The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-06


From the Lesvepworth mos August rs
Saturday August o. 1857, will always be memorable
day In the history Of Atcbon for although the Of
honorable they are of nature not easily TO be org ten
The remembrance of some public outrage wrong Ii
keenly felt a. that Of something memorable or note.
worthy.
On Saturday, the 22i, Free State Convention Wa to
have been held in Atchison for the purpose Of eec,pg
delegates the rasshopper Convention and Colonel
had been invited to deliver an address. Is well known
that ans Ia quite obnoxious TO the most ultra Ere eaters
q Kausaa al Missouri and little squad Of Sodtherners
who hang around Atcbson the Colonel should
make 3 speech In their" town. though the
ran blood This iqusd, however were painfully aware
Of their numerical nsgnhcarce and appealed for aid
and comfort to cir sympahizng colleagues Of the Mis-
souri, blue lodges favorable response given, End
then the bullying commenced In earnest The Atchson
fire esters Strengthened by INT rdnae quantity Of
"recufed KansAs Bourbon" and Bike lodge prom lees,
proclaimed aloud Death to the do abolitionss ~
down wi h mig seris % Away with Lanes CARCASS p,
60 SO But little attention paid TO such hrsss and
the day for the convention arrived few Of citizens
went TO operate with those who might organize for
the rpoe of protesting life and propt and they
were singled out Tor lnsut and ndigni,y win give
hs r experience and pic ure the ordeal through which
they were forced 10 pass.
The psry consisted Of eight Americans and twelve
Ger nsnE-the former riding horses and the Attsr in
wagons they arrived al A,chson abou, noon, and After
putting their horyea found 10 their aat
measures had been taken for the holding Of The Conven
ton, for the proper organization Of the free 5ats
forces The streets hJled with men, Stacks Of
nrms ere seen IN the grcg shops and groceries
Some twelve OF the Leaven worth company, about ore
O'Clock standing quietly In front Of Adams 1wfs
occ, when disturbance heard the street. where
large body Of armed men we're collected Egn or ten
Of our ciszens Including g. Adams-a brother OF
Asyornow residing In Atchison started In the direction
Of the ,cene Thb movement ELECTED "whoop" from
and appeared TO be The sgnA for the general
every house and whisky shanty vomtet forth set Of
fuse in their denupcailou Of ev1ytning pertaining %
tree State About this time also three appeared in
the s,I ees loaded With who sp ,red besides
On gong up the street. The little free State band found
Themselves completely encompassed by miserable se,
Of drunken and excited vsgsNopss ~ ever dsgraeed hu
marty II here discovered that FREQ State
wocd~ardhad been knocked do and other wire NAL.
agsinst the entire "rsce Of free state men"
One q theee rowdies with sharpes rife ready cockod,
.app.s NJ, Adam, asr0,, the face ana grsseaae his
quickly covered Adsms and drew their Colts. deter
mneS 10 die bravely rather than OF their
sired effect and though the clicking OF locks heard
every side shos fired and the free State
excited rulan jumped from his horse and again threat
ened Mt. Adams, bui be ws quietly removed after sIe
biuser and sppeued somewhat by copious drsushu Of
word wa. now sent by the invaders TO Mr.. Losee, one
or the fee state party that he Vas taking too active part
The Of the DAY, and be advised 70 leave
But Mr. concluded TO stay jus lorg ~ ne pleased,
and the invaders wisely concluded "to lie, him"
Assembling once assn, they took avote oa tae propriey
oil killing Lsnen and almost Unanimously resolved that
the deed should be contaminated. All TINS time the ex
the increase, aud the NEST violent threats
were MADE kfhnst tnc party Irec s6tc VINO NeuA
up from this place. and appearing u this small band too
painfully evident that they could expect neither aid
ruocor from any quarter, II thought advimble 10
cuAo he town. THIS concluded, tho Americans no.
mounted and rode short distance from the place, where
hey dismounied 70 Avail, the arrival Of their German
| friends.
Whit the latter busy in /" htching up" com
psny Of the prossvfry fanatics rode up 10 hr Adams
hou,e for the avowed purpose Of killing him, but ne ~aa
| non est inp1tus.
The free stAe men, reunited waited hour for
further Developments bot nothing occurriug they turned
Their horses heads towards Lesyen~or and arrived
| In the evening
During the day II vN generally rumored that both the
free Stale prossei or AtCkson 10 be destroy and
MARI supposed that his would be the climax az
OF The days insmy. Bot tosards evening the excite
mert OF the crowd began 10 away and strange 10
cay, an addross delivered by W Aringfelos, In
which the invaders denounced without stint The
doctor wsibed hands Of the days donss entered bis
solemn pro,es, against them and wilhdres his
| candidate FOR their favor ana support
Ober addresses were made, ae understand, OF SINH
lar nature, and doubt not but hs, every interested
citizen OF Achlson honest settler In Missouri deplores
the events Of last SATURDAY which damrabe and
revoltipg In all their fesiuret and details.
Two important facts established By this Atchison
dflculiy:-
l. Thaitbe day Of Missouri rvnons Ia not yet over.
q That there 10 saIi one place in Kansas where free
speech IL forcioy denied.