Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-10-15
HTom car U0n Ccrfesponde1
FROM KANSAS.

To-day Gov Geary visited this place for To
purpose OF enrolling the territorial militia, an
said be would like to raise company os 81 me
in this place. He asked 10 zee Capt. Walker
and 1.-THE same time Deputy Aarshah Crane
was around town with writ hunting for Walker
consequently he would not make his appear
ance until the Marshal left town and Geary pro
missed he would give him protection. Some
our citizens pitched into Geary rough shod, ant
told him that they were not at all pleased viii
the course things had taken.
Geary complained . good deal, saying he has
expected that he should meet with q more cor
dial welcome that he had formeda good opin
ion of the citizens of Lawrence, and hoped hi
faith in them would not be shaken.
4 Judge Smith told him that he should tel him
plainly that the course he bad taken was not
one calculated to satisfy free state men, because
he had not yet arrested single pro-siavery man
even when they had shot men almost before his
face, las was the case Of their shooting Buffun,,
lame man, and the Gov. saw him about Is
minutes after the act was done.) Geary replied
| that he had attempted to arrest the murderer,
| but he could not be found.
! He also blamed US very much for allowing our
men to 20 Quite Hickory Point, after We had
| read his proclamation, but we told him that we
had not then become acquainted with him, and
did not know but we would have to fight his ad-
ministration as hard as we did Shannon's and
Woodson's He told US to trust him and he would
do what was right, but at the same time he did
not say what he considered right.
He said we had no just cause Of complaint
against hin, yet And Mr.. Sutherland said,
What! Not when you have arrested 1870 Of our
men, and when you found the other party in the
same condition, to let them go untouched and
even unrebuked. Iconsder that just cause of
complaint, for no man who has yet been at the
head of the Territorial Government has done
more against us. .,. Sir e.a
Thinking now was good time to speak of
the treatment Of the prisoners, I remarked
Gov, l heard but little complaint against you
for arresting those men at Hickory Point, but
have seen an evident dissatisfaction among
our friends since they have learned of their
ing very much surprised, he said ''Tm sure they
are treated WELL" Yes, replied, if .ome crack
er day ras good treatment, hauing their
coats and blankets taken and being obliged to lie
on the ground IN tile open air all night IN a hard
rain, srhen 1t acas almost freezing cold, and
other nights ,ohen it ,cas almost cold enomgh to
hare a heary frost. Ifthatis is what you call good
treatment you have no just cause of complaint.
He seemed very much aroused at this and at
that moment two of his friends came to his aid,
and said such was not the case; they had plen-
ty to cat and were as we'll provided for as SOL
ders. asked one of the men, which should
believe, dozen or more of our boys that told
me, or him who was sel6shly interested to make
it appear otherwise? ae .a . ....
Geary said they had fresh beef on last FRI
day for he was there and saw them eating it
and that it is better fare than the soldiers usu,
ally have. Yes sir, said l, sent them that
beef on Friday morning or they would not have
had it. " -'"-% u
After considerable conversation, (some of it
rather warm) Walker appeared and agreed that
he would take the command of company if it
could be raised in this place, and the Governor
promised him that he would be amenable to no
laws except the military code. ... @ "
We learned to night that the last time the
stage went from this place to Kansas City, two
men we're taken out between Westpors and Kan
sas City and shot and afterwards hung. Their
trunks were also taken from the stage and rob-
bed. The country seems all wild with excite
inert in that neighborhood and men are being
sent in every direction in quest of the murder
ers who committed so blood-thirsty an act.
,af s..a4.t. Lawrence, Sept. 90.
Yesterday the prisoners were taken from the
Q. S. camp, and placed in charge of Titus (the
deadly enemy of all free state men) and were
until just at night, and court was adjourned till
this morning. The examination of the prison.
ers went on to-day and it was rather laughable
Scene in the court room where Judge Cato
presides (three sheets in the windy with 30 pris-
oners arragned before him. Prosecuting attor-
ney in the fore ground, with an old grey goose
quill over one ear and his hands upon the table
in order to steady himself.
p Att'y.-"Who is your cappen?" T..
Haven't any" ..s... 80
P. At.-.'Hain't cappen. Who led you at
| Hickory Point and other places where you've
| been in rebellion to the laws?' ....
Pris-"Oh! Sometimes one and sometimes
another, whoever happened to get at the head
4 Of the row and get hold of the cheese knife
first" .... .,.. ...s
| P. Affirming to the Judge. 'Well, thi'
is a damned pretty army, no cappen.
| Judge.-"I know better than that, l know
| you have cappen." -.-..... s..
Pris.-Well, if you know, there is no need 0
my telling you" .s.s,
Thus it goes. Very little satisfaction will an,
Territorial court get out of Yankees.
Anescor went with our teams to Leavenwort
for provisions to-day, and hope we shall sue
ceed in getting large quantity, as many of tn
poor in this neighborhood are suffering for some
thing to eat Flour is. sold at $l4 per BIB
and not much at that, while in Missouri j. is nc
worth more than IS per bbl.
Lawrence, Sept "a.
The election of the bogus legislature take
place one week from next Monday, and tn
question has been discussed on the streets t
day-shall the free state party 60 into an ele
ton: We will look at the subject on all side
| and determine what shall be done.
First suppose the free state men nominal
their candidates and go to the polls. The
: votes challenged; they cannot take the pr
scribed oath or they cannot pay the taxes fl
! either would be a recognition of the laws. B.
!, suppose their votes are not challenged and the
y elect their men. Those representatives to Il
= Territorial Legislature cannot take the oath r
# quired of them, consequently cannot take the
Is seats. a...sc
e Again, the bogus laws are SO framed tn
they invite the whole state Of n ssouri ov
- here to vote and we cannot help it. Sever
: hundred of our men have gone out Of the tt
| be oc