Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1856-11-06
The Kansas Prisoners Ap-
: peal to the Country.
Their History Of their Arrest and
ffF f ias Causes. - Tx
GREAT POLITICAL PRIso5, J
LEcoMrToE, K. I -, Z
Sunday. Oct 10 1884 y

OF UOv. Ueary IN hansaS, tniS Territory
was The scene OF most direful civil war.
IL is equally we'll known that in all that
terrible, droma the people of Kansas
were alone the sufferers. aud that orga
azed bands of robbers and murdervrs
from the sdjoining States were almost the
sole per petratofs. the beginning they
Ind wrested oar government from MS and
made our laws. but finding US unwilling
TO fawn 10 their dictates and 10 ncknowl.
edge them as our lords. las people who
had once tasted liberty should be) they
used fire, starvation and the sword 10
bring US 10 submission. Having no
! other resource our people were at last
com nelled TO resort 10 the stores Of our
enemies Cor the necessaries OF life.
As we have said. such was the condi.
tion of things on he arrival of our new
Governor He sppearea among us about
the first Of September, and was hailed as
our deliverer. The much lamented Ma
! jor Hoyt. who had known him In Penn
sylvanis. in Mexico. and in Caliiornis:
assured US that We might hope for justice
and protection. Geary's course a: Lsav
enworlh City, and the assurance of Mr..
Adams, his ccnfdentiil friend and adyi-
ser. together with our ardent hopes for
peace and rest, led US to believe he
would be our friend. All at least were
! willing TO trust him. TO oct with him and
under his advice. Nor was this conf
dence in mis- friendship shaken by his in.
augural and proclamat ion. which was is
sued on the ll;h Of September. copies OF
which were brought down to Lawrence
that came evening by M Adams, and
read 10 the people. We therefore deter.
mined TO lske no offensive steps without
his sanction.
I About day break on the morning Of the
l2,h Gov. Geary. a, the head of four
hundred U. s. troops. rode up to the forl
on Capital Hill. near Lawrence and asked
Who had command Of the place! Capt
Bickerton answered. Il have the honor
TO command here at present" The Gov.
then advanced and said Il en- GOV. Gea.
ry, of Ksnsss. have come TO prevent
the eGusion Of blood. ! have heard that
body Of FIFTEEN HUNDRED men are
marching upon Lewrence for The purpose
of destroying The town." Geary WIS
then asked If he knew this TO be fact,
and replied that he had i. &c FL, idly
Capt. Bicksrton remarked that. ST there
are no more than fifteen hundred. they
will go back faster than they GENE. y
, With an appearance ofastonishment. the
Governor asked. Don't you expect to b.
governed by the constitution Capt.
Bickerton responded thai 'ihe Free State
men had always been governed by it,
"Weil,' said the Governor, ''don't your
people sometimes burn houses and com
init other depreda;ions?" Il should not
wonder if by this time some have become
so exasperated as 10 do So" returned
Capt. Bicker:on. adding as he pointed
10 the brass cannon. 'SAcRAMESTo." 81
, was at franklin. and aided in the taking
4. Of that. l was also at Washington
Greek aud al Titus Fort. We found Ii
tus the evening before engaged in robbine
houses aud stealing horses"-and he might
have added with truth. making attempt.
E upon the lives OF our citizrns..') II
the destruction OF such Jens Of murderer
and plundersrs is houSebgrning. then nr'
the Fres State men house burners in
Decd" The Governor said that he mus
see that. The laws f;erriloriul) be obeyed
e b. K rton replied that the Fee State mel
would not obey tie territorial laws S,
evil. for they could not express senti
e ments in accordance with their belle
y without exposing themselves 10 the heav
J. lest penalties. After some further con
versation about the laws and their valid
e i:y. the Governor inquired who -wcr
the constituted authorities Of Lawrence
: and on being told that Lawrence was no
corporate town, and that no person as
sumed any more authority than the rest
he offered TO ''ireat" with Capt. Becker
IS ton. Tho Capt. however. declined. an,
4 sent the Governor into town. where r.
e was warmly welcomed by large numb be
o Of its citizens and other Kansas settlers
e who had taken refuge in The place. TIL
h Gov. assured them. 10 = speech. that b
4 intended to drive all lawless binds Gu
u Of the territory, but for the present ad
$ viSed the Free State msw to remain I'm
d der arms for their osUn protection. an
e. not disbanG until he should first hau
II accomplished his part.
J. While Lawrence was being visited b
e the Governor. band Of Southern marau
= ldess, under the lead Ut one Robertson
| made descent upon the town Of Gross
., hopper Falls. and after piundering tn
ii same. set FIRE to it. burning considers
,. BILE amount of properly. They then re
II treated to Hickory Point. where they in
n tended to remain fortified. until Gale
30 upon By the main body of the law an
'e order" srmysto aid in The wiping out Q
Of Lawrence. The day following. Geners
Lsue, who had not seen the Gosemor
,g proclamation, with about fifty or on
Ne hundred men, happened to pass neu
n Hickory Point. and at the unanimous de
10 mand Of the citizens under him. led
at an siNack upon the fortified rutfisns. b,
Id aving no artillery. he found himself vi
nole TO disloigs them without great los
lie therefoss Withdrew and sent TO Law
or renee for reinforce ments. Lanes me-
% sage arrived al Lawrence on the night
!, the 18th. Many wished to obey the sun
!, mons al omce--others were in n qusndar
"' Robertson s company would soon join u
! forces before lawrence. and must
he whipped then IL not now. Which cour