Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-09-07
Correspondence of the Atlas.l
Kansas PARTY.

IumsuS FufHys
On BOARD STEAMER MAYFLowER, !
August 81, 1854.
Mr.. EDITOR: Knowing well the interest
taken by the readers of your Journal i'll what
ever pertains to the history or elfare of the
Kansas party, who left your city on the 10th
inst, have made note of the incidents to
the present date, from which you are at liberty
to make such extracts as you may deem inter-
esting to your subscribers. Our party arrived
in Albany too late for the Western train, but
were agreeably surprised by being waited upon
by a large body of citizens of that city, who
extended their greeting Of approval by appro-
pirate addresses in the spacious rooms of the
Deeyan House, where they repaired for re-
freshment, lodgings, sc, and where, by the bye
they were most graciously received Leaving
in the morning l~2 train, we at five o clock
found ourselves in Rochester; at the depot we
were waited upon by delegation Of citizens,
an saluted with hearty 50 three tialtS hree"
after which the Hon. w. E. Bloss presented,
in behalf of the Munroe County Bible Society
a splendid volume of the sacred Scriptures,
also some school books, with Short but elo-
quent address. Mr.. G. Ii. Branscomb re-
sponded in an appropriate and feeling manner,
much to the satisfaction Of all. The Bible
bears the inscription upon its cover " To es-
ldDitSl ClNll anu lGllSlOuo llbSlll III Adhcuo'
More speeches would have been made but for
want of time.
We arrived in Buffalo in time for the steam
er Mayfower, which, while l am writing, is
ploughing the bosom of Lake Erie, and bear
ing us towards our Western home. Our party
of tt00 hundred made mo inconsiderable addi-
ton to the usual number of passengers. The
steamer is model one, though its officers
might improve their manners by taking les
son in courtesy. l could but think of the CO.
incidence of the fact that we were in a vessel
of the same name in which 294 years since the
Pilgrims sought a Country free" for the
same purpose that we seek in Kansas, to es-
tablish the institutions of freedom and Chris
tianity
At IL A. NJ, day. meeting Of the
Kansas party was called in the extensive
dining saloon, and the following officers chosen
&C H. Branscomb, President, l.. p. Lincoln,
Vice President. Secretaries, Rev. Mr.. Lock-
wood of N. Y, Jerome B. Taft of Boston.
After some interesting remarks by the Chair
and Rev. Mr.. Lockwood, Committee was
appointed, consisting of Messrs. Lockwood,
Taft, and Lincon, to express the sense of the
meeting in acknowledgment of the presenta-
ton of the Bible and School Books donated by
the Monroe Co. Bible Society. Also a busI.
ness Committee of seven, consisting of Messrs
j. n. Mace, L. p. Lincon, A. Buffum, l..
Richards of Mass, o. A. Hanscom of N. H.,
J. S. Emery, r. II. Spittle, of N. Y.
While some remarks were being made by
the chair, most beautiful bird took refuge in
our "ark' and flew in circles over our heads /;
we were in the centre OF lake Erie, many
miles from shore, and the little visitor was re-
ceiyed with bursts of applause, much to his
annoyance; however [ could but think of the
dove returning to the ark, with the leaf, indi-
catiug that there was place where the floods
rested not. Though our visitor brought no
leaf, yet we took his presence at this particu-
lar time as indicating the fact that there was
one place of our country where the cursed
delage Of slavery did not and should not rest.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Branscomb,
Lincoln, Taft, Lockwood and others, that did
credit to the speakers and the occasion.
The committee on the presentation Of the BIZ
bic and other books of instruction, reported the
following, which was unanimously adopted ::
ResolOed That we appreciate and gratefully
acknowledge the presentation of bible, and
school books, as opponents Of the Church and
the Common Schools, by Hon. VIM. c. Bloss
of Rochester, as representative of the ''Mun-
roe County Bible Society," and other friends
of our enterprise; and assembled as we are
on board the Mayaower, of Pilgrim memory,
| we pledge ourselves, with aid from above, to
be guided by the precepts of the book held
sacred by our fathers, and to strive, according
to the inscription on the copy presented, to
establish civil and religious liberty in Kansas.
Resolred, That the chairman of this COM
mittee be requested to forward to the Hon.
VIM. C. Bloss copy of these resolutions.
After some suggestions by the Business
Committee, the meeting adjourned to con-
| yene at the call of said committee.
The party are in good spirits. On arriving
at Detroit, we intend to take supper at the
| Lanard House, a strictly temperance one,
where we get meals for the company treduc-
| ed price. More anon. j. B. I.
?. S. Please excuse composition and wri-
! ting, as 1 have written this hastily while the
steamer was in motion. We are already in
sight of Detroit and 1 have no time to pune
| tuate.