The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-04-18

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Editors Tribunc;-Thus far on nv
way from Washington to my home in
Minnesota, | cannot better spend an hour
than detailing the substance of, and, as
.ar as am able, the language used in. a
conversation with Gov. Geary, in Wash
ington, on Wednesday last. was intro
duced to the Governor by an old and
valued friend Of his. and was very cor
daily received. f,u "a him to bea Gen
,leman Of about 40 years OF age, tall, well
p:vportioncd, evidently atAlctic, aud with
i very honest and agreeable face. o.
course our conversation turned at once
upon what Is now uperMost in every
mind--the affairs of Kansas. have
all my Lie, been what is called a Nation
al Democrat, and though my territorial
residence forbade me taking any part in
in the last Presidential election my SYM
pathics and hopes were earnestly for Mr
Buchanan. was not then, as you may
Imagine, exactly prepared for the tale that
Gov. Geary told. had looked upon the
reports which were circulated in opposi-
tlon newspapers, as grossly exaggerated
statements OF occurrences in the Terrific
ry; and though willing to admit that
the pro slavery men had been guilty OF
some excess, | consoied myself with the
natural supposition that the other side
was equally blame. Even the report of
the conversation Of the Governor in the
Office Of the Missouri Democrat, | looked
upon rs a partizan statement, greatly
distorted for political purposes. Judge
Of my surprise, to hear, from his lips a
confirmation of all | had looked upon a.
false before; and to hear the remarks at
tributed to him by the Democrat, not
only reafirmed, but repeated with minute
details which greatly heightened the ef-
feet Of what he bad to say.
do not propose to detail of length the
conversation that filled most of that hour
but ] cannot refrain from calling your
attention and that of your readers, to the
few points which have not appeared in
the many reports given by the public
press. Passing over confirmation OF the
charges Of atrocities, which have filled
the Republican papers--a confirmation,
direct, positive aud unequivocal-I will
mention what he said in relation to the
withdrawal Of the troops
Every pro-Slavcry man of influence,
as well as many Of the Saloon keepers,
common ioafcrs and the like, knew the
proposed withdrawal; and ] was tainted
| by then--some of them the yilost of the
4 Ia hn b,t 1 r..
unsupported, long before | had oiiicial
notification Of what was intended. | did
not pay any attention to these things,
insomuch that |, though then suspi.
cious, yet depended upon the positive
assurances of the Administration that
should be sustained. The discovery that
the people Of the Territory were to be lef,
at the mercy Of the assassins by whom
they were threatened, was the scyeres'
trial to which was subjected.
repeat his language as sliterally as pos.
sible; and | am sure that | do not color
or exaggeratc the facts In relation tc
the character of the men who have beer
laborlng to destroy his power and inau
ence, he observed:
There are men here in Washington
now, seeking for Office, and with the pro
liability that they will get what they ask
'ohose hands and arms up 10 their eibom!
are red nth Mooa, knou them to b.
marderers' Yet they are graeioasly re
ceivod hy hr. Buchanan and the Cabi
net; and their statements are taken a.
truth whenever they conflict with mine
| They are treated with more cordialit,
and favor than [, who have tried to dis
charge my duty faithfully and honestly
can ever hope to be-
In relation to the coming election on,
the probable complexion of the Cousti
tutional Convention be said:
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