Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-16

A Boston LAWYER IN KANzAs. The Bee
contains letter from Lawrence, dated Julv
LIST. We understand it to be from G W
Collamore, Esq, of Boston, member of the
Suffolk Bar, whom the Bee describes as an
g oat-and-out radical conservative Daniel
Webster, Henry Clay, Massachusetts, Faneuil
Hall, Rufus Choate Wig" He went to Kan
zas, believing that the stories about the ont.
RACES were got up merely for political fleet.
lie is now satisfied that this is not so. We
make few extracts from his letter.
Mr.. Collamore seems to have pitched in
among the Border Ruffians wherever he found
them. without any hesitation. He left St.
Louis soon after the Chicago company had
been interrupted. AT Lexington he began to
make inquiries concerning the company, and
especially concerning the rifles which had
been taken from them. While the boat re-
manned, he says:
g lett in order to get information relating
to the passengers of the Star of the West.
All that had previously heard was fully con
hrmed As my enquiries were numerous rel.
alive to the rifles, gentleman by appearance
inquired if | would like to see them Re-
plying in the affirmative, he led me into the
rear part Of Magraws store, and feigning to
look for the rifles, replied, that he did not
know where they were. By this time 1 was
surrounded by about thirty ruffians, and then
and there was heaped upon me a volley of
oaths and curses, sufficient to sink the whole
of the slave States. Mr. VIM. Allen, a brick
maker by trade, stout, athletic man, weigh
ing over two hundred pound, one of five con-
stituting vigilance committee, appointed by
the city of Lexington to prevent emigration
to Kanzas, addressed me in the following
gentlemanly and courteous language:
You want to see the rifles, do you?' l
replied, yes. You do, do you, why did mt
you bring men with you to take them YOU
sd id abolitionists; well hang you Cd
id you. Our boys would like to hang
such fellow as you We have half dozen
ropes here now to hang you with, and wen
soon put rope round your neck, d-m YOU.
Boys, bring the ropes and hang this Cd
id abolitionist l replied, if you intend
hanging me you had better hurry up, for 1
would like to see you about It, At this he
raised his hand and shaking it, said, Bows,
stop moment, I'll tell you when.' At this
moment another ruffian, tall, slim man,
who is in the employ of Magraw, commenced
with CD d-m you you are the id ras-
cal who writes letters to Chicago. you
id abolitionist, we'll hang you and every
letters to Chicagos' Ireplied, thatit is none
Of your business.
This treatment rather started my DISPOSE :
ton, and began to feel quite at home, but
was ashamed Of the company was in. 9th.
ers joined in the same kind of threats and Ian.
guage, and finding their threats of no avail.
they gradually skunk away. Some of the arm
ed ruihans took tho control of the boat pas.
sengers were interrogated with import;nan,
questions, whether they were pro-siavery or
abolitionists state rooms were searched. the
ladies' saloon entered, bawdy language used
to the ladies, and every insult imaginable Of.
fered. A number Of these armed rufiians re.
NAMED as spies up the river. During the af.
ternoon they left the boat"
The writer visited the camp whore are con.
fined Gov. Charles Robinson, Judge George
W. Smith, George w. Brown, George W.
Detzler, Gains Jenkins, and Capt. Brown
He visited Sheriff Jones, and asked permits.
sion TO visit them.
"Jones said l could do so if had business