Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-07-14
CORRECT VERSION OF sTRINGFELLOWs
ATTACK ON GOV REEDER.
KANSAS City, Mo-, June IS, Is;

KANSAS NlIlJ NOJ june 90 lcOO.
The country is again thrown into a state of in
tense excitement, by the attempted preparation Of
an outrage ON the person of Governor Reeder, at
his quarters at Shawnee Mission, about nine miles
from this place. The facts, as ! am able to give
them, arc undoubtedly reliable. 1t appears that
the Governor was sitting alone in his tficc,
his Secretary, Mr.. Dowrcy, being sick and
confined to his room at the time, and the we'll
known Gen. Stringfellow entered. lie was courte-
ously received, and after a general preliminary
conversation, in which he dilatcd upon the intlu-
cnce and control lie would have over the present
legislature, and the great excitement existing in
Missouri against Gov lteedcr, he made two propo-
sitions to the Goyornor-onc being that the Gov
crnor should sanction any bill that should be passed
to punish the tampcring with slaves in the terrific
ry, or the uttering of abolition sentiments, and the
other that he recommend in his message that the
Legislature adjourn to Shawnee Mission, on the
border Of Missouri The Governor replied that,
although in favor of a free State, he was willing
and thought it quite proper that temporary protoc-
ion be given to slave property in the territory, I'M
til the question be properly decided but that he
could not promise to sanction n bill he had never
seen, and much less could he agree 10 a bill making
the penalty for minor offences death, as he had
heard proposed, and that he would not officially
recommend the legislature to adjourn to Shawnee
Mission.
At this the General became much excited, and
endcavorcd to get up Il quarrel upon the words,
border %rufians, " reported to have been used by
Gov. Rceder. lie was told that the use of such
language had been d~isavowcd, and that as early as
possible. lie then desired to know if Gov. Reeder
had represented Kansas as being conquered and
subjugatcd by tho citizens of Missouri to which
the Governor replied that he had. StringCellow
then inquired further, if the Governor had intend
cd to charge him with any unlawful or dishonor-
able act to which the Governor replied, that he
blieved and had said, that Gen. Stringfellow was
mainly instrumental in creating the excitement in
Missouri which had produced the present state of
things and in answer to another question by
StringlellOw, said that he considered such q
course Of conduct as unlawful and dishonor-
able
BY this time the excitement Of St1ingfellow be
came very great, SO much so as to attract several
persons standing in front of tue door and he on
the spot gave the Governor a verbal challcnae,
which was immediately declined, the Governor
saying that he was no subscriber to the duclling
code. AT this time the Governor was carelesly
sitting with his chair balanced upon the two hind
legs. Stringfellow advanced, and by putting his
hand upon his shoulder, pushed him over, and at
the same time falling upon him, and scratching him
deeply in the cheek with his nails. The Governor
kicked him of and rose to his feet, both gentlemen
drawing their pistols, when Stringfellow was seiz-
ed by Attorney General Isaacks and Mr.. lIalder-
man, and the Governor dropped the muzzle of his
weapon, saying that he scorned to attack a man
who was prevented from defending himself. BY
the interference Of the two gentlemen the matter
was Gained down, and Stringfellow left.