The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-09-01
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\ M1nxmS Hosqs
Summer, Kaasas, 49, '87.
This morning, whtle inS6s11oy Il Eeason.
worth, learned that 3 froe stats oonvsntaoa
was 10 inset this afternoon in The town el
Atchison, that Gen. jim Lane was sxpseted
to be present to address the people, all thai
q mob Of pro -slasery nisa 6sFs l1eeralasd
to rule the city By mob Law, andpfsvsnt Lasa
from speaking.
DESTROYS 81 visiting W. town Of Asshisos,
to be - eye witness 70 WAaA exsits@sats eak|
be got UP for tho oesasion, left Lsavsn-
worth on IN lndiAn pony, and toe& thsgxeet
military road leading 70 within few milSa
Of the Famous pro-slsvsEy toWn, which, on
my arrival, was sufreandsa BY picket
guard Of ugly looking customers, who could
not allow any one to enter. Not u I'll anx.
ious Of subjssting myself TO the control OF
the society Of such set, turnsd about and
sought entertainment for the night else
where.
After short ride. found myself in thia
young city, whose appearance took me BY
surprise with it, dns hotel, and other build
iDgs, only two months old.
Forty buildings already erected and occa-
pied, free school, and Newspaper called
the Summer Gsxetts, Published BY Coo 1
Mathew, about to shed its light upon the soil
Of Kansas, and into the minds of many Z
squattef.
l am told that this town COVE ninoty-two
votes for the Topeka constitution and none
against II ct the recent election, aad less
than three months since, It was m almost
upbroksn forest. So much for progress in
Kansas. We mre indeed fast people.
At an early hour this morning, the pro-
slavery mon In Atchison began TO show man
ifestations Of determination TO break up
the convention, and prevent Lane from
speaking, BY force.
They assembled in crowds, armed with
knives, revolvers and rifles, and formed into
companies, paAded the streets al day,
threatening to shoot or hang Lane il be
should make his appearance in the town.
One OF them had . rope about his waist,
with which he threatened to hang Lane II be
could catch him.
Others who had rides said they would
"draw on Jim Lane at first sight" But the
free state general did not mako his appear
ance no drove to within = mile and half
Of town, when he met some Of his friends,
and they prevented him from going in, and
the regulators were disappointed, asd to
spill their hate upon some one, they COM
menced an assault upon Mr.. Adams = resi-
dent Of the city, and q brother to the mayor
of Leavenworth. A crowd gathered around
and aourished shsir ksives over Mr.. Adams,
threatening to out his heart out, TO-, but Z
few free state Germans happened to be near
and drew their revolvees, to prevent such An
act Of barbarity, which was observed BY the
assailauts, and they suddenly concluded to
dssist and Mr.. Adams escaped.
Atclison oil day has been under the con-
troll Of the pro-slaysry mob. DR.. Stringfel-
low made speech 20 ''ths boys,n and id
vised them to put up their weapons, and
maintain order and decenoy in the town, but
such advice was not needed, % the speech
was only made for effect abroad.
Yours, in haste,
SYNTAX.
P. Son Saturday night, Halter, soa.
fnsd At the fort for tie killing Of Lyle, left.