The daily union., 1856-10-28
WHAT THE FREMONTERs MEAN BY PEACEARr
MIGRANTS.

EMIGRANTS.
The Kansas.shrekers are perfectly inconsolabs !,
the pacific measures and pacific effects Of Gov Geary m
yet resoue administration. In their rage they sas.
dsered the official accounts which have reached W.,
ngton of the peaoeable prosperous condition Of affair
a Territory which few weeks ago was eonvulssd vi.
civil strife and dseord and the mnrderous outrage a.
naics aud traitors The letter of Governor Geary to g.
reary Marcy announcing this happy change in the cOp
ton of affairs in Kansas elics the most malignant m
msnts from the Fremont press The New York Times i
It's issue Of last Saturday, says;
a The letter comes to at a suitable time-almost ,ir
aneousy with the accounts, published in this journal
terday Of the arrest Of two hundred and fifty peaceabG
State citizens"
And again in the same article:
lin the teeth of these facts and Of Gov. Gearys shRu
treachery and violation of his pghted word the Union m
indecent haste, that quiet has been restored
the administration and its tools IL may be light matter M
body Of emigrants have been robbed Of their rights and
critics without shadow of reason and, the election !,
proaches it may suit their purposes divert attention
great wrong, and to cry Peace peaceP when they k
that between them and the people Of kansasbetween Il
very and freedom in the Tertorythere is and be p
ing but war"
lis true that party Of two hundred and fifty pcf,
arrested by Colonel Cook Of the United States ARM
at the head of two companies of troops belonging to n
regiment The Times says that the party was compos
OF "peaceable freeSate citizens" Colonel Cook who a.
amined the baggage-wagons OF these pacific ndividu,
makes the following report TO Col. Preston the Una
States marshal
Sin give you my opinion that this party of $50 ma.
more or less-under Coonels Edrdge, Pomeroy, &C., h.
combined party body furnished complete with arms .,
munitions Of war.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
p. ST. GEORGE COOK,
Lieutenant Colonel Second Dragon,
Report of arms discovered
boxes of navy pistols, all new, viz:
six and fye-shooters.
IL Colts, navy size.
4 boxes ball cartridges
bag of caps.
small lots OF rifle cartridges,
box-lo Sharpes rifles.
l45 breech- loading muskets.
S5 percussion mpskets.
lis bayonets.
81 common sabres.
officers sabres.
kegs of gunpowder.
81 dragoon saddles.
drum.
The above bears very striking resemblance to The l
gage Of "peaceabe froe-Stae citizens The rifle ia
cessary to the emgrant for the far West as the axe
have honest industrious, peaceabe aw-abidng emigra,
any occasion for navy pistols sx-shooters ball cartrd
breech-loading muskets, bayonets sabres and drapu
saddles? The two hundred and fifty "peaceable feeSn
citizens evidently to Kansas not to break the ID
but to break the peacenot to make the wilderness BID
som as the rose, but to stain the virgin soil of Ter
Of the United States with fraterna blood Govern
Geary did right in causing their arrest and deprvt
them of the murderous of making second IN
Lane foray. As long he continues to do right and III
long as he continues successful in his efforts to per
the peace of the Territory and the honor and dignity Of
government just 50 long will he be exposed to the u
dent impotent attacks Of black republicanism.
In another part of the paper this morning will be ou
the official report of Governor Geary in relation to
very transaction which the Times has attempted to conr
into political capital for its expiring party After
crushing report it is not likely that demand will sOoa
made upon eastern sympathies for pretended outtnu
upon peaceable free-State citizens