Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-24
Correspondence of the Spy.
Letter from Kansas.
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, July s, 1856.
DEAR SIR:-Here / am again, after having
been through Cincinnati, indianapolis, Chicago,
Iowa City, Nebraska City, &C., &C., to Topeka,
where arrived in time for the celebration of the
4th. Oncte Sam has been playing smash with
our legislature. COL sumner, in pursuance of a
proclamation issued by the acting Territorial
Governor Woodson, adjourned us in a somewhat
summary and informal manner, with two hundred
Dragons and two field pieces. And we, thinking
it best not to abuse him nor whip his men, as it
was not his own doing but that of our heroic
President, suffered ourselves to be dispersed.
We had about 1000 men in Topeka, who had
assembled to have celebration. About one third
OF these we're armed for the purpose of appearing
on parade, and also to chastise the Rufans If they
lntertered with us in celebration, as they had
threatened to do.
There were no men there but Free State resi-
dents of the Territory. There was rumor that
Col Lane was coming with large force, but it
was unfounded. There were scarcely any men
there except what belonged within Is or so miles
OF Topeka, and none at that from the western,
southwestern, and northern partEof the Territory
The celebration was mere local affair
Perhaps, if you shonld come here now, could
convince you that there is something real, as well
as little humbug, in our difficulties However
you see to it that Fremont is President and adj
NIT us this session OF Congress as a free State
and allow us TO chastise our enemies as they come
the borders, and it will be all right; If not
we cannot afford longer to furnish campaign CAPT
tai for you at the North by allowing those devils
to overrun and murder us. Only last night some
Of them came sneaking into town, and stole a
horse. Yesterday quiet young man happened
TO be outside Of the town on the highway, about
four miles, to attend to some business of his own.
when he was stopped by five Ruffians, and his
money, horse and pistols taken from him
On the morning of the 9th, man was waylaid
near Big Spring and shot. (he was not killed
might as well have been) and although we are sur.
rounded by troops on almost every side, yet they
| cannot prevent these things, or restore our prop
erty and the lives Of those who have suffered in.
nocently.
Colonel Sumner, have no doubt means to act
impartially in the premises, yet he is many times
misiniormed as to our intention and acton, by the
I. y. officials, as was the case when he brought
his cannon 5hotted, and with the matches h0bfed
and directed them upon a peaceable gathering
on the Attn, IN front of Constitution Hall. DO.
madison had told him that we were there TO fpbt
him, (Sumner) in the hope that Summer mipbt he
induced to butcher-hence the course he took
AS one Of the indications OF the times noticed
this morning that four of the best old Democrats
that ever cursed National Bank or supported
the KanKas. Nebraska BILL leaving the place MI
morning for their native State, (Pennsylvania)
20 stump II for Fremont and Free Kanzas Old
| Pennsylvania will feel sensibly the effect in the
coming election. The violent measures and fou
play, TO which supporters OF the administration
and the enemies or Northern institutions resort
is proof enough that their cause is in a desperat,
| fix. Let not our enemies for a moment suppos,
that we have the least idea Of abandoning oul
State Constitution, or Of asking anything les,
than unconditional and immediate admission al
a State Of the Union, because our Legislature hal
been dispersed by force, and our State officers i'm
prisoned upon false charges
II we, by patiently submitting 10 the outrsgei