The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-10-23
Later and painful from kansas.


Ruffian sources, come thick and fast from
Kansas, all exul,ingly proclaiming that
peace and quiet reign in Kansas, Yes,
order rcigns in Warsaw" The peace
OF Kansas is the peace of despotism.-
The cause Of freedom is at least, tempo =
ralily crushed, and unless Fremont is
elected, crushed forever.
Gov. Geary was selected by Buchanan
as lis confidential friend and agent, and
was appointed by President Pierce, in
compliance with the wish of the Sage
of Wheatland." The policy is to pro-
duce temporary truce in Kansas, to pro-
duce seeming quiet there till after the
election. This is all of it.
Gov Geary is mocking the Free State
men Of Kansas. His policy aims a fatal
blow at the very h, art Of liber;y. His in
auoural discloses the fact that the entire
Satanic Code" of bogus laws are to be
nforced-unta hey are repealed! This
is but cruel mockery. The bogus laws
virtually disiranchise ;he Free State men
No; man Of them can vote, if his vote is
challenged, without submitting to odious
test oaths, without swearing to support
the Fugitive Slave Law, and all the bo
gus laws Of tee Territory. Urder those
laws, every Rufian from Missouri who
will pay dollar, can vote, and thus there
is neither chance nor hope for Free State
men or for repeal of the bogus laws
Despotism reigns.
The October election appointed to be
held in Kansas, will be carried by Ruff
ans. They will either drive Free State
men from the polls, if they appear there,
by violence as they have done on former
occasions, or they will drive them from
the polls by Challenging and applying the
test oaths, or carry the day by dollar
voters. 1t is not likely Free State men
will appear at the polls at all, under such
circumstances. We think they should
not Despots and Rufians are sure to
rule any way. And all this under the
mild swoy of Gov. Geary!
The Free State men in Kansas are at
the mercy of their enemies. And yet we
are told peace and quiet reigns But the
quiet is the quiet Of desolation. Hun
4 dreds in Kansas have lost their all-thcir
houses have been burned, their cattle and
horses stolen, their corn fields despoiled,
and actual, pinching want is upon them,
and starvation before them. They are
destitute of money, clothing and food.
The design Of the Ruffian tyrants and
robbers is to dlive them out of the Ter
; ritory, and in this they are but too sue
cessful. Many are attempting to escape
from the Territory, and others would but
they are too poor. The thoroughfares
: into and out Of Kansas are guarded by
Ruffians, SO that many that would escape
are left to starye in the Territory.
, Telegraphic dispatches report that war.
: rants are out for the arrest of Stringfellow
f and Sheriff Jones This is all CANNON,
and simply designed to give Gov. Geary
the appearance Of impartiality, when his
whole course is deceptive, and the en-
tire influence Of his administration upon
: the side Of the Rufians, and his policy is
: calculated and designed to crush out free
dom in K kansas.
; Rev. L. B. Dennis of the NJ E Church
: writes to the Western Christian Advo
cate desparingly from Lawrence. He re.
ports The sufferings of the people from
destitution and want as great and increas
ing. He appeals in behalf OF .'the poor
! liberty loving ,doWn-trodden and bleeding
e citizens Of Kansas" He speaks of the
! promised help for Kansas which does no
come, he speaks Of sympathizing expires
| sions and sounding remarks in behalf o
Kansas and adds:
e ''Remarks like the above might be con
$ tinued aG infnituna;, and the papers are
S teeming with the cheering intelligence
e that so many thousands attended certain
mass meetings, and that all are awake
and that everything, is moving in The
: proper direction Under certain circum
: stances some of US might be pleased quite
I considerably to hear and read of sucl
: things. Butt am frank to confess, tha
1 while our horses are taken in open day
light, right before our eyes-and preach
j ers, too, that have taken no part in tht
: war: our homes burned down, some
: times hardly giving the women and chill
dren time for escape; our property o
every kind destroyed; our wives ane
n children compelled to lie in the brusl
along the creeks in hail, rain, and wine
f for days, without anything to eat, ant
. many of them suffering severely will
e chills and feyers, ii is pretty hard to b.
much comforted with such reports, will
! such remarks. ns
[ son your floating banners may be in
scribed ''Eree Kansas, Free Speech ant
I Free Press; but ask, in the name o
I God and nv country, what consolation