The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-11-07

lnson, independence, Lexington or where
ever he might be-" 1t represented that
they had 2,700 men enrolled and station
ed at Lawrence, with arms, ammunition,
&C., sufficiently for seige of four months.
It claimed that another cannon was want
ed to place on the North East corner of
the Fort, and begged Robinson to hurry
up men, money and cannen, as fast as
possible. 1t closed by requesting him to
ask the prayers of Beeeher, Parker &c.,
In their behalf. Pate and Bre,0erton the,
impartial historians of the Kansas war,
iabored to convince me that it was a
genuine document. They said they
found it in the street where some travel
er had lost it, and they were using it to
excite the eborders to more energetic ac-
tion.- Subsequently l saw the letter al
luded to in the Republican and kindred
papers as an intercepted letter which the
Safety Committee were sending to the
States. 1 pronounced it base forgery
then, carried by some villain who would
do any mean act to involve the country in
civil war, and thought at the time it
owed its posterity to Capt Pate, as I am
fully persuaded is the case, from subse-
quent facts which have come to my
knowledge.
Col. johnson, alias 4nglier, (doubtfuD
who was subsequently arrested as forg-
er at Westport, and taken back 70 Ten
nessee in irons, was occasionally one of
my attendants. He claimed to be a
nephew of Col. f. n. johnson. He was
very easy in his conversation, and claim
ed to be very mucn of gentleman.
Mrs. JENKINS arrived on Saturday af-
ternoon, and was permitted to stop with
her husband.
About four O'Clock in the afternoon of
Saturday, one ofmy guards requested me
to see him in the hall. l stepped out
when he told me to get my hat. I saw
he was somewhat excited, and mistruste6
something was wrong, and more particu-
larly since had just come in from one of
the stores, and saw the street was liter
ally jammed full of men.
My guard walked with me down one
fight of stairs when he informed me there
was l.abeas corpus out for me from Kan
sas City, and they wished to get me out of
the Territory before it was served. They
said they had carriage ready at the
door to start with Inc. begged them to
send to my room for my overcoat, think
ing this would aequaint Mrs. Brown of
what was transpiring. This they consent
ed to do, when hurried down stairs, and
was thrust into afine omnibus with four fine
| horses, and with Mr. Jenkins by my side
and several armed and mounted men as
an escort we started out from WeStport in
great haste.
AS we were about starting appealed to
the chivalric spirit of Col. johnson who
stood beside the carriage, and requested
him to bring the ladies, which he pledg-
ed me his honor he would do.
The road was very bad but we were
hurried on over the rough places at brake.
neck speed and only stopped for an In
slant until after we crossed the Territori-
al line into Kansas, Here we overlook q
couple of loaded teams, and as we were
rushing by, one man jumped up, swing
ing his hat, and proclaimed that "war had
commenced at Lawrence, and that there
had been collision, and the d--d aboli
tionists had been whipped"
We halted, the teams were unhitched
and fed, and preparations were made fol
camping, as was the teams alluded to.
We had been at this point but few
moments when Mr.. Jenkins brothe
drove up with Mrs. Jenkins and Mrs
Brown. They stopped opposite our Car
rage and spoke about riding with u.s.
. This was refused. With the agility of :
deer, Mrs. j. jumped from the wagon il
which she sat. and bounded through the
open pannel of the door of the omnibu
by the side of her husband, to whom
she clung with frantic embrace; Will
tears streamed down her cheeks and sh
exclaimed she would Lot be separates
from her husband until necessary b
death.
Mrs. Brown, more fragile, sat in tn
wagon, and begged the privilege of camp
ing with us for the night This was re
fused. She said they could not refus
her the boon of sleeping by the fence sid
near her husband. They told Mr. J., th
brother, to drive on to Donaldson
> where they would call in the morning.
Mrs. b. said she would not consent to thi
She was going to stay as near her hu
band as possible. She wept as if b
heart would break. The hard hearte
guard showed much emotion. The
joined with me in begging the captain
allow them to remain. One said
would give up his blanket, another sa
he would give both of his. All Shove
their sympathy and told what they wou
!, do. The teamster said he would remo'
the seats of his carriage, and give rs Il
. exclusive possession, while he would sle'
:, under the wagon. The iears were In th.
:. eyes as they importuned the captain. vi
seemed gradually to yield. Mrs. B. s.
: how the current was setting and got 0
of the wagon in which she had been 81
ting, and stood by the side of ours WI
2 her hand in mine. Watching the 20
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