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relief, the free-state men would rally, and at once go to their 
assistance. 
Lieut. McIntosh said he had heard rumors of an attack, simi¬ 
lar to those brought by the messengers, and that he had sent an 
express in the morning, to the camps near Osawattomie, inform¬ 
ing them of the contemplated attack. The messengers stated that 
unless they could carry back word that something definite would 
be done, for the protection of Osawattomie, they would immedi¬ 
ately march to that place. The lieutenant then stated that every¬ 
thing that could be done, would be; that he would himself start 
for the camp below. While he was preparing to leave, he accused 
the free-state people of being unwilling to obey the Draconian 
laws of the territory. He was on his way toward Osawattomie. 
The free-state men, thinking their friends would be protected, 
returned to their homes, leaving the field to the dragoons. The 
next night brought the intelligence of the sack of Osawattomie. 
The troops could not save Lawrence, because Col. Sumner had no 
orders to act. They did not save Osawattomie. Neither did 
they protect Leavenworth, only three miles from the fort, during 
its reign of terror. While the free-state men showed a disposition 
to protect themselves, they were not allowed to do it; yet rob¬ 
beries and murders were repeated every day, in the early part of 
June. Every evening’s intelligence was of some fresh outrage. 
On the evening of the fourth, Mr. C., counsel for the prisoners, 
with his wife, returned from Lecompton. Judge C. was also with 
them, having gone as a witness in the case. At Lecompton both 
of them were ordered from the town by a bully from Leaven¬ 
worth, by the name of Kelly. He ordered Judge C. to leave, and 
when he applied to Grov. Shannon for protection, the reply of the 
governor of the territory was, “ Your people are shooting down 
our people, and I can give you no protection.” The meaning of 
this is, the free-state people are shooting down fhe pro-slavery, 
which was false in reality, and which still further proved the par¬ 
tisan character of the government. After ordering Judge C. to 
leave, he met Mr. C., as he was returning from the clerk’s office 
(where he was having some papers necessary in my husband’s 
case made out) to Shannon’s office. 
