New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-05
LETTER FROM A CLERGYMAN.

1.-THE oowirg letter from most respectable clergyman OF
the Methodist Church kindly been communicated to rs for
publication BY the gentleman whom 1t addressed
OsAwAToNIE, Friday, May 49, 1856.
wrote you last week about our troubles. / have
now to ray that Lawrence taken the hotel destroy
ed, Gov. Robpsons and G. w. Browns houses burnt;
the presses Of The Herald and The Free State thrown
into the river. All done by Missourians, Aabanians,
G.orgians &c. enrolled the militia Of the Terrific
~, and armed with United States arms and acting
under United States Deputy Marshal. Lawrence
made 10 resistance and never has to United States au-
thoIity. Col. Sumner has been there and advised
Lawrence not to comp- him to take part against them
by making any attack upon these ruffians shannon
did like him; dismissed him for "havlng dsobyeed
orders" For some days previous to toe taking of
Lawrence these desperadoes were securing the coun.
try, plubdering and numbering. small company of
these came upon young man named Jones, near
Wakerusa, while sitting his horse and taking 70 TWO
other Free State men, wanted TO search jones' ne re-
fused they presented their guns, he drew revolver
and kept them at bay until a large company came
near; he then gave up his arms and rode on lie haa
not gone far before the captain OF the company or
dered his men to shoot hin. One OF them swore he
bad shot one ID AbolitiOnlst and he could shoot
another-fred shot Jones in the back, the ball passing
out through bis abdomen. Such s the account Oh the
twOmen who were with Jones. have II from one VINO
saw and conyersed with them few hours after tue az
fair happened. These two men were both unarmed,
and knew no reason why they should attack or demand
TO search Jones aid not Themselves Jones was s.ll
living at last accounts. On the same afternoon man
named Stewart, from Lawrence was out lev miles,
aud was shot by band of these outlaws his head torn
II. ary all TO atoms. No particular cause Is known
When found Free-State men rallied, obtained the body
and returning. when one or two, some ways
ahead of the company were discovered by a
band of rufians, who seeing them made
if attempting to get between them and
brioge which they must necessarily cross
company of Free-State men advancing. They then
wheeled-were ordered to halt but did not-were fired
Or-oDe horse wounded, it thought one man.
These desperadOes have gone into the field, taken
cattle where men at work with them. driven them
to their camp and butchered them; seized men on
the roads and taken their horses from them. These
few of the facts that are transpiriDg You may
well suppose that many here are in state OF alarln
For my part do Lot feel very much moved. have
been expecting thia and than has yet hap
pentd. We have company of Alabamians camped
say that they here to SETTLE and to make this
Slave State very sapguine that they will succeed
tell great stories of what the South are a-gong to
do But when they drunk land that is as often ~
they get liquor to get drunk on they are ready to
fight and tbre aten and make reat noise. But they
have a lumber of families with them, and, although
armtd are in no very safe situation to make attack
on any village settlement.
In great haste close. You will have your own re-
Aections / need make none. l would, however,
say further that is not vet known wha. Col Sumner
and the United States troops will do under tie present
osnect of affairs The Free State are raying at
Prairie CITY. some u miles south Of Lawrence, to
deteru inc on and measures for their pro-
lection