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from that neighborhood, gave us the fact. A wagon-load of 
pro-slavery men about Lawrence, with some Missourians, had 
gathered at Mr. K.’s to take or kill the negro. Some person on a 
near claim, seeing the crowd, and suspecting the design, had hastily 
come to him for help. Those we saw T passing out were some of 
the citizens. When the wagon-load of the mob arrived, the negro 
was out on the prairie, driving in the cattle. The gentleman of 
the house told them if they wished to fight him they could do so; 
but they could not have the negro. They left with threats of 
vengeance, and aid from Missouri. 
14 th. — Gov. Shannon passed within a mile of Lawrence, to¬ 
day, on his way to Lecompton — a little settlement some fourteen 
miles above here. A few little cabins are erected in a broken 
country; but its greatness lies in the future, as the Shawnee legis¬ 
lators have designated this site as the seat of government. It is 
also the place where Samuel J. Jones, postmaster at Westport, 
Missouri, and sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas Territory, has, 
in most wanton manner, burned down the houses of some free-state 
settlers. Gov. Shannon passed by us entirely, living in the larg¬ 
est settlement in the territory. Haying received the right hand 
of fellowship from Missouri, wdiat can we of the territory expect? 
He evidently does not desire the acquaintance of those whom he 
was sent to govern; but is himself to be governed by the border 
towns in Missouri. 
15 th. — Gov. Shannon returned to-night. He stopped a mo¬ 
ment at the Cincinnati House, and was waited upon by one of our 
leading citizens, with the request that he would come out and 
meet the people. He declined; he must go four miles further to¬ 
night, and his suite cannot be detained. The offer was at once 
made to carry him to Franklin, where his party propose remain¬ 
ing over night, after he should have been introduced to our people, 
and have exchanged mutual greetings. This, also, he declined; 
and, as he entered his carriage to drive away, smothered groans 
struck on his ear, — the natural language of an indignation to¬ 
wards a man so weak, so pusillanimous, — a man sent to govern 
a people, and refusing to meet that people on the most common 
terms of civility We deprecate this expression of feeling, know- 
