Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-17

VISIT yns p1Fsnns s1Ave8nsiams. ysA1e.s
snens. ~ ksise9ess asYstyeA - tsaslK
Property NNd ts01mcS. 81 S.
gsss;esssss.3 9iiI BE found number Of stale
:neHts from ,faanisent men Of Learensorth city,
~iseh ia pursuance Of sss gcssion made bT "
on sasiardsy, have been written oat and handed
III for publication We call especial attention TO
tie revelations made by DR.. Norton, and Messrs.
Davis ami Aecraeken. These gentlemen are
~eil known isv msny az persons OF property ard
influence in kansas. and their statements sii
tead very greatly TO establish the truth IN re-
gard 10 the ~retched condition of thirgs IN the
territory and especially in Leavenworth city -
The statements OF Messrs- Qninsa' and CLARK VIII
also be found Of isnporfance. We present tisen
all without comment They tell = tale OF wrong
aud outrage, the ,nofnsity OF which no reitec-
fiosis Of ours eonss either mitigate Or augment
sTarEagxY OF mr.. NORTON.
The undersigned has been praeticing physi-
clan. il, Weston, Platte Co.. Mo-. from the spring
oil 1882 to the lasa of April, 1s5I From that
time 10 the 2nd OF September, 1856, have re-
sided In Leavena ORTIZ city, Kansas Territory,
engaged in the latter place, viz: Learenworii'
cts, in tie business of druggist aid pfacticing
piagsieiaf, and am orie of the thrty-two origi-
| nal t,roptieiors at Leayen~ortf, viii, the ea-
cep,on Of foar or Eve who resided at Fort Lea.
| ycnworis,. The Leayenworth association was
| fo,aposed Of those OF us who ladiong resided
1 IL Weston and vicinity, and feeling lively IN
tercst IN the unparalleled growth and future pos
perity oil the place as one of the original pro-
psiesors, and owning large number OF lots that
| must b. exceedingly valuable if Kansas shoald
be made a free state, expressed my preieren.
ces that i; should be made such, and unfortnn-
! a.eiy. perhaps had voted for the Topeka cOnsti.
| tuition and with the free State party, but had
rerst;ned from taking any active part in politics,
generally, and had cIidcayored to pursue a
| strictly conservative course. On Monday night
| was called upon by Fred Emoroy at the head
i of al, armed company. He asked if | was a
law and order man. | replied Il am, sir" liz
/ nrAt inquired in elise OF invasion il would
4 take up arms in favor OF the pro-slavcry party
4 replied that lie knew was Lame in consequence
| OF fractured leg, bu; that would do anything
1 in my power consistently to protect the town
lie replied, ..tIiat is right that is sufficient
/ You can go to bed and sleep quietly" But tht
! next morning he again called ON me at the heat
| of an armed body of men and in The most per
/ emptosy manner, informed me that must leave
| ieriawiti. | told him that | had a large stoct
/ OF goods, and asked if | could have time Il
pack them. He told me must hasten dow
/ immediately to the boat then lying at the levee
/ steamer Emma: and said it was then waitin:
and would soon be off. immediately passet
into the house through my store. and requestet
my vile to prepare in hurry to take tie steam
er then at tie levee. we, gathered up in tn
/ confusion and haste Il few clothes for the fami
/ ~, locked the store door and passed TO TIL
back door, which locked, and with my fam
OF four children, lneludins;t very sick babe AM
two other sick children, ana feeble wife, hasten
I'd upon The boat, leaving stock OF drugs am
medicines, costing me over Sf0oO, besides a
my family library, beds and bedding, household
furniture, Nc, &c.
! / left the store key with friend met wit
on the boatbeiore left.
There we're, persons in the company engage
in driving me OF, owing me borrowed money
and on account, About thirty persons wcr
driven Oh the same boat in similar manner
S. NORTON, NJ. D.