The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-13
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SHAWNEE BIlssos, K. T., Dec. 20, 1856.
Cod Weathr-Seighis0 al SAa,@see.
Tho weather here is almost GOLD enough to freeze the
Kansas free state question Reports from Lawrence say
that the enemy sill entreaching themselves bat
a. seeing believing shall start for the late seat Of
war today and if we don't die o. cold the road shall
be here-pease the aboitionists-sy sitter Tomorrow
where you may expect 10 receive epsles from La weace
The sleighing hers-if one only had slegt-is No.
1, and the mercury has below for week.
seasoDAble, ANT tf We shall enter Lawrence, K T..
me me mrs. January What an suspicious beginning Of
SHAWNEE MISSION, X. T., Dec. q, 1866.
Prs-Slaps1y larns--Gen. Quuan C0minq-7he Espected
Emigration fron The Soah-7he BuGalocs-Ncs Stage
Route to Lecomp<on-Whafeld, dc-Mqjor Clarke's
(indian Asen) Statement in Correctios Of Miss,ae-
ntenf in the free State Organ.
We have some two or three pro-savery yarns which
they are verisbe facts witha for the
sbohtionsts, may well come in here.
We are assured that this standard OF the proslayery
company which marched to the war from Jack
son county Mo-, carried by slave-a slave born
and bred and dyed in the VIOLIN short what Henry
Ward Beecher would elegantly style long heeed thick
hpped fiat nosed and kinkey headed specimen the be-
nighted and downtrodden Of Ahica"--who never.
theless marched CALAMITY in the van bearing aoft the
banner Of pro.slavery and armed cap apie Poor de-
luded fellowl he didn't know they "want going" to
shed their iies blood for his benefit aud this what
these terrible prcslavery chaps call putting the seeds
Of dissension in their ead!' Well it does look like 1T;
but we object to. this procedure-it was taking an IN
fair advantage of the aoontionsts. Where we're the
seeds OF dissenson their side? Who should have led
on these Sharpes rifles and reyovers to do or dies
Where were Greeley and Beecher, Parker and SewardS
Some months ago stakeholder in Lafayette county,
No. passed through the OF Westport in that state
his wsy to select farming location in Kansas Terrific
~. He WAS accompanied by half dozen likely negroes
trcm his plantation all we'll mounted and
armed each fellow having Colts navy revolver tucxed
IL to his right boot.
'where the ID you going to with those Diggerss
shouted an nqusitiye friend to The planter the cav
cade trottsd into Westport.
'sGoiDgs was the reply "why, where should be go
ipg2 Pm bound for Kansas to hunt . caim and as ]
those id shotionis.s ] thought I'd better have q
body guard ana brought some of my niggers along
cOrdingly."
An old negro man a slave belong ny to a gentlemau
in the vicinity OF s,port asked whether he did
not want to g. and live among the men in
law,enceW when be instantly replied
"Noi 'spect not masss dis nigga been raised 'm,ng
quality coaldAt think of guine thar, sir crother stay
ut home mcDg white folks y
1t is currently reported in these parts that when
planter wis hes to refractory davkey into good
behavior, he has only to threaten se him to Law
man, which operates efectually as hint to
Niger in the Old Doriuion that he's off for New Or
leans If he don't amend
The South is up and rising the Kansas question
She will pour tremendous emigration into the Terri
tory in the carly spring The following items may we
think be relied upon they from the highest
most satisfactory sources -
From county In Georgia, one hundred bona fdc
6Digrans have alIe ady made thei to start
More will leave rom other c,uDties in that State
Fem Mississippi no less parsonage than Gen. Quitman
himself with HUNDREDS Of the boys OF the cotton
StaN, are confidently looked for Gen. Quitman has
given promote the objects of the Southern
ses Aid Emigration Society This may not be the proper
title of the association, but 1t the peOpling OF Kansas
by pro- slavery men for its aim.
Major Buford, OF Alabama (writes informant has
contributed from bis purse $ GOO for similar pur-
pose He himself Ii coming out to the Territory in March
with 900 Aabanfns who will settle in Kansas cast their
votes TO make her slave Static, and necessary handle
their rifles in the
And all this may be regarded but the beginning Of
the endfor the stream is swelling. There is mis-
taking this simultaneous awakening Of entire slave
hocing popula ion. The North must longer shut her
eyes to that great issue which close at hand Let
her set to work, then, with honest good will
anaticism and the to the very heart of thst
deadest foe to this Union, the agitation this much
contract has been entered into with man from In
depencen 10 tr weekly four ho stage (Which
will also carry the nails between Wesspcrt No., and
the of Whitfield, X r.. via the towns OF Franklin
Lawrence Lecompton, Tecumseh and Topeka all Kan
sas 1t expected to 60 into operation by the LIST Of ia
nusIy next. 1t we'll managed and properly kept up II
ing thing to to the proprietor.
Hunters just in from the plains report buffalo in great
abundance They came in this fall to within 10 miles Of
Council Grove, nearer than they have for years.
party Of arrived here and in Independence some
meat. Would it not be good speculation for some en-.
terprisDg ellow-s Yankee ofc0urse-to here and
60 into the buffalo butchering businesss
sence Of local proceeding from any ultra or
partzan Sheet take the liberty Of correcting
on the part o. the editor Of the Herald Of Fseiom q
o. State vOaU M IN fha fOvvu If
We have not the pleasure of the gentemans scqualn
lance but presume that the paragraph which we are
sion Of the real facts in question, which have however,
been furnished in writing by Major Clarke himself
Major Clarke seems to have acted wisely in correcting
statement that might otherwise have been copied into
eastern papers, thereby doing great injustice TO
gentleman whose reputation is unblemished OF
any citizen Of Kansas Territory.
[From the Herald Of freedom, Dec. l5l
Major Clarke Pottaw otome Agent, reinforced the mob
at Lecompton on yesterday with party of Indians Az
this party passed through Topeka they boastedth ut they
woulo not return without scsp-one each shoulder
Clarke attempted last evening TO shoot free State
man but the ball passed through the leg of of his
own friends shatteIng it much rendering quite
probable that it will have to be amputated.
Major Carkes statement of the real facts In the trans
Major George w. Clarke, United States Indian Agent
for the Potawotomies being In the Indian Reservation
and learning that the country through which he was
about to travel, with large amount Of public funds
filed with armed and incendiary parties adopted
the precaution Of bringing with HIM composed
vi omPoyer vi agency, among whom were nve fOt8-
wotaes. whom he sent back the next day, and who did
not participate in any manner in the territorial diff
culties Upon returning to his residence ecomp-
ton, having in the meantime LEFT his escort at that
place, distant by two and half miles } he found
his family in great alarm from threatened attack to
be made upon his house that night In the
evening, and at eany hour, he aroused by the
Of his family, who alarmed BY one Of its
members who came running In, and stated that the house
we're already in the yard Major Clarke seized loaded
owng piece which happened TO be standing in the hall
out OF the back door, turned the house-t
being very dark at the time Upon doing he observed
number Of men just entering the front door, Fully be-
evipg that set Of desperadoes about carrying out
their blood thirsty intentions-n accordance with the
repeated threats which had upon that very day
been made by certain individuals of the free State party
to the effect that they would shoot Major Clarke he
did not hail but hastily fired; the piece loaded
with small bird shot, (not 'bal the Herald of Free
dom states The LOAD most unfortunately entered the
leg OF Of the men, who proved be of party
Of Major Carkes neighbors, who had come at Mrs.
akes request to assist in protecting her house against
the violence with which It had been threatened by
Stale mob. After moments Of confusion an expa-
nation was made and the injured man carried into