Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-10-03
LEAvENwoRrH CIrY, Sept. 10, '56,

. LEAvENwoRrH CIrY, Sept. 10, SO.
Dear Sir:-To this date things are GO
ing on at terrible rate in this city
yeserday they were confscating the
free State men, by breaking their
distributing their goods. Those
vho VI ehtd down the river were the
81 Ifeiejssin this particular. and
o'Titb 81 mo bis- state of things we
o2jhg, day before yester-
sfal Smith. -
zshas1at IN the employ of the
5vbtpseo are residing within the
oailIta1yS 'sefl must leave on or before
pedneslI5 Z t0tbtihst, at 8 o'clock"
by .orqer Of !. 4. GEN. SMITH.
Il tlllhes looked 30 fearful we conclu-
ded "a apply tothe General for the privi-
Iege 10 Temain in the, reserve on the fol-
lo@i0g {srls,. whick you will find en-
eloa 70 which up. othis hour, IL
o'cld Received no answer ex-
!; &; e.: 6; !: 6; 6; ::
a IA JAS sffShs Lawrence for
ia With "a escort Of U. s. officers,
w were, taken prisoners about a
|6I|1 hescity bySEmory's company.
|d is5stHo companies Of 9Th In
Col Andrews, vent Down
'e prjs1| "a l3s.. aigRt.
rhe plIy5psr5 4etusaed this morning IA
train with Gov. Geat5 and suit t9 Eawss
Fepcs Z. .Ii.,,.Il
IL GsasR. F. Smith, Commanding
Weste ePartment'
The undersigned citizens of Leaven-
worth ~ present residing at this station,
,wouId respectfully represent, that they and
thei1 families would have been driven from
ile efritory had they not sought the pro-
tec|on which through you, the defensive
Atm our government has extended to them.
That the same causes which induced them
q ask your protection, still exist, that their
houses are occupied by organized bands
of AIMED men. who are still pressing citi-
Geus, boys as well as men into their SER
yicegor hurrying them off to prison, that
ne cannot expect any protection from the
munidpalsu(hogities Of said city, for they
we're PM, and part of them accessory
to our syiolents extraditon; that our only
= hope is in,the energetic interference of his
excellence GOV. Geary, in whom we place
implicit confidence to protect our persons
and our property as soon as he shall have
|iinelto acEf -bpt that until that time with
ont al mt q reck klessness Of life, without a
NAnto distegard for the lives and honor
Sf.Oun ISmilies we cannot return to Leav-
enworth city; and that the enforcement Of
the general order for our removal from the
reserves will necessarily drive us from our
homes, our property, and the territory.
Therefore we would respectfully ask
such an extension of the time mentioned
in said order as will enable his excellency,
the Governor, to secure us at our homes
that protection which we are confident he
will delight in bestowing.
Very Respectfully.
o. B. HOLMAN,
N. 2. SrRoNe,
A. G. SwIFT,
s. A. MARSHALL,
,... GEo. WETHERILL.
Committee on behalf Of the citizens Of
Leavenworth.
The result Of receiving no answer to the
above has been to start many TO Nebraska
and elsewhere to seek place Of rest and
peace from the prosecutions Of the Ruf6ans
6rst and the general government in the
second place.
This whole country seems to be ruined
for some time. the crops destroyed, and
mrny without means that there will
less be great distress and want this
otlo winter; but ] must close.
81 N.
TSRRrBrs DrsAs4ks ON LAKE MrcHr-
0zS.- Tho steamer Niagara Of the Col
lingwood line, was totally .dsSloyed by
Ere, OF Port Washington, on the 25th ult.
Over one hundred lives lost The fire is
supposed to have been the work Of an IN
6sndiary. Immediately after the fire was
discovered, q keg Of powder exploded;
blowing the Ere in every direction. y. /
TEE IrDlAxs. Those who have. any
curiosity q witness Indian Ezhibitiopsr26
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