Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-07-21


intense excitement by the. attempted perpe-
trAtion Of an outrage upon the person OF
Gov. Reeder. at his quarters at ShawnceI
Mission. about nine miles from this place.
The facts, As anf able TO give them. are
undoubtedly reliable. IL appears that the
Governor was sitting alone in his oihee,
his Secretary. Mr.. Lowry. being sick and
oonfined to his room at the time, when ,ho
well known Gen. S;ringieliow entered
lie was coudeOusly received; aite; ecner-
al preliminary conversation IN which he
ldilaied upoa iIt Influence and cUntr"l I've
would have over the present legislature,
aI,d the great excitement eAistin-, ia Mis-
souri against Gov. liee,,cr, he made two
propositions to the Guvc'nor-one being
that the Governor should saction any bail
that should Ue passed To- punish the tam
pering with slave in the terrilor;, or tile
luttering OF aboiitiou Sentiments, anl the
other that he lecommeni in his message.
that the Legislature adjourn to Shawnee
Mission, on the border Uf Missouri, The
lGoyemor replied that, although ia favor
rof free state, he was willing AMI thought
it quiteproper that temporary protection
Oe given to slave property in the territory,
until the question De prUpery decided;hul
THAT he could not promise to sanction a
bill he hal never seen, and much less
could he agree to a bill making the pen
atty for minor offences death, as. ho had
heard proposed, that he woald not oiici-
ally recommend the Legislature to adjourn
to Shawnee Mission.
At this the General became much excl
tied, and endeavored to get up quarrel
upon the "border ruttians," reported 20
have been used by Gov. Reeler. lie was
told that the use of sn,l language had been
Idisavowod, and that as early as possible.
He then desired to know ii Gov. Reeder
had represented Kansas as being conquer
led and subjugatcd by the citizens Of Mis-
souri; to which the Governor replied that
he had. Stringlellow then inquired fur
ithcr, ii the Governor intended to charge
him with any unlawful Or dishouorab.e
act, to which the Governor replied, that
he believed and had saii, that Gen. Suing
fellow was mainly instrumental in Great
Ing the excitement in Nj ,Souli which had
produced the present state of things; and
in answer to another question by Sting
fellow, said he considered such course OF
conduct as unlawful anil dishonorabie.
By this time tue excitement Of String
fellow became very great, so much So as to
attract several persons standing in front
Of the door, ana be on the spot gave the
Governor verbal challenge, which was
immediatel Y declined, lhe Governor saying
he was no subscribe. 10 the dueling code.
At this time the Governor Wa, ca,rleSSly
sitting with his chair balanced upod the
two hind legs. StriugIellow advanced
and by putting his hand upon his ahonI-
der, pushing him over, at The same time
falling upon him, and scratching him deep
ly on the cheek with his nail. The Gov
5 ernor knocked him off and rose to his feet,
, and both gentlemen drawing pistols, when
: StringIeilow was seized by Attorney Gen
eral Isaacks and Mr.. Halderman, and the
Governor dropped the muzzle of his weap-
on, saying that he scorned to attack man
who was prevented from defending him
SSlI, =! 'ne 'nleils,e','e o. tne Two gen,
Strinlellow left.
/ To yourselves and your readers leave
all comment on this most unnaralIpIIej
outrage, merely stating that SjringIelow,
/ who thuS begins by attempting to intimi-
, date the Governor OF Kansas territory,
. and falling j, that personally assaults him
is resident of Weston. No., and makes
no pretep,o Of LIVING in the tertiary Il
f! is generally believed that the Nissouri,ns
q nave di5cuycted that fb4v will he nnahIc
to manage two-tlir,ls Of the Leoislatnye,
! and thus ay3;1 the Governors veto ard
therefore, the cooluct Of their aclnoal
r edged leader, Du!;ny the late aitait
- the Governor had twice good opportuni-
D ty to shoot trim 2teIiow, ard the niend$ oi
order, anA his friends, are very thani,iiI
S that he re.ruinei. for hal any iniury, eyen
h the slightest, occurred TO Sttingtal.OW. IN
Y two hours a crow, would have been raised
n on there, against which resistance would
G have been useless, ana 10 one can imag;ne
= what world nave oeru the ulgi nate conae,
qucnce.
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