, 1861-11-01
FROM KANSAS.
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Especial Correspondence Of tho Chicago Tsibane.1
LEAyENwoRTu Kansas, Oct. n. 1861.
1t is about time that the temporiztng poll
q of the authorities with reference to seces
sionists in Missouri ehou1d terminate, 4 good
eeal Of 'kid glo1e'' pcl;cy Ia still pursued
Men IN tflce seem to require long time to
realize that we are not 'playing var"
day or two sihce the Commandant at the
Fc1t, Capt, Prince, released fourteen rris-
9ne5f, wen known secession citizens Of
mand under Col D. R. Anthony, Of the lst
KEcsas Cavalry, then acting by order Of Gen.
Surg es Provost Marthsl a. Kansas City,
The, we're brought to the Fort, and after
short detention, were, IS before stated, re-
is TO he found Of their active sympathy
toe, when information bad inst
teen received by Col. JeaEison Of tce advance
!ttm independence on Kansas City, last
TsrEday night, Of fous hundred sscezson
place, now garriEoned By a company Of the
Sth Kaaess nEder CaptAberuethy. Theg were
Gissueded by the more prudent citizens to
postpone the affair. Every day rebel scouts
are seen OF the eastern bank Of the river at
this place, ard below it to Kansas City,
LANES MOVEMENTS.
Capt. 1ns1ey, Quartermastcr OF the Kansas
Brigade, started this afternoon to join the
command With supplies, but returned this
evening, hsV1ug been INST by messenger
lrcm the Brigade with information
witch showed the roads in the rear Of
i5s 5s.e amy H. to cbsnaa be as;a*s for sa
ele,k, who brought the dispatches, left Gen.
Lanes camp Al Bolivar, No, u miles below
the Ossge river, last v Wednesday evening. The
command occupied two days and night in
crossing tie str<am at Osceola, and the day
Sigcl's Dlvlsion a! Bo1iyhr, and Oh Friday took
up t.e,r march IN puTeai. ef Price aud for the
| purpose Of joining Gen. Fremont. When
| Lane reached O=ceo!a, Price's ar1ny YVES at
Greerde:d 10 mills south. They lett the day
the Federal troops crossed.
| Gen Isne dlspat ched from Bolivar large
| train ct w1goIs, &c, under guard to Fori
Scott The party reached that post o. Friday
! lighr. Accompanying the escort and ar1n3
| wagons, Was . miecellaaeous collection ol
wagors loaded with the household turaiturt
ci over one huudred and fifty contTabands
State Of Kansas. At every camping plac
Lane made si1ce he left Kansas City, his cam]
was throDged with fugitive negroes who cam'
ir, claiming protection on account Of thti
masters being rebels; Many Of their owner
came to the General, claiming to be goo
Union men. To all such Lane gave cert
tcate in the following form:
J: 3. Of P1sasant Hill, No, claiming !,e,, to be
at 3, By the march Of my brigade.
| JAMES Il. LANE, Commanding.
At the same time it was well known, an
cen be proven, that By far the larger portion
these men were 6ecessionists. The contr
bands generally came In we'll provided Wit
the best fa1m etcc6, &C., Of their quandol
masters.
| l. ~. =. A.
! army, being in the van Ct Gen. Sigel's dlyisi1
which forms the advance. Tue fifty DelaWa,
Indiana enrolled as scouts By order Of Gener
Fremont, most Of whom served under in
: bis mountain explorations, are the advance
guard Of the amy; being employed on Il
! Lalf behind Lane, ard will not resch the diyi
= ion for rsegerl days, IS it will take two to GRO
. the Usage. Everybody wns IN high spirits,
At Pleasant Hill, Gen. Jim Lane raised
Union flag and nade cne OF lis peculiar speec
4 cs. After addressing the BEiga3e, Lane tura'
= thing TO say to them. He then went on spea
? irg Of the glorious emblem that f GATED owe
il lead, Of what it synsbo1ized, aId If the pos
- tjcn Of etIai1s. He tcld them that as long
c that flag loeted there Unmole5ted the peop
f. Of Pleasant Hill should be protected in the
= hemes and 1iel1s-their wives, children, Al
u their property. But it taken down by secs
: sion hands, Pleasant Hill would 20 up
, s17.oke as sure as htI!
CONDITION OF TIE cosTRABASDs.
SiIcet the commencement Of this very 4
civil war, at least 1Oo9 contrabaads have
tered this State. Some three hundred ha
passed through this town, as many NIX
through the places north Of it, aud some fo
q hundred are now living In and near Lawren
Many Of them are in destitute conditi'
"a though the citizens generally take great int
~ est in their welfare and provide them we
as much as they are able Yet the people
u Kansas are very poor and can do but little
prals1ng the wiling industry Of these peop
"a a school is proposed in Lawrence for th
children and system of religious instruct
10 has been organized 1or their benefit. Th
ye is really . Wo1k Of benevolence to be dt
~ here among this class by one who can 6
- he time and ability to do it properly: IN
r. is much danEer OF reaction agsinst them
mr. the part Of TIE ignorant and pFejudiced, r
~ even In Kansas indulge in negro hating (
ne cGviies. A large number of contrabands
is also employed by Lane as teamsters, (
M should there be a fight will be likely to b
LII some hand therein " on their own hook"
o. LEXINGTON.
n, 4 free colcrsd man arrived here last Mi
o. having left thst city On 1hnrsdax. He vi
}r, it appears done come hard fighting in the
tv trenctmente. After the surrender, the ct
ed man disguised himself and was secrt
IN in the town for thirty days. He states
after the fight he counted fifty seven ho1
,st with the yellow hospital Aag flying.
he bts bis that 1t three bodies we're plsced ID r
he grave. sThis does not accord with Prices 81
mo ments Of twenty five killed. GooDA
ng Lord John Rusae1l on American
am fairs.