Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-10

We have received the first number, (dated
Nov. ~ of the reissue of the Kanzas Herald
Of Freedom edited by Geo W. Brown, which
was destroy ed during the attack upon Law
renee, and cordially welcome it as the cham
pion of free speech free men, and free soil in
nauzas' IN MS address to his readers, Mr.
Brown says
=" After suspension of near six months, we
appear before you again, gentle reader, in the
capacity OF journalist. That six months has
been the mnsl eventtul of any in our exist
ence-eyenttul not only to ourselves in Kan
zas, with whose history our journal has he.
come identified Arrested by hiehwaymen
on the l4th OF May last, while pursuing DIR
way homeward from Kanzas city, and robbed
OF horse,s Idle, aud birdie, with two revolv.
ers and bowie knife then detained for sew
erai days against our will at Westport. we
were placed III charge OF a strong escort. close
ly guarded and after passing through mum.
berless incidents, were taken to Lecompton.
Ther, to cover over the baseness of the cour.
age perpetrated in Missouri and Kanzas up
on our person, we were indicted for high tres
son, and held as traitor to our country, and
threated with death, through four long
months.
During those four months, mob, led by
government officials, and protesting to act in
the name of the law, entered our office and
despoiled 1t of ouI entire Job and newspaper
offices, broke up two hand presses and one
power press, destroyed our stock OF material
which had just arrived for the season pil.
LACED and either tore i'll pieces or carried away
large and we'll assorted library, threw our
private papers into the street, and closed their
barbaTous act by setting the building on fire.
Other hands extinguished the flames ere the
work OF conttagratlon was completed, and
thus, through the kindness oil friends, but
with no thanks to the Vandals engaged in
those outrages, was our office saved from de-
struction. But our office was, by no means,
the end OF the outrages of these base MERGE
,1aries of the federal government. Other
buildings were destroyed, other houses were
pillaged another press was broken up. From
that time, down to the period of our release
1t seemed as If the demons incarnate were
loose among us. There was no safety to per-
son or property. Human life was wholly in
secure. All the baser passions Of mans ma
ture were unbridled and crime ran riot over
the land"
The s description q ID account books of the
Her7id Of freeaons we ( Iaseu ION the fury
OF the mob, by having been de JOS ted in an
iron safe, which they were unable TO destroy,
and have been recovered
OF Cos. Geary, the Herald says:
Gov. Geary arrived at Lecompton, on the
18th of September last, and since then, has
been laborng Increasingly to restore quiet in
the Territory. Each party at lines have CEN
sured him, and each party has applauded.---
He seems to be a man Of indomitahle will,
and determined at whatever cost, to have his
own way. For some of his doings we do not
understand his motives, in others we see good
executive qualifications and on the Whole,
we believe he desires to do Justice to all par
ties. Hesis bound by tyrann cal instruct ons,
nevertheless, the man is seen through many
OF his acts"
The following extracts will be read with
interest:
Z" We believe peace is in great measure
restored to the territory Gov. Geary is
down South with troops. where there is some
reported disturbance. Fom rumors which
come to us. II is impossible to state anything
reliable, We consider persons and property
safe. A 10 ling Of security prevades the bust
mess community, which mauilests itself in
increased activity, in buildina, and other i'm
provements in nearly all parts of the terrific
ry which we hear from"
- Emigrants are erfiving daily, and in large
numbers, by way Of the Missouri River. We
hear OF no late violence along the river, and
believe ttat none exist, aud that persons will
be perfectly secure in travelling in small mum.
bers to Knnzes, If they keep silent ON the ex
citing issues ofthe day. The late excitement
las diminished the emigration Of fmilies,
but has hurried forward the larger class of
young men and adventures"
"Ihe weather is beautiful, and ,all tho
world, and the rest Of mankind are busy pre-.
pairing for winter II the din of war Is not
again heard among Us, kanzas will again put |
on her wonted cheerful aspect. Already the |
gloom has passed away from Lawrence, and |
our infant city exhibits evidences OF prosperi.