The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-06-21


the arms they could, AtOhison and Jones pro-
claimed that the court Mt Lecompton (Judge
Lecompte,) had pronounced the free state
hotel, the printing presses and Blantons
Bridge all nuisances, and had ordered them
to remove the same. The presses were at
tackled first, and my descriptive powers fail
to paint to you the scene of desoation that
the offices now present. The presses broken
in every place that could break the papers
and books torn and strewed all over town,
the ink smeared over all, the stoves battered
and broken, the type thrown into the river,
and strewed like hail through the Streets
The hotel went next, as / have told you.-
Pencil sketches of it have been taken, (of the
ruins, aud it will soon be pictured in news
papers all ovor the Union.
The work of pillage and plunder still con-
tinued. When they first entered, the women
and children few like frightened birds across
the ravine to Jenkins house, and about fifty
houses we're entered by the mob. They tore up
BEDS ripped them open to fnd arms. They
smashed looking glasses dishes, furniture,
and even children's toys, ate everything they
could, and destroyed the rest Of the provi-
sons, broke open trunks ard stole money
and clothes from Johnson's house, including
all the boarders lost. about ten thousand dol
lars are stolen in money, drafts, and land
warrants. Mr.. Stowell had about S6, 900,
in drafts and land warrants stolen. They
stole watches, chains and all the ladies jew
elry and silk dresses they could find. They
tel me t seemed as though pack Of fiends
from the Internal regions were let loose upon
them. They entered the stores robbed the
money drawers, pulled off their old shabby
duds, and dressed themselves in the best they
could find. DAVE ATcHIs0N. late Vice p, es-
ident of our glorious r public, took two boxes
of cigars from Brooks store, and stole some
shirts which the owner recognized when he
saw them on Atchson's back the next day
The disposition they displayed was fiendish
beyond anything that ever was seen or imag-
ined. Jones declares it the happiest day Of
his life-JoneS whose hearts blood, according
to the representations of his friends, was a
short time ago crying from the earth for ven
! geance.
Horses were stolen all over the neighbor-
hood. Rev. Lane lost horses, Wllders 3.
, jerks l. Capt, Thomas /, jenkins 2, Smp-
son 2. These are only few Of the numbel
that are gone.
Our people yielded for two reasons First,
because the demand of arms and removal Of
j "nuisances," was made and ordered by the
4, court, Lecompte acting ss judge, under the
d authority of the United states: and the sec.
e ond, and believe the greatest reason, was
e because Robinson, DeiIzler, Brown, jenkins
r Judge Smith and Branson were in their hands
It and well i was known, that should The first
y bloS be struck by Free State men in defense
! of their rights, the helpless prisoners would
!, be assassinatcd by an infuriated mob
A ftar thtV had committed their dpDrcU a
d tions, and were satisfied, Shanuou sen. foi
d Sumner to brog his whole command to Le
J compton and Lawrence to keep the peace
k So they said, but the real object was plain
of He knew that our people had been robbeC
g aud outraged, and justly feared that the
t would rise for vonse-nce, and his real Oh
4. ject in sending them after the mischief VA
d done, WAS only for the safety If his militia
= Why did net Sumner come 10 our defen
! when our people sent dispatches iup'vr'ul
At hi, interference? H. or.s ..l,e.r ga. .n4
i bee wa, with US In .,ma'.E sad s.a.. F.
. glad to help bur coult no NOV Without 90,
drrs from shannon W applied SINE dt,
A. time to shannon; and he r'pded 20 some O
n the messengers, that he would sec th
le damned sbolidonsts Of Lawrence in he'll be
ID fore he would send troops to protect them.
) IeIce hau ptoulIseu I'll MS proc hLoH '"s
u February, protection from invaders-The pro
e. lection Of the United States army. Shauno
if enrolled band of southern pirates and black
is legs as Lis militia, and let them loose, an
y after their work was done, called the army t
Il. prevent us redressiDg our own wrongs. Don
m [ wish l had ten thousand strcaks of light
le ming at my command
Id Now l am going to tell you Of mg trip hon
n from Topeka. 1t is interesting. | saw 40
heard nothing of Importance until we arri
g, we'd at Lecompton. We alighted at the fir;
| hotel we came to, and as bad decided this
st | Oould see the prisoners, started towar
at the DrisOnhouse al the other end of the toWT