The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-10-24

the members OF Inc Legislature mas told /
me that he intends to have that body pass |
a bill to erect monument over his grave |
as Aartyr for Liberty. AS soon as VIM
ter breaks, and l can settle my business, / |
intend to start for home. am not in |
want by way of neeessaries for life. am
living with Mrs. McCrea, whose husband
has been obliged to leave the country for
life. She viii go with me as far as Chi |
cago. | am your affeetionate daughter,
MARTHA A. BROWN. |
Several of the citizens in the vicinity of |
Easton were compelled to leave their
homes and flee for safety to Lawrence
Col. Blood sent company of cavalry to
the scene of disturbances, but the rufians
had retired before their arrival. The
weather was intensly cold, the snow deep,
and the men suffered very much from ex-
posure.
From all parts of Missouri was heard the
threats of war and determination. Prep
arations were being made all along the
border for another attack upon the Terri
tory as soon as the weather should become
favorable in the spring. The Blue Lodges
were in weekly session, and orders from
them were freely discussed in public
places. Plans of a campaign on an ex-
tensiye scale were matured by the lead
ers and approved of by the citizens
Guerrilla parties of fifty men each, mount
ed on fast horses, were suggested as an eff
ficient means of annoyance to Free State
settlers. This would compel them to
leave their homes and assemble together
for mutual defence and also prevent them
from putting in crops. The result would
be, that few squads of these active guer-
| rilla, spread over the Territory demolish-
ing private dwellings, and killing the in
habitants, would compel the whole Free
State population to leave the Territory or
bow in submission to the invaders.
There was a general dissatisfaction
amongst the slave party at the inglorious
termination of the Wakarusa war, and as
| general determination to renew it again
as soon as they could properly prepare
An extensive correspondence was entered
into with the South for fresh supply of
men and arms. Appeals were made by
public speakers and in newspapers to all
who loved slavery and desired to make it
National institution, TO contribute of
their means to secure this glorious Terri
tory and wrest it from the grasp of the
| Abolitionists.
To put their party right before the
country and give their efforts the appear
ance of a struggle for "zaaO and order," Mr..
Jones addressed the following to the Free
State commanders.
''LAwRENcE, K. To
Jan. Is, 1856.
"GEN'Ls ROBINSON AND LANE.-Gen-
tlemen Did you or did you not pledge
yourselves at Council held in Franklin
on the-day of December, to assist me,
as sheriff, in the arrest of any person in
Lawrence against whom / might have
writ and to furnish me with posse to
enable me to do so :? 'SAML j. JONES.
"Sheriff of Douglas Co., K. T."
!, 1t will be seen by the reply to this let
ter that the misunderstanding" spok-
en- of by Gov. Shannon, still continued.
"SAM'L J. JONES Eso.-Sir: 'In ref
ference to your note of yesterday, we state
that at the time and place mentioned, we
may have said that we would assist any
proper officer, in the service of any legal
f process in this city, and also that no fur
f ther resistance would be made to the ar
rest by you of one of the rescuers of Bran
son, as we desired to test the validity Of
l the enactments of the body that met al
;, the Mission, calling themselves the Kan
n sas Legislature, by an appeal to the Su.
preme Court of the United States.
"Yours respectfully,
&c. ROBINSON,
e 81. II. LANE
1t will be apparent that the misunder
II standing was as wide now as ever. Th'
II citizens and their officers had pledged
themselves to 'assist any proper officer il
b any legal process" but they did not ad
d NIT anything done at the Shawnee Mis-
= sion was legal, neither did they admit an.
'e officer appointed by that body was "prop
er officer" consequently they stood nov
S. as they did before the war, unconquere,
= and "rebellious."
This was sufficient grounds TO base
new invasion upon. Gen. Atchison, Ger
at Stringfellow, "Sheriff JONES'" Col Boo
N and others, were in daily correspondent
er and consultation as to the best mode {
u renewing the difficulties and the best pc
% sition to assume before the country, in OF
of der to secure the support of the Gener;
lie Government and the sympathy of th
. Democratic party. Messengers were SCI
- to Washington to consult with Souther
th Statesmen and also with Northern me
st with Southern principles. The result
az an these deliberations viii be developed
en- en- the following pages.
ed While the enemies of Kansas were thi
ut busily engaged in laying plans for crusl
IS ing out freedom, the citizens were n
= = idle. At Lawrence several compani
ma of Sharp's Rifles were mustered into ser
to ice, and guards were kept night and da
emTs m Every pound of lead in the vicinity W
III -; manufactured into balls Couriers we
ID. dispatched through the Territory giving
he statement of the facts, and requesting {
'ep various settlements to hold themsely
zen zen in readiness to march to the scene OF dii
vas vas culties whenever they should again
ell renewed. Agents were alse dispatc
He ed to the States and to the President
q e Washington to lay the outrages beft
- ~ him. and also before Congress. I