New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-24
LATE FROM KANSAS.

The latest intelligence yet received from the
scat Of war in Kansas is embodied in the d;spas;n
of our Special Correspondent at Lawrence dated
the 18th inst, which we published on wednesday
That there has been no collision sinceor had oecn
none up to the Goth or 2lst-is proved oy our nun
receipt Of later adyices. Bot tue ia'ess "''u'
bring us variety Of interesting particulars Gown W
The manning of the 18Th which we collatc aud pre-
sent as follows:
THE RAID ON LAWRENCE.
I'll. O,;rdoro Chtndoscan Of the 18th has the fol-
'"s DESCENT UPON LAWRENCE.
GOV. wALKER IN ARMS.
few weeks since the citizens OF Lawrence made
some arrangements 10 institute an independent Town
Government. To this Gov. Walker took exceptions
He issued a proclamation against the movement,
dated July IS, and encamped near Lawrence yester.
day, with squad of near four hundred Dragons In
his mapf. so he asserts that the movement ls nsur-
recopary because it deues the validity OF the Terrific
rial Legilatute and in defiance to It, and that its
tendency il to nce like movements 10 other portions
Of the Territory whereby Tor all practical puIpSses
I" in many important particulars the lerfIoiai uoV-
"erpmebi will be oveItbrown.
About mile from town found the Governor in
bs carriage with G. w. Browa and q. w. Colaner.
MIR. Walker told us thathe Intended to arrest these
revolutionary proceedings and thai tue Uned Sta'es
army would be called into requiston II need be.
The citizens Of Lawrence held meeting during the
afternoon, and di patched messenger to Brown and
Cclamer to inform them that they authorized
10 act for the town. After this meeting the people
dispersed. The appearance OF the troops, be their
purpose what il might, did not seem to disturb the
COMMUNITY Of the citizens OF the threatened town.
In the evening a meeting was called to ratify the
proceedings OF the Ffee-Statv Convention at Topeka.
After giving the entire action Of the Convention d
unanimous ratification, and the nominees most hearty
Endorsement attention WIS paid to the fact OF an
tant that the organization Of the town had only been
TO secure ends essential 10 the webeing Of the nhab
taLts that could not be easily reached IN any other
metbod that the movement did not look beyond
Lawrence, nor contemplate any collision with other
authoriiies; that Gov Walker had made a descent
upon them without investigating the matter thoroughly
or giving them timely notice of his op'uiOn OF their
action and that no law had been violated by the
action of tie people.
A resolution was unanimously adopted that the act
ofGov. Walker in quarteriDg upon the town in time
of pace al army illegal, unconstitutional and n-
famous aud deserving only Of cool contempt.
During tie evening tie meeting was addressed by
Gov Robinson Gen. Lane and L. Dwight Thatcher,
in their usual able aud entertaining manner
This does not look like fighting Major Ben.
McCulloch of Texas, who left Lawrence on the 18th,
after converting freely with the citizens lie confident
that there will be no bloodshed And The C2ereiand
Herald says:
"Tbe speck OF war in Kansas will probably soon
blow over We learn by an intelligent gentleman who
left Lawrence last Thursday evening 10TH that Gov:
Walkers warlike proclamation excited no special
alarm Many thought it a hoax, and a stupid one at
that No effort being made to rally in the Free
State men to the defense of Lawrence, and although
lots Of people bad accounts to settle with the Border
Rufhans, and would like chance to square on wita
them, they had no quarrel, and desired none with
Uncle Sans boys. Business was going on as usual IN
Lawrence, the town thriving and building up sub
stautially.
Emigration is still pouring in. Crops look promis-
ing though back from the Missouri some suffering
from drouth. Corn has come on wonderfully within a
few weeks and is much larger than in this section
Of Ohio"
All this is well. But the Fres-State men do not
and canrot give up their organization at the beck of
Walker. They may see ct to postpone the taking
effect Of the Lawrence Municipality, as they already
have done in the case of their State Government but
they still cling to the FreeStae organization as their
sheet anchor. The Laurence Republicans Of the 10th
Gays:
SHALL THE PROSTATE ORGANIZATION
BE FORSAKENf
Suppose we forsake the Free.State organization,
what policy shall we pursue them Itis Is question
which it would be well to answer before hauling
down the old banner How do those earnest and
ardent gentlemen who urge this itile inanuevsr upon
us propose to act them Forsske the State Oraani-
zation' is the cry; "down with the Topeka Coustl-
tuition /, is the fierce echo but the thoughtful man
tbe man who has the true interests Kansas at heart
will ark, what then
Perhaps the reply is, Go in and take possession OF
the Territorial Legislature in October. All very WELL
but hat do you propose TO meet the bogus Consttnton
ecith on the floor of Congress IN December! DO You
propose to have opposing Constitution there' Do
YOU intend to allow the usurpers to say TO Congress
Here geptiemen is the Constitution Of 4asas; 1t ID
tbe on7y Constitution Of Kansas the little faction
that sustained the Topeka Constitution saw tie trea-
sonable nature Of their course and at the sug eson
4" of Gov. Walker, and other rec State' friends,
dropped it, and we ask admission under this
regular Democratic Constitution" Suppose you
thus le az tue bogus Constitution to walk the course
alone and as a consequence, Congress admits Nansas
npdeI that Constitution tell us, what good viii your
Territorial l.. gisature do then How much will your
boosted victory amount to
The Kansas Ne,cs, published at Emporia, says:
We speak confidently for the southern half CT Kan
sas when we ssy that Cf the ~, 900 freemen to De
found in it, there is not nor ever WIN De- any party
worthy Of the name who does not hold to the Topeka
Constitution and which will not resist to the outer ena
the foul an0 Infamous usurpaton OF Missouri aud The
blood-staned and tyrannca enactments framed oy IT,
We intend to be admitted into the Union under the
Topeka Constitution, and we shall be, in spite OF the
schemes of Walker and his powerful intelligent and
determined middle party"
The mass of the people residing south OF the hsnsas
River the most determined, radical ana ih'egsnt
of the whole population Of our State. We speak oy
the book, for we have Travelled much over hansas,
and knon the above assertion to be true. Contrary u
the rue In every other Western State. the southern
part Of ours will be the Anti-Slavery stronghold.
TIE FREE-STATE CONVENTION.
This Convention met at Topeka on the 18th, and
concluded its labors next day. One hundred and