the river. Two
of the citizens of Lawrence went over that evening 70
recornotre the position &c, Of the enemy. 1pne s
were seen and fired urSS, and che'ea W scIe naa
gers on horseback, but by lodging in among uees'
terded TO murder them il caught. They are very
bitter toward the people Of this city, because Jones
shot here. Yesterday it rained very had, ana the
Rangers dispersed. Where they now are Is no. kro"n
A gentleman visited Franklin last evening ana re-,
ports that Jones is not expected to recover the woun
is bad one, and very much inhamed. Sam. Lattus,
into whose face a lady Of Lawrence threw some no'
water when he came to search for and srres! neI
band very badly off, one side oil ms lace Is scaIu
bad taking Of his beard and skin. 1t will probably be
| long time before he will be out again. Inc report
that he has resigned bis office has been connIfned'
| The Congress Commissioners are busny eDSageu .aA
ing testimony. Yesterday an old man named J' Dit
| idson, who has a claim about three miles from tnis
city, and voted last January for Governor and other
officers for the STATE Of Kansas, teslhed Inn, ne
| member of secret society in Missouri, WDo7e ~
jet it was to make Kansas Slave state; Is S y.
ty Is called by various Names such Is " Bre Lous.,
" Social Band" "Friebds Society,", sons VI IN, IN.
| Soub," etc. He Joined the society in Cas- county,
February, 1856 came here with party anu 'o'eu o'
| the 30th OF March, -. +,
Some baggage wagons belonging to the United
States arrived to-day loaded with PROVISIONS, campihs
and cooking utensils Tpifed States troops are % DC
! stationed among tie people of Lawrence to force
them into subjection to the acts OF the
shannon, with the sanction of the freslu uI, ra' ~
d.red these troops to be posse at al ti'ss i w
sheriff The squatter are to De aIr.s'eI ,hs,e
taken to Lecompton and tried before the tnete
| for some alleged ofense against the laws les Il
what they call Squatter Sovereignty up mere l.
tBy Telegraph
| sr.es.I pi.peieh 10 The ~ Y Tribune.
| ST. LOUIS, Monday, May IL, 1890.
The sptesl corresnt pdent of The TRIBrSE in Kan
tas has sent dispach here to be forwarded to the
eject that Gov. Robinson vas arrested by mob in
Lexington, No., on Friday last On his way Last hA'
wife is now here with dispatches.