The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-19
Letter nom Kansas

A friend has hasaed US FOR publication
The following reliable exuaei trom a letter
written from Kansas, under dste fInly IL
The writer IS Congregational minister by
the name Of George Lewis, who emigraied
thither from the county OF Des Moines,low
His was one oil number OF Welsh iami-
lies who emigrated from the above named
county TO Kansas 10 the fail Of 1854 Be-
ing early on the ground they selected val
liable claims not far from the place where
the "bogus Legislature" have since estab-
lished their capital. Though eminen,ly
peaceful men, and carefully minding iheir
own business, they have been subject to
the grossest imposition, insult and abuse
from the Slavery party -
"Where live have a good chance 10
witness many Of the outrages committed
upon The settlers. One day mad CONVEX
sation with man from Virginia, who lives
about mile from ME, upon the Congress
ional Committee and The bogus lsws.
told him frankly ny opiaioRss Dot misrust-
ing him TO be traitor; FOR he had not Ia
ken any active party ith the Pros lavery
party. But he went to Leeompton and
charged me with being SPY, and receiE-
cd word during the high, that II vas not
safe for me 10 60 10 Leoompton Or 10 Law.
renee during The disturbance.
"Ons night an attempt was made 70 burn
the house ii enc Of my neighboTs But
the owner 90; wind u il, and 3 company
gathered to protect the hOase When the
mot get together, they were fred upon, and
one horse Killed, one Hlza sligasly wounded
and two taken prisoners. The sen or the
Governor was one Of the gang. The next
day the Governor weht ont on ar exploring
expedition for Sharpe rides. He threst-
ened to tear The heart oi one isdy If sEs did
NOT tell where her husband vas. She was
in delicate condition, ard sss 20 frighten.
ed by the Governor that the consequence
was miscarriage. The Governor was So
intoxicated that be could hardly steer bis
horse. When he gets into such a state be
forgets himself, and afterwards does not re-
collect anything about IT, With such a
man al the head OF Hffairs, what can we ex-
pect but murders, pillaga and outrage
"Dnring the late disturbance here, X ap-
peared as though the bottomless pit had ia
ken an emesic and Y0mitsd all It's Hith upon
this vicinity. You can judge what 5 mis-
cradle condition ve must have been in,
when peaceful citizens we're arrested. drag
ged 10 their camps and kept prisoners t0r
days; horses were stolen m broad daylight.
notwithstanding the earnest solicitations Of
their owrers, ard threats were made 10
drive the freesoilers from their claims, or
XII them all to give room to Southern set-
tiers. | was thankful that had no horse
for them to disturb, Tor ii was with great
difficulty that managed 70 keep q vearIing
colt from being st1len. The E4ckiEg Of
Lawrence Is nothing compared 70 TIE out
RACES that hsye been commit ed since, in
numbering the citizeEs, ST. stsrq hsres. stop
ping teams on the b ,hway, r5bbing taen
"a anen oo ~ ana ne teausters o. their
neney : ~ even stopped the stage one
robbed the passengers. ne iaop
.srched the house Of Ro3ert Hughes late
Iy for Sharpe's rifles Edwin Jones has
been pursued for his life. Many Of Is are
so bsrrssed thel we are brought into very
low circumstances. and our Heavenly Fa-
Their only Knows how shall get along -
Judge Wakefield who came from Asataakee
county, lows, has been very much n1a,eo
and naitreated, lis house enferea %
mob, searched, and pistol fred the pail q
which passed within tRo feet Of eed
where three children were lying. ! could
mention many more instances OF the End