The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-04-01
VOL. XII.
KANSAS NEWS.
The Springfield Republican sav. .

LUG oPtlhsuoiu HCpuOtLcUn says:
"At the beginning Of the administrs,;,.
Gov. Geavy in Kansas, a Gen. Reed Of MI o.
invaded Kansas at the head 2,7OO men. vii; 49,, ~
avowed intention of wiping out Lawrsr ,.,u 'aS
driving her citizens from the Territorv -Co
Geary met him five miles from Lawrence Nv ~;
ordered him to retreat, or he should br;n, -, u
Government troops against his rufiaps Do;
yielded to the necessity of the case, but ALL
MS banditti to commit various outrsgs, 'eS
tne people on their retreat, including fbs - PN
der OF a defenceless cripple named RrE-.'
near Lawrence. Nearly all the other rrr'
having been .paio for their services in Ka.'
by Government Offices, Gen. Reed us. al''S'
went to Washington to urge his cIa;rs ny
had proved faithful to the Administa,ior, ~, Ne
Its cause, and ne wanted bis paw. he 90, a all q,
course. There was no Office iust tbeS1 -, ~
disposed OF, but there was supply of bosT
tie for the Utah forces TO be Contracted q. 90 g
Reed was associated with Ger, Arms,,o.'
Virginia, and they are to supply Me ARM 81, u
5000 head of beef. The cattle are IN be ~ ~
at their gross weight, and are to be dsliyo,ose
Fort Leavenworth for cents per peunS =
New Mnxico for 81, and at Salt Lake C,T %.
Il3 The cattle are to be at the risk AZ II.
Government while in transit, and the Govs,-
ment agrees to furnish escorts of troops :,
exosbitant are these terms, hat parties in WsS
iRgton offered to pay Reed and Armstron,
$5O, 700, and take the contract off their had
30 the Democratic Administration paws ~ :,
ruf6sns."
The st Louis Democrat of the Oath iD.,s,,(
publishes card from j. H. Lane, in reply 10
proclamation Of Governor Denver. In III.
card Mr.. Lane says that zone j. W. DaBys,
accuses him Lane) Of arrogantly usurping and
ruthlessly trampling under foot the Legislative
Department, and characterizss his QaDs'sl
acts as perfdious and tyrsnnical" Mr.. Lane
then brands the Governor as a calumniator Der.
jurer, tyrant, and pet sppointee Of the oligarcb.
al Administration, which disgraces the nation
In recent letter to the State Journal 3,
Madison, Wis, Gov. Robinson, of Kansas. VI.
ting with the expectation that the Leconrtc,
swindle would be contaminated by Congr,.
says:
"If the Federal Government will let us alor.
we can peaceably and speedily revolutiop,.
throw off the usurpation, and establish re-
Government. But it is too evident that ls
President, utterly insane and besottad in hi;
tyrannical designs, intends to guard the crada
of his favorite bantling with powerful force
Under pretence of the Utah war, the arms i
accommodating here, which he intends to rs.
against US if We make any attempt to regain
our lost rights. We have information. slsa
that Gov. Stewart, of Missouri, has an arrange
ment with Marshall, Governor elect of Kanss,
under the Lecompton Constitution, TO have
large force in readiness to cooperate with hin
in putting down rebellion. Against such obi.
we cannot contend alone.
"Wereceive various counsels from our friends.
Timid friends, who last year came near running
us by counselling peace, again assure US tbs,
some way of escape will be provided Had We
taken their advice then, the Free State popuh.
ton would have been annihilated. We shall
not follow it now, when its folly is so clesry
demonstrated. We have gained only when We
made up our minds to fight, and prepared 70,
it. Submission has always been obtained BY
more exaction and inquiry. l know that The
people are religiously resolved upon resistance
st. Louis, March 27.-Santa Fe papers to
the 29th ultimo are received, but they contain
no news of special Importance.
Some Indian depredstions and several wan.
ton outrages by the Mexicans against the In.
dams are reported.
Governmentwsgons had been sent from Santa
Fe to the cantonment of Burgwin, to carry CAPT.
Bowman's command to Fort Union. This con.
pany consists of seventy men, and will 20 with
Capt. Marcy to Utah. Twenty five mountti
men also accompany him.
The Indian agent, Kit Carson, says that II.
Utah Indians are in great want, and have to ;:
fed literally.
Capt. Pope, of the artesian we'll expedite
had arrived at Dona Ana.
The Kansas correspondent of the Republican
says that gentleman just from Nemaha cOul
ty reports meeting five Government trains, AM
that grass was growing so rapidly on the plains
that 1t would subsist stock within five days