Sumner ordered John Brown to give up his prisoners, and disband his men.

John Brown expostulated with him, that it was not right to require him to do this, while the country was full of armed bands of Pro-slavery militia and guerrillas.Col.

S.agreed to disband and disarm all companies of persons armed, and then John Brown agreed to comply with his requests.Gen.Whitfield was in the vicinity, and at the request of Col.

S.agreed to remove his men from the Territory; but while doing this they continued the business of riot, robbery and murder.
Thus wearily passed the month of June of 1856, on the south bank of the Kaw River.

The coming Fourth of July was looked forward to with intense interest by both parties, and on the north side of the Kaw River, as well as on its south side.