Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-28
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

ment, says, "the Cretians are al HRS
This remark is no less true, 1t Wouio seen' III
rsgard In the Observation-Disclosures OF Kansas
That Terr;tory is filled with msndacious letter
x-;,srs Who. with the vain hope of electing
Jobn @. Fremont to the Presidency, employ
THAR entire time in manufacturing and pub
fishing through their willing organs, tho
vilest and most unfounded falsehoods that
corrupt hearts and fertile imsginations ever
conceived. Before the advent into that region
of Governor Geary, the marauding exploits of
Lanes hired rebels furnished material for
lying appeals to public sympathy in the dis
tant States. They traversed the country in
armed bands. committing every imaginable
outrage, which they took good care to publish
to the world as the works of their political
adversaries. Their sham fights, in which no.
body was injured, were reported as terrible
battles, in which dozens of innocent freedom
ties were ruthlessly slaughtered by southern
pro-slavery men.
Indeed, no species Of rascality can be
named that was not employed to ill the col
umns Of the New York Times, Tribune, and
other kindred prints, and to convince the
more honest but too credulous adherents Of
their fansticsl tenets that they were the most
abused people in the world. There was no
limit to the falsehoods to which they earnestly
labored to give currency. But all this de.
scription of political thunder was silenced by
Governor Gesry's dispersion Of Lanes infa-
nous &C. Army of the North" and his driving
from the Territory the numerous bands Of
brgands that had detached themselves for
greater and surer profit from the main body.
For time no more shrieks were heard from
bleeding Kansas, and the freedom .howlers
were left without political capital.
| This condition Of things was absolutely ter.
rfyipg. The last plank of the drowning fac
ton had sunk from under them The Governor
had issued his proclamation forbidding any
armed and hostile bands from entering the
Territory. Lane and his abettors soon learned
that he was in earnest and meant to deal Sc
| verely with whoever should dare to act in
violation of his commands. He was vigilant
active and energetic, and his troops were sta
toned at every available point to prevent
further invasions and make political battle
ground of the Territory be had been sent to
govern.
In this dilemma, the freedomites conceive ed
the happy idea that what could not otherwise
be effected might be accomplished by strategy
Kansas again be made the scene Of agitation,
any that had gone before, be made for free,
dom. Accordingly, Gen. Pomeroy, and Coils
Perry and Eldridge, three Of Lanes most
trusty and best tried leaders, collected in Ne
braska a party of upwards of two hundred
men to invade once more the neighboring Ter
ritory. But how to pass the United States
troops stationed near the line taxed their in
genuity to tho utmost. At length they hit
upon a cunning device, and fastened forth.
with to carry it into effect. The plan was
very simple. Col Morrow, with several
others were dispatched post haste to Governo,
Geary, and reached his quarters on the nigh
of the 10th sltimo. They represented thai
they were deputation of party OF emf
grants, who wished to enter the Territory fol-
peaceful purposes, with their wives and chill
dren, household furniture, agricultural i'm
plements, &c, but that having read his proc
iamation, they were anxious to put aside ever
the appearance Of evil intentions, and had
determined, therefore, not to enter the boun
diaries Of Kansas until their intentions were
fret made known and his free consent OBJ
tanned. The Governor informed them that b,
was glad to welcome all immigrants who cam,
with peaceful intentions, and gave them, a
their earnest and repeated solicitations, let
ter to Col P. St. George Cooke, comm ande
OF the United States troops, instructing hin
t. let the party have unmolested passage l.
they were as they represented themselves
Determined, however, not to be caught nap
ping, and suspecting that all was not exactly
right, the Governor Immediately dispatched
a messenger to Col. Preston, Deputy United
States Marshal, instructing him to watch care.
fully the movements Of the party in question.
On the morning Of the 9th instant, Colonel
Eldridge with his company crossed the Kan
sas line, and FIVE miles south of it was met by
COlOnels Cooke and Preston. They presented
the Governor letter and insisted upon being
permitted to pass. Col. Preston suggested the
propriety Of first examining the party and the
contents of their wagons, numbering twenty,
in all This suggestion was met with great
indignation, and even violent abuse They
had pass from the Governor, and that was
sufficient. The Marshal, however, persisted
that the PASS contained very important pro.
viso, which the immigrants seemed to over.
look; and informed the leaders that thev
might have the choice of submitting to an OK
animation, or being escorted on their wav
until they should meet the Governor, for
| whom he would Immediately send. Both these
propositions were CONTEMPORARY rejected. A
search was therefore ordered, which resulted
| as follows
| The party numbered two hundred and forty
persons, seren Of whom were women, not one