Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-10-29
FROM KANSAS

| WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-Amone official dis.
patches from Gov. Gcary of Kansas, is one da.
ted Ieccmpton, Oct. 18th, in which he details
the circumstances attending the arrest of an
organized band, consisting of about 24O persons
among whom were few women aud children,
/ comprising seven families.
| This party was regularly formed in military
ORDER under command of Gen. Pomerov and
Coils. Eldridge and Perry, and others; they had
with them twenty wagons, in which were a sup.
! ply OF new arms, mostly muskets. with bayo.
nets SHORES, and n lot of saddles, etc, sufficient
to equip a battalion consisting of one fourth
cavalry and the remainder infantry. Besides
these arms, which Gov Gcary saws were evil
IDENTIFY intended for Il military organization, and
which were in the wagons, search of which
was strongly objected TO. The cmigrants were
provided with shot guns, rifles, pistols, knives,
&C., sufficient for the ordinary uses of persons
travelling in Kansas, any other of the west
crn territories. They had with them neither
oxen, household furniture, mechanics tools. ag.
rlcutnral implements, nor any of the necessary
"ppurtenances of peaceful settlers They were
permitted to pursue their journey under escort
OF the Squadron Dragons; and subsequently,
Geary, according to promise, met them near To.
peka. They apologizcd for their evident and
undeniable disregard of Gov. Geary's proclamn.
ton, which apology, though plausible was far
from satisfactory, after welcoming them as
peaceful clnigrants, aid assuring them that he
womb positively enforce his proclamation and
suffer no party men to enter or travel through
the territory with warlike or hostile appearance
to the terror of the peaceful citizens, and dan.
ger OF renewing the diSgracefil and alarming
scenes through which the inhabitants had So
recently passed.
Gov. Geary insisted upon the immediate dis.
abandonment of the combination, which was
agreed to with alncrity. The majority Of the
men were evidently gratified to learn that thev
had been deceived in relation to Kansas affairs
and that peace and quiet, instead of strife and
contention, were reigning there His remarks
were received with frequent demonstrations OF
appreciation, and at their close the organization
was broken up and its members dispersed in
various directions. After they Ind been dis.
missed from custody, and the fact announced bv
Maj. Sbly, their thankfulness for his kind trent
mcnt toward them during the time he held them
under arrest, was expressed by giving him hear.
! ty md enthusiastic cheers.
Among the documents is the report of the
cnigrants to Gov. Geary, complaining of the
rough treatment they received from the troops
acting rs they understood, under orders from
Mr.. Preston, U. S. Marshal, declaring their mis-
sion TO Kansas as peaceful, having no orpaniza.
ton save one of police for their own regulation
and defence on theway, and coming in that spirit
to the territory, they claimed the right Of Amer.
lean citizens to bear arms and be exempt from
unlawful search OF seizure.
Capt. Selby who had them in charge. saws
they were never, for one moment. made to fee
the restraints Of military discipline, but were
on the contrary, relieved from the onerous duty
and necessity of military guards and assisted
rather than retarded in their journey. the CAP.
tain, agreeably to Gov. Gcaryss instructions re.
stored such of the arms as were claimed asiin.
[ dividual property.