New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-12

- 100 Rad usurped the Da' sS ~ H., nurroens
hws snd appoin.eo' They introduced military c's
0ty toon ma -sded armed m'be thronh 'oe st,ooS
SYsne' n,rc;psl .o~ns in Kansas ines, oanos y,
S.r.udsrs committed =; son M,cb;gsni brave up
ss c,,;,cn' vas shot. lie Wa me- ~ three nen
IN HON he had come WORDS One OF mem Grew
revolver and threatened 10 axe MS .i Wv ans;on
ia 1 %nnv Was cowed down. and Dow turned away
Tsm tbefn When a short dttance Oh, one o. me Ll
Ssns drew pistol and cowaroiy shot hm IN zoe ~" b
that murderer was not arrested. Al tnst ti"
ktp, miserable grocery, bur has since been .bese
lattice Of the Peace. They had an ooec, .n - If
outrsRes They hoped u stir up the -, nigh.
the settlers to retaliation, IN orde' e ,izens out Of
he had for their driving en- pea ea 80, a3,ned
the Territory They did not succeed, quo e. sind
Other expedients They issued nh H. ,onyierer.
o~nNf-ho hsd threatened TO pan'-h DIS nhui IciSi.
q DOW, VINO hao "a S,soged him from his hone under
my hs,,e. bu before they had 'uuy got MIN ~
Al, power they cane upon A;,siJ,o 6,ft narty
HeDor ,ohsys they complied. This trivial affair they
tbs pretex. for applying the ibcendary loren 10
Tsvrepce They made charges az anst 'te cihen S %
hat place for interfering WIN tne 10 u,
shsiy ut laws and ordered them 10 De gwen
an or they would sack the town. But when the hui-
ST. sorcss were drawn up before that doomed city,
Jope,. the Sheriff. stated that be had no warrant Tor
80 citizen of Lawrence. This was but another step
~ iAe execution of their plans lawrence was An eye
sore 70 the Slavery party 1t afforded geat fscii'ies
70 the Fl State settlers. IL was an asylum 70 them
while they were securing locations FOR future homes,
and attaining such information OF the Territory as
conduced TO their interest TheyAoud rot set of into
the wild, rness with their famics, unprotected ana
without any knowledge Of the country, without great
darger Of hiDg kidnapped robbed or murdered n, .
Lawrence and break up this rendezvous OF the Free
State settlers. Their plans were not only against
Kapsas but against all the Territories yet to come
into the Union This is clearly proved y the OATH OF
secret society," which they have formed a. an auxil
airy TO their cause They swear TO do all IN their
power TO cariy Slavery into Kansas and other coun-
ines What other countries are mcaut Is 1t mot the
vast territories lying forth and west They seek all
these that they may have a Gordon OF Slave States
reaching across the continent and along the fachc
Ocean, which shall hem in N power aHd progres. OF
similar 10 nine Of the other States that have come into
the Union where the people were left TO decide upon
the question of Slavery. Bat no sooner dld the
Southern shareholders discover this TACT than they
based their action upon it, and were backed up by
Pierce. The doctrine which i now attempted 70 be
forced upon the people OF Kansas first saw the light
in the Presidents message. Pierce denonaced tue
opinitp Do of Butler, the United States exAttorney-
General, and also of jackson, a. IRRESPONSIBLE. Aud
thus the color OF law on their side, these ruans are
sweeping down the rights which have SO often been
proclaimed by great and good az belonging to the
citizens of eyefy territory. They mpnsOnng the
Free State ~ prevent them from carry ing out the
righs which their Constitution demands aud are az
tempting drive the lart Free settlers from the Ti
IN which Lawrence was sacked. lie said there were
two hotels at that point ON the nver. One was the
Free State Hotel in Lawrence, the other just across
the boundary. The first large stone edhce, 6O
nv 90 feet and three stories high and vas elegantly
furnished. The Border Rufians said it was nest OF
AboltiOnists-a which they gave to all Northern
men, without distinction Of party pre'qdlces. They
procured the mpanneing Of Grand Jury of their
own stamp. and had it indicted as nuIsaoce: Under
this GndIDg it ordered to be torn down. The Sav.
cry forces were drawn up before 1t, aud the United
O. H.. Il 10 M
had by some unknown act, become disagrecsble to
the borderers. Sheriff Jones then demanded the arms
OF the citizens, which, though reluctantly, were given
up. The hotel then besleged, two Kegs OF powder
placed in it. and q large portion blown to pieces. 1t
wss then set fire, aud with all its splendid furniture
became of ruins. The three free-State
printing offices were then entered, the type and
presses thrown into the river, aud every house
save one, inhabited by an old lady with numerous
children, was destroyed. Stealing became the gen
era order, and not trunk in Lawrence was left I'M
opened. The Ruthless maj auders walked into cloth.
ing store, threw OIL their old gar nents and supplied
th, MS. Ives with new ones All this was done under
the color of law, backed by the present ADMINISTRATION
Tbi Kansas law order. These are not Isolated acts
they I'LL belong to the deep game which the South Is
PLAYING. The other hotel was owned by two New
Esgland men, who did all in their power to make the
t4llgrapts comfortable. Tney were warned by then
friends that THE hotel to be destroyed. The Mich
igan company was eDcamped near there, and they a
once voun eered to defend it, When the rutians foun
that IL would be defended they abandoned an OF er
attack but weIned the owners that if they did not sci
out to Pro-Slavery man, their house would be tori
down. There armed men now encamped around
there bound TO fight for Slavery aud there are Others
Who in defiance OF the Presidents pro ,lamation, will
do oil in their power 10 protect their rights Some OF
the people of Kansas have been shot down, military
companies are psraded in public places, but no official
sees it, The highways are blocked mp, and peaceful
citizens are daily ordered to stand and deliver. "
The arms Of citizens will be next demanded, and then
the helpless fellows must take their Oh snce among the
deptradoes. They will have no means OF redress. The
nelt election will not be held until October and they
dare to come the polls they will be forced away, or
driven into general fight. II they do not succeed
al drive off their yrants their crops will be des
poied their cattle killed and the FreeState settlers
will be le TO starve quit the Territory Slavery at
last triunphs; Kansas and the empire behind her are
Lost The North will have awakened too late to evade
the calamity. Meetings and resolutions are so much
time thrown away. They accomplish nothing; they
rave no man lie; but while you psssiag them the
slave power is growing, and planning, and carrying lis
plans effect. If the North is to do snythingto de-
feat these schemes, which damning, not only Kan
but all the Territories behind her it must act, and
act promptly The issue has raised, aud must be
met ana now is the tme-the place is the plains Of
karsas. He did not propose TO organize hostile force
to take treasonable ground against the government;
was it Of any 70 send few emlgrants there to
be robbed and murdered, az Others mad BEEN He said
II necessary Tor the great and wealthy North To
raise 900 600 in order thet 10 900 men of character
with strong hearts and strong hands might be placed
upon those fertile plains actual settlers aud be pro-
visioned for year. That number once there deter
mined to maintain their rights, aud there would be nc
more disturbances more murders, and no more
border ruians In Kansas The Month could do II; and
though would cause sacrifice from indvidu Ais
il would be nothing compared with what had been suf
fered by the settlers Of that Territory The great in
teretts of the North and Of the Union aud of every in
diyidual demand IT, and he hoped there would be nj
pause in the movement Ii Kansas and The empire be
bind her should be redeemed from pro-slavery rui