The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-21
NUMBER "A.
"a. correspondence of the Journal Of Commerce.
Xhe outrases on Gov. Reeder In kansas.
KANSAS CITY, June %.

| 4; hANsAS CITY, June 28:
ine country is again thrown into q state OF
~ s eA''.eueht oy the attempted perpetra-
tlon OF an outrage on the person of Govarno,
| keeder. at bis quarters at Shawnee Mans;oo.
about niue miles from this place. The fants -
l am able to give them. are undoubtedly fe:
lIabie. IL appears that the Governor was s;t.
ting alone in his Office bis Secretary NJ
i.owrey, being sick and confined to bis room at
the time, when the welt known Gen. String.
tel ow entered. He was courteously received,
ana 'aiter general preliminary conversation;
in which he dilaed on the influence and con.
| troll he would have over the present Leoisla.
ture, and the great excitement existing in
Missouri against Gov. Reeder, be made two
propositions to the Governor-one being that
the Governor should sanction any bill that
should be passed to punish the tamperinp with
slaves in the Territory, OF the utteri, 2 of abo.
'ition sentiments, and the other, that he recon.
mend in his Message that the Legislature ad.
journ to Shawnee Mission On the border of
Missouri. The Gov. replied that altbonob in
avor of Free State, he was willing and
tnought IL quite proper that temporary protec.
tion tee given to Slave property in the Terri.
tory until the question be properly decided
hnt that be could not promise 10 sanction a bill
lie had never seen. and much less could be
agree to bill making the penalty for minor
ohcnses death. as he had heard proposed, and
t'"s NJ "Vuio uot OmCldtIy recommend The
Legislature to adjourn to Shawnee Mission.
AT this the General became much excited. and
endeavored to get up quarrel upon the words
: border ruif1ans, reported to have been used
ny Gov. X: He was told that the use of such
language had been disavowed, and that as
rarly as possible. He then desired to know if
Gov. R.1had represented Kansas as being con.
quered and subjugated by the citizens of Mis-.
Souri; TO which the Governor replied that he
tf,crl, ,,t-.r
Governor had intended to charge him with
my unlawful or -dishonorable act, to which the
Governor replied, that he believed and had
-a:d that Gen. s. was mainly Instrumental i'm
treating the excitement in Missouri which had
produced the present state of things; and in
answer to another question by Stringfellow,
taid that he considered such course of con-
luct as unlawful and dishonorable. 'l
BY this time the excitement of St,ingfellow
tecame very great, so much so as to attract
Severai persons standing in front OF the door,
and he on the spot gave the Governor verbal
chaiienge VIII ch v as Immediately declined. the
Goveruor sayin he was no subscriber 10 the
dueling code. AT time the Governor was
careessly sitting with his chair balanced on
the two hind legs. Stringfelow ad vanced, and
by putting his hand upon his shoulder pushed
him. over, at the same time falling upon him
and scratching him deeply in the cheek with
ms nails. The Governor kicked him off ard
rose to his feet. both gentlemen drawing their
pistols. when Stringfellow was seized by Attor-+
iey General Isaacks and Mr. Halderman, and
he Governor dropped the muzzle of his weap-
on saying that he scorned to attack man who
was prevented from defending himself By the
interference OF the two gentlemen the matter
was calmcd down and Stringfellow left.
To yourselfand your readers leave all CON-
ment- on this most unparalleled outrage. mere
~ stating further that Stringfellow, whe thus
oegIns by attempting to intimidate the Govern
or OF Kansas Territory, and failing ia that. per-
sonally arsaults him, is resident of Weston.
Missouri, and makes no pretense of living in
the Territory. 1t is generally believed that
the Mssourians have discovered that they will
be unable to manage two-thrds of the Legisla-
ture and thus avoid the Governors veto; and
therefore the conduct of their acknowledged
leader. During the late affair the Governor
had twice good opportunity to shoot Stringfel-
low. and the friends of order and his friends are
thankful that he refraned; for had any injury
even the slightest. occurred to Stringfellow, in
two hours a crowd would have been raised on
the border against which resistance would have
been useless, and no one can imagine what
would have been the ultimate consequence,
Very respectfully yours,
TRAVELLER.