KANSAS LAWS—GOY. SHANNON. 
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past so cne of its members informs a gentleman of onr acquaint¬ 
ance. Whiskey-drinkers in this country are quite apt to di¬ 
vulge secrets. 
Qtk. — Some gentlemen from Wisconsin have just arrived with 
their families, and two men, whom they hired in Missouri; one of 
them is a Missourian, the other a free black. Scarcely had they 
arrived in Lawrence before Dr. Wood called upon them, and, 
after a good deal of needless bluster, demanded that the free pa¬ 
pers should be shown him. This the negro did. As the design 
was to create disturbance, and the free papers putting an end to 
this being done under any show of legality, his rage found vent 
in threats that the “ negro should be thrown into the river, unless 
he returned to Missouri.” However, there is sufficient love of 
justice, in Lawrence, to prevent any violence being done to any 
of its quiet citizens, be they white or black. 
* The weather is, indeed, most lovely. Shadows lie over the 
whole landscape, painting the prairie in green, from the lightest 
to the darkest shade. The music of the hay-cutters, with their 
large mowing-machines, has for days chimed in with the noise of 
many hammers, the cheerful voice of the teamsters, and the glad 
carol of singing-birds. 
The appearance of the hay-makers is most novel, as they ride 
in among the tall grass, higher than their heads in many places, 
and bearing now a beautiful tasseled blossom of red, with 
yellow stamens, being seated upon their mowers as comfortably as 
when riding in a buggy. 
7th .— The gentlemen with whom the free negro came have 
hired a claim about two miles from town, and moved out. Nc 
attempts were made, last night, to carry out the threats of the 
pro-slavery men. To-night, however, we heard of loads ox people 
going out to the claim, and shots fired. The facts are, simply, 
the Hungarian dostor, wishing to exhibit his prowess, and prove 
his bravery, as our people have invariably suggested that so 
much rolling up of sleeves, and baring of the bosom, inviting an 
attack, was only the result of cowardice, selected this opportu¬ 
nity for a display of valor. Armed with gun and pistols, he 
took the route for the claim. Evans, the young Missourian, 
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