Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-21


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While regret The attenpt 70 enforce proces
on Governor Reedef, ret do not see how ID
COMMITTEES can aid him. The question Of priv
icge ha personal one, which We have no RICH
70 determine. IT must rest entirely between tb
court and himself II sfmilaT process "a
served on me, although admitted 10 be privilege,
from ares, would probably obey the process
and plead the privilege which the Constitution
confen, before the coart This however, il
question upon which the committee can take n,
action. "a sss
Under the circumstances In which Goyerno,
Reeder Is placed, I am Of opinion he is priv
legged from arrest, and that his duty requires
him to attend our Gttings and not those Of til,
Territorial Courts-but Of this he must judge FOL
himself
NJ Oliver, Of Missouri, very briefly stated
that he differed from Mr.. sherma's opinion, that
. contrasting Delegate was covered by the Con
stitution in the matter of privilege. He held
that the sitting member only was entitled 10 thu
privileges given in the sixth section Of the Con
stitufion.
Az to the legal question, however, this Cour
Was not the proper tribunal to decide such
point. He merely expressed his opinion 4,
NJ Sherman had expressed his views on the
subject
Mr., Howard, Of Michigan, said:
The great business Of this committee Is to col
iect facts, and not to make judicial decision.-
The question here raised is not one that the com
mittee has anything to do with. We are moi
called upon at this time to take any action upon
the subject. BY the sixth section Of the first ar
ticle Of the Constitution, Senator's and Represen.
tativs are privileged from arrest, except in case
of treason. felony and breach of the peace Il
is personal privilege. Gov. Reeder is the con.
testant for seat in the House Of Representatives
His memorial has been received by the House.
This committee, appointed to take testimony in
his case, and he snow in attendance in obedience
to the summons of the com. and is quite nec'ry
to the prosecution Of our work. Ny own opinion
is, that under these circumstances, he is priv.
legged from arrest to the same extent that amen
Der Of the committee would be.
Under the resolutions of the House, the COM
mittee have power to arrest persons who shall
for any cause whatever, obstruct or hinder them
in their investigation, and send them to WASH
ington to be treated as for contempt of the House.
The committee will only use this power in case
Of wanton and fragrant cases of hindrance in the
performance of their duties Especially will the
committee avoid all unnecessary collision with
the legal authorities. The committee decline to
take any action on the subject and in this we
are unanimous, although We differ as to the
question Of privilege.
THE VOTING INVADERS.
Mr.. AsAPH A. ALLEN, sworn-I came into the
Territory in Nov. 1854; on the 30th of March I
left Topeka earlyin the morning and went down
to Tecumseh; i saw many residents of Missouri,
whom knew, there--the witness named some
of them-they said they came up there to vote
and they did vote. ] saw them on my way from
Tecumseh to Lawrence; saw on the road num-
bers of armed men-as many as cocoon horse
back; some Of them know; they were going up;
they came on to Lawrence and voted; lived at
Lawrence at that time. The crowd around the
polls was so dense could not get chance to
vote until towards the evening.
THE BEsErGERs OF LAWRENCE.
The Thursday before the peace left Topeka
for Kansas city to purchase goods in company
with pro-slayery man who lived in Kansas; l staid
at Franklin oil night Next morning company
vi Mcu Wy Oopt. w dlldCC CdulC duu
arrested me- and took me before Gen. Stricken.
was free State man. He said he would have
to keep me then. l was conducted to the t.Yan.
KEGS tent" as it was called. saw Gen. Pom
eroy and company of United States surveyors
who had been arrested with him.
LIFE IN TUE INVADING CAMP.
They were drilling all the time was there
/ saw three pieces Of cannon. The men were
armed with United States guns They detained
us till Saturday evening. There was no charge
made against us, nor trial had. They did not
stop the other gentleman with me. His name
was Chick. He was pro-slavery. The only charge
they had against the Survey was they were Free
State men.
The officers treated us very well, but there
were from fifty to one hundred Of the men stand
ing round, who were very insulting. ! wanted
to send an order for goods to Kansas City, and
al Strickler caused me to write it so as it would
not indicate where was. The order was sent
but never reached its destination.
On Friday night about eleven o'clock, it was
reported that one of the id YANKEES had shot
picket guard. Quite company gathered
round the tent, and we heard them say they
would hang the id Yankees they had got
in the tent. Some of them got ropes a. num-
Der of officers gather round the tent, and in time
succeeded in quoting them.
About half an hour afterwards David R. Atch-
ison and Col Bone of Westport, very quietly
came into the tent, and requested Gen. Pomery
to get ready as soon as rossible-and quietly
and follow them.
They said they did not dare trust the boys,
who might hang them. Pomerey did not know
them, and declined to 60. Gen. Stricken came
in and introduced them. Their head quarters
was at Blue Jackets. He went with them
there, and saw no more of them. Ipassed the
guard once, having heard the password-it was,
I was standing in front of the tent, when man
came up, and installing me fora guard, asked me
the password. l pretended to forget it. He
then asked another man, aud overheard the an
swer.
The next day in the afternoon, one of the guard
told me they did not wish to retain us, but they
were afraid ifthey let us go, their men would mob
US.
They started the hunters out to the prairie to
practice shooting, and most of the boys followed
them. They had United States cannon-three
of them. knew many Of the men saw in
camp-some were from Platte and Jackson coun-
ties, Liberty and Lexington.
Very few of the men were squatters. They
all spoke as coming from Missouri.
After the boys went out to see the firing they
took us over to Blue Jackets. They then gave
US pass to the picket guards, ordering them to
let us pass unmolested 1t was signed by Brig.
Gen. Strickler.
They kept about $75 worth oftruck from me
two, blankets, saddle, bride, revolver, &c.
gave them to General Stricken. I saw him at
Lawrence afterwards and asked him to return
them. He said he knew nothing of them, and
supposed they had been returned. They were
never returned.
saw members of the same companies at West
port afterwards. A great number of men in the
camp were drunk.
saw them stop the mail when it came. The
driver had to get out Of the wagon.
emigrated form Missouri to Kansas. had
lived in Missouri two years
DEATH OF BARBOUR.
S. N. Simpson, sworn-I was in Lawrence, If
December last when Barbour was killed. heart
Of the murder when about mile from the place