Report of the special committee appointed to investigate the troubles in Kansas,: with the views of the minority of said committee.

KANSAS AFFAIRS.
To Mr Woodson:
When Governor Shannon was approaching the city with his posse,
in aid of the sheriff, I heard no expression as a body of men in regard
to it. I believe I can say, upon report, that it was not the intention
of the people of Lawrence to resist the writs in the hands of the
sheriff.
To Mr. Howard:
As an organized expression of the people here, I know of no expression of opinion as to the obeying of the Territorial laws or not.
I frequently heard individuals of this organization express themselves
upon this subject. I do not know as I can name any of them, but I
think, probably, a quarter of them, or more, spoke of it, but never
except as an individual matter. I heard no man who undertook to
speak for any but himself. The general tenor of the sentiment thus
expressed was to resist, except the United States officers, and I don't
know that any one expressed himself as being willing to resist those
officers. What I meant by Territorial laws, was the laws of the Territorial legislature, and not the organic act. I never heard any man
in the Territory express any disposition to resist the organic act that
I know of.
To Mr. Oliver:
These expressions of opinion I have referred to were made at the
time we were organized here, and when it was understood that Governor'
Shannon was coming here with his forces.
To Mr. Reeder:
These expressions of opinion were not in favor of a resistance to the
Territorial laws, by the means of this body of men then assembled here,.
but by individuals; each man to act for himself, resistor not, as he chose.
To Mr. Sherman:
Q. Was it the purpose of the company of men assembled at Lawrence to resist Governor Shannon, aided by the citizens of the Terri —
tory, or to resist the Missourians, who they understood had come to
invade them?
ii. My understanding, from all that I heard said, was that if Governor Shannon had come with the militia of the Territory alone, no manl
would have resisted him. But the body of men we assembled here
to resist, was the Missourians who came here with the threats to
destroy us and our property.
LAWRENCE, K. T., April 30, 1856.
WILLIAM JESSEE.
ROBERT F. BARBER called and sworn.
I live six miles west from Lawrence, about three-fourths of a mile
south of Judge Wakefield's. Thomas Barber was my brother. He
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