The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-09-12

nounccd As IN aboltionist, traitor and
| very bad man ia the community. paid no
regard to such news, ~ il originated among
. GLASS Of men who were not worthy OF
note. Things went on, and vas permitted
TO do business unmolestcd till about the 18th
Of August, when on the levse, after night,
on or about that time, receiving . large lot of
goods belonging to Messrs. Horribly & Ferril,
of Lawrence, Kansas territory, there appear
ed to be considerable anxiety manifested by
some of the So called Law order party OF our
city. Captain Clarkson came TO me, and
asked me where those goods belonged. |
told him Lawrence. lie asked me what kind
of goods they were. | told him could not
tell only from the packages, and judging
from them, there was = variety Of goods,
such as we're necessary to supply general
trade--such ~ dry goods, groceries, boots,
shoes, hardware, salt, iron, &c. He asked
! me il there Was any arms or guns in any Of
these packages. told him could not tell,
but did not believe there were any. He
then asked me if there was not some pow
der for Lawrence. told him there Was.
| He asked me how much. told him eight
kegs--four Of rife and four of blasting pow
der. He said it was not blasting powder,
but cannon powder, and was for Lane and
his men at Lawrence, who were his enemies,
and that could not send it out. He asked
me if was going to receive it. l told him
| should, if permitted to. He went short
distance from me and held private CONVEX
saton with some Of his men. He then re-
turned to me, and said he did not wish to
hurt me in my business, or to make public
thing Of il. would be permitted to take
the powder in. lie remained at the river
until the boat wns about to leave, and then
came and asked il the powder was not com
ing of. told him could not tell, for it
might be that the boat would carry it till
she returned. He asked me il that was a
common thing.
told him it was often done. lie left
some three or four days after. When the
boat returned, Clarkson came to me, and
asked If the powder was coming of. told
HIM couldn't tell. He appeared displeased,
and IN threatening and menncng manner
warned me, that had better be very cautious
how acted, and that if that powder didn't
come of, it would not be well with me. The
| powder came on shore--l had it taken to nv
warehouse, where it remained till the first
day Of September. About o'clock on that
day, there was an armed band Of mounted
men, commanded by Capt. Emory, who ar
ranged his men in line before my door, and
commanded me to open my door. asked
| him what he wanted. lie demanded the
powder that belonged to any or all men in
Lawrence. asked him what he intended
doing with 1t. He informed me that he had
his duty to perform, and had no time to an
swcr questions, and said that had better be
in haste and open the door. | told him my
young man had the key and was not present.
lie said he had better be on hand soon or the
consequences would be bad. The young
man was soon on hand and opened the door.
Capt. Emory told his men to carry out the
4 powder. At the time went in the ware
house, Capt. Emory had drawn revolver in
his hand, and was questioning my young
man about what certain package contained,
and threatened his life If he found him in
lie. told him | could tell more about what
was in the house than any other person. He
asked me various questions about the differ
eni parcels Of goods, If believed there was
any arms or munitions of war among them
informed him that did not believe there
was any more than what he already had.
lie asked me what was in q certain box.
informed him cold only tell what it pur-
ported to be, and that was books. He i'm
mediately ordered me TO get Ratchet and
open 1t. When the Ratchet came, he took
1t and said he would open it himself. On
opening 1t, he found it to contain books
After opening another box or two, he and his
men went away. | Immediately took nv
family on board Of boat lying at our land
ing, and went to Weston, about six miles
above our town, thinking | would stay there
a day or two till the excitement subsidized.
short time after arriving in Weston, /,
with many others who had gone there, were
waited on by committee Of three, one OF
whom was the mayor of the town. He in
formed US that we had to leave, and return
20 Leavenworth. asked him if we would
be permitted to 60 up the river. He said
his understanding was that we would have
to return.
!, with several others, got on board of
boat which lay there all night. We\were
landed early next morning in Leavenw0Yth.
On arriving home Immediately repaired to
my dwelling, and after making slight prep
hrations for breakfast, went down to see
what had been done on the previous night.
| saw several men collected on Delaware st.
where there was burning house. | ascer.
tanned that II was the store Of u. w. Weth-
ereil. II with all the goods had been de.
stroyed with two other smaller buildings be-
longing TO Mr.. Philips. | saw Mr.. Emory,
and asked him what all this meant. lie said
that the time had come when there was to be
to reign. asked him what was to be done.
II could remain and do business, or il /
had to leave immediately. lie pro missed to
sne me again IN an hour and let ine know.
| had private conversation with Mr.. Rus.
sell on the LIST Of September, and in that con-
versation asked him what was to be done.
II would be permitted to remain and do bus
mess. lie said he could not tell what was TO
DO done, but one thing certain, every man
that aided or assisted Lane aud his party, or
sympathised with the free State men of X an
sas, would have to leave or suffer the conse-
quences, rs much rs to say that would
have TO leave or be killed.
After collecting nil the information in re-
gard to my personal safety, found it would
be impossible for me to remain. | have
been Informed by several different persons
that they had frequently heard the pro-
slavery party denounce me and say 81 should
be shot, Was id mean man, | had been
furnishing free State men with provisions.
&C." ! was informed by person who
came down on the same boat, that he heard
the mob debating my case after got on
board Some we're for taking me OF and hay
ing me shot, and others for letting me 70. -
There have been armed bands Of men, com.
posed OF men from Georgia, South Carolina,