New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-10
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KANSAS.
CAPT. BROWN BESIEGED BY MISSOU-
RIANS IN KANSAS-ANTl-EArR rRADl-
TION MEETING In LAWRENCE.

From Our Special Correspondent
LAWRENCE, X. T., Feb. |, 1859.
There has been quite a sensation In this peace
able community, almost a revival Of lcJ6, by tae
intelligt nee that large band of Pro- Slavery cut.
throat,, ueary all of them from different parts OF
Missouri, had attacked old Capt. Brown, and were
besiesDg him in few log cabins, where he had tA'
ken shelter. He had but handful Ofmen with him
Ii appears that the old msn is between this and
Nebraska md has yet the negroes, some eleven IN
number " i.h him, the capture of whom in Bates
County caused so much fuss. He is now between
this and Nebraska about fity-fye miles di,taut.
His convoy. which he still zealously guards has
been the means Of getting blm into trouble. III
consists in part, of women, and very young chill
dren. One of these latter was born since 1t lelt
Missouri 1t is the child of the man who came
from Missouri to beg John Browns aid, and which
negro is a very intelligent fellow. The little sable
bud has been christened Capt. John Brown
Ii certainly was rsking good deal for the old
man To keep with party whose locomOtlon must
necessarily be slow, and who must keep the regular
road. Ii appears that the Missourlans, or the
slayehuntipg portion thereof have rejected the idea
of taking him by authority and n requiston from
the Goyernor For week or two back gangs of
horrid looking "nigger hunters from Missouri
have been haunting the groceries of Lecompton
and suyinp about Lawrence and all suspected
places. One or two men from the Territory have
aided them, and the Infamous Dr. j. \. o. p.
Wood is a ringeader. They got on Browns trail.
The force from Weston was sent for, and with all
the ufans Who had come on the hunt they p0unced
upon him. designing to carry him and the whole of
his party violently 10 Missouri.
But they are afraid of the old soldier. He had
Just tine enough to get into the timber ot
creek bottom and took shelter IN several
log cabins that stood near TO each other. The
assaiants, though numbering five to one, do not
dare to come within gunshot. They sent to Weston
for more help. A messenger also got to Loc0mp-
ton yesterday and all the ProSlayery lders OF that
place started 10 help. They also had the impu-
dence to send to Medary for troops, but think it
is surely unlikely that the troops will aid IN such
lawless extraditlOn.
A company OF men from Topeka, which is -
miles nearer the spot than this, getting an nkllng
of what was up started for The scene They and
the Lecomptonites would get there about the same
time Iumor bas already reached us that the
Topeka men raised the siege, but the Missourians
have still the largest force. Men have gone and
are going from this place.
An Indignation meeting was held IN Lawrence
last night Resolutions were unanimously passed
demanding that Nedary send for DIR. DOy Of the
Missouri authorities. 1t was also resolved that no
more Missouri parties should be permitted to make
prisoners in Kansas, and that citizens who aided or
conniyed at il should be brought to summary
Justice saw letter from the prisoners in Platte
CITY Jail. Dr. Doy saws they treat him well and
hi. trial is TO come off on the 2lst ofFebruary. He
evidently knew his letter would be examined.
A FIRE broke out in the building of Mr.. Henry
Shanklin, shoe and boot merchant, on Massachu-
setts street. last night That geDtleDisn's whole
establishment and stock were consumed. BY great
e1erons the progress Of the fire was arrested