Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-01-07

Ceusadsr OF Free ION Cor the following
di-Iatehes in advance u The issue of that
paper:
DoSPHAS, Dec. 81, DAN.
.By express messenger from Lawrence,
We lmve received the fofloving dlsp det:
Civil war Is raging in Bourbon c'uhiy.
The pro Slavery men lat week eommea-
Col series of prosecutions aud posreu
tions Of the Free State men. Several
hnu~s were buruel down. The Free
State meu organize vigilance coTmlt
tie aud arrested seseIal Of the narauIrrs
In no case, however, dbl they iutIct other
OF mole Than the usual penalties of a
court Of law.-no personal puuishments
were inflicted. Misslurians enme over To
HsN,t the prn-SAvsry mrn1 They arres-
ed tirse Of theal--on lhe i;ev. Hr. Stew
art, whom they threatened Ia hang aud
imprisn4l in Fort Scott. The Free State
meu railel. A 'cou, party Of fifteen came
upon body Of MI,souraus near Barns
vile, town near FoH Scmt,eighty strong,
who gave them chase. Five Free Stale
'uen Ners captured, masking ia all eight
pri.oner.
Additional Free State men assembled.
The U. :. Marshall camr down on them
with eighty men, and demnnded thriI
unconditional surrender. The Free StYty
men replied 10 this demand, as the part,
advanced. by n vollsy Of mu~kei balls
The hre WAS returned. The conflict lasted
"a hour. The posse Ielreated to II d.,
iapce, anl fnaily Gel IN disorder. 0nS
man on then side was killed. two moitsIl
wounded, and the U ). Marshal danger
ously injured. The Free State men re
ceived ~ damsse
Col. Philips. ofthe militia, was sent b,
Lane Ia command tho fo,ce, with order
10 AVOID the troops. He advanced u
Fort Scott, but fnnnd that before he coll
give battle 70 the invaders, he would have
10 encounter vsral companies Of dragons
de 'etre~led aud enesmpel. ...
Laue went down, and ia now entreuch
ell at Sugar Mound The troops wcr
within twelve miles of him, slva, ciug T.
drive him from his position. His mcl
held council Snd resolved Ia fight ll'
dngoons if they attaeked them, L'n'
cordially endorsed their action Be it re-
memberel, that Lsnb IS now the Major
General Of the iegaIized mlits, aud Il
therefore protected by law a fight il
probable. | will Seud more minute new
by auother messenger
The LaWrace boys went up n L"comp
t)n to-day, nni demanded Of Denver th'
arms Iakep by the dra ,on' from the ON
igraut, who cama IL unIrr EldriAge. II,
WIS wiling to give them up, bat seen!
that they w0uhI he tTcl'y taken II be dlI
not consent huai y sgpel To deNer then
up. IN, ioys returned with thern h-
night 20 sd,res. aud l76' n,u.kets an.
c.fljl Cs. "a good or!er aud condition!
The Convention now in session has ha'
exciting debates all day. The comuille
oh resolutions disagreed aud prcsehte'
three different repotts.
The majority report. signed by seveI
memters, ,lisapIroves Of voting for At
officers under MT Canaiagham'S Constr
tuition.
Tho first minority report (signed b,
Mr.. Vaughan Of tho Leavenwoth Time
aud another dvegAtcl recommends that
full State ticket be nominated.
The third. signr.i ty James Redpatl
alone, recommends that tho election u
participated in for tie purpose of destroy
ts0 tho Lecninmon Constitution; that NJ
mau be nominated Tor any office under !
Who viii not p,dg, hju'elf not to put !
in operation; that to ropeka Constitution
he submitted by the ley gsHtve Assemhl,
to ote Of the people that loyalty to tn
Topeka Conet tuition he made the test q
fealty TO the Free State party; that tn
Legislative Assembly repeal the entir
border mifian cole at once, and then ad
joutn sine de- Mr. Thatcher eloqUentl
supported his the majority) report; MI
Vaughan S'lvocaiel his plan also,in a hap
py effort. Gov. Rolinsoa is in favor q
voting Judge Conway, Col. Pbillis,Julg
SCHUYLER, and others took the same side
Nj. hedpath said lhoy codlA nominate
ticket. the very sight Of which would XII
the Lecompion uiquny wtere iG"+NHs@c''n
cslyel--at Washington. He could n IN
inata Capt. John Brown, Of 0ssawoltomit
for Go,ernpr, aud man equally pointed
to all other minor offices
The most radical and revrlutionsr
speeches have been made to-day, aud re
eeived with great applause Tue revoIn
Iionary spirit is awakened - events ma
Soon make il manifest inacls that will a'
tonish the demagogues who think that l.
plausible sophnI'iss they eau ensIavO
fee l'surle.
Nav God defend the riGiil