Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-22
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I NkssRs. EnIross ;--Kans sill rsmaias com. q:
! pafa,ively QUIET The RaiFians in the MIssodri
bors5sr continue tterin skrs@fss ea!
dsre nds pus shaui in ss canon. d fisscrsh Lsne
went I'd Topeka about a week ago. andhss since
tsft the Terfi,osy on psiyate ,bgsuess. -. -,
I , AaAi Free State man was arrested IN Topeka 9
lev gaass ago, On somc rrumped up ait gatoas
Of the psvty bogus aushoritses; bue his srici,ds
and the cinsens .sse him 9, Liberty, "a isiH--
hauce Sas expected, bu: The pseudo oi6eisi dig
aitAries thought ii best to siloa. tie atlasr to
dsop. $50 overw wh-infing il 7hs Free Ssate srnti
men, ND win this sec,i6n ot snsAs fhat tae boz
gus po fsrs haze dsssended.t 10 the portion al
groggefy hangers, on brawiing in their whisky
seilsag hsunts; relating their ,heffs, arscrs and
murdyr,' and planning new insas'oasf on she
strength Of the reeespt OF IA few harrsh OF ~his-
key, sum ur their daily business and thcir cye7
ming debauches. They are a poor, blear eyed,
ignorant crew, from the highest TO the lowest
Their masters are even ashamed to- recognise
them publicly .sai Their, days Of gain are gone,
ard they are thrown upon their former means OF
support-petty larceny aud cattle stealing.
p Yesterday the census provided for BY the DO.
gus law givers, vas to be Completed Very lit-i
tie Is known Of what has been done. "a large,
body Of the actual settlers have neither heard OF
nor seen the census takers. In the manner OF
taking the census the Rnfians have yioiSted their
own IA B. fs IL 10 re ported that one hsii Of the
"natonar voters in Jackson county, NO., and
large Numbers from other Missouri border ,coan-
ties, are on the lists. II is boasted by lew pro-
slavery hirelings around the government house,
ths. the returns shows . large majority of Pro-
Slayeryvoters in the TERRITORY. The frauds eop-
mitted are 30 barefacei and ridiculous that they
are not worthy the contempt OF honest men lt
can scarcely be sexpc, ed that she actual settlers
of the Territory viii be asked by w Walkcr 10 give
adherence or submission to this census huinbug.
Walker will find that proclamations studded with
''glittering generalites ON sqnatter sovereignty,
will not satisfy the pioneers of Kansas; they
have had enough of oily promises and 'tine spun
theories ;--against ali powers TO do, wrong they
will exercise their tights as ire American citi-
zens.u The day is rast +, Missouri ''law and or
der" bulletins TO be regarded II mastersl not
what past history Presidential appointed Coy,
ernor may claim, BY his acts here, alone, viii
our people pass Judgment upon him. Governor
Walker knows what Justice and right demand Of
him; =; the settlers know their rights, and bave
the nerve to make them respected so Ills folly
for administration organs and party hero worr
shippers to imagine that Gov. Walker can mould
the Free State sentiment to suit otter ends than
those sought by the liberal and Intelligent set !:
tiers. Census returns like those completed Ses-
terday, are but mere waste paper; the whole
proceeding has been humbus, fraud, a lie.
Honest men laughat the sham; and congratulate
themselves that chicken stealing has been on the
decline while the onerous work was proceeding. 4
Next week, courts will be held in Lecompton.,
That is the time to which the Free State high
treason prisoners are bound over a" The bogus
laws of the late bogus Legislature changed the
court the place and the time. The question has
arisen if this does not destroy the bonds and re-
lieve the sureties? The prisoners are all here,
and are prepared to attend. 5Wtits and in..ics-
mcnts are hanging over large number Of Free
Ssate men, but the arrests Will never be made,
The troops have all returned to the forts.
Ga We have had warm aud dry weather for sew.
eral weeks but the past two days 'imye bcci
slowerv.-The Kansas riverisrising, and is now
in fair boating order. The ,Lacon arrived here
last Monday, on her second trip from Kansas
City, and re nrned this morning. Emisra'loo,His
mourning in fast iss2 tslAaG ian sat EolB e. sa-
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