Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-16
Arrival of "Jim Lane" in Kansas
Border Ruffian Mcetings-Re-
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Special Correspondence Of the Y. Tribua
LAWRENCE, K. T. March %, 1857.
The celebrated Col. Lane arrived IN Law.
renee last night. He came up the Missouri
River in dfguise. He came alone. No
armed party entered with him, or has en-
tered any here so far as J know of His
precise motive for coming cannot guess.
Ot course, as Kansas man, he has a rigt'
to come, and if the ''peace" is worth any,
thing, that right should not be inisnged.
On The other hand, it is 10 be rene mbered
that the Bogus and Pro-Slavery Courts have
whole string of processes against him. |
suppose he stands indicted for a variety OF
things connected with the war last August.
He retired at once on the proclamation OF
Gev. Geary. Gov Geary assured the Pro-
Slavery men that he had 10 intention of
recalling the errors of the past commute ed
before his Administration. But !he Pro-
Satery men have no intention Of allowing
the waters Of Lethe to fow over the causes
OF Indictment against Free-State men. A
large number OF Free State men have been
indicted for murder and other crimes by be-
II G concerned in that general warfare -
Lane, OF course, will not be exempt. His
presence here was know n at Lecompton
this morning. lie speaks in Lawrence to-
night. If the authorities send officers to
arrest Lane, will he surrender himsell,-
Would his friends allow him to fall into the
hands of those in power, who would not
scruPle to murder him2 Again, Secretary
Woodson is acting Governor OF the Terri
tory. The Pro-Slavery authorities can have
fulI scope under his authority. All the law
lees "militia" experience rises up vividly -
have no desire to make mountain of a
mole-hill. hope that the present gener-
ally peaceful relations may continue-bui
such are the facts.
Last week, Pro-Slavery Kunsas meetings
were held in Lexington and Independence,
Missouri. have been unable to get the
proceedings, but have learned that they
we're as intensely Border Rutian as ever
Sheriff Jones and several other of the Le-
compton villains are still at Westport and
Kansas City.
The Wea land has been opened by the
Presidents proclamation. learned yes
terdsy that band Of men from the State OF
Missouri, numbering three or four hundred.
all armed, came into that reserve few days
ago and drove out all other settlers, and
hold Ill the claims for themselves and others.
Some of these had pushed their way toward
the Potawaiamie Greek, and my informant
states that they drove off several Free-State
men there. | am anxious to hear further
corroboration of this, or that they content
themselves with holding thst reserve.
Various rumors of Gov. Geury reach U.S.
The report of his death is contradicted. The
free-State men who had gone on part of
The Delaware lands have left them for other
claims, fearing that the report of It's cession
was huax, as it has not been confirmed
The Pro-S!avery squslters there pursue
their usual Course. Few Of them pretend
to live there, but their Association" still
claims to hold it.
The bogus census.takers have visited
Law renee, but so far their calls huve not
been general. / hear but little of their
operations elsewhere. | have no idea thai
they will list one-fonrih OF the volers here
Rather an Interesting little event OCCUR
red ut Tecumseh a few days ago. Some
FIVE or Elk Free-State men were confined
there-still held as political prisoners under
some charge OF other. | was informed thai
small band of men, masked, came to the
prison one evening, lately, released the