Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-10-31

vote.
R,soived, That the Candidates thi. day nominated
be and are hereby instructed to oppose each end
every one of the amendments to the Constitution
proposed by the late Council Of Censors.
The Last Outrages in Kansas.
The administration papers were p~arading
last week, a letter from Gov. Geary to Mr..
Marcy, announcing that Peace and ouiet
have been restored to the Territory" and that
" for upwards of two weeks no outrages have
been authenticity reported. - At the very
time tho hypocritical announcement was
penned, two Of the worst outrages yet perpe-
trated in that unhappy territory Ind just
been committed by the United States troop,
under Gov. Geary's order. Who, three years
ago, would have believed that the public
fogg,ng of a peaceable American citizen for
no ofense,-and the violent arrest of an
emigrant train of honest and worthy men
and women and the destruction and robbery of
their property, under the deliberate orders
of United States officials. were poss,b,ht,esr
The atrocities committed in Kansas, would
indeed be incredible if not substantiatsi BY
the clearest evidence.
The wickedness of the last outrage 10 in
creased by the fact that the emigrants we're
proceeding under a written welcome from
Gov. Geary.
The following statement, drawn up BY the
Emigrants and brought to Chicago By a
special messenger, gives succinctly the facts
of the case
ESoANPnESr ON PoSr CREEK, K. TIL
Midnight, Oct. 10, 1856.
We, the undersigned, present to our fellow citi.
zsn' the following statement Of facts. and ask their
serious attention to tho high handed violation Of
constitutional right. which they disclose.
We left NJ cunt Pleasant, Iowa, on the 2eth Oh
September, and after 3 toilsome journey Of some
twenty-one days through Iowa and Nebraska, We
reached the Kansas line this morning, Oct. 10, 1856.
When we had proceeded about three miles South Of
the line, and viii e pursuing our way in a peaceful
and quiet manner, we we're suddenly stopped BY
between 800 and 100 United States troops, with siI
pieces Of artillery, under command Of Col. Cooke,
acting as posse to United States Deputy Marshal
Preston.
After in1uiring who we were and to what place
we we're going, and being truthfully informed, they
announced their intentions to subject us to search,
in obedience to instructions from Governor Geary.
Col. ~Eldridge, as conductor of the train, presented
tho following letter of welcome from Gov, Geary
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Lecompton, X. T., Sept. so, 1856.
To all Whom It may concern
The bearer of this note, Robert Morrow, reprs.
sents himself a, Agent Of certain peaceful and
bona fde %emigrant. about entering this Territory
through Nebraska, under the escort Of Col. Eliridge,
assisted by Gen. Pomeroy and Col. Perry.
welcome all such accessions to the population of
this Territory, coming from whatever quarter, and
| request all good citizens TO afford shelter and pro-
lection to every person entering this Territory for
peaceable and lawful purposes.
If the party under Colonel Eldridgs como in this
way, without threat, or hostile attitude, I hereby
request all military officers in this Teri1
give them a safe conduct and to pcrmN
pass without interruption.
JNo. W. GEl
Governor of Kansas Te
This letter was sent by a special mes
the train while at Nebraska. We protestN
any detention or search as a violation of our
tutional rights, and Of the spirit Of Gov. q
letter. We admitted that we were thorouy
armed and stated that Gov. Geary had been so inS
formed by the bearer Of the letter. and he had dis
tinctly admitted our right TO come armed into the
Territory. The train was ordered to start. but was
Immediately forcibly stopped, neither our protest
nor Gov. Geary's letter being respected. The wag-
ons were then sea rched, and all arms found in them
we're taken away. During the search trunks and
valises were torn and broken open, the beds Of FAM
lilies were thrown out in the rain and tramped in
the mud-the ladies being treated with insxcusable
rudeness.
After thi, was done they offered to escort us to
Gov. Geary, on condition that the leader, pledged
-" WY NNA "ANa ~ AaAA AAlss
having neither right nor power to do, they refused
telling them that when they had taken from US all
they wanted, we would take care Of ourselves. We
were then informed that we were prisoners ofwar,
our entire train, numbering some two hundred and
fifty men, women and children, being surrounded
by United States troops and marched into camp.
where we are tonight, under . strong military
guard, who have orders to shoot down any man who
attempts to leave"
This statement is signed by a large number
Of persons, from New England, Iowa, Wis
%consin, Indiana, Ohio and New York. The
party was under the conduct of S. ". Ell
bridge of Lawrence, in company with s. C.,
Pomeroy and j. A. Perry.
The Tribune says that when the train vas
stopped, it was proceeding as it had pro-
ceeded through Iowa, without military orr
ganization, without military officers, the
wagons scattered in a line of two miles in
length over the prairie. and the men, in
squads, some with, but nearly all without
arms, were walking by the side Of the teams.
There was no pretence that i. was q military
band, none that the men were organized for
offensive purposes, none that they had com
mitted any crime for which they had laid
liable, by just Interpretation of
any law, to arrest.
The telegraph has since announced the re
lease of the smigrants on condition Of their
dispersal. but the arms found in their wagons,
including over 200 muskets, 10 Sharp'sri rifles,
a quantity Of revolver,, and IL kegs of pow
der, are still retained from their rishtful
owners by Geary. The evident object of the
is to harass and Brighten the Free
State emigrants, - to make difficult and
dangerous the northern entrance to the Ter
ritory, as well as that by way Of the Missouri.
And all this while, be it remembered, armed
companies of pro slavery men 60 freely in by
the Missouri river, without even an examin.
alton by the impartial governor.
The other outrage is circunstantial re-
lated by two correspondents of the N. Y.
Times. We copy the shorter of the two ac-
counts
Capt. Anderson, of the United State. Army, met
men coming on foot into the Territory, a few
days since. He arrested them and asked them
several questions about Pomeroy's party, &c. One
of the men turned States evidence and told all, and
perhaps more than he knew Of the party. The
other absolutely refused 10 answer such questions.
Anderson then gaze orders 10 have me NAV ned
up 10 a rhsei aud hty iash,s Ciu,n HIM. This man,
an American citizen, was then and there publicly
by order Of a Captain Of the LHfed States
In this way are the people Of Kansas to he
subdued, if it is possible to execute and carry out
the policy of the present Administration Men tied
to a wheel and fifty lashes given them, here in
in the middle Of the Nineteenth Century
Surely this is
" tn, Lin3 q fc Ffo'
And h,mc Of fh' brdre,"
SIGMA.
THE MAJoRrrF of 5000 in Bsrks County,
Pennsylvania, for the Buchanan ticket is ex-