Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-11
From the 81; Louis Republican, Of June 3D;hl
The Heroes Of ChiCagO-Gheir Trip
To LeayenwOrth City and Back.

enworth CITY, we have obtained from eve
witness the following particulars. The officers
| Of the steamer Star Of the West made contract
with commission bouse Of this city to 90 to Al
! ton and receive hundred and twenty five emf
erants-no, armed mfn for Leavenworth City.
| They went to Alton Thursday evening. June
! lgfh. and found, instead of hundred and TWEEN
| ty-l five men, only seventy Fix men and two wo-
men. awaiting their arrival.
They had very little baggage. and after that
was taken aboard the emigrans went To ware
| house and were each provided with Halls Car
bine-all of them loaded. The steamer left Al
ton about 12 o'clock at night. The captain OF the
boat did learn until the next morning that the
guns were loaded, but soon as he did so he or
| Iered the guns to be discharged. which order
was promptly complied with. After the guns
had been discharged. they were taken into one OF
the state rooms. Before the boat had arrived at
| Lexington, the emgrants had managed secretly
to reload their guns, and supply them with bay
onets. and one of the men was caught in the cook
house making bullets.
On Sunday before their arrival at Lexngton,a
good deal of excitement prevailed amongst them.
| The company assembled in squads, and seemed
TO be holding consultations. Having by some
means gained information that they were to be
intercepted at Lexington, their heroism began to
decline and they offered the captain $1,000 for
his consent not to land at Lexington. The cap
tain informed them that he had freight for that
place and was obliged to lind to discharge it,
and would land there at all events, freight or no
freight.
The announcement of this determination in
creased their alarm. and some twenty of the men
took refuge in the ladies cabin and on the ladies
guards. with their guns in hand aud awaited
their approach to Lexington. On their arrival
Mt that dreaded place.a committee of the citizens
came on board and demanded an audience with
the captains of the party. The leaders were diff.
fcult to find, but as Messrs. A. G. Griffin and
A. A. Griffin had gotten up the company in Chi
cago, they at length came forward to answer.
The committee in arespectful manner ,announ-
ced their object, and demanded their arms. At
ter some hestntion the emgrants finally con
cluded that .'dscreiion was the better part of va
or." and surrendered.
l. The guns were found secreted in the state
rooms, ladies' cabin, texas, and in almost every
portion of the boat. They were carried ashore
and placed in warehouse for safe keeping, and
receipt was given for all the arms taken. Du-
ring this scene, which lasted some time. no hard
word- nor dsrespectful language passed on eth
or side The work done very quietly, and
the emigrants went on their way with only por-
ton of their side arms in their possession. They
arrived at Kansas at day ght next morning, where
the steamer was awaited by Gen. Jones with a
company of thirty South Carolinians. On their
way up the river. Gen. Atchison, Gen. String
fellow, and Mr.. VIM. Fl. Russell, also got
board.
When these gentlemen learned what had pass
ed, they requested an audience with the leaders
of the company, and told them that orders had
been given to disband all armed parties in the
Territory, and advised them to return home.-
They had found by experience that this advice
was good and concluded to acceptit. They had
all agreed to return before they reached Leaven-
worth City-their destination. When che boat
drew up at that place. very large crowd were
assembled on shore to receive them.
The crowd were informed that the party had
concluded not to land, but pass on to Weston and
return with the boat. This announcement was
satisfactorily, and an escort was sent with them
from Leavenworth to Weston. where they did not
attempt to land-having giving up all idea Of
| settling in Kansas.
One incident occurred at Weston worth men
tionng. A free State lady left the boat there,
! who babe the company On alfectionate good bye.
aud said she hoped they would soon return, re in
forced, and whip every pro slavery man in the
| Territory We are not sure that she did not use
even stronger language than this, Committee
was appointed from Leavenworih and Kansas to
| escort the company out of the river.
Nothing further of note occurred on the trip
down. The Captain of the Star of the West
having agreed to land his passengers either at
the mouth of the river or bring them to St. Lou
| is rs they desired, about forty chose to be put
Off at the nearest possible point in Illinois, and
the remainder arrived here yesterday morning.
without having received any serious injury, and
all il is To be hoped, wiser men.
tits worthy of remark that on the passage
down of the Star of the West. she met the Sui
tana on her way up, with about forty more emf
grants belonging to the same company. These
people having learned the fate of the first detach
ment, expressed general desire to return with
them; bat for some reason their request was not
! granted. We have learned from Il reliable source
nj war tn he " "A
in Chicago the sum of 500 each for going To
Kansas part of which money to be expend-
| ed in arms and ammunition. and the remainder
remitted to them after landing at their destina
ton.
They were also to be provided with thirty days
provisions. Soon after leaving Alton they found
that they had been "sold," and that the contract
would not be fulfilled, which caused considerable
dissatisfaction among them. On leaving the
Territory they expressed themselves much pleas
ed with the courteous manner in which they had
! been treated--sai that the Border Ruians were
better men than they had been represented, and
some of them offered to return to the Terrific
ry in the character of bona ide pro slavery ad-
vocates.
GARRICK's POWER OF Face When Gar
rick was in Paris, Preville, the ceebrat ed French
actor invited him to his villa aud being in gay
humor, he proposed to go IN one of tie hired
coaches that regularly piled between Paris and
Versailles. on which road Preve's villa sit
uated When they got in Garrick ordered the
coachman 10 drive on but the driver answer
ed that he would as as he got his compile
ment of iour passengers. caprice Immediate
" seized Garrick. He determined to give his
| brother player specimen of his art.-While
the coachman attentively looking out for pas
sengers, Garrick slipped out the door. went
round the coach and by his wonderful command
of countenace palmed himself upon the coachman