The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-23
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HiSh Raassd Outrage In Kansas,
PEAeEAbLE ANGLICAN CITIZENS MsARMEp
AND TAKEN RRIsosEAs.
The Work Of EHs.svisg Ksasss Gen, On
NORTHERN RouTk sLooKsp yr

A special messengers from Kansas. who
reached this city on Saturday evening last,
direct from Nebraska City. brings rs iuteh'
genee of another one OF the high.handed ~
sasions Of the constitutional rights 81 amer
can citizens in that Territory. BY which Tue
work Of its dnsl susisvsmeat oy ihe sooth'
aided aad abette3 BY the 1T 0sssrstiea' 70
to be contaminated,
A train OF $50 sa.ssaass aadef the con
duct Of Mr.. Eidrsdae oil Lswrenee. Ia com.
o.nv with Gen. 8 c. Pomeroy aud MI
perry. also al that place, left Osceols, Iowa,
ahilher they had proceeded by two routes,
on the a7th Sept, tor Nebraska City They
crossed the river at the latter place, and on
the Tth OF October took up then march Tor
the Territory. The, crossed the south hue
Of Nebraska and entered Kansas On the
mora.ag OF the 10Th, when three Or tour
miles in the latter Territory were me; and
surrounded BY band OF 500 to 700 United
States troops. dragons, artillery and ia
fanj Es--Mith six pieces of cannon. acting
rs the posse OF Deputy Marshal Preston, and
were dissrmed aud taken prisoners. IN deh-
aaes OF all their constitutional rights aud
aosiaoEf arg process u laa, real Of pretend
ed The leaders OF the train were warned
OF the presence Of this body OF men, but re,
lying upon the rig hts which are guaranteed
them as American citizens and upon the pro
mise OF protection given them by Gov
Geary, they had no reason 10 suspect that
they would be interrupted IN this violent
and illegal manner, and hence took no pains
10 avoid by fiiaht or resist by force this pi.
ratiesl army until they found themselves
fully in their power. When the train was
stopI ed, il was proceeding as ii had pro
eeeded through Iowa, without, military Of
taaiza,ion. without military officers, the
wagons scattered in line Of two miles 10
length over The prairie, and the men, in
squads, some with, but nearly all without
arms, we're walking BY the side of the
teams. There was no prstenee that il was
a military band, none that the men were
organized for offensive purpos ;, none that
thew had committed any crime for which
they had laid themselves liable, by Just in
depreciation OF any law, TO arrest. But q
search Of the wagons was ordered By Pres
ton, who, by the way. 10 sprig or lawyer
lust from Virgins, who accepted the APP
pointment OF Deputy Marshal for the spe-
cial purpose OF the capture ofthis train. and
when il was sssertsinet BY overhauling the
contents Of the wagons that there were less
than two rounds Of ammunition for each
gun--that all the powder was contained in
one keg. and that for these two hundred
and City men there was keg party full Of
cartridges made up for the use OF the night
guard, il was decided that this was an invs.
ding army and that it must be put under ar.
rest.
The leaders OF the train had taken the
precaution TO send two men around By the
Mississippi river, when the main party lei
Mount Pleasant, to explain to the Govern
or the number, objects and condition Of thc
men. An interyieg with him resulted in .
/ promise on his part, that the men should b.
| protected, and to eyince his apparent ear
ne stness, be gave Mr.. Morrow one Of The
messengers, the letter OF safe conduct, which
is embodied ia The statement of the prison
ers which We publish below, This lette
was sent BY express and met the train a
Nebraska City, and armed with il, the lead
ers sppFehsnded no danger OF interruption
or detention When the command to stol
was piysa, this letter Of Gov. Geary's wa
| produced, bat il was not satisfactory to tn
Virginia lawyer acting BY bis command
| He declined to accept 1t as pass, and or
| dered the search to be made. To this tn
emi9rsuts demurred, and asked for sn es
eort, that they might go al once to Lecomp
ton and give the Governor the opportunit
| OF Judging for himself whether they were 0
we're not a hostile army. This request wa
denied On pretence that the force wa. no
( safsclent-thal the me q for the escort coul
aoi be spared. TIE search wac conducts
Or breaking open their boxes, trunks an
| valises, hauling out the contents Of the wa
CONS, throwing be :, clothing and cookin
utensils into Ine mud and uanpting ther
under their feet 1t had the result that W
have stated, and no other except that DO
Of ten Sharp's rifles. and box OF two doze
rsvolyers, going through as freight, and pal
Is such BY their owner, who was tskiD
them in to sell, were brought to light Her
was treason. Here Was rebellion. tn
arms-those ten guns IN boxes and ID
Hair. rifles belonging to the men togethe
wiih the one Reg Of powder and one-hs
key OF cartridges-were seized and paeke
10 an U. 5. wagon and placed under guar
| and the men were then arrested and marcel
ed off toward Topeka, where they hsv
| probably by this time arrived Il ia prob'
Bile that now they are robbed OF all mean
| OF defence, OF their horses and provision
they will be put upon trial for murder
some other offence easily conluret up unt,
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