The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-10


MRssRs. EnsToKs III see by the late
Trsbsae thst Capt, Rrosn. of ossssats ME,
Kansas, is still in the land ogthe living, al
though reported killed By The Berdef Rut.
fans. had the pleasure last spring OF
travelling from ST Louis TO Kansas City in
company, and as room-mate. with Capt. b.
We were room mates Tor eight or nine dsys,
and can freely say that Capt. Brown is
one OF The most perfect gentlemen that
ever met with. lie ia aember OF the
Presbyterian church, aud during the trip "
the boat he gave as much evidence o. true
christianity as suy man that | ever sfsseieo
Win The bnst vas or et-- - with passen-
rera. and amongst the nunber were al least
,arty LEADING spirits ol' Border Rufhanism,"
;nci, ding Donaldson, Johsson, Brady, and
nther Ksnsas otfcisiS, none OF whom pre-
| ,enaad that the elections in Kansas had not
| been carried by people iEsn Missouri; In
| fac, these parties laughed heartily at the
lass that Msseurlsas had taken up aud else.
ted the vagseoaa Ed. CAapmsn Lwho run
Of from here) - the Legislature for the
city Of Lasfeace.
Brown was enc al the first settlers in
Kansas. He went there ieW days after
the passage OF the Kansas bail, He was
not an aeoljtjon,st, or politician, never
hsyiag held auy otice before be went 70
Kansas, aud he was man Of means and re-
haed taste and education. He located Oss :
wstamie, iail If a town, built himself good
house. before any ct the troubles in Kansas
except the iRvasions Of the Missourians AZ
each election, bot being no candidate ham.
SELF he paid no speelsl attention 10 these
49, "a. "a
laws passed By this Mssouri,elected Kan
sss Lesislslurr,--Iags that even Cass and
Weller denounced in the u. =. Senate asa
disgrace TO elvitzstlon he then did as all
other men who have soul hi 10 ne4fee
| woald dc, He refused TO submit TO laws
that be had no part in making, laws which
aisranehlsed all The Fee State party OF the
Territory, and because he reiusel to submit
10 their odiuus laws, he has been hunted
down by the officials Of the Territory, and
| Border Rui6aas from Missouri, Alabama,
South Carolina and Georgia. He had 10
| sc nd his family Otto save them from a much
worse tate than death. He has had has
town destroyed, his house burnt down, and
is now lett ailh barely the clothes on his
back; and all lhis TOR no other cause than
being in .aror ct making Kansas a Free
State. Ii may be sand That he fought the
Rsfhans: 80 he do: and 50 would any Tree
man under the circumstances. he was
a leader, because he IS man Of nind, and
be had suffered wrong,
H. had an educated and interesting iami-
y, amongst them daughter some IA years
old, who was psssionase.y fond OF music,
and was ane player on the piano. About
| year ago himssli and his daughter went
10 Westport, IN Mo., where they traded
| mostly. la tAe parlor OF the hotel was an
open piano. IL was The 6rst The daughter
hal seen since she wen. to Kansas. Sac
WITS delighted, and Commenced playing
supposng the instrument belonged 10 the
| huuse. She sent tor her isther 10 hear lSr
play; but alter playing TWO or three tunes,
| a gentleman (ot course he was gentleman
Tor ne WAS lrumVa-,1 came in and locked
| up the piano. Upon inquiry, Brown aseer-
tanned that the Instrument belonged 10 q
| spinster OF seaie Is years Vi aye, late OF
| Va, " ho Rad brother, q merchant, or
merchants clerk, al NestpUrt, and VINO
/ had lately srsFed, aaa did Eot want her ia
suamenl deniea BY felkee.
| Whiis Blown was Eas,, IA the winter, he
| oouslt piano Tor las caush.e Costing
him s475 IN Aes Yofk, aud when IL wa
| landed at Kansas Cay, No, sUlae OF th5
| boraer Ruth4ns, under yrete nee that the
oJx consslned guns, pfUke II IN pieces. fes
there are men, even men " ho elaim u DC
religious ana 10 leu0. are 30 10 some in
stances, Sho say IA=sr Kansas matters are
nolhlngs Shame upon such msB.
HAWKES. TAYLOR,
p. 5 One night on a4e puas, WAeA Mr
Donaldson and bis fum Al CROWD were more
| irubk than usu4l, Ia concluded that taay
would make AL the "a-d Yaaseesn aboard
aud especially Capt BrUw", <knowins that
he was strict temperance man and memb r
OF a church, and had tFom bis first settlement
| in the Territory been active in Organizing
Sunday schools and Temperance societies
| drunk slth ihtm. They appointed com,
mlt,ee 10 bring up all delnqueut., willing
or forcibly, as The parties elected. Brown
refused To drink told the parties that he
never drank anything bar this would nor
DO; he must Drink. H. proposed that be
should take giass Of water, and they could
drink what they pleased; but this was mol
enough; he must take something stronger
aud they were in the act OF forcing him
when Maj. kesrney. (son of the late Gen
| kearney,) who was one Of the parry, took
| Browb's part, and said that to touch their
| asses was enough, and Il was done Bu;
tor kearney, be would have been forced t.
take what they gave him. H. t,