The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-11-25

ced over ua. .t tasts
! The next day thcy werc marched to Lc-
compton, whoro wo were for tho first week
under guard of the Federal Troops We
were then marched to tho prison house where
we are now guarded by tho Territorial Militia
nino-tcnths of whom arc non-residents and
intend leaving the Territory so soon as their
three months enlistment under Gcary is out.
| number of other prisoners have beon
brought in since charged with varions often
cos, a number have escaped from this den Of
horror, few have been discharged and one
was released this morning by tho Great De-
| livcrer. $780,.
! THE PRISONERS.
Our number now is 0s--s7 of whom are
held on the Hickory Point charge. The re-
naming eleven are retained on charges Of n
similar character. n wna l9f aAno
oEARY's SAYINGS AND DorNos. 'ss
Timo and again tho Governor has said that
no action should be taken concerning political
oflences, committed previous to the issuing of
his proclamation. Yet moro than once has
been used that portion Of tho Federal Army
| under his command to make seizures of per-
sons so charged. We are all held against this
promise for following tho advice Of one sup
posed to speak authoritatively. And in all
this time, not Pro Slavery man has been ar
rested, although Gov. Geary and the u. s.
Marshal cannot but know fcrimes and mur-
| ders without number committed by the lea
ders of that party. Even Geary's Militia af-
tor the numbering of David Buffom, passes
| through Lecompton under black flag, the
omblem of pirates no one daring TO molest
them. nov
CONDITION OF THE PRISONERS.
A large portion of our number have fami-
lies depending upon our earnings for support,
and outstanding crops of great value going to
waste OF suffering heavy loss.
We come now at last to speak Of subject
too vital TO admit of one passing it unnoticcd
yet too delicate to dwell upon--wo allude to
our treatment and condition since our confine-
ment here; any description of which must
come far short of the terrible reality. A few
of our guard will ever be remembered by us
with emotions of the deepest gratitude for
their kindness, but tho greatest portion of
them are drunken, brawling demons, too yilc
and wicked for portrayal. Times. without |
number have they threatened to either shoot |
or stab us and not unfrcqucntly havo they |
attempted to carry out their base and hclIish
threats. Several nights have the guard thar
solves threnecc;S;. cS. slcir different watches, by
cursing us, throwing stones at tho house,
breaking in glass, sash, DC. Two largo can
non stand planted but u few yards from our
prison, and two nights has tho match been
swung several hours in the hands of the gun
ners, with orders to discharge, both heavily
loaded with shot and slugs upon us, in case
our friends should como in sufficient force to
avenge our wrongs These, however, are
only slight compared with other insults and
suffering heapcd apon us daily. Most of US
arc poorly clad-fcw have any bedding.
THE PRISON.
Our prison 10 open and airy, yet small; and
without is surrounded with iilth--within all
is covered with yerlnin, everything is mixed
with misery. When youths we listened with
doubt to tho dark stories Of the jersey Prs-
on Ships, and tho Black Hole of Calcutta
never dreaming that we should mt last be
sad, actual part of their counterpart. Moro
than onco have we prophccicd to one anoth-
CIR that oil would not leave this charnol house
alive. Our assertions have been verified
Several have been dangerously sck--onc has
died. His name is William Bowles and was
formerly from ST. Charles, Mo- Ho labored
with us nobly for our God-given rights and
it was with feelings Of unutterable sorrow
that wo parted with him. After an illness
of two days he left his sutferings this morn
ing about one o'clock. Before his death we
requested the officer of the guard to have
him removed TO place of quiet. Wo talk
ed and became tired, yet nothing was done.
NO MEDICAL AID.
Last night all the physicians in town wero
scnt for and each refused to como. DIR. Jno.
B. Wood, who Is Justice of the Peace and
Judge of Probate, could not come "bccause
ho was Sick" yet ho was seen that evening us
well as tho following morning doing hard Ia ,
Dor. Others had reasons We know not what.
DR.. Brooks was sent for five times, but hc
was at a card table playing "poker' ho sworo
he 'would not leave the game to sayo any !
c. d---n abolitionist in the Tcrritory.r--
Many thanks orc due, however, to Mr.. Cald- ,
well, a pro-slavery man and Mr.. Marshall of
tho town Of Lecompton, for tho kind aid
they gave us.
The Governor paid us a visit yesterday
morning, which is tho third since our incar-
coration. We showed him young Bowlcs
and told him we feared this was the begin I
ming of an epidemic which would provo fatal 1
to not fcw Wo showed him our scanty
clothing. Ho said that tho Grand Jurywhich (
was in session all last week would probably I
finish its business by night; that all against I
whom no bills were found would be imme-
diately released, and that although he was
going away and should be absent several days,
yet he should leave orders that all those re- {
tanned should be provided with every comfort d
that could bo procured. But tho Grand Jury q
has not ended its examination, and none can
tell when it will. Sickness and death Of the j
most horrid forms arc in our midst, the scrap c
ings Of pandcmonium surround us. a
APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
We can SOC nothing left US but an appeal '
10 the last Tribunal--the great American
People We arc willing TO suffer il necesss,- :