New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-10
while the few Union men mostly fed in every direc-

while the few Union men mostly fed in every direc
ton, - -
Just in time to prevent the seizure Of the Govern
ment properly here, Gens. Lane and StnrSh arrives
with ~ ir commando. Gen Stureis, heiHe s.ue,ry ,
10 The other and heir very tenOer-bearted iowaN
Sec.sfioi.s the eli izen traitors returned, WIN 'ne
bands red with the blood Of their own ooie arc
friends and paid the penalty OF tier treason W e8"
snc he oath tyr The hird time
No excuses were conn tilted by Lane smen at TINS
Voiut on the contrary they bought largely OF wow,
fprnpe, esf Sea- from the Sec ssoni-ts, VINO weIs
mote Than wiling to sell them, Tayng Tie Gu Il III W.
ms ncc. During the prosen,e OF thfse c",hinunI''
tie amount # loyalty MS rested thIongnou. 'n'
county WA imueuse and when Geii. Lane went 10
Ipdet,nrence, and hoist,d the United States nag
he was greeted with great Kindness ny all parties
Not week ELAPSED, however, before we wer,
apuin warned Of a attack, which wac only prevented
I by "A straagcn viz: ndifl Wofd thht tue -!
haw kefs were inst coming lu'o town. lhr .
necessary from the fact that we had but seventy
men ON daly and n large quantity Of stores on hand'
Another week eiaIsed, and a party of I4o OF ten
Stniri-s men who had been left here slck, ana Wert
on their way 10 Join bin, was attacked from an an
buscade several killed, and the whole party, WIN
ms baggage subsistence stores, &c, captured
Another week ELAPSED, and "A supply train OF 3Oo
WAGONS bound for Sedaha 10 load with provisions
for Gea. Fremont army, compelled TO delay ne
departure until MI could be sent VIII IT. Inn
escort consisted Of Co Jennisons regiment OF Jay
wkers" the terror Of the border, aud the svensef
OF ICrecuied fTee-Shte men Since Tue uouoi0ue
tunes Of 1856.
Cot. Jenuson's irst act was TO Issue n Procarna-
ton - the people the counties through which the
bin mus pas reach Sedlia, setting foIlh th.Ir
laHf conduct PROMISES, treachery, &c, telling them
TINT .nch ihioQ- mast end that ii the train al
lowed TO PASS Tenceaty through tie country TO ils
destination e shouiu DOT modest them, but that II
disturbed he would devsstste the country, burning
tho house OF every man found away IRON nome
With this understanding ne SEPT ont Lleui.-Col. An
thony with go uen TO START the rain expecting no
trouble from lLy source, owing TO representa- ions
maize b. the numerous UAtOH DieH VINO Immediately
began their ovnlions AT his shrine But in the hr
DAY Col. Anthony WAS fired upon from The brush,
anu lost nine killed sDo ten or twelve wounJed. lie
usperred them, however, killing - and capturing 40
or 10 horss.
The uoAt day Col. ,Iennisou went to Independence,
surrounded the town wih bis entire force drove e
citizens into the public square, drew hst OF tie
oitzeus from his Iocket, separated the Union men
f,om he Secesb. new the later up IN ranks, ana
made them speech, IN ~hch he recouDted their III
diSCunl acts # treason, aud wound up by conhscat
ing the stores OF three citizens VINO were IN The Sc
erosion army carried of quantity Of contrabnnds
forge &C.. IRON our former representatives IN Con
gees T. H. WooL,cn aud John W. Reed beside
hiring tie mill belonging TO IA Captain III Pflees
army.
Ills Lesson /, wa. bored would be lasting and ben
eicR bat tic yery next day fofty EIGHT Govern
ment wagons were suled by taud OF Secessioni-i-,
D. nny oi whom lisCd about INDEPENDENCE, drawn To-
re her and burnt ard the oxen, five hundred 10 mum
Ter driven Off
IL NAV be appropriate TO state here that " iie
t'css wHgon. were being loaded ut the farm Of \.
hnofs the former Government contractor, THE Sc
ouisls OF tie vicinity loudly expressed their 10
ienton Of burning the train and seizng the c,.'ie,
ana only prevented, good and true men ,s'y,
by representations o. the transfers that tie cat
tie bad not yet been branded, aud consequently TIE
los would not fall on tue Government, but upon the
contractors VITO were furnishing them, and IA the.e
contractors were bill well Known "seeeshers' II
would be- Damaging their own frends. In couse-
luence OF these statements the attack was delayed
until u, train had proceeded ss inr IA Pleasant LII,
where tie ioul deed war accomplished
Col. Anthony was Immediately ret upOn their track
and III, ny carried ont orders by burning every
pou,e On tie road, who.e owner was away from
home. uulsss his Loyalty could be well established.
Little Santa F(, rtnoeLyons of these buslwuack-
err buried TO the ground, and not le.s than
iw,rty men, now erGug,din cutiingt legmph wires,
hfug on our troops irum Gu,buscades, diving out
Union men, &e., will find il necessary TO provide
home, Tor their Own families.
Several o. the w0rrt secesh' Ia this place Lad,
by some means or other, procured safeguards from
Gen. Lane, and considered themselves r.ie, but the
Colonel Las found meaus Of Furnishing them for ther
past misdeeds by employing them rs messengers,
guides for hIs uen in their expeditions after the
euemy, sc and when they urge their loyalty AS an
for declining TO go lie grsvely assures them
that their loyalty ir his only reason for employing
them, that II they were Seceseionists Of course he
would never think Of employing them &c, which
must be highly ilatering Ia their feelings knowing
as they do that be knows their whole hstory IA well
as they do themselves.
His last plan OF bringing up the standard of LOYALTY
20 the siicLug point If novel and effective lie
las iseusd a proclamation that every citizen of
the county shhl make y deed of trust Of ali biz
property To the United States Government, to be
VOID. provided ne takes no part either by word or
deed la aiding the rebellion He bas given them
until Thursday the ~ inst. 10 decide, after which
date be will ceclare the property Of all who refuse
TO make ibis deed co1scat,d aud proceed 10 sell II
out at public auction for the benefit Of the Govern
meht. Notwithstanding tie course of Col. Jenni, on
il not found in tho " Army Regulations, it il one
which will most quickly subdue the rebellious !
citizens Of jack County, for, as Is shown from
heir acts b ,iofo n.en Oned they bound by no |
laws of honor or good faith, and the only way t.
reach them il through their pockets.
/ have been surpii,ed TO tenr old citizens OF the
county Union men mean, Uphold Col. Jennlron IN
n, harsh,rt acts saying that his IL the only coune
viii will have any effect aud that Il VIII have 20
be followed up thoroughly before these TRAITORS viii
cease their treacherous aets.
"Jaylswker' though he ia called, Col Jennison
maintains as thorough disc pline In lis regiment at
.ny officer We have had here. But Yesterday he bdn
two OF bis men shot IN the presence ot The eu'ire
command for breaking ino widow woman shouhe,
n Dutch woman at that, TO rob and plumber.
Fiat yustitia Jayhawker, gn0t eaItm' .s.o
From Jcnnj-on's brigade.