The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-09-20

From the mountains and shores Of the sea
A spri. 10 rising which never shall res.
Till with Fremont Americas free!
Important from Kansas.
Nastling Revelations Statements Of per.
sons driven from their homes BY the
saEaas.
Hson the M,sssu,i D.nseraa sth inst.
Subioined will be found the staiene n,s
OF Messrs. Smith and Norton, Of Lea
venworth City. These gentleman are
we'll known BY many as persons of pro-
perry and influence in Kansas, and their
statements will tend very greatly to es-
,abIish the truth in regard 10 the wretch
ed condition Of things in the territory and
especially in Leavenworth City. They
tell a tale Of wrong and outrage, the
enormi,y Of which no reflections Of ours
could either mi.i. ate or augment.
STATEMENT OF DIN. NORTON.
The undersigned has been prac,icing
physician in Weston, Platte County, Mo.
from the spring Of 1889 10 the last Of
April 1854. From that time to the 2nd
Of September 1855, have resided in
LeavenwoI,h Cry, Kansas Territory,
engaged in the latter place, viz Lea
wentworth City, in the business Of drug
gis, aud prac.iciny physician, and am
one Of TIE thirty two original proprie,ors
Of Lcavenworth, with the exception OF
four or five who resided At Fort Leaven-
worth. The Leavenwor,h association
was composed OF those of Us who had
long resided in Weston and vicinity, and
feeling lively interest in the unparaii-
eled growth and future prosperity oil the
place a. one Of the original proprletors
and owning large number oil l,ss that
must be exceedingly valuable If Kansas
should be made free Safe, and beiley.
ing that the advantages for education,
internal improvements and increase In
value Of real estate was greatly in favor
Of . free State, expressed my prefer
ences that il should be made sucn, and
unfortunately, perhaps, had voted for the
Topeka Constitution and with the Free
State party, but had rcirained from taking
any active part in politics generally, and
had endea7ored to pursue a strictly con.
sentative course. On Monday nigh, l
was called upon by Fred Emory II the
head Of an armed company. He aske d
If was law and order man. replied
Il am sir He next inquired if in case
Of invasion | would take up arms in favor
OF the pro-s.avery party. | replied that
he knew was lame IN consequence OF
fractured leg. bu, tina, ! would do any.
thing in my power consistently to pro-
tee, the town. He replied, That is
right; that is sufficient. You can 60 to
bed and sleep quietly But the next
morning he again called on me At the
head Of an armed body Of men and in
the most peremposy manner info: med
me tina, must leave the country forth
with. | told HIM that ! had large stock
Of goods; and asked If l could have time
to pack them. He told me l mus, has.
len down Immediately to the boat then
lying a, the levee (s,eamer Emma and
said /, was then waiting and would soon
be off. | Immediately passed into the
house through my store, and requested
my wife TO prepare in hurry to take
the steamer then at the levee. We gath
cred up in the confusion and haste few
clothes for the family. locked the store
door and passed to the back door, which
I locked, and with my family OF foul
children. including very sic's babe and
other sick children, and feeble wife, has
tened upon the boat, leaving stock o
drugs and notwithstanding me owe
$4,000. besides all my family library
beds and Ie lding, household furniture
&C., SC.
left the store key with a, friend me
with on the boat before l left.
There were persons in the compan,
engaged in, driving me off owing 10
borrowed money, and ON account. Abou
thirty persons were driven upon the sam
boat In a similar manner.
). NonTes, NJ D.
srArgaE>r or J. GODDARD Smith
On the 18th of las! July. anded a
Leavenworth City, on my way TO Tia
Territy, from Ufbana, Ill. was as
sured from numbe, Of gentlemen, Dol,
Free State and Pro.Slavery mon, that
was their firm convection that kansa
would moi be sublec, 10 any more sue
outrages as she had been. Being niue
pleased with Leavenwor,h Cuy and SUI
rounding coun,ry,I was DESTROYS Of MAX
reg permanent home in the city, an
accordingly bough, loi and commence
improving it. But before | had the hous
ready 10 live in, these troubles came
their worst. left Leavenworsh la
Tuesday. under the general order giver
that all Free State men must leave. NJ
propcr,e is is in the hands Of my eneni'
aud am wiihoW means.
J. GoDARD SMITH.
Esn,arkabls Coss.-Mrs Julia Sayl'
vile OF John Sayles. Of Blackstone, de
on the l4,h ul,imo, OF aropsy. from whic
she had sufere. for fire years. Dnfli
ina, time she has been 'tapped' upward
Of an. hundred and fnrv times an