New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-06
xaps.s Excitement at Washington
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. 5, IL

WARRINGTON, TUESDAY, JAN y, io'o'
The report Of an engagement between Lanes troops
and the United States Dragons at Sugar Mound, In
which the dragons repused, s credited here 10
spite of the contradiction telegrsphed from Cincinnati
Information received here makes such collision e1
tremely probable. ,...
AT the last accounts the Territorial mitia unaer
Lane had received 10 defend Fort Scott rom the Ms
sour; otruders at any cost The fort was only four
miles from the Missouri line.
The latest sdvces say that Lane had 800 men and
plenty Of ammunition.
There is great excitement here on the subject.
The 81. Louis Democrats report of the engagement
referred to above, is as follows:
"On Friday the 25th ult., news reached Leaven-
worth that en- engagement had taken place between
the troops under Gen. Lane at Sugar Mound and
company Of United States dragons. The ofhcers
ordered Gen Lane to surrender himself and mon to
the Unod States authorities, which he refused to do,
when then the dragons charged upon the troops
and were repulsed with loss of three OF their num-
Der.
"Finding themselves too weak to dislodse Lane,
the dragons retired, and express was dispatched
to Gen. Denver for reGnfonements The Governor
immediately ordered three companies OF dragons TO
the seat Of war, and they passed through Shawnee
On Saturday the Goth. 1t was expected there would
be bloody work
AS soon as the news Of the engagement was re-
ceived by the people, they commenced organizing IN
sist Lane. IL was expected before the dragons
would arrive that Lane would be reinforced by some
$500 men. The most intense excitement prevailed.
>" Ono Of the gentlemen who passed through Law
ronce on Friday Gen. Lane and Gov. Robinson in
that town. They were mounted and completely
armed, and appeared much excited. They were ad
dressing the people, who surrounded them IN great
numbers and urged them to maintain their rights and
succor their friends. The people of Lawrence were
preparing to take the field John Calhoun has fed
from the Territory, and reported himself as going to
Springfield Illinois.
"On the day Of the election no polls were open in
Bourbon County, as the Free-State men refused to
vote"
tn. Democrat says editonslly:
"Tbe alarming from Kansas, which finds
place in another column, will ring solemn kne
throughout every State in this cOnfedsFacy. brave
people have been driven to take up arms in self
defense, by the tyrannical attempts of the Federal
Government to impose on them bogus enactmsnts and
fraudulent Constitution followed up by positive
their officials TO enforce them at the point Of
tno naJonet. The cup of patience had run over-en
su"sse mad ceased TO be Q vrtue-apd as was antici
Psseu ~ cur last edvces the final arbil ament has
eane 40 pDooy issue. The Federal army is sum-
m0ned 20 tne ped by Gov. Denver the last appointee
OF Mr.. buc nnnan, while the people organized as
Territorial militia under the laws az THAR LATE ao;.s
ture, and obeying the instruction of their levaly an
pointed officers, are prepared to re,st sucb 3nf;nge
ment OF their liberties to the uttermost Already he
6rst engagement has taken place. the frs. ~; ha.
death. Who shall cay where all this will end or wbst
DISASTROUS consequences to the whole Union NAV a.
from tho tragedy thus begun. We have no heart ~
anticipate the dire evils that must follow, and shall
await with intense anxiety for further details concern
ing the reported engagement"