New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-05
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fan violence OF which that Territory is nOr the
scene. The sack Of Lawrence the destruction o.
hotels and printing Offices, the shootings murders
and numberess thefts and robberies perpetrated BY
a body of armed men called together under the
false pretense of executing United States process,
have drawn out no proclamation from President
Pierce, no indignant dism'ssal from Office of Ls-
compte Donaldson and Shannon. With straining
eyes fixed on the Cincinnati Convention, the lurid
glare of burning buildings in Kansas battered with
cannon by men called together in the name of the
law, blown up with gunpowder, plandered aud
then set on fire. fails to arrest Mr.. Perces atten-
tion The shrieks Of murdered citizens of women
and children driven from their houses by invasive
Iuffians who seize and hang their husbands, or
threaten to hang them, before their eyes, and who
do not stop short of the last Outrsges against
themselves-of which, according to one of our Kan
sss letters to-day at least instance has occur
red-nor even the distant thunder of that storm OF
Northern Indignation destined soon to overclOud
the whole sky, and sweeping over the land to pu-
rify the polluted political sphere-none Of all
these things seem to attract the least attention on
the part Of President Pierce, who leaves Kansas to
be dOmineered over by Buford's Carolina regiment,
with as much uncOncern as if that Territory were
part, not of the United States, bat of Central
America.
The scheme on the part Of these Southern braves
plainly ia to visit every town in the Territory, aud
to arrest or drive away all the conspicuous Free
State men. The United States dragons, which
were ordered from Lawrence back to Leaven
worth to keep them out Of the way of interfering
with the sack Of Lawrence have been since or
dered back to Lawrence, in order to expose Leav-
enworth uLdefended to similar visitation. Our
trusty and indefatigable Special Correspondent in
order to save his life from these ruifiaDs who have
sworn to kill hm, has taken refuge in the fort We
doubt, however, whether he is safe even there
After all that has passed, there would be no reason
for surprise should an order be cent on from the
War Department to deliver him up to be murdered
by the ruffans
1t will be seen, indeed, by ono of his letters
which we give to-day, that the unfortunate Free
State men are much alarmed by the rumor of
change in the command of the troops stationed In
that Territory. Though Col. Sumner has proved
but Kirg Log as to affordipg any protection
against outrage-not because he was indisposed to
do it, but because his orders absolutely forbade it
the Free-State men are seriously troubled at the
idea of having King Stork in his place. The
report is that Col. Sumner, with whom the Border
Rufians are greatly dissatisfied, is to be sent to
fight the Indians, and that Gen. Harney is to
supersede him in Kansas. Gen. Harvey is
Louisianian by birth. He is, we believe, COM
petent officer, but is accustomed to indulge in
some title professional amusements from which the
Free. State men, naturally enough, anticipate
high degree of sympathy between him and the
Border Rufians
Twenty one years ago, when stationed at st.
Louis, this Harney, then IA Major, was charged by
a Coroner's inquest with killing a female slave.
The circumstances IA recently stated III the public
prints, were these this female, who was the
mother of number Of children, and bore an excel
lent character was suspected by Harvey Of hiding
bunch of keys which were missing, and to COM
pei her to confess the supposed ofense he tied her
up and commenced process of tortures which
continued for three days, till she died. Size was
lacera,ed and manged in 30 horrid manner that
the Jury of inquest was unable to determine wheth
er il was done with whips or hot irons Tae gen.
eral opinion was that it was done with both. Tue
husband of this victim, man Of excellent charac-
ter. and also the slave of Harney, became sus.
pected of hispt ring to the neighbors bis appre-
tensions of what was going on whereupon Har-
ney commenced tOrturiDg him Also and persisted
in il until the sufferer broke from his hands rushed
into the Mississippi, and drowned himself. This
affair occasiOned some little talk in st. Louis at
the time but soon fell into forgetfalness and nei
tber cost Hsrney his commission nor essentially
damaged bis reputation. SO far from that, il is
perhaps this very exploit (aloDg with his more
recent achievement in the Indian war Of last Sum-
mer. where he made use of flag of truce to get
the advantage of the savages ard slaughter their
women sna children with comparative safety
which chiefly recommends him to President Pierce
for the command in Kansas. Doubtless, the Bor-
der Rufliaus would greatly prefer him to Col
Sumner.
MEANWHILE however, the Free-State men are
not ye, entirely subdued. The leaders have been
arrested or forced to fly, but the rank and file still
stand their ground and mean to maintain them
selves. Their dispersion over great space
makes it slow process for the Ruaiaus to drive
them sll out. Their disposition is to avoid COL
l,ions as much as possible, to remain quiet, and
nursue their farming-,rus'ing to their friends in
the III Free sta'es to take care that the temporary
sutjection to which they have been reduced shall
Lot be permanent. There are some outrages
however. TO which they will not submit. Apartyo
these Rufans, while engaged i'll hanging Free Sol
o.. q. auatomie were set upon bY his nerh