The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-11-13

a --.. Tfln Ia au%'tS Troubles.
, Many p rslns h tve dub less bsh,ved the
pssriliJn> OF dcmccia;ii sumpers aid pa
pers that the, rohb!es in, Kansas had ceaseC
: that Gov G5arv hal succeeded 10 quietinl
the disturbances, De. Such is, unfortunately
not the case, and the KSnsss d difficulties
never viii cease until that territory is admit
will not, AM ought not. submit TO to any ex
tension OF system which gives enc voter
with five slaves, quail powef in the Halls o.
Congress, and in the election of President,
with four voers 10 free state.
Virgini9n, now in Kansas, writes home.
under date Of Lawrence, X r., oct.> as
follows:
1--WE Lave from Judge Locompton the
most positive assurance that Governor Geary
and ali the federal officers of the Territory
are with us, though many of them are fIom
the free states" '.H 10 .II' 7.. ..l-
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The Governor states that on his way
he had spent few days with Mr.. Buchanan
--dssured US that there is no di1sr be-
tween Sir. Pierce and Mr.. Buchanan in rela-
ticn 10 the sffairs OF Kansas, and as Mr. Bu-
channn is soon 10 be elected, We shall sce."
! 1--WE have dete mined on holding a con-
ytntion TO form a constitution pr plratory 10
adms ion into the Union as a Slave State,
and should Governor Gc'ry continue to de-
| port himself as he has begun, he and Gen.
Atchison will be our Srnators in Congress"
In addition to the above, we make the fol-
lowing * ract from letter which we find in
the Cincinnati Gazette, dated at Lecompton,
Ocl. !, and written BY OILS ~ Marsh, for
merly a ciizan of Cincinnati "'
What life has mine been for the last
Two months-iryen from home by rufians,
ing for weeks in thickets to keep from be-
ing shot down, robbed, and turned out desti
tute, not leaving me even an extra shirt, and
for what crime--silnply for being a free state
man, and in favor of making Kansas a Free
State. ...
Il have been shot at by armed bands, who
have sworn to have my life, and chased by
the same in the darkness Of the knight, but
escaped through the interposition Of kind
Providence and the good speed of my horse.
| have seen some hard fighting and many bull
is whistle close to my ear, but have escaped
all harm so far. Kansas has been and still
is in most deplorable and unsettled state,
and who can tell when and what the end Of
all this will be.
" am prisoner at this time in Lecomp.
ton, and have been since three we ks ago last
Monday. Some one hundred free state men,
most Of whom had been driven from their
claims, had conflict with body of the bor-
der ruffians at Hickory Point. We had sew
eral badly wounded They had one killed
and several wounded. The night af.er the
conflict, as we were encamped, we were sur
rounded by the S. troops and taken pris-
oners. Word had been sent to the Governor
of our whereabouts, and he had dispatched
them FIR that purpose. We could easily have
beaten the troops off and made our escape
and should have done so if we had had any
idea of the turn things have taken.
But from assurance that the Governor
had given US, eupposed We would have
been released the Drxt day also, that we
went TO Rocky Point by the advice Of con-
tiisniial friend of Gov. Geary We we're kept
some ten days in Tie custody of the troops in
the camp, not baving more than half rations,
without blsnksts, laying on the ground, with
out shelter during some severe siorms-treat
ment worse than you would bestow upon
brute. We were then turned over to the civil
authorizes and had our trial before Judge Ca
to- aud he held us over for trial for murder
in the first degree. l feel innocent of the
charge and have clear conscience, and do
not as yet know certain when our trial will
come off, but have heard that next week is
the time SIT hope SO, for then think ne
sha:! b. ct at liberty.
- Th re are It 3 persons here now coufned
in an old ra.-trrp, all open to the weather,
the storms Of wind and rain beating through
in every direction we are poorly fed-not
lodged ct all, unless you call leau on the
iio1r lodging and take it altogether we have
rather a hard time Of it. have been sick
since | have been here, but am now able to
vt up and write this. Our correspondence is
closely watched, and this my not get out,
but write in hopes that | may get it in day
or two You mHy not be able to make out
this pencil mark, bit ! Can get no pen and
ink. Give my kind regards to all my friends
The pto slavery party will do their utmost to
pu' US all out Of the way if they can, and
Kansas justice is altogether one sided game,
and they may be able to accomplish their ends
upua Us, though we hope for the best.
.. From you friend, Orrs.
The above letter was not designed for pub
lia1 ion, as the style in which it is written
fally indicates. Tn, refore, it is no "election-
eerirg scheme"
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