New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-10
was issued on the 10th by Strinsferow and Aschi :

w,s ;ssued on the 10th by Strngfellow and Ascni
son. The newspapers were filed with oil sorts
iuaanmatory reports, and the greatest efforts maze
IN mise force TO march into Kansas to "wipe
out ~ the Free.State mon. On the 18th, Mr. kich'
ardsou. who is Border Ruffian commander OF tne
militia of Kansas-to which all the missouri Dor
dor Rufans consider themselves TO belong-issued
orders for calling out the militia without waiting for
any authority from the Governor. Onthe Isth, MT.
Hons who had Just arrived from Ohio, was murdered
and scalped in the vicinity Of Leavenworth BY man
nv the name of Fugert, well know among the Dor
der RufIians. A German, named Bimber, who ex-
pressed himself freely as to this axocty was MUIR
dered On the spot, and another. man who ex.
pressed a similar opinion, barely escaped with his
life A similar murder occurred the same day near
Westport: the victim, teamster, being also
scaped.
On the 22d. the Quaker mission on the road from
Westport to Lawrence was attacked and pundered
BY a party of Georgians, who treated the inmates
with the greatest indipites On the 9th, the
Rev. Mr.. Mute of Lawrence on his way to Leaven-
worth, in company with Mrs. Hops, the wife Of the
murdered man and Mr.. Nutes sister, was cap
tured nea. that town, with five wagons and mum.
Der of men, and carried into Leavenworth, where
the unfortunate widow robbed other husband and all
her property with difficulty succeeded in escaping
down the river, Mr.. Mute and the others remaining
prisoners. Meanwhile great force of MissOurians
had assembled ut Santa Fe, on the south side OF the
Kansas and just within the Missouri border, a de-
tachment of whom marched on the Both against
Osawattanlie, which they took by storm, killing
several of the Free-Stae defenders and taking some
prisoners, of whom two were afterward shot in
cold blood. The last telegraphic accounts from the
Territory represent that the Free-state men, who
have always been majority in Leavenworth, have
been expelled from that city and shipped down the
riyer-two brothers of the name of Phillips having
been murdered. 1t is also stated that beside
the Missouri army, assembled at Santa Fe under
Atchison, another force under Richardson and
had occupied the new road through Nebraska,
thus completely cut off the Free-State men from all
communication with the East; but this last story
We hope is not true.
The orders sent from Washington on the Sd
inst, to Gen. Smith in command OF the U. 5. troops
in Kansas, seem to contemplate the employment OF
those troops not against the Rufians from Missouri,
who are threatening the Free-State men with exter-
mination. but solely against the Free-State men
in arms to protect themselves against these ruthless
invaders; yet perhaps, after all, the Free-State
men are in no immediate danger from that quarter.
Gen. Smiths letters show that no is conscious OF
the delicacy of his position, and of the danger OF
his being made scape-gOat of, rs Col. Sumner was
in the affair of the dispersion of the Topeka
Legislature; and besides, he fortunately has
not more than five hundred men all told so con-
scious is he of his weakness that he has given Shan
non notice that he can no longer guard his treason
prisoners Nor, indeed do they need any guard,
except to protect them from being mobbed and
hanged without trial by the Pro-Slavery men. AS
sure them against this, and they would doubtless
refuse to escape to be rescued, and would insist
upon their discharge in legal way. Some time
must elapse before Smith can call in militia from
Kentucky and Illinois, and az to the Kansas militia
which the new Governor is to organize, they are
already all in the field on ono side or the other.
After all, it would appear as if the Free Settlers
and the Border Ruffians would be left to fight it
out, the troops of the United States being princ-
pally employed in prudently reserving themselves
and guarding LecomptOn, which the Free-Stste
men do not appear to have any disposition to at
tack. If they are we'll supported with money BY
their friends in the States they still have good
chance to hold their own and to maintain themselves
in the Territory. 1t would appear from new
manifesto issued on the goth by AtchisOn and DOn-
phan commanding the Missouri army at Santa
Fe, that they had only one thousand men and con-
sidered FIVE hundred moro absolutely necessary.
How many were under Richardson, the pretended
Major-General of the Kansas army and commander
of the northern army, does not appear. The very
latest telegphic report via st. Louis states that
the Border Rufians had resolved to postpone their
attack on Lawrence till the 18th. Meantime the
new Governor will arrive and possibly may succeed
in patching up some sort of peace.