The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-27
4 Gross ExagEsrztion.

a Gross Exaggsrztion.
The Providence Post, an ultra Demo-
cratic journal, IS disposed at allstimes to
color the facts IN regard to Kansas affairs.
It gave fsw weeks ago the following
pery graphic account of the incidents at
tending the Delegate convention in session
in Lawrence on the evening Of the 23d
of December, which was considering the
propriety sof engaging in the election on
the fourth of January. We only pub
| lish it Co LET our friends at home see what
Democratic journalists il the East publish
at our expense. OF course the story is a
gross exaggeration, but it will do at this
distance from the event to laugh over
We COPY
"The Free State Republican eonven-
ton recently. in session in Lawrence, Kan
sas, which decided against voting for
State officers under the Leeompten con-
stitution-but whose decision, it would
now appear did not prevent the masses
of the party from participating in the
election-wss most magnifcently duped
| by the leaders of the anti-yoting party. It
appears that during the debate on the
question of voting, it became quite appa-
rent at one time, that the voting party
would triumph unless some trick could be
resorted to, to preventit. The non-voters
had squealed and shrieked to but little
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tive to excitement, or lose their cause
In this extremity motion was made to
suspend business, in order to listen to a
man who had rode one hundred miles
without an hours rest, and who came
directly from Lanes camp and the seat of
war, near Fort Scott. The motion pre-
vailed, and the weary traveller mounted
the rostrum and detailed the perils of his
weary ride. He had rode down four
horses. and had only left his saddle to
have it changed from one horse to another
He had left Lane in perilous condition,
with only one hundred and fifty men,
but full of courage and determination to
whip the government drogoons when they
should dare to attack him. Already there
had been one battle, in which several had
been killed, and the pro-slayery party had
been driven from the field. The drs4'
goons had threatened to attack Lane5.bat
on being told that he would blow them
all to eternity, had retreated to await rein
forcements. Now, said this weary express
rider, Lane must be reinforced instantly
or he will have to yield. You must not
stopto talk about voting, but must aet.-
The war has begun-the Leeomptonites
are upon us, and we must. fight.
"This almost byeathless harrangue-(for
the express ridescis represented to have
been so Ue'y weary shat he could hardly
sPeak)-deliyered to breathless, and we
were on the point of saying almost brain.
less, audience, had the desired effect, but
not until after another report, which stat
ed that information had that moment
arrived from Leeompton, through the
Governor, to whom it was officially dis
patched, representing that collision had
actually taken place, and eight dragons
had been slain by Lanes men. The
weary express rider again succeeded in get
ting the stand, and stated he was quite
confident the report was not true, as he had
been twenty hours in his saddle to reach
Lawrence in the shortest time possible,
and he was sure that flesh and blood could
not endure more than he had done. The
vote on the question was taken by dis
tricts, and the anti-yoting party triumph
ed. s&
"a few hours afterwards Lane himself
arrived. He didn't want any reinforce
ments. He hadn't rode down four horses
He hadn't hurried and wasn't jaded. He
had not seen any fighting, or any dragons,
although, before leaving Fort Scott, and
as an excuse for leaving, he had heard
that they were coming. He din't know
anything about this weary express rider.
Guessed he was myth
$50 the trick was exposed. But even
now the thrilling speech OF that al
most breathless express rider is going the
rounds of the Republican papers at the
North. We saw it yesterday in not less
than three of our exchanges; and we ex-
pect TO see it tomorrow, and next day,
and for three weeks to come, unless some
new piece of trickery should in the mean
time promise to turn out better invest
ment.v
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