Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-06-18

ssss KAN1As REvISgTED.
Ayress Of Cspt. .leasegax-- Free sHafe sarn drir-
en- fre.s aseir C7aiB.s--tAe Soicsers AID Sham-
s..a. afrstd III Col. Laae-l ifissossriaxs comiag-
oesv 10 fsi .Smner in Lasrreace Northern
Eae&Ao~e, DE-, re.
Ii Caar, OF Coal CREEK, june S. 1855.
u On Sunday morning at eight O'Clock, q scout
irou another party of Georgia and South Caro-
lima sslav and order ruffians, came down to Mr..
Storrs, and told his wife that they were deter
mined al all hazards to drive her husband from
his claim. and burn down his cabin.
A messenger started 70 Lawrence for assis-
lance.
He arrived in the town at noon. A company
of twenty men, armed with 'Beecher's bibles,
soon mustered in the streets, and marched out of
Lawrence as congregation was coming out Of
the chapel.
Another company of frontier men-the ma
jority OF whom had come out Of church as we
passed followed us in less than an hour
We walked to Mr.. Storr's house without meet
ing any of the gueriiias who had been SO nu-
merons in the neighborhood on Saturday.
Scouts informed them of the approach sig
nal gun was fred as we passed high mound
and the chivalry very frequently kept out Of rifle
shot.
CAPT. JESSEGAS ARRESTED.
Our second company was more successful
They captured Captain Jennigan, of Columbus,
and other officers Of Buford's army, who we're
travelling from their camp on Bull Creek to the
Pro-Slayery town Of franklin.
They denied having any connection with any
guerilla gangs, but subsequent information has
proven that they were leaders of the party who
threatened Mr.. Storrs on the previous day.
They had an ox-team, riding horse one of
the rifles stolen by the ruffians at Franklin, a
ost,ot
breech.loading rife, and key of powder.
The Sharpe's rife, the Franklin rife and the
pow der, were seized, but the other property was
returned, and the prisoners released, when we
were two miles from Lawrence.
Capt Jennigan looked as if he feared q sum-
| mary execution at first, but revived his spirits
when informed that no violence would be offered
him, nor his private property retained.
"What do you do with your prisoners" he
asked, when first arrested; 'sdo you kill them"
He soon found out that we were not a gang of
murderers; and on parting, expressed his sur
prise and thanks for the treatment he had re-
ceived.
One of his companions, man from Missouri,
was recognized as one Of the plunderers of Law
renee. Yet he was not punished for his con-
duct, although every man in our company had
lost some property in the sack of Lawrence.
1t was an affecting sight to see as saw---a
young and beautiful woman, cheering up the
spirits of her husband, who felt the oppression
acutey, and then, turning away with tears in her
own eyes as she looked at the desolate household.
One gentleman asked her it she W e Id not
like to be in Wisconsin again.
''No, indeed" said the lady, 81 have notgiven
up all hope Of Kansas yet; and will not leave it
unless Slavery is established here"
When women talk and feel thus, it is. impossi
II Il l,,an xlos, ,Hc,,I ,,1
Stephen A. Douglas cannot do it, evenwith the
aid of Atchison and Buford.
COL. SUMNER.
Col. Sumner arrived in Lawrence last night,
with two companies of dragons from Fort Leav
enworth. He will be stationed there for some
| weeks and will do all in his power, have no
doubt, to break up the guerias. But that pow
er is. limited. Guerillas can only be routed by
guerillas
They keep spies on every HILL and easily evade
the soldiery.
These guerillas ought to be, and must be bro
en- up-troops or no troops, by Government or by
the squatters
Our company here intend to attack party
tomorrow, unless they leave tonight. They are
| emcamped on an important pass, and it is neccs-
sary for our own safety to route them immedi-
| ately.
s.,as. IT,. CAMP RUMORs. 1891
We are stationed about eight miles from Law
renee.
We have received news to-day that company
of two hundred Missourians crossed the Borders
on Sunday. They had better look out, or more
of them than want claims, may get them, for
their exclusive use and beneft-six feet BY
three.
A report that Col. James Fl. Lane was within
one days march of Lawrence, SO terrified a gueril-
la party that came from Platte county on satur-
day, that they instantly re crossed the Missouri
After the fight comes off tomorrow, will ride
over to the camp where Mr.. Pate and his COM
pany are under guard, and obtain the details of
the engagement which resulted in their capture
THE SOLDIERS SOVEREIGN.
The troops-the higher officers excepted-are
friendly to the Free State cause
"By George" said one of them, speaking of
Lecompton, "that it is one of the strangest pla-
| ces in the United States. There's not another
| town like it. In the States they keep the row.
diesin JAIL and let decent men 90 at liberty; but
at Lecompton, by George, the only decent men
| in the place. are the prisoners"
The boys who guard Robinson, and the other
prisoners, designate them white men" to distin-
guish them from the citizens of Lecompton.-
When the troops took me to Palmyra, heard
a conversation between two common soldiers,
| of the character he bears in the ranks l noted
down the remarks.
damn it" said the first soldier 81 hate this
hunting the free State men. l hope they'll give
the id rowdies regular whipping some day.
| They havn't done nothing, by Cd, but defend,
ed their property against the internal curses from
Missouri and who in the devil that's an Ameri-
can would submit to such highway robberies
| without giving as good as they got:"
''Id give my next years pay" quietly said the
other soldier ''to geta pop at that id Shan.
| non. He wouldn't need another, if had one pop
at him.
"Well; wouldn't sh DOT him." the other said,
honorable men are often shot, l would hang
| him up by the heels like Id dog as he is"
was afraid that if they continued to talk in
this strain, even Franklin Pierce would not es-
| cape an anathcma and so like dutiful citizen,
| honoring the powers that be, and not wishing to
hear little man abused in his absence, I arose
and permitted the soldiers to talksito them
selves, without danger of being reported.
One day, squatter who lives in the vicinity
of Prairie City, had long conversation with enc
of the officers of the regular army in Kansas
He inquired how the squatters lived-ther num-
bers, resources and means of defence, and listen
ed eagerly to recital of the outrages of which
the Northern emigrants have so long been the
victims. The squatter knew him and answered
| him without hesitation. He was often inter-
rupted by the officer with EXPLANATIONS of indig-
nation,- invectives against Shannon, Pierce, and
| the Ebo-shin Administration.
"Where are you going nows" asked the officer.
"Fm going to buy powder; we are nearly out VI
The officer took out his purse, and placed a
sovereign in the hand of the squatter.
BUY powder with that" he said, land tell
your boys to take good aim, ifthey should ever
meet with guerrilla
| have this officers name, and intend 20 send
it to the President, soon as the telegraphic dis
patches shall announce the triumph of the Re.
publican party. We must promote that man.
| had a talk with him afterwards, but he did not
know that had been told ofhs present to the
| squatter. 80.
He asked me several questions about the creed
of the National and Sectional parties in the States
which indicated that lie had lived long time
beyond the limits ofof journalism. spoke Of
Pierce and Douglas as the probable candidates
ofthe Ebo-shin Democracy. He spoke of them
both in more chaste, indeed-but quite as indig-
nant language, as the soldiers used in speaking
of Mr.. Shannon. After talking long time about
prominent politicians, he said
L Is opIv no