Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-03

state that Gay, the agent tn the Seawnees and
Wyandotte Indians, was murdered by party
OF Indians on Saturday last. Mr.. Gay was &C.
eompanied by his son, who escaped severely
wounded. On Monday the murderers were
still undiscovered.
1t is reported that Mr.. Brown, the editor of
the Herald Of Freedom, has been killed. The
report comes from Westport.
Col. Sumner had fight on the 10th inst
with party of Missourans. He lost two men,
Several were killed, and some wounded, on the
other side. He drove the party back TO Missou-
H. and stationed troops to prevent their return,
and refused 10 let party of forty Southern
ers come from Westport to settle on their
claims at Hickory Point, where they had laid
out town.
1t is also reported here that a company of
about eighty men, who recently left Chicago
for Kansas had their Sharpe,s rifles and revol
vers taken from them at Lexington. 1t is said
they were very insolent on board the boat
threA tening what they would do under certain
contingencies. No violence was offered to
them
letter to the Democrat, from Lawrence
10th, says that Deputy Sheriff Layman, at the
head OF thirty drugoons, arrested on that day
Mayor Hoyt and James Legate, and marched
them to Lecompton, Gov. Shannon refused to
recognise his authority to arrest the parties,
but Sheriff Jones, who stood by, seeing the di-
lemna of his subordinate, Immediately prepared
papers for the legal arrest of Hoyt and Legate,
and they were imprisoned.
Gov. Shannon arrived at St. Louis on the &c.
IIo authorizes the Republican to state that he
has not resigned. lie came to ST. Louis to meet
his wife, and will return to Kansas in the
course Of the week. He reports all quiet in
the Territory
A regular and reliable correspondent of the
New York Kansas League, in St. Louis letter
of June 10, communicates the following intel
ligencc
81 have good news to communicate Within
a Jews days drafts have been sent from Boston
for the use of the distressed in and about Law
renee, From one gentleman the sum of two
thousand dollars; and on Tuesday last, an
agent from Boston visited Chicago. authorizing
them to raise all the men they could, and Civ.
ing funds to pay expenses of the parties.
There is party to leave Alton, Illinois, to-
day, of some two hun dred men and it is ex
pected that parties will leave there and this
place daily. From present appearances look
Tor one OF the greatest emigrating that evel
went into new territory. The Free State men
have recommended resistance, and the blood
hounds are leaving for fear of u terrible retribu-
ton.
would suggest that persons come on now
We are sending up some daily-free State men
They all go to Leavenworth City, thus passing
by Kansas City, in Missouri, and landing a
once in the Territory. From the point it il
ncarer to most settlements of the interior and
50 far none that have gone to Leavenworth have
been molested.
Cheer up, and with me look on the bright
side for can assure you the cause brghten'
every day. The fends. hearing Of SO many
men coming, and such amounts of funds being
raised are preparing to evacuate Now is thu
time to send on men and money and, by so do
ing, add new lustre to the almost expiring
flame in the breast of the manly few, who have
braved the dangers, and will, if required, brave
them again. If the right cause is now pur-
sued by the free state people. all will be well
and We shall mover have course again to chroni
le the damnng acts which Pierce Il Co. have
heaped upon this country.