Demoine courier., 1856-09-18

first day Of September. Abou, 8 O'Clock
on that DAY, there was an armed band of
mounted men, commanded by Captain
Emory, who arranged his men in line
before my door, and commanded me to
open my door. asked him wha. he
wan,ed. He demanded the powder that
belonged 10 any or all men in La wrence.
/ asked him what he intended doing with
il. He informed me ,ha, he had his du-
ty to perform, and had no time to an.
swer questions, and said tina! | had bet.
ter be in haste and open the door. !
told him my young man had the key
and was not present. lie said he had
better be on hand soon or the conse-
q~uences would be bad. The young man
was soon on hand and opened the door.
Capt. Emory told his men 10 carry OUT
the powder. AT The time / went in the
warehouse. Capt. Emory had a drawn
re 7olyer in his hand, and was question
ing my young man about a certain
package, and threatened HE life If he
found HIM in a lie. told him could
tell more about what was in the house
than IN other person. He asked me
various questions about the different
parcels Of goods, il l believed there was
any arm. or munitions OF wal amongs.
them.
l informed him tina, / did not believe
there was any more than wha. he al
ready had. He asked me what was in
a certain box. l informed him that |
could only tell wha: it 2urpor,ed to be,
which was books. He Immediately OF
dere.l me TO get a Ratchet and open it,
When the Ratchet came, he took il and
said that he would open j, himself. On
opening il, he found it to contain books.
After opening another box or Two, he and
his men went, away. ] Immediately
took my family on board Of a boat lying
a, our landing, and ven TO Weston,
about six miles above U town, think
ing | would stay a day or swo until the
excitement subsidized. A short time sf-
ter arriving at Weston, l, with many
who had gone there, were waited
on by a committee of three. One was
the mayor of the town. He informed
US ,hn, We had to leave end return 10
Leavenworth. asked him if we would
be permitted 10 60 up ,he river. He
said his understanding was tina: we
would return.
l, with several o.hers. GO. on board OF
a boa, which lay there all night. We
were landed early next morning in Leav.
en- worth. On arriving Al home | inme-
repaired 10 my dwelling, and at
ter making sligh, preparations for break
fast, / went down 10 see what had been
done on the previous night. saw sew
eral men collected On Delaware street,
where there was a house burning. as
certained that it was the STORE of G. w.
Wetherell. II, with all the goods, had
been destroyed. with two other smaller
buildings belonging TO Mr.. Phillips. l
saw Mr.. Emory and asked him what all
this meant. He said that the tine had
come when there was 10 be a decided
stand taken, and law and order to reign.
| asked him what was 10 be done, if /
could remain and do business, or if |
had to leave Immediately. lie prom
issd 10 see me again in an hour and let
me know. / had a private conversation
with Mr.. Russell on the LIST Of Septem-
der, and in that conversation | asked him
wha, was 10 be done. il | would be per-
mi,,ed 10 remain and do business. He
said he could no. tell wha, was to be
done, but n thing certain, every man
that aided or assisted Lane and bis par
", or sympa.hized with the Free State
men Of Kansas would have to leave or
suffer the consequences, a. much as to
say that l would have 10 leave or be
killed.
After collecting all the Information in
regard to my personal safely, | found it
would be impossible for me to remain.-
l have been informed by several different
persons that they had frequently heard
the pro-slavery party deLounce ne and
say IL should be shot, ! was a id
mean mar, ! had been furnishing the
Free State men with provisions, Co.
! was informed by q person who came
down on the same boat, that he heard
the mob debating my case after ! got on
board. Some were for taking me of
and having me shot, and others for let
ting me 60. There have been armed
bancs, composed of men from Georgia,
South Carolina and Missouri, and some
who were residents Of the territory, who
have been parading around our town and
vicinity, stealing mems horses. destroy.
log private properly, and killing limo.
cen and unoffenting men. / was COM
PEELED to leave my home in Leavenwor.h
on very short notice, having scarcely
money enough to bring my family to This
city. ! have LETT some twelve thousand
dollars worth Of property in goods and
real estate, all left exposed TO an enfuri-
aied mob. Such outrsgesa az l have wit
messed in Kansas. call loudly on the CHI.
gems Of the States for redress, and | hope
such q state of things will no, DO per-
mit,ed TO 60 unpunished.
N. McCRACKEN.
Telegraphic News.
ST. Louie. Sept. l0.-Ons hundred