Squatter sovereign., 1856-03-18
From the Lexington Express, March 9-Extra.
OPENING OF NAVIGATION.
ARMS FOR KANSAS ARRESTED!
HostiIities Commenced.

sunrise this morning. Immediately on
landing committee was dispatched up
town to inferm our citizens that person
from Massachusetts, was on board, having
in possession one hundred Sharp's rifles and
two cannon! destined for service in Kan
sas. and sent forward by the Massachu-
sets Aid Society. This information
brought together many of our most respec-
table and reliable citizens, when confer
ence was had by them with Mr.. sSTARr"
with a-siew of inducing him to leave the
dangerous weapons with our citizens for
safe keeping. This he assented to, and
delivered the goods up, subject to the req
uisition of Gov. SHANNON or his predecess-
ors in Office.
TEe proceedings were orderly, and al
though the determination to arrest the
arms was decided, no one talked of violence
to the poor tool that could SO heartlessly
lend himself TO such unnatural work.
The arms were boxed up and marked
:Caspea Is, Tpo.s'', :, -Ehs diseagery that
: liiey were on Doafd VA pss ssslrs-at of
Glasgow, from letter. Of which tn {olow-
ing is copy, dropped by Hr. s., IN the
Cabin, and picked up by boy and handed
10 Capt. SHAW, by whom it was read aloud
in the Social Hall. The passengers and
officers were highly incensed at the disclo-
sures, but no indignity was offered to the
miserable disorganizer.
We are indebted to Wm F. DONALD
son, of Kansas good and true man
for a copy of the letter, for which we ten
Ger our thanks. The letter is as follows:
ST.. LOUIS, March2, 1856,
DEAR MOTHER: arrived Wednesday
last, safely and only tired to travel and loss
of sleep. All the party of B. are we'll two
have gone to Kansas by stage, by whom l
have sent portions each of rifles. The un-
expected and sudden breaking up of the
Missouri has simplified my future opera
tions. and l shall wait for a boat several
are preparing to go up in few days. /
can wait here several days for boat, and
then arrive in Kansas earlier and more SAT-
ely than could by land. / hear but little
OF Kansas here-not much more than in
Massachusetts. Five or six inches snow
fell here yesterday. The weather is very
chilly and the buffalo coat is very comforta-
ble, but there is not another worn in the
the city. / paid dollar for being rowed
across the Mississippi among the ice in
skif. Wallack, the tragedan, offered 500
fora passage for himself and party, across
lii skiff at the same time, and | believe
paid 1t. The passengers OH the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad were all detained all
day on the east side of Illinoistown.-
Tuesday last, at noon, teams crossed on the
ice, and at 2P. NJ. the ice was moving
down in broken masses, crushing and car
rying away twenty or thirty steamboats,
The river looked very much like the
Deerfeld at the time Of a flood. ST. Louis
is cold, dirty, smoky, and disagreeable
muddy SIC. The spring trade it is expect
ed, will be very heavy.
Missouri River, $50 miles above St.
Louis, Friday Morning, March z 1856.
Weather exceedingly cold and disagree
able, but fair on the steamboat Arabia,
making about miles an hour against the
s;ream-writing in the Cabin-about 20
passengers-some OF them Border Ruff
ans" My party consists of four, including
self. The Devils do not suspect they are
entertaining angels unaware" and
talk and swear freely against the Emigrant
Aid Society. My goods are so disguised,
that they will not be liked to excite any
suspicion,
shall probably land at Kansas city or
at Lcavcnworth city near the fort, to-mor-
row night, and then be within thirty miles
OF Lawrence. am perfectly we'll and con-
fident, with plenty OF money In my pocket
Can't learn anything from Kansas. The
Mississippi above the Missouri is still clo-
sed with smooth solid ice, and it is very
favorable circumstance that the Missouri
has suddenly and unaccouniably opened, as
the river is in excellent order, and although
we are on the first boat up, others are on
the way behind US, and Kansas is In direct
communication, by water, with the Free
States, while the weather is too cold for the
Border Devils to leave home on a Inaurau-
ding expedition. Iagain say the sudden
breaking o( the Missouri is exceedingly
favorable the free State cause. suppose
the free State Legislature assembled al
Topeka fhis week. Tuesday but what they
did we ,nny not know until Monday. 1t
-.sss-=za iournsa until
summer, IGt they may hase cont iEAed in
session. aud determined to, Eight tout in
faith. and perhaps that will be the best in
the end. It's somewhat probable that
may GO back to St. Louis soon, for another
load OF goods.
Twill write again as soon as have infor-
nation to communicate, and get where |
can trust the Dog Postmaster. Write me to
care of f. A. Husr s Co., City Building,
ST Louis telling me how you are, and who
was elected Selectmen and Assessors;
whether aIr. WARRiAN is coming, and
what about all interesting people. GA
nINa was well.
Yours, affectionately. START.
The . Carpenters Tools" are now safe
ly stored in this city.