New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-21


rufa1s becszse is ov1 er wa susptosd Of fsvoriog
Johc 7. Jo,es
II Ser'enbar lsst visiied besu'ifrl lite Free
s'e'e iowa oaed Stanton, OF the North SIDE OF tie
Ofsge lof Netde-Avirg-s IS il il so1ne,irnes called
Fl m which every nhsbtsn, hsd fed FOR te O. their
hves even after having buit strong b'oc<-aoue or
wocdsn ioi, .. heavy expense Tor ther p-U'e' Ton
Many o. them bad ieft their effects liable 70 BE-
destroyed or oaned Of rot being sb,e to rem we them
tbs was 10 ne uo.t glo"uy scene, anu Ike visit
y sepr'cter [cf Freed. n y
Deserted houses ard com FIELDS 10 he found in
snoei every direction south of'he an'as River.
ssw the haTnicg az Oss vs'sLie by body o. from
four ~ sly tuDdrsd rufiars or the 18th OF August.
sDd Of traIkin, after Gov Gesry tsi been some time
IN The ieiiioIy, and could have p'evente1 IT, IL
would DOT have cost the United States one dollar TO
have saved tiarkiin
PREAsBtEs OF TIE sEBR,sK, BILL ~ OPERATIONS.
tave not yet told ali saw in Kansas. lonce saw
three mangtd bodhs-t~o Of which sere dead aud one
bin. ater the two murdered meu hsd lain on the
ground TO be worked at by flies for some eighteen
hours one OF these young men fc0s MI oNR son.
The old man paused and struggled long to suppress
h en- otop. Nrh a fslferipg voice, he proceeoe5
| saw Mr.. Parker. VIII, m well know, all bruised
about The bead and with his throat partly cut after he
hsd teen dragged sick, from the house OF Ottawa
Jores and thrown over TIE bsLk Of the Otars Crock
for desd.
About the 6rIt Of September / and five sick aud
wounded FoDs ard son 10. law Obliged TO liz on
the ground without shelter for a considerable time
cur boots ard clothes out destitute Of money,
and at nes almost 10 state of ssrv stion and depeod-
On. or the charity Of 'be Christian Indian have be-
fore named. ard bic wife.
Issv Dr. Graham, of Prairie City. who was pris-
onfr with the ruffisns on the % of June, ard was
p,esent when they wounded him in attempt 20 XIII
him as be was trying to himself from being muir
dered by them during the fight at Black sex.
know thai numerous other p-rsors. whose names
canrot now remember, suffered like hardships and
posrres TO those have mentioned.
HOW COY. GEARf "SASED' LAWRENCE.
know well that about he l. th of September
1856 large force of Missourians snd other rufiisu
said hy Gov Geary to be = 200 in number invaded the
Territory burned F;aukin. and while the smoke OF
,h.t place going Up behind them they the
dav made their appear in full view Of an6 within
about nile OF Lawrence, and know OF no po'sible
reason why they did not attack thatspsce except that
shout 100 Free-Sate men volunteered to 90 out and
did 90 ont on the open plain before the and give
them the offer of ight-which after getting scatter
ing shots frem our men, they declined and retreated
back tow I'd Frarklin. l saw that whole thing.
The Government troops at this time we're at Lecomp
ton distance Of Twelve miles only from Lawrence,
with Gov. Ge1y; ana yet, notwithstanding runners
had BEEN dispatched to advise him, IN good time otthe
spproach or setting cut ofthe whoha To march
some 40 miles to reach Lawrence he did not, on tbat
memorable occasion, get single -older on the ground
until ahtr the enemy had retyeateG 10 Franklin, and
been gone for more than fire hours. This is the way
be saved Lsvrence Laughter Aud it is Just the
kind OF protection Tue rGtt'StSe men nave
from the Administration from the list.
SAVE THE PEOPLES MONEY.
This was what the Ole man doubtless saw in
Ksrsas. lie Concluded hs remarks by denouocng
the traitors to Freedom who. when question OF this
kiud was rai.ed cfed OUT :" Save toe peoples money
the dea. peoples money He made detailed
estimate Of how much the National Government had
expended in erdeavoring to fasten Slavery on hansis
aud arked why these politicians bad never cried Out:
Save the peoples money =, when 1t was expended to
t1auple under tie foot Of the peculiar crime Of the
South the rights. lives snd property Of the Northern
squatsers. They we're silent then Applause
The CHAIRNAs-Capt. Brown wish to AK you
regsrdiDg Bufcro's men. Did you ever minsle with
them; ana il 90 what did you or hear
Cspt Brown said that he saw great deal OF
them At rst that they spoke without heststion before
him. because lie was employed as surveyor and as
nearly all surveyors were Pro Slavery men, they prob
ably thought be was sound on the goose. Ihey
told him all their pans-wbat they Intended TO Co
men DC SEES them selves Of the Territory and make it
Slave State at all hazards cast what 1t might. Iney
esd the Yankees could lot be whipped, cosIed nor
crver irto q fight and that one ProSlsvery man
cuuu pht dozen Abolitonists. They SAID Kansas
INST be Slave State to Missouri from abolition;
that both must stand fall together They did not
hesitate 10 thTesten that they would burn, Kill scalp,
end drive the ertire FreeS'ete population OF tue
Territory if i necessary to do 30 to accomplish
thtir beet
The CH,IryAs asked him WHO commanded the Free
State men az Lawrence
His answer wss Characteristic of the man whose
courage is only eqused by his modeety and worth.
lie explained how brayely our boys actedgaye every
one tie credit but himself. When again asked who
oornnauded them he said one-that he was asked
to take the command but refused and only acted
acrissy! His advice equivalent to command,
TIE tcys told NE especially when be said, STEADY,
"boys am low; don't waste your smmunitioni make
every ball tell aim low
TIE Captsu spoke in conclusion, about the engrauts
reeced for Kansas We want, be said, good msn In.
dus;rous men; men who respect themselves who act
only from TIE dictates Of conscience; men who fear
Gcd TOO much 70 fear anything human
PROSPECTS or PgACE.
Tie CHAIRxAs-Whst Ia your opinion to the
probability Of a renewal Of hosifies in Kansas. Of
another irvasop AID what 60 you think would be the
effect on TIE FreeStste men Of an appropriation by
Massachusetts!
Can't BRows--Wheneyer we heard, out In kansas,
TIA, he North doing anything Tor Us were en-
coursped and strengthened to struggle As TO the
probability Of another invasion, Go no. know. We
orett to be prepared for the worst. Things do not
look ore iots more encouraging than they did last
YEA! a. tbs time Yea ought 10 remember that from
Ire ds.e Of the Shannon treaty till May last there
was perfect Quiet in Kanras; fear OF renewal OF
hostiiities no violence offered 10 citizens in MIS-
souIi. .requeb,ly rent there myself wss known
there vet treated with the greatest kindness
Mr. WHITMAN of Kansas, formerly OF Cam
bridge. addressed the Committee next-ably. clear
", ana with irresistible evidence, unfolding the ne
ces.ity for State appropriation.
TIE Hon. ELI THAYER VI Worcester addressed
this Committee last week in favor of the same
measure. }. X.