New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-20

following interesting communication respecting Kan
lllals:
ST. Louis. Sept H. 1876.
DEAR SiR: The border comfy paper OF this State,
or come oi ihcm al least have adopted and pur,u
Ing most vigorously course of wholesale misreprc-
s.utaiion IL gard to Kansas affair. nave ust
ri, ed from Lawrence, having lett there Thursday
last and Will NouT PERMISSION will correct few OF
the statements made by tie border papers and copied
mo some OF your city papers. Tie Kansas CITY I'm
HrJra speaks 81 the robbery OF a Santa te train by
n Free state company. il l. true that forty fifty
head OF cattle. with ten wagons, returning from the
Plains, were captured and brought into Lawrence.
Tie commander of the FTceSate army Immediately
wrote note to Mr.. Mckinney, To whom the train be-
longod stating the facts in the and assuring him
that the cattle and wagons would be given up to him
nj certain place. There were no contents in the
wa ons a. is falsely stated by THE Enterprise Gen.
Lane also brought the attention Of Mr.. Mckinney 10
tie outragos committed By MssourGns on innocent
Icop!c travelling through Missouri. Their property
has been stolen rel eatodiy. and they themselves been
obliged Ia turn back 10 the East. II he 3lSs0urans
are eoiu- countcnancc this system OF robbery, the
Free-Siaic men of KANSAS must a'o adopt II IN simple
.eli-dcfcnse. Gen. Lane gave NJ. Mckinney notice
% that a, ct, at tie same time causing ms property
10 be returned TO him. Thcsc are the tacts
N the case. | VIII warrant You that the editor
of ne Kansas CTR ERterDrse will never publish
HEM Docs not the editor al that paper know
that some MrsOurans IN the border counties are
ryn to Sioite the people of Lawrence and that az
Lcav, nworth u short time since. they took possession
Co.. 10 brng to Lawrence cargo OK provisions winch
they had had Ipcd from 81. LOUIS VIA leayenworth
Tlcsc wagons ald they stil have the possession
of and tie PROV isions together with la gc quantity
ot merchandise received by Majors II Russell for the
Lawrence people, have been distributed among the
Border Kuflians 70 that The editor and the world must
see that reprisals are necessary for scli-deielse.
ON TUESDAY last Gov. Gcary arrlye ed a. Fort Leayen
worth On route ior Ic, ompion the Territorial seat of
Government. | had thu good fortune to be present at
tie fort ON BIZ arrival, aud learned his views upon
the difficulties and the couisc he designed pursuing
lie declared that peace should be restored To- the Terri
tiv at all hazards; that every one who was not an
rc;i,aI ,ctlcr should bc driven out, aud that the
rights ct oil men should be protected and he has the
apl, araucc OF being man OF his word iet thi'
tie hour wns prUptiou> for the Governor To dis
cover TIC true situation of affairs IL the Terri
torv-tlc right and the wrong-tor the Rutians
were numbering men III LoaycnwOTth, and about
fhy ftmlics had taken riuSe IN The tort. In
otC ,r 30 get III, families ont OF lie country the Mayor
,c,t v ORD 10 Gen Smith that these families might re-
uiu to their homes. there was no danger although
the RriiGns had tai possession OF many OF their
dwellings AID occupied them a. quarters. The result
WINS that Gen. Smith considered II good excuse, and
oiGelcd them all to leave by p the next day. thus
driving them away from the only place ot protection
Ln Some Of the officers IN the fort told them not TO
cave unless driven out al the point oi the bayonct for
lie fae of the United States was bound 10 protect
them.
# the murdered Hops came to tire fort and demanded
nm audience with the Governor, which he obtained.
lie stated 10 him that two weeks before he and Mr.
John Wilder started from Lawrence in double car
rage 20 try ana recover the body Of tlr. Hops.
Willie in the road between Lawrence and Leayen-
worth they were taken prisoners by Capt Emory and
company, and their team taken from them This
Emory is the mail contractor in the Tcrrrto-
tory, has harg-d"g look, Is bood-thrsty cut
tIoa and has thirty OF Tie same sort Of devils under
his command. They carried them 10 Leavcn-
worth and threw them into a by dungeon, where
there were thirteen Others without ventilation, and
bread ami water TO live on Here they lay for twelve
da,s While Mr.. Mute relating these facts to the
Governor the vaoioUs Captain came up the steps to
pay his respects to The Governor. when Mr.. Mute
charged him with tie above acts before the Governor
and the Captain excused himself by saying he acted
under orders. The Governor sad as soon as he arrived
at Lecompton lie should attend 10 all these matters.
The Captain paid his respects and they both left
About o'clock =. IN, sergeant Carey OF Capt.
Sackots company OF Dragons came riding post haste
from the direction OF LcuycuwUrth City, and presented
himself before Gen. Smith and Gov Geary. lmme-
dlately after there exceeding hustle and tall
ing into tie ranks oi the soldiers and body of some
two bundled OF ;Lcm marched of toward the city.
Two hOuIs later they returned marching some
thirty hoIsencn between their ranks ana under
cover of their rifles, with three citizens in
tie rear. Those horsemen were marched up
TO headquarters and the General and Governor COM
ing ,u tcy were ordered To form line before them.
: now leaned tie state OF the case. Nj. Whitman,
Fir. Wilder and ilr. Sutherland applied to Col Cook
IL lCcompiCn or al eso0Ii IL - and hEd Mr. Mute
and Ar. " ldCt he sent them To Capt. Sackett,
who gave .em Sergeant Carey, very prudent and
brave officer A. an escort. When within . few miles
Of LeaV,nwouh CITY, Capt. EmOys company fell
UPON ihm. took them prisOue ami carried them INTO
tie city. Here, however, the Sergeant made his
osctpo and made for the fort. The result was that
Two hundred troops ordered out, and The whole
company taken prisoners, aud are no" detained III the
fort
This days work opened the eyes of the Governor
and bis suite for heard them all say that they be-
loved the country be infested with bandtti and rob
hu- from other States, ana that the people were
abused rnd oppressed by outside political gamblers
and ttcir myrmdOns
ne most outrage lies are told blythe Pro-Sayery
marty in order 10 deceive the people of the states IN
cogrd 70 their tue condition IL The Territory. That
latty = now aid ha, been at all times IN the minority
n lie Territory. but AtchsOn and StlIn5fcllow un-
bu-hiuplv proclaim To- the world night tue contrary.
Tho Flc, .Satc men have stood these outragcs until
endurance care. 10 he virtue and they no" are de-
,,1uiu., Ia fight to the last. They Will be- inyucbe
and conquer tor they fighting for Their r-ht' their
,'u,il,, and their homes. Yours l.. {.