New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-13

and have hId them many night V'/Tn u
tb. rayine. The "law-sDd order men, eucc1mpe1 20
near u.s. have killed and eaten up poor p<eps calves
and cattle MIXED cow, and rode off all the horses
they could get hold Of They have erestec and taken
prisoner several Of our hsgheora as spies who were
hear their camp hunting for lost cow or o1en and
have stopped and searched coy ore passing on this
road for The past two weeks They stationed guards
al nt.rvs- and If any man v.fused TO stop they in
stanty pounced upon him. took possession OF all the
money arms or valuable. found upon him.
We have not vet cat our windows and front door
places i'll cabu, have fortified il a. vel a, we
could for the present, leaving two portfolios " look
out Of and shoot of if assaulted and the first few
dsvs we climbed in an elevated opening, drew in the
ladder and nailed il up nights.
We did not fear any personal violence 10 ourselves
unless they assaulted Us when intoxicated, az part OF
them wee all the time. They we're in and about our
tent and cabin at all hours Of the day, and saw and
conversed with many of different grades from Georgia,
South Carolina, Alabama and Missouri. Tsey were
all courteou. to me, and voluntarily prohered their
protection 10 us, &c corners, who bad not
identified selves with any of the past DIM cues IN
the Territory. l crushed down my indignant spirit,
and forbt re telling them at first ho -orned them
ard their prot, ciOn. usually proceeded to get al
the information | could Of their aims, purposes and
prospects and then tired 10 ghten them about STAY
ing In the Territory, with stories Of ratesnakes, prai-
ri, .wolyes fever and sgne, cold winters, &c, telling
them how hard would be for negroes TO thrive here
what an Improbable thing it must be to the masters
TO hold slaves in such place. They admitted IT WAS
for their interest, and their Intention to use up land IN
about four yeaIs, and keep emigrating to new soil
inquired, with apparent sympathy, how al the poor
fe lows got along in the camp. One OF the officers
told me that most of them never bad 80 comfortable
home before having been picked up az the South by
those noble and benevO ent men who bad sent then
out and hao their expenses paid here, and provisions
provided for one year, necessary 10 present claim,
&c; 81 regu I'd To take solemn oath to support
avery in tie Territory ara TO fight for Southern IN
tere.ts here. The better clsss assured me that no
yiol, nee We Md be done in Lawrence, only few ar
rests made of certain men who had been prominent in
tie Free-Staie ovement, and dehed the Territorial
laws but the ryfidns all told me that nothing would
safy them or their party bat the complete demolition
OF Lawrence and they had orders TO accomplish ~ ana
they nteudeo to proceed to drive away every id
Free-State man from the Territory and take possession
themt ewes Of the claims and improvements.
StriDgfelow has long been urging this in stump
peeches which offour Free. State men have list
ened to in Mi.souri; thus far have found the lower
class told correctly OF their plans than the 9th
en- who wrh TO sileIce our fears and make more ia
vorable impr' sson.
Sometimes E would come from his work 10 the
tent when these men stopping there, and they
would tt bin " he must excuse them for calling, a. II
" was such a rare treat TO see and talk with lady
" once more" He knew them to be spies al the time,
and always when questioned of our sentiments told
them we were radical Free State, and intended to
maiDt bill. our own opinions at any cost.
The flt blight after We moved into our bin drunken
posse came and demanded us to come out aud show
them the way 10 Westpor and several other places.
We gave them directions and told them We had retired
and did not Ike to disturb the CHILDREN; they went
rouI ard round the cabin to find the door, curslng and
threaten ing ard finally went off and got REINFORCE
ment then inquired the way to the Pro-Slavery camp
which they had just lef saying they had power to
bring US out, and if we did not come, by h-ll they
would make us do so. E fatty refused to stir, and
stood With revolver in hard ready shoot the first one
WHO attempted to force passage I'M after exhaustug
themselves in oa'bs and kicks and imprecaons, they
left swearing they would bring Others still to make
F. come out, but old lot again return
Last Sabbath the constant firing and fendish yells
disturbed me 80 that I got the children asleep aud
while 4. had gone to look up his COW, went down the
rayine to get away for little while from sight OF
the troops and where could not hear them 50 dis
tncly; / had not been gone long when heard firing
from our cabin and on returning, bal whizzed past
ME; found company OF armed despefadoes sitting
around the door Of our house, they we're none had
SEE n before and said with all the con Posure could
command "Gentlemep have you commands to disturb
peaccable houses on the Sabbath dayf' They re.
PHI that they had orders to go where they chose and
ri, esed and sad they here by President Perces
authority, acting under his directions to Gov. Shan
non, and showed me their United States badges and
ANS told them very calmly but with blood in
wardly boiling with indgnation) that some of their
,fcers had voluntarily assured me we should not be
annoyed and that should report this outrage and the
assault by the drunken party few evenings previous,
in person or by letter, to their commander.
They turned pale with rage and excitement at hav-
ing complain of their acts, and said fercey,
:. Come along come along Wen escort you; replied,
I" do net wish your escort al will not trust note to
your Gaze" They stood around the door some mo
Ipents, looking Ike hyenas ready to pouuce upon me-
but finally withdrew. On the day of the attack on
Lawrence, when riding by the encampment on a buff
overlooking tie town, fierce South Caro'inen armed
with murkct, bayonet, belt stuck full Of bowie knives
and revolver rode Up with his party and hailed
spies from Lawrence. 4. told him where we lived and
that we had just started 10 60 into town. but had been
Intercepted by their proc eed and directions Again
he said, "you have been to Lawrence to-day" +.
repeated the assertion. Again the Caronian said in
soently IL am sure i Rave you pass out Of
Lawrence to-day" T.. then replied, :" am no liar
"and will not bear that repeated again after my assu-
trace TO YOU; ard T.. said it in a determined add
defyipg manner that feared might provoke the scamp
and party to violence, but il seemed 10 abae their
brevado, though they went on swearing they would
bring hundr ds of slaves to Kansas in the face Of
Heaven or Hell, and keep them here, too, whether
Free State or Slave State. They offered resistance
10 remaining the bluff until after the town
wac taken and the presses destroyed. Then, when
the cannoDadrg commeIced, they tod us we
would longer be safe 10 remain there. We
saw them plant their bloody banner on the Free
State Hotel and sat in the midst OF that portion
who remained TO guard the entrance TO the town,
liable Ia be shot down any moment And here in
our lone, which We hsve traversed inch q distance
TO obtain, in addition 10 all other prvaion and expos
ere we have had for two weeks the same bloody |
barker floating over usthe red flag Of the lone star
order-ft emblem for their murdeous leeds; those
reckless rufans proving al around u.s. drilling in or
far feds, bighting the wtchDg beauty OF our prai-
iiei their horsemen praneng around ell day, their
camp fires burning, and flemish yels resOunding |
through the night. Are We not ensaved' kansas |
err ans in ignonnious bonuage TO the greedy, blood
thirst, slave Power, HEADED and insSated and abet
by Pierre Co., who would crush the spirit of
TIE free North, and place us at the mercy of awess
yilaiIs, from whom savages would shrink from any |
alience 'rc blush at deeds they are daily doing in
the erd by the authority of the Executive OF the
Uri.td States. l wonder Il the cold apathy Of the
North vii stir stumble on til Douglas or Toombs
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