Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-02-13
state Of AFFAIR in nans.s.

i state OF Affair." in Kansas.
We invite the attention Of our citizens Of al
classes 70 the following extracts from the SCAT
ter Sovereign one Of the organs Of the Border
Ruffans. VIII any citizen of Iowa give
countenanee in any manner whatever, TO par.
.y within uphoItis and apologies for sneh cat
RIGGS al have been committed and such as are
contemplated by A:chison and his banditsis
COOP NEWS rgoa GEogGIA.--We are reeeiy-
ing by every mail the most encouraging ac-
| counts from Georgia The people fthat State
are fully aroused to the importance Of taking i'm
mediate steps 10 COLOMBO Kansas with he right
material. We hear OF large companies being
formed in every section of the State to eInigrate
10 this territory. Many of the emigrants are
bringing their slaYes with them We make the
following extract from letter received from
Columbus, Ga.
.Yon may look out for a swarm of Georgians,
which will begin TO pour in uron you about the
18th of January next. There are companies
forming in this vicinity, formed or TO be formed
of the bone and sincw of the country, armed
and equipped, composed of from 80 10 100 men
eaeh--bcsides many of our best young men, OF
different professions, who will go by two's,
tours, half-dozens. &c"
| GIN. ATcHlsoN IN KaNsAs.-Gen. Atchson,
with company of two hundred of his neigh
bors, have made their arrangements to remove
10 this territory early in the spring. He will
locate in the neighborheod of Atchison, where
| himself and friends will meet with cordial
welcome from the squatters in this section OF
| the territory. tits the intention of Gen. Atchi-
son to engage in farming. and for that purpose
| he will bring with him number of slaves
| Many OF his companions who viii accompany him
are capitalists and large shareholders, and their
settlement in this section OF the territory is a
consummation devoutly to be wished for.
Coon News FOR kANsAs.-We receive by ev-
cry mail, both from our private correspondents
aud Ill the Southern papers, the most cheering
assurances that by next summer we shall have
such an emigration here as will warrant us in ia
eminent, and making our territory n Slave
State. Bat the best item of all is. that Gen
David r. Atchison intends coming here to live
Hurrah for the great Border Ruiian
Emigrants expecting to winter in Kansas this
season, should supply themselves with plenty o.
warm clothing. We notice many of the South
ern emf rants entirely too thinly clad for thi,
climate. Winter clothes for Georgia will moi
answer in Kansas.
1t is to be hoped that the ireemen of the North
who contemplate making their homes in Kansas
will make their arrangements to so there on the
opening of navigation in the spring.
The following is specimen Of the ruffiar
spirit which anmates the Missouri savages.
KANSAS REnELLIoNIsTs Extra Session o., tn,
Legistattre-Tbnt Gov Shannon is an homes,
man, and intends to do justice as the presiding
officer Of this Territory, we have not Il doubt. IN
discharging the militia that Assem- lied near Law
renee at the Governors cali, without inflictina
any punishment upon those rebellious subjects
except cxacting from the principal lords prom
Use that they and their serfs would in future ODE,
the laws, it is said by the Governor and hi.
friends was all he could legally do. Withou
entering into argument on the subject or giving
any opinion us to the course pursued by his Ex
ceilency, we must say, that if his course Wa
correct, and he exercised all his legal power thu
Territorial Government is q very weak affair, ant
calls aloud for help That help can come tron
the Legislature alone. There is no power nov
on earth that can make laws for Kansas but tht
Territorial Les sblature. ..a.
But some say Congress has become Abolition
lied, and will refuse our delegate his seat, ant
undertake to unnul our laws, &c. Perhaps thcj
may-who in this Territory so mean, but Adolf
tionists, as to submit to such IN outrage?
When that day arrives this Union is ut an end
Let Congress do what it may, or nothing in eli
Their event there is need for the calling of an ex
ira Session of the Legislature. Congress cannot
in any event. settle the rivalry in Kansas between
the two Governments. Their action may poss;
bly, hasten the matter. Should Congress under
take TO do work for us, the matter will socl
be settled here by the force OF arms. But i
Congress does nothing, and our Legislature con
venes, these rebe'lious renegades may become
alarmed, and leave the Territory, before Laws
are passed to enable the Governor TO carry OF
| the Government. If neither Congress- our LIE
glSlature, Tor the Governor does anything, anC
the Abotionists continue their work Of orsan
| Zatlon OF a new Government, and the day is MOI
far distant when the true Squatter SovereigIls ot
this Territory will meet and enact and execute 4
| law that will settle the question whether homes
men or Aboltionists arr; TO live here. ForbcaI.
ance sometimes ceases to be Il virtue
Nesay if The Abotion>ts are able to whip us
and overturn the Government that has been Sc
up here, the sooner it is known the better; arG
we want o sec it determined whether honest men
or roGUes are TO rule here
Here is something further in the same spirit.
When the message of the President reaches these
miscrcants, and they consider themselves sustain
ed IN their nlurdclons course, they will probably
be urged on to the commission of further and
still more damning outrages, underline assurance
of federal projection:
"kIcAroo RANGERS BEATING TO AEMs"-We
find the following in the kickapoo Pioneer en-
| ira, OF Jan. Is. The Pioneer is the most valiant
of the organs OF Border Ruffianism" and the
''kickapoo Rangers the vanguard of the ''Bor-
der Ruiiians:"
'Forbearance has now, indeed, ceased 10 he a
| virtue; therefore, we call on every Pro-Slavcry
| man in the land 10 rally TO the rescue-kanS
must be Immediately rescued from tyrannica
| dogs.
THE kickapoo Rangers are at this moment
beating to arms! A large number of Pro-Sa
very men will leave this place for Easton in
twenty minutes. The war has again common
| ccd, and the Abolitonists have again common
| ced 1t. ProSavery men-aw and order men-
strike for your altars--strikc for your tresldes-
strike for your rights-avenge the blood OF
your brethren, who have been cowardly assailed,
but have brayey fallen in defence OF southern
institutions. Sound the bugle of war over the
length and breadth of the land, and leave not
all abolitionist in the Territory to relate
their treachcrous and concentrating deeds
strike your rilleballs and Your glit;ering steel to
their black and poisonous hearts. Let the war
cry never cease i'll Kansas again until our com
try is wrcscd of,he last vesuge ofaboltionism."
We clip the following from the fairfield Sen
TINEL. 1t will be that this road is be push
ed forward as rapidly as possible. 1t is highly
desirable that the stock due 10y private stock
holders should be paid in order that the road
may be speedily completed.
Railroad Meeting.
Pursuant to call number of citizens met in
the Court House on the 18th inst, and organized
by calling Col James Thompson TO the chair, and
appointing D. Steward Sec'y. The object OF the
meeting being stated to be the securing of an
additional Slu0,Gop stock in the B. q NJ. r.
Railroad Company. Hon. J, C., Hail, President |
OF the Company, in a short but argumentative
speech gave ample evidence of the necessity OF
such proceeding on tie part of Jefferson
county. He was followed il his remarks by |
Chief Engineer Thielson, Col. iams one OF |
the Directors, Col Thompson, OF the State GA |
zette, and Others who confirmed All that Mr. |
Hall had said, and further that the Road could |
not be put under contract unless The amount
was taken. On motion a committee of three |
were appointed to accompany the President,
Engineer, etc, to Ottumwa, TO confer with the |
citizens there, upon similar proposition. On
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