The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-07-16

$1,000 or $40 900, some few days ago, out south
west. His buildings were burnt as ! am told.
l have seen in Westport, within the last week,
a good number offamilies who were driven out
ofthe Territory by these desperadoes, and who
were poor, bereft, penniless, and seeking refuge
from their relentless enemies within the limits Of
the State Some of these families consisted Of
women and children only, some of whom said
that their husbands was killed, and others that
they were prisoners, or were driven and pursued
out of the country These scenes of suffering
and distress have witnessed in civilized coun.
try and such will ever be the calamities ofa civil
war, or rather social war, such as that now wa
ged in Kansas Territory. All those horrid acts
have been committed in the "name Of the Nor
thern army" rE
Again one ofthe Doneson's, with small com
pany of five or six men, was fired upon by these
bandits, and one Of the men had his horse killed
under him, and another was slightly wounded or
grazed about the head. This happened last
week. 1t estimates that twenty three or four
men = l mean Of the men who sustain the
laws of the Territory-haye been killed or muir
dered, and made away with recently and per
haps greater number than this The pro-sla-
very party have doubtless in selfdefence,
killed and wounded number of the as
sailants. Some one ortwo of them are known
to have been killed on the attack of Franklin,
andin the battle with Capt. Pate they lost three
killed and several wounded,
saw the old lady Doyle, widow of the one
who was murdered in Franklin county. She
came before the United States Investigating
Committee and desired to give her evidence to
the same purport as the foregoing statement
which have made, but her testimony was ru-
led out by the majority of the committee, and
her affidavit was taken before justice of the
peace by George King, and will be printed with
the evidence as ruled out testimony. Her story
is indeed a lamentable one. She is an object Of
much pity, having lost all, husband and two
sons except her last and only son a lad of some
fourteen years Of age and this one was only spar
ell to her after prayers and tears and entreaties.
When the bandits were in the act of leading this
last one out for the purpose of killing him also,
the poor old woman already overcome with an
guish, exclaimed as she states in her affidavit,
'Oh, men, will you not spare me this last and
only child? Are you not flesh and blood and
have you no children?' One Of these men,
melted with the touching appeal of the poor wo
man, said he had child and that the boy should
not be killed.
But have not time to give you further de.
tails Of the horrid war which has been raging in
Kansas for some weeks, and which ifnot check
ed, may eventually widen its circle, and involve
all the States of the Union in desolating civil
war, and if it shall ever come, which may God
avert, will be one Of the bloodiest upon the rec
ords of time.
Governor Shannon this morning, while in
Kansas City, received a dispatch from President
Pierce, commanding him emphatcaliy to sup
press the war forthwith, and disperse, and dis.
band and disarm all parties, and restore peace tc
the country Shannon has gone up to Fort
Leavenworth, and will put himself at the head
of the troops and use all his authority to quel
and quiet the disturbances in the Territory
hope he may succeed Very respectfully, &c
Your friend and obedient servant
[signed, JOHN r. HUGHES.
Colonel N. G.. Elliott now in X. T.