St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-11-06
From Kansas.

IAGNAASsNSs
We do not learn that Gov. Geary, of
Kansas, has made single arrest of
the Border Ruffians who have murder
ed, pillaged and outraged the free set
tiers of Kansas. Chapman, who OPEN
ly boasts of his cowardly murder of
Barbour, is at large, and enjoying
lucrative office, from the National Gov
eminent. This impartial Governor has,
however, issued no less than four hun-
dred and thirteen warrants for the arrest
of Free State men for alleged, and, in
nearly every instance, trumped-up
fclonies.
But few Of our readers, we fear, APP
preciate the exact condition of the Free
State men in X ansas. Gov. Geary expects
obedience to the Territorial lars of the
Legislature until they are repealed.
This is just the turning point of the
whole case. Those claws of the Ter
ritorial Legislature Infamous, in
valid and uuconstitutional--are the
cause of the whole difficulty. So long
as they are in force, it is utterly i'm
possible to effect their repeal. They
disfranchise by their test oathes every
man who wishes to and would vote to
repeal them. If repealed at all it
must be be done by the Legislature
Then the Legislature is to be chosen
in accordance with the provision OF
those very laws, and one of their re-
quirements is that no man ssaA cote or
be eligible to office, aeho acIt not take an
oath TO sustain them What mockery
is it, therefore, for Gov. Geary to tell
the people Of Kansas that these laws
must be obeyed until repealed !
A letter from Lawrence, dated Oct
18th, says: This afternoon our towr
was cnlivened by the arrival Of train
of nearly two hundred and fifty emf
grants, by the Iowa route. AS they
marched into town in regular order
they attracted general attention ani
were greeted with enthusiastic cheers
They were folio wed by long line Of
baggage wagons, in which the wo.
men and children of the party were
riding. The men were all in good
health and spirits-glad to see Law
renee and Lawrence glad to see them.
This is part Of the company arrested
and put under the escort of United
States troops by Col. Preston. The
Governor met them near Topeka yes.
terday, had talk with them, and not
satisfied of their peaceable intentions
in coming here, ordered them to dis.
band or leave the Territory-and OF
course they disbanded, and retired to
different settlements, and will make
claims and soon become some of oul
most valuable citizens.
The arms these men had about theil
persons when taken prisoners, were
not taken from them, but they were
allowed to retain them, in accordance
with the United States Constitution
The arms and munitions of war il
: the wagons, when captured, were an(
, are still retained by the Governor, t.
be returned to their rightful owner
+ when the Governor is fully satisfied
: that these men have become actua
, and peaceable residents Of Kansas.
= The Washington Union of the CAT
E ult., publishes letter from Gov. Gear
!. announcing the restoration of peace i
Kansas. He says that for two week
a no outrages have been reported, an
! many notorious characters belonging
: to all parties have left the Territory.
Gov. Geary has gone to the Soutf
ern part of the Territory to arres
marauding parties in that section.
| A letter in the St. Louis Republica
dated Westport, Oct. 2lst, says han'
bills are in circulation, signed b
Hutchinson, Parrot, Pomeroy, Schu.
! Ter, and Is others, calling conventio
: of the people at Big Springs, Kansas
/ Oct, 2sth, to nominate delegate t
! Congress.