Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1856-01-08
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81 soI xaasss politiss,lg .ienes !
Ths, reason Why tho Missourjaus lwho
shewedsthsis sonssmpt for ths people Of
Lswrsncss were no, shot down. u Oh,
plained 10 the following notice ~ the
strict otasrs given By Ds Rohioson;
The sentries were given stfict orders
not to return fire, ,upless In immincpt
peril Of life, and si,hough these brave
fellows were, fred on At .beir Posts,sby
por,ies Of horse, that would .gallop up
near Them every nIgh., and sdischsrse
their pieces at them, they reserved their
FIRE with heroism and a adevot ton to the
orders Of their leaders, that has tstsly il
ever been parallsled. Is 3ne ssasti ,
The correspondent Of the Intelljgen.
Ger gives the following paragraphs the
clearest statement we have seen Of the
manner 10 which the difficulties were
settled, ,ss.,s e4+s,!sts.es@ a.t;i
This position was a very strong one.
and il was the patient persistence ia IL
that has brought of the free State men
conquerors, and saved our country from
the scandal and disgrace Of bloody civil
discord. II 6rst brought Governor Shan.
non 10 his knees. He found that with.
out provocstion he had done all he could
do TO plunge this fair territory in a civil
war. He found on examine tion, that
he had mace ono great fatal blunder.
and that the position assumed by the
Free State men was ilnpresnable. They
had never taken a position that they
would resist even the laws OF the cor.
rupt and fraudulent legislature, By lvio.
lence, but that they would have legal
remedy for them. d ~ s4l c82
He found arms in the hands Of the
people, but he saw ,ha. these arms were
needed and justified. Under these cir,
cumstances no had nothing really TO af.
range with them, and had only to gain
time by negotiation until the men below
would become little sick Of their en-.
terpriss, and also 10 set forth facts that
would, II possible, justify his criminally
indisereet conduct in the eyes Of the
world. He was also desirous 10 disba nd
the force Of invaders, who were now un.
der the orders OF the officers Of the ter.
fitorial militia bu, he frankly confess.
ed to Gen. Robinson and others, that he
feared he had bu, little control over
these men,-over The men he had pre-.
cipitated as invaders on their soil,
After two days laborious negotiation
matters were brought to a close. las,
Saturday night. The Governor. in a
paper signed by him and by Gen. Rob,
inson and Col. Lane, declared that the
whole had resulted from misunderstood
ing. That they, people Of Lawrence
and vicinity we're, as they always had
beeni law and order abiding people,
that he, the Governor, pledged himself
that he would not employ these forces
below, agains, the people Of Kansas, as
o posse or otherwise. He also declared
that these Missourians were on Kansas
soil without authority. Gev. Shannon
also promised his influence to recover
indemnify 10 the people Of Kansas for
their losses. 1t was also explicitly. sci
forth that the people Of Kansas had q
right to test the validity Of the laws Of
the territorial legislature in proper way
and also explicitly declared that no opin.
ion as TO the validity Of the laws was
given or conceded by the terms Of agree.
ment.
The latest intelligence from the seat
Of war is letter in the ST.. Louis In.
telligencer. dated at Lawrence, Dec.
l4th. We quote the following impor.
tant paragraphs: .....g.fa
| Not the least disastrous effect OF the
late disturbance, is the injury it has in.
Aicted on business. Nota business man
ia Kansas, bu, has felt the shock, 10 that
point in which all business men are
most sensitive, the pecuniary nerve.-
Nor has this been confined to the NOR.
chants Of Kansas, all the Missouri Dor.
der towns have suffered.
Speculations in real estate. have also
suffered. improvements in farms and
town property were arrested by the war,
and seem TO be partially le,hargized by an
uncertain peace. The road Just charter.
ed, between Kansas City and 81. Joseph.
and which it was fondly anticipated
would be built almost Immediately, is
in rather a prccarious situation. Some
merchants OF Kansas. went to General
Pomeroy, and some other Eastern men
who had taken an interest in the road.
and wished them 70 se. the stock taken
East. II. is useless, gentlemsn," was
the reply, "not a dollar OF that stock
would not be taken an Eastern market.
For the time being, your charter is worth.
Less ''e .'' -"
Gov. Shannon has gone down to the
Shawnee Mission, but talks Of coming
up to Lawrence 10 stay. Gen. Robin.
son offered him suite OF rooms in, the
ho,el, and protection from The men who
were threatening to abuse him. Il Is ru.
mored that some men in Wsstport and
lndepen ndence, intend 70 present Shan.
non with pet,icoar. So long as they
thought they could use him. they were
inclined 10 wink at his errors. but now
d de,ermi nrd effort will be made BY cs,.
tain parties who have hitherto endorsed
him 10 have him removed. s.y,s Z
Some little uncertainty exists still %
| 10 the number Of men who have Ina,