Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-04-10

sitions, will mentioh the answer 10 the first. !
Robinson very coolly faced the insolent Gov
ernor and said Well, Sir, in regard to the
rifles, ! propose to COMPROMISE; we will keep
the weapons ourselves, but give you The con.
fenfs!" That compromise, think, would |
work.
He spoke Of the characters OF the Free set
tiers of Kansas, stating that they we're picked
men, and that euery strh man in Leauenworth
as a sraduate from College! He had great
hopes ofthe rising States from the stamina
Of its population.
kHe related an instance OF Gov. Robinson g
boldness Of front in presence of the RufHans
Of the Border. He had pitched his camp,
having no great body Of men with him, when
band of Mssourians marched up and halted
near by and in sight. They sent messen-
ger, who commanded Robinson, in their
name, to strike his tent and be on the march
in exactly fifteen minutes, or his camp would
be overrun, and his men put to rout. lie re-
plied "If you make the slightest attempt to
disturb us, you do it at your peril" Alter
| the messenger had departed, and about half
of the allotted minutes had elapsed, one of
Robihson's men suggested the proprie.y of
shooting volley over the heads of the Mis-
sourians, to intimidate them. "No," he re-
! piled, 81 hold it to be an everlasting disgrace
to shoot at man and not hit htm!" A spy,
who was lurking by, quickly slipped over to
the enemy, and reported this laconiG lepyj
and before the quarter of an hour had entirely
passed, the other party had Gecamped aud
were out of sight!
Prof Slliman, of Yale College, then rose
aud said that he did not hope Sharpe's rifles
would be put to the fullest use Of which they
are capable; but sef.defence, especially in
the cause of Freedom, is a sacred duty. He
deprecated the necessities OF the times which
demand such precaution on the part of set
tiers in Kansas, but he believed in meeting
manfully the present exigences, bad as they
might be. He said he desired to head the list
tor the procuring of a number Of weapons of
defence for the party setting out, and that
therefore Mr.. Lines might put down on the
paper, "B SiHiman, one Sharpe's rifle"
The price OF rifle was S25.]
Mr.. Russell and Rev. Mr.. Dutton rose both
al once. NIr. Russell speaks first; "Put me
down for one"
Rev. Mr.. Dutton, (Pastor Of the Church.)
One OF the Deacons of this Church, Mr.. Har-
vey Hall, is going out with the company, and
/, as his Pastor. desire to present to him a
Bible and Sharpe's rifle. Great applause ]
p. Pie. will give one.
Stephen d. Pardee. will give one for
myself, and also one for my wife!
Mr.. Beecher. like to see that it is a
stroke right dnd Jeff. tdreW .aughter.1
Charles Ives. Put me down for three.
Thomas r. Trowbridge' Put me down for
four!
DR.. J l. Howe will subscribe for one.
A gentleman said that Miss Mary Dutton
would give one.
DR.. Ste phen G Hubbard. One.
/ Mr. Beecher here stated the if twenty-five
could be raised on the spot, he would pledge
twenty-five more from Plymouth Church.
fifty being a sufficient number for the whole
supply. CluPpng Of hands all over the
house
Prof. Sillman now left Mr.. Beecher to
speak for the bid, and sat down to enjoy the
occas ion.
Mr.. Kilam. give one.
Mr.. Beecher. KHlam-that's significant
name in connection with a Sharpe's rife.
Laughter.
Prof. W . A. Norton. One for me.
i MIR. Vining. Another for me.
Mr. Moses Tyler. | will pledge one
Sharpe's rifle from the Junior Glass in Yale
College. Great app lause.l
Prof Si!liman, (rising in his seat and
sweeping the galleries with his eye.) There
are four Glasses in Yale College! Immense
sensation.
Henry TrowDridge. One.
John G. North. One.
Mr. Beecher. think Kansas viii now
know that there is a North! [Great ap-
plause.l
Wm. Kingsley. One for me.
Lucius l.. Olmsted. One.
Mr.. Dunlap. will pledge one for the
Senior Class in Yale College!
1t was now ascertained that instead o
twenty five, twenty-seven rifles had been sub
scribed, the cost of which. together with thu
amount received at the door Cor admission
fees, m ade the collection for Kansas in thu
North Church, one thousand dollars.
The meeting then adjourned.