St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-09-18


gust 25th, says: The rumors that
large bodies Of men were gathering
together ut Lcavenworth, Westport
and Little Santa Fe for the purpose Of
another invasion, have proved to be
more than rumors. On Friday last
the ruffians threw the engine boiler
and other machinery for large saw
mill, into the Missouri, at Kansas city.
1t was the property of the N +. Emf
grant Aid Society, and was consigned
to the firm Of Walker & Chick, forward
ing merchants, and had not been deliv-
cred to the Agents Of that Society.
The other day, committee of five of
the citizens of Lawrence waited upon
the Governor at Lecompton, to see
what action he was going to take in
regard to the mobs which were about
to march upon them. t3EE
They found Woodson acting as Gov
erner. He was in the quarters Of the
officers in command of the troops, 500
in number, now at Lecompton. The
Committee stated to Woodson that the
people Of Lawrence were out Of provi-
sions that their roads were blockadcd
by armed mobs /; that two Of their
teamsters had been murdered, aud that
they desired to know whether he
would grant them guard to their
teams to Wcstport and Leavcnworth,
or leave them to guard their own
teams and open the roads.
They desired to know, further,
whether he intended to intcrposc with
the troops to prevent this ovcrwheIm-
ing mob from numbering, burning and
pillaging, or whether lie intended that
they, the the people Of Lawrence, were
to take care of themselves. These
questions were asked Woodson direct
ly, by the Committee, and that gentle
man vouchsafcd this reply =
That if the people of Lawrence
would obey the laws, 1.-THE bogus
laws, and if he (Woodson) could have
assurances to that effect, the proposed
invasion could be settled in five hours
that he would bring the troops, Of
which he is commadcr-in-chicf, to bear
upon these mobs and dispense them.
C. w. Babcock, the Chairman Of the
Committee, then said:-
"Governcr, are VIC to understand
that your position is this-that if We.
obey the bogus laws you will protect
us with the whole force under your
command, and if not, that you will al
low us to be murdered Is that your
position '.
Here Governor Woodson protested
that he had no desire to see them MUIR
dercd, but that the laws must bc obey
ed, and writs must be executed.
Some further conference was had
with the commanders of the United
States troops, but the Committee came
to the conclusion that if Lawrence in
prevented being destroyed, her OWN
citizens will have to do it.
The st. Louis Democrat publishes
the statement Of the Free Sellers who.
arrived in that city on the 5th inst.
from Kansas. They confirm the pre-
vious news of the burning of Ossawat-
TAME, that but SO Free Sellers were
in town at the time, and the attacking
party numbered 400. Several Free
Sellers were killed, and taken pris-
oners, of whom were afterwards shot.
Mr.. Brown and his son were killed
They also confirm the killing of the
two brothers Phillips at Lcavenworth,
by party of South erners under Capt.
Emery, their names were William, and
Jared Phillips, from Berkshire, Mass
Also the driving out Of the territory
all persons unwilling to. take arms
against the Free Sellers.
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