The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-07-31

and family John Worcester and family
4 James Hancock k and family, r. Roberts
and family, Dibble and family. Besides
/ these, there were three teams, containing
1.-Two families from Iowa, joined u.s. We
llhad plows, cultivators, furniture, and
camp utensils with us. We travelled 70
within four miles Of Platte City Without
lmolestation We intended crossing the
river into the Territory at Lcayenwofs b
City. On Tuesday, June "a, in tie
morning, while travelling on the Stasei
road, we were stopped by about ls50 men
armed with q. .SJmuskets, with bayonets,
double and single-barreled guns, revolg-
ers and bowie-knives. The most.of them
1had U s. muskets. They stoppea u's,
and one of tkem asked where we 8Ses
from, and where we were going to-. 1
told him. He then said, g I supposeyou
haveheard we don't allow any movers to
90 through here into the Territory--wee
stop ALL" They told us they would have
to search our wagons, and see if we had
any arms aboard, One man from Iowa
objected. They told him to shut.up for
they would do it, and one man drew re-
.volver upon him and commanded him to
to be quiet. They searched the wagons,
and took our guns away from US. We
all had guns with US. It was reported
that they took money from some Of the
emigrants. They, gave receipts for. the
guns. The receipts read as follows =,
/" Received Of ~ describing SO many
guns) to be edeposited with the County Clerk
of Plate County, to be delivered up atthe
end of the WAR These receipts were
signed by two men whom they said were
responsible. We were detained there two
hours. After taking our guns, they took
a vote to see whether. we should have
them and go back, All seemed to favor
it excepting Mr.. Walker. a Mr.. Huy
den and another man, who influenced
them to such a degree as to prevent IT,
: They told US it was dangerous for US to
come into the Territory, that we should
be murdered and ourproperty. ia ken away
Z from US. We requested permission to
remain II Platte County until we could
Il get into the Territory-this they refused
u They detailed a guard Of eight men to
e take us back as far as Liberty. Roberl
: Tate was Captain. Of the guard. At Lib
e erty they placed US in charge Of the lead
&c ing men. one Of whom was named Judg
$ Thompson. We encamped there atnoon
s. when we were informed by the men haY
70 ing us in charge chat we were at liberty t
~ go anywhere we pleased, excepting to tn
le Territory. We remained there two days
le when we travelled on the road some te
T. miles to Haipesvile, where we rente
;" houses and now remain waiting for ces
N sation of hostilities. On last Monday
le left my friends for the purpose of comm
ID to the Territory to see my father and fin
Ve out when the war would probably ceas
IN had no trouble in getting through.
IS was often questioned, but represente
v myself as Missourian and passed III
e molested agsI. 50 Cd ~ d 7sl so
IN r. sd !fir te JAMES O.. BALDWIN.
'c' sdf as ss5z GEN. SMITH. a-sEsg ateaoe
Gen. Persifer F. Smith is at Fort LIE a,
A Dalo :
: the river, the boat on which he was
passenger was compelled to stop at IL
!. command of a party Of one hundred ar
=. - fifty of Col. Buford's "chivalric ass
ciates, who were stationed there to inspe
- the boats going up the river afiasse
an They inquired of the Gaptainto kno
&c whether he had any Aholtionists
~ Sharpe's rifles on. They understood
ia man in favor of making Kansas a Fir
State an Abolitionist. Well knowingth th
NJ appointee of this Administration cou
70 possibly be favorable to Freedom, tn
!. IN graciously permitted the General to pa
is on without further molestation. o aa
-, i TRIALS OF AN ILLINOIS EMIGRANT.
. Mr.. Straun, from Illinois-wh0 cal
- on in company with seventeen you
do men from that State, all of whom were
IN, the highest responsibility, and intend
,av settling in the Territory, having til
not farming and other tools with them
a., : e forms me chat while he and his pa
Ia, were at Leavenworth City, in the wa
ned house, attending to their freight,
in warehouse was surrounded by a band
dod men, armed with United States muske
Of who took all of the party prisoners,
,oro cepting himself and one or two othe
rtb who succeeded in making their escape
the 4 These Regulators, as they are call
nan broke open and searched the trunks
inst longing to the party. and, after disal
an. ing its members, sent them by the y
40. boat back to Illinois. s n-s
rom Mr.. Straun laid the case before act
ourt Governor Woodson, at the REQ quest
heir think, of Col. Sumner. Woodson WI
is a request to Col. Sumner for him to
e a nish Straun with an escort for his pro