Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-05-14

FROM KANsAs.-Fort LeaUeRworth, K T.,
May 1.-The famous party of Southern emil
grants, under the command of Col. Buford,
have just arrived. was in Kanzas City when
they landed from the boat. They appeared
more like an army of invaders than a party of
peaceful immigrants The gallant Colonel, at
the head of his band, seems very Napoleon
of q chief His men are under strict martial
discipline. Soon after the party landed at
Kanzas City, delegation from Westport came
down to the levee, aad in somewhat uproar.
ious style gave the Southerners welcome, in
behalf of the Border Rufians.
A great majority of this company are young
men. 1t would seem that most of them are
reckless Adventures, ripe for anything with
danger and excitement in it--men who were
moved to join the expedition by the same ar.
guments and for The same reasons that influ-
ence verdant youths all the world over to yield
to the s0ft persuasions ola recruiting sergeant.
Many of these young men, before they reach.
ed the Territory, had spent their last dime
One of the company "a father, with apparent.
ly good principles-was mourning that his
son, before he could interfere to save him, had
lost all his money at the card table. 1t was
sad to see how depraved some of these youths,
just entering on the threshold of active life,
had become Stepping into the bar room of
the hotel for few moments, friend of mine
heard several of them, whose purses had been
exhausted, begging the barkeeper for liquor,
and, failing to obtain the article by that
means, they tried hard to operate on the SYM
pathies of their Missouri friends, and plead
with them, "for Gods sake to give them
money enough for one dram. The whole
town was in state disgraceful upIoar during
the few hours these SoutIerners remained. =
Al I A.. III
as greatly dissatisfied with the whole scheme
of Col. Buiord. They were sorry they had
enlisted, pretty clearly insnuatel that they
had been "taken in and wished themselves
well out of the scrape. One of them declared
he would give $1,000 willingly if he had new
er joined the party.
1t req ires very little shrewdnes to predc CT
that these are not the men of nerve to settle
down in Kanzas, make substantial homes in
it, and exercise permanent control over its
institutions. They will, most of them, soon
be weighed in the balances and found want
ing. 1t is doubtful if one in ten effects per-
manent settlement in the Territory. Indeed,
this chivary received sad cooling off on the
very night after they landed. The whole
company encamped a mile from Kanzas City,
on the road to Westport. They had pretty
good tents-so it was thought-and many
young man was ambitious to taste the first
first drops Of the nectar of life in a settlers
camp. TIE aitern oon was beautiful The air
was mild and balmy. Singing birds made the
encampment joyous with their music. The
odor Of flowers was waited on the breeze. On
the margin of u wild and picturesque rayine,
the tents of these chiyarous knights Grant
were spread. Could anything be more lovely !
Overcome by the beauty OF the scene, or by
some other agent, equally powerful-the
Southrons retired to their tents for the night,
to sleep serenely and dream Of fairy land
But, aasi You know what havoc is some
times made with
"rhe best laid schemes Of mice and men"
Well, tho schemes Of our Southern friends,
though well laid enough, went strangely
awry. At 10 o'clock that night it commenced
raining, and II rained industriously and CO.
piously. The shower was none of your driz.
zhng rains, little better than Boston fog. IL
was Irregular soaker," and II turned every
thing ON the camp GROUND into mud and wa
ter. Visited the scene in the morning, and
could not find II in my heart to envy the do
light any one of these pilgrims experienced in
tasting their first drops OF life in o camp. They
we've rs wet as drowned rats, and looked mel