Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-11-21

'hE oIRuGGLE IN KANSAS. The New York
lrounc hasa letter from Ottawa Creek.
Nah'ls' Noy. !, stating that the pre-. slavery
gu'riIlls were driving out tho free state set.
tiers IN the southern part of the territory
ana committing the cruelcst cxco.sos yvri,,on
ana verbal warnings to quit the country had
Deen served upon many free state men. and
parties OF armed pro slavery men were scour.
ing the region Of the Neoslo, plunderine
the settlers. \ teamstcr who had boon
robbed by ono Of these parties, was found in
the bushes at Bull Creek, mortally wounded
ana subsequently died Gov. Geary visited
this region and made no attempt to arrest
the bonditti, lut served writs on several free
state men and took them to Lecompton to DO
tri'd' il They do not previously die in Titus's
bllck-hoe.
5. y. Wood Of Kansas. is the conductor of
p'r'y oil en'grants to that territory. which
will Leave Mount Pleasant, Iowa, about tho
goth. Mr. Wood writes: cit is believed
that we can concentrate 2O0O actual sett,ors
/ Mt Mount Pleasant, Iowa, by the Goth. Gov
/ crnpr "aarv will have a good time mrrisoning
US all.'-Thc Cincinnati Gazette states that
several horticultursts Of that city are filing
large orders for fruit and other trees to be
sent to Kansas.
Governor Robinson and wife, and MTessrs
Hyatt and Army Of the national Kansas COM
mittee, were at Chicago on the 9th. on their
way to Kansas. Messrs. Lane, Deitzler.
jenkins and John Brown. Jr. son of our ter
r'le free state ruliln," Capt Brown. were
also expected Immediately, on their way back
! to knnan" ''Pt' Drown hiin-uIr has already
returned to the territory. Although greatly
/ disappointed by the result Of the Presidential
/ election, the free state leaders are neither
subdued nor preparing for defeat but main
tain extraordinary courage and hone. A
letter from Chicago to the New York Tri-
bune, says
" The people Of the North. even the most
devoted friends of Kansas, have but faint
/ conception of the spirit which animates tho
territorial republicans. Republicanism in
the North is political creed-in Kansas. n
rotgio"' s'ntmcnt The God Of the squat
tors Is an anti-slavery God, and they are the
warriors Of the Lord of liberty. Let the
holders of human chattels, if thew choose
call this faith fanaticism - its disciples
traitors but let them remember that it is a
/ disciplined ianatlclsm which fears neither
regular troops nor southern militia. which
neither fire, nor sword, nor famine can sinh.
due
y Lawrence letter of Nov 8, in the St
Louis Democrat gives some late information
" On Monday last fifteen men were me-.
quilted who had been tried for murder be-
cause they were found with arms in their
hands, right which is sacredy guaranteed
/ to them by the Constitution, and which is.
/ therefore, right sacred to American citizen
snip; ihese hiteen men are part of the
hundred and odd who were arrested bv the
/ Initcd States troops BY order Of Gov. Geary.
Not being able to convict them even before a
/ pro-sltvery Jury, some Of the Jurors motto.
rlously having taken part IN the late strug-
gles-not being able to convict them of mur-
der. notwithstanding the manu- featured testi.
mony. and the strong outside pressure
brought TO bear upon the Court BY Titus,
Jones. and others of the pro-saverv leaders,
the impartial " officers of the il-f,tcd Ter
rtory have recourse to another judicial expe.
rimont. Seven Of the fifteen lust released
have been rc-arrcstod fo1 robj,ng the Frank
I'm post oHrc These men. who had first
been released from the sickennr prison, and
had enjoyed an hour of liberty (such as it is
in kanSas.) are once more thrown into il
there to remain, perhaps. till the April term
Of Court
\ few more are on trial. but the Court will
adjourn on saturday. 50 that really Lecomnte
has ACCOMPLISHED but very little
Tho priaon"r4 atin ho,,eGnI and in bet.
Ter health than usual. They have been ably
defended by Messrs. Parrot and Stevens Mr.
h's7 tt OF Lawrence, has beer iTdefatir1p
IN ms attention to their wants Wishing
teen nearly every day. Others lave visited
them when they could.
-, Governor "'arS mas not yet returned from
the south part # the Territory where he has
ureh with the Dragons for some time now.
\ gentleman from OSsawatomie told me yes
tcrdaY thAt several Free State men had been
"rIc'''! 'o"h u,r' charged with murder or
something, IN TINS way W ord was sent
t.at tue Governor was coming at a certain
Hh' u see them Everybody was moved
WIN curiosity because not more than one in
"I'Ir'' ever saw a live Governor. They
,.'gh'D 10 see Iim' OF course, and-ffteen
"r 1, "|'.,9 ny mlrNhaI.
which had been irterrnnted br tha Iat, ',ute'
has been recommended The hotel will ha
much larger than the onn dastr,rod 49, ~
ols+ Of NJ l. !; :. h. III. OH 'ie
sito ~ 'U''' oH 'ne same
s''t'
gate to Con, ress for tho r,rnosa dr a
more contestinr the seat If .fobb ~ WIZ.
field. The manner Of cIectian r. tLis .ha