The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-06-12
THE WAR IN KANSAS.

THE WAR IN KANSAS.
The correspondent of the Nev York Tribune,
writing from Leavenworth City, May Both, re-
ports that General Harvey is to supersede Col.
Sumner, in command Of the troops in Kansas.
If this be true, the Propagandists will be graft
fed, as the Colonel is not very popular among
them.
A correspondent of the Missouri Republican,
writing from independence, May Goth, says that
eight Pro-Slavery settlers on Pottawattomie
Creek had been murdered by band of Free
State men--a band organized to wreak ven-
geance on their opponents-and that other
settlers had petitioned Shannon for protection.
This is the Pro-Slavery version of the case,
and it is given with many particulars designed
to show that the murders were utterly wanton
and diabolical. On the other hand, the Trib-
une correspondent at Leavenworth, May 18th,
gives the following details, communicated to
him by messenger, who vouched for them:
Some seven or eight Pro-Slavery men on
that creek had armed themselves last Friday,
and gone to the house of Free State man,
against whom they had some ill-will, and taken
him prisoner. They took him off some dis
lance, and procured rope, and said they were
going to hang him, meantime discussing the
matter in violent manner.
"While they were doing so, the alarm was
raised, and eight free State neighbors of the
man taken armed themselves thoroughly, and
found the party. A conflict ensued, in which
live OF the Pro-Slavery men were killed. The
others then proceeded down the creek to the
house of a wealthy old slave-owner, who was
supposed to have instigated the outrage, and
taking him and his negroes in a cart, they drove
them back to Missouri. give this for what it
is worth; if true, it is the first aggressive act
of the Free State men, and it is not to be won
dered at. The settlers throughout the Terri
tory are getting so excited about the late events
at Lawrence, that it will be almost impossible
to keep them from fighting"
The statement at Chicago is, that the tragedy
occurred at OsawatOmie, and grew out of depre-
dations by some Pro-Slavery men on the cattle
of the Free State men-that few of the for
mer seized one of the latter and hung him,
when his wife fled and alarmed the neigh
bors-that fight ensued, resulting in the
death of five Pro-Savery and two Free State
men.
Telegraphic dispatches from St. Louis, June
9th, say:
kansas dates to the 25th ultmo have been
received. Fifty dragons were stationed at
Topeka, and 100 at Lawrence. 1t was rumored
that party of Col. Buford's men were encamp-
ed near Osawatomie, and were committing
many depredations upon the squatters' property.
The latter, becoming enraged, attacked the
camp of the former, killed five, and drove the
remainder away. In the same vicinity the
Missouri Pro-Slavery men, identified with the
troubles in Kansas, had been waited upon by
committee, and ordered to pack up and move
for Missouri instanter. Many families had
complied with the demand, and the greatest ex-
element prevails. Gov. Shannon had sent a
detachment of troops there to preserve order.
1.-The Congressional Investigating Committee
adjourned from Leavenworth to Westport on
the 3lst They will leave for Washington on
the 10th instant.
+" A letter dated at Baptiste Paola, on the
Both, says that thirteen persons implicated in
the murder of the ProSlavery men at Osawato-
mic had been arrested. Report says that the
murderers were fortified in cave on the
Mavais des Coygness, and are securing rein
fOrcements from Lawrence and elsewhere One
hundred of the Kansas military and fifteen
dragons assembled to catch the murderers"
LATER-DRIVING OUT FREE STATE MEN
by telegraph to the New York TribuneI
Cincinnati, June 4.-Lieut Gov. Roberts
and Gen. Pomeroy, of Kansas, are here. /
have seen several other persons who left Kansas
last week. A general quiet prevailed, though
the rain of terror continued. A part of Buford's
Southern Company were ordered to Leaven-
worth, and were arresting or driving out lead
ing Free State citizens. Mr.. Phillips, cores
pondent of the New York Tribune, to escape
their vengeance, had gone to the fort.
The reported cold-blooded murder of eight
ProSlavery men at OsawatOmie, is altogether
different affair. Five Pro-Slavery men had
got Free State man, tied rope round his
neck, and we're just about to swing him off,
when party of his friends came up and shot
his prosecutors dead.
A hundred armed men left Westport. Mo-.
last Saturday, to scour Southern Kansas, and
make the country, as they say, "too hot for the
Free State people," Guerilla parties were scour-
ing the Territory and collisions were occasion
ally occurring, but the general disposition of
OF the free people was to remain quiet and pur-
sue their farming. Settlers were coming into
the Territory in considerable numbers, from In
diana and Illinois.
The Congressional Commission closed last
week.
From the Correspondence of the New York Tribune.
STRINGFELLOw'S TESTIMONY.
Learenwoyth, X. r., May 28.-To-day was
An interesting one in the Committee rooms. DR..
Stringfellow was examined, and, in order to
make a clear case of it, undertook to prove that
the census returns were all wrong, and that
there really was as large a population in his
district as there were votes. He next attempted
to prove that the "Abolitionists also imported
voters from Missouri, and paid their ferry, evil
IDENTIFY overlooking the rather obvious fact that
it was an odd qnarter from which to obtain such
assistance. His next object was to prove that
the crowd of Missourians at the polls had not
voted, as he knew he could not disturb the fact
of their being there and, lastly, he pitched
into the Emigrsnt Aid Society. This testimony
was q revivifcation of the old legal story about
the kettle; and having got through, he no doubt
thought that he had done has duty; but he was
fated to give better testimony, under most able
and penetrating crossexamination from Mr..
Sherman. The reader will find in the report
that he has given full expose of the secret
Blue Lodge. This he gave reluctantly, and tried
to color, but Mr.. Sherman extracted so much
truth from him, that think more highly of the
Internal OF this border Ruffian when developed.
dis testimony is also instructive, in that it states
that in Missouri the passage of the Kansas Ne
hraska bill was understood as yielding Kansas
TO Slavery-that but for the Emigrant Aid So.
ciety, Kansas would have been a slave State
and that it was the presence of Free State set
tiers that has caused all the trouble.
Great Kansas Meeting in Chicago-speech of Gen.
Lane-2en and Money Raised for Kansas
SIS, 600 Subscribed.
At the monster meeting of Free State men,
held in Chicago on the LIST instant, already no.
ticed by telegraph, the following among other