The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-10-16

has right to wish, and to pray too, ifhe chooses
that Kansas be made a free State, legally, con,
stitutionally.
The truth u.s. the nation should Immediately
cause the little giant corn-cracker Douglas, old
Cass, Pierce, and a half dozen more agitators
to be arrested, carried to the Potomac, and there
right opposite to the Capitol, each one should
have milestone fastened about his neck with
an iron cable, and then cast into the middle Of
that stream. These "Squatter Sovereigns "
should not be permitted to live another week
nor to die a natural death.
am no crosker, but believe human endu-
rance has been carried to its utmost tension,
and that long, cruel and bloody civil war
is about to commence.
God save the Commonwealth
Yours, truly, Verify.
Only an Armistice with the Border Ruffians-An-
other Raid on Foot.
81. Louis, Oct. ID have Just received a
letter from perfectly reliable man in Lawrence,
K. T., of which the following is an extract
LAWRENCE, Oct. 3, 1856.
"Many of our people are leaving, for fear Of
famine in the winter. Can they be treasured ?
We are having an armistice till after election
then we expect a storm to come. Gov. Geary
is failure. His only object is to make Buchan.
an capital for the East.
Il have learned from a reliable source that
it is the intention of the Missouri Ruffians to
make an attempt upon the Free State men OF
the Territory, and to drive them out, some time
between the middle of November and the first
of December. This can only be prevented by
an immediate effort to supply and strengthen
the Free State men, who are now suffering and
struggling with despotism.
al trust our friends in New York and New
England will see the necessity of forwarding all
the means they can spare before the LIST of De-
cember, so as to supply provisions and clothing
for the suffering"
From Kansas.
81. Louis, Oct. 1.-THE Democrat learns
from gentleman just arrived in this city, that
on Thursday last, report having reached
Platte City, No. that Messrs. Berry & Walker
merchants of Weston, had sold some citizens OF
Kansas quantity of -four, party of one hun.
dred marched to arrest the parties implicated
and on arriving at Weston they laid the case
before B. f. Stringfellow, who placed himself
at their head. and proceeded to The store OF
Messrs. Berry & Walker, and arrested the for
mer, denouncing him as an Abofitionist, and
threatening to hang him.
Mr.. Berry appealed to the citizens of Yves
ton, who assembled in force, and ordered the
Platte party to leave the place in ten minutes
which they did. The people of Weston then
publicly denounced Mr.. Stringfellow's conduct
and commanded him to leave the country in
live days, or suffer the consequences.
Mttaoaukie, Oct. live have advices from
Kansas to the LIST inst, stating that Gov. Geary
had caused to be arrested and confined in Lee
compton, on the charge of murder in the first
degree, one hundred and seven Free State
men, who are mostly under the charge of Col
Titus.
ID. Miles Moore, of Leavenworth, was arrest
ed on the I'd inst, while at Kansas city, en-
route east, by Surveyor General Calhoun, and
carried to Wyandotte city and imprisoned.