Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-31
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SERIOUS D1sruRBAsCE THREKTEEEp.-The
town Of Doniphan, in Kansas, was thrown
into state Of excitement on she 9th inst,
in consequence Of fracas between Capt
John r. Boyd. formerly OF South Garoli-
ma, and Capt Mitchell ,one of Gen. Lane
aids. The latter. il appears. took excep,,
ton to portion Of an orations delivered
on the 4th by the former, and sent him q
challenge 10 fight duel with muskets az
forty PAGES. The challenge was accepted,
theiparties met end were about to hre
when Che civil officers arrested them. "A
letter says:
While the attention Of the pro. siayefy
partyfwas directed 10 The affair between
the belligerants, the free sellers took tHens
tty1qseYens of their1muske ffomaa log
house not far below thet hotel, and 1carrl-
ed then6to o free!soil boarding house be.
yond General, LANES mill. &c iAs soonsa
this fact became knownsthe epro- slavery
party sent aicommittee to demand the res
storation Of theigunssd The free:soilers
refused, 10 giyethem upa The pro.slaSe!
by partyItold athemSt they would give them
until 1.-two o clock the next day 10 yieturn
them, andcif they were mot then feturn ned
y3would, come and take Them: 70 10y c
Banners were then sent out tolthe coun-
try iorreiniofaements, and small squads
came foeking in from all quarters, tho
Irouehly. prepared for BATTLE Night came
ON, squads still continuing 10 come in.
The storm of war was lowering and por-
sentious. Gen. Whitfield deemed IS me-
cessary TO send an express to- Governor
Walker, informing him Of tthe:condition OF
things, andto send the records OF the land
office to Fort Ieyenworth for safe keeping.
just at dark the free State party agreed
to bring their muskets to Capt. Dunning.
ton, and were stacking them in 'front.' OF
the hotel. The leaders Of both parties
then promised to observe the peace. 1t
was half-past nine O'Clock when there was
general dispersion and quiet was re-
stored. The night before not q citizen Of
Doniphan had slept an hour. Gen. Lane
boosted, after the trouble was over. that
on the hill above his mill, he had counted
Of his forces, $50 able bodied men the
night before, and that he could have 500
that night if necessary. cd
Gen. Eye, of Maryland, took an active
part in restoring peace. Capt. Mitchell is
the same man that Titus gagged when q
prisoner ct Lecompton. He is q carpen.
ter by trade, and went to Kansas from
Covington, Ky. The free. soilers, Il ap.
pears. refused to join with the pro. slavery
men of Doniphan in the celebration Of the
4th. Capt. Boyd referred 20 this fact,
and this offended Capt. Mitchell. iaa
Ashamed oft.
In reply to an intimation that il was the
''organ" of Know Nottingham. the Rich
mond Wing holds the following language:
Organ of the Know-Nothing party,
par erectlence, ofRichmond God forbid
I've repudiate the bare iDtimalion with
scorn and contempt. We are not the. or.
gan of that ghastly. ghostly. Goddess
crew."
Wonder how the k. MS like the picture
as drawn by the hand Of the editor
Of the Richmond Wing. q paper. which
fought for Flournoy with ali she zeal
Of which il was capable. and for Fills
more with equal ardor and with
like success. What must the mem.
bers Of that party think when they hear
themselves stigmatized as Goddess
Ecrew. and that ~ one who knows all the
workings Of the party ? II is not surpris-
ing that after the burnings and murders
and other gross outrages Of "Sam" that
honest people are cutting his ac9uain.
lance and denying all connection with the
order. AS much as was intimated
months ago, by more than one Democra-
tic editor, that the name would become SO
hateful that many would disown their
connection with the unfortunate "Sam. )"
II was said then that it would leave q
brand as deep and as broad as that which
marked the celebrated Hartford Conyen-
ton. The downfall Of this odious and
proscriptiye policy is another proof that
in politics as well as in morals, "honesty
is the best policy" Its effects have been
bad and its advocates see and know it.
There would have been no murders and
riots at the polls, but for "Sam"-there
would have been no Plug Uglies to, in.
terrupt honest men in the discharge ;oi
their duties. It broke up the old Wing
party which was q national party. and has
driven from it hundreds Of the best men
OF that proud organization, who are now
co operating with the Democracy. I. il
useless TO attempt a Reorganization q
the Know Nothing party; party, SO pro
ecrlp'iye, and seeming to impress upon
the public mind but one idea, canno. have
nationality, and canno. long exist. The
recent hssemblage of,iss members in Ken.
lucky. for the purpose Of recognizing
was an unmitigated. failure-bu. eight Of
ten States weAe represented, and since
then nrnseting has been held in Massa.
ehusetts which re-sfirmed tho Spring.
feld platform opposed To slaysry-and
which spit upon the Kentucky proceed.