The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-09

with mob called his posse, Is arresting the
Free State men. Last Friday night, the bar
barians burned six houses belonging to Free
State men on Stranger Creek. Capt. Wright,
of that neighborhood, proceeded to Lecompton,
to inform the Governor, and ask his protection;
but before he could reach the Governor, the of.
fcials arrested him.
A Mr.. Pierce, of Illinois, father-in-law to Mr..
Shoemaker, the Land Receiver, arrived at
Leavenworth, on visit to his son, on Satur-
day. He was waited upon by the sheriff, and or
dered to leave town immediately. Pierce is a
Buchanan Democrat, and believes Richardson
will triumph over Bissel. He says that he
had no idea that the Free State men had to
suffer so in Kansas, and thought the accounts
published in the papers were all Abolition lies.
Poor mani his present experience seems to
have shaken his confidence in Buchanan De-
mocracy
The Free State men have never seemed so
disheartened as now. Never has their prospect
appeared so gloomy. John w. Geary thus far
has proven himself to be the best machine TO
crush out Free State men the Administration
have yet had in the Territory. He has done
more to establish Slavery in Kansas than Will
son Shannon ever did. Shannon was indolent-
Geary is active and energetic. Shannon was
timid-Geary is courageous and fond of show
Shannon, In moments of intoxication, would
forget the tyrannical part it was his sphere to
play-but Geary, unfortunately for us, has not
that weakness
hope another week may show rcdsemng
feature in Geary's history.
A specimen of the Government officials in
Kansas, appointed and retained in positions
of authority by President Pierce, is the Il. s.
was one of the prominent leaders of the recent
Missouri army of invasion, which threatened
to destroy Lawrence. The Van Buren, ARK J
Intettigencer publishes the following letter, ad.
dressed by him to the U. S. Indian Agent for
the Cherokees
In CAMP, NEAR WEsTPoRT, Mo-,
august 30, 1856.
DEAR SIR: | am here in command of q
force collecting to operate against our enemy
In southern Kansas, and have leisure to drop
few lines to you and our friends in the Chero-
kee Nation and Arkansas, as | have been re-
quested by Gen. Atchison. We have 800 men
on the north side OF Kaw river under Gen. Clark.
son; 800 men in Kaw valley, on the south
side, under General Reid and $50 men, which
will swell to 400 or 900 in southern Kansas.
under myself. 1t is this body of forces you
are requested and expected to Join and CO.
operate with, if you succeed in raising the men
you have been urged upon to raise. We would
be glad, indeed, to get 500 from your region,
but 100 would be very acceptable. Our enc.
mics are pouring In upon us from Illinois, Indi.
ana, Iowa, and other Abolition regions, and our
institutions are in danger. The Pro-Slavery citi
zens, as well as the law-abiding Free State men
are driven out of southern Kansas, and the
border counties of Missouri are filed with fu
gitives. Please address me at Westport, Mis-.
souri,, care Of Col. A. G. Boone. In great haste,
L am your friend, Gro. W. CLARK.
Co.. George Butler, Talequah, On.
Here is a deliberate request to a Government
officer, of commanding influence among the
Cherokees, to raise force of five hundred In.
dams, TO make war on the white settlers OF
Kansas.
81. Louis, Oct. "A letter to the ReDubli-
can, dated Lecompton, 10Th ultimo, states that
all the armed bands have dispersed, and the
citizens are returning to their claims. Bust
ness is reviving, and peace reigns throughout
the Territory. Warrants have been issued for
Jones, Stringfelow, and other prominent Pro
Slavery agitators. Governor Geary has author
lied Colonel Titus to form volunteer battalion
to preserve peace in the neighborhood of Le-
compton, and Captain Walker will perform the
same duty in the vicinity of Lawrence.
81. Louis, Oct. Ex-Governor Gearv has is.
sued proclamation fer the Sheriffs of the diff
terent counties in Kansas to open the polls on
Monday, October 6, for the election of Dele.
gate to Congress and members of the Legisla-
ture
81 Louis, Oct. A letter to the RepuJli.
can, from Governor Geary, dated the Goth ulti-
mo, says that United States troops will be sta.
toned at points where troubles are anticipated
during the coming election, and that any inter
ference with the legitimate exercise of suffrage
will he punished with the utmost severity. Mr..
Whitfield is the Pro-Slavery candidate for Con-
gress.
A letter to the Democrat, dated the oath,
says that the Free State prisoners had been ex-
amlned before Judge Cato, and committed for
trial at the April term of the Court.
The Missouri Democrat saws that. notwitb
standing Governor Geary's proclamation, that
that he would keep intruders out of Kansas.
armed Southern companies are still going in,
On Thursday, the steamer Die Vernon, from
New Orleans, landed at the wharf a company
OF " Mississippi boys" as they style themselves,
commanded by Captain Beckett. They pro-
coed Immediately to Kansas.
More Murders
Mr.. Z. B. Whitman has Just returned from
Kansas. lie left Lawrence on the 10Th inst,
in company with four others. Two of the five.
confiding in Governor Gearyis promise that he
would introduce quiet and restore peace and
safety, took the United States stage at Lawrence
to Kansas City. The other three, not believing
in his fine words, travelled on foot through the
woods and at night, and reached the river above
Kansas City, at a woodward; got on steamer,
and came down in safety. The two men who
travelled in the United States stage were forci.
bly, taken from it between Kansas City and
Westport by band of Law and Order" Ruff
fans, robbed Of all they possessed, then escort
ed into the bushes by the roadside, and delhi.
eratey shot Their only crime was that they
were Free State lnen. Neither had been long
in the Territory. They had taken no part in
the disturbance, but pursued their business uu-
city and peaceably. Their object was to pur-
chase some claims, for the purpose of returning
to the Territory, and becoming farmers in it.
The names Of the murdered men were Hyatt
and Harris. We have net learned the name of
the PLACE where they formerly resided
The Free State people were complaining bit
terly of the conduct of Governor Geary. lie
was causing the arrest OF large numbers of the
Free State men, but none of the Pro-Slavery
men. He had arrested over 200 Free State men
who had been most active in defending them
selves and neighhors against the Border Rufian
invaders, while, instead of arresting and pun
shing the latter, he was engaged in enrolling |
hem In the Territorial militia, and drawing
'ations from the General Government for the |
of tho scoundral invaders Tb;o "a A. /