Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-01-02

same day. THIS aroused the people. and ON the
morning Of the 9TH, they began to pour into lie.
compton,. First, one hundred armed men from
bloomington, came marching into town with music
ana banners flying. Soon after. three hundred
more from Topeka and Big Springs, all armed.
Then followed the Wakarusa company of Une hun
dred, About 10 O'Clock the Lawrence delegation,
about five hundred strong, came in with q band Of
music and colors flying. This delegation was
made up Of lst, the Cabot guard, armed with
Sharps rifles. % Of tho Lawrence cavalry. Sd
OF citizens generally-msrchants, lawyers, minis
tiers physicians, editors and others, mostly armed
with Colts revolvers. There were strong deiega.
lions also from Leavenworth, Grasshoprer Fails;
ana other places. amounting in all to fifteen hun.
dred men. Speeches were made by Gen. Lane,
Gov. Rubinson, Judge Conway and others.
Three cheers were given for Gov. Stanton, and
three for the Topeka Constitution, and three
groans for the Lecompton Swindle. The meeting
remained together Till night. The Free State Leg
isloture organized as you will see by the papers,
and everything went "a quietly, The Pro Slavery
delegates who came at the call Of Calhoun did
not show themselves. They evidently thought
discretion the better part Of yalor, aud 50 remained
quiet. lhe NnUle country rs nore INTENSELY eAcl'
ted now than / have ever seen it. War has broken
out again. The Pro.Siayery party is at it's old
tricks vi getting up an excite ment ON the eve OF
an election, in uider to prevent us from voting and
also to call in voters from Missouri.
They did arrest some Free State men down al
Fort Scott day before yesterday, for treason and
while attempting to arrest others were fired into
And the deputy L. S. Marshal was killed. His
name was Little, md lie was a member Of tbs
Bogus ~LecomptOn Calhoun Convention and went
homo, as others did TO raise an excitement, call in
the troops and thus crush the people. But the
Free State Legislature has enacted u Militia Law,
and created officers, and now have the Territory I'M
der our own military and civil officers. Gen. Lane
has ordered down one artillery company to Fort
Scott, this morning, TO aid in rescuing the Free
State prisoners VINO ore held there, and also to do
such other things AS may appear best. 1t is yet
uncertain what they will Do. One hundred l. S.
troops, it is reported, started from Fort Leaven.
worth, yesterday for the seat of war. Gov. Wal
ker's policy would havs saved tho country from
another winters war. But Buchanan has decided
against Us aud We are resolved to resist, and the
war has begun. If the U, S. troops remain in
.uei q"uiteio tuo V hoic ullhCuilS VIA Ut III
in one month. If they interfere, as formerly, it
may continue for years, for we never intend tV
submit to the damnaLle slave power, that now gov.
ems the nation. LiJerty or Death, rings through
out Kansas, and Liberty VIII triumph if We die
In its defence.
P. S.-A message has jus, arrived from Doni-
phan stating that u company Of ten lufians from
Atchinson, entered D~ouiphan ut midday, yester-
day aid shot dead in the street q distinguished
Free State man, and then passed on to the river
and crossed over to Missouri.
Stanton is dismissed, and today Mr.. Denver has
received his commission al Secretary OF Kansas
and is ~ex.oficio Governor. We suppose him to be
in sympathy with the Border Rui6ans. A.