Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-03-12
More BOr.icr-ISu u fllasss at Wasi,-
tisRtom-Whai they Want.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. |

| "ks"s W ushs tucy W ANT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1853
thank my friend, Governor Reeder
for calling attention to the fact tha
injustice was done J. II. Halderman
Esq, of Lcavenworth. in associatng. hi,
name With gang Of ofbordcr.ruffians. nov
infesting this city. 1t was a mistake
Neither the name of Mr. Haldcrman
nor Mr.. }. Denman, should have appear
ed. They are both good men, and are
opposed to Lecompton Their names
were inserted accidentally But how
did Mr.. Hugh Ewing get up so much
indignation He says that in my
letter, under date of Washington, Feb
ruary IA published in the Evenin :
Post of the 10th inst-he is classed as
one ofa company Of ulrras," &c, &c
Now, if he had tax n the trouble to read
my letter before he replied to it he
would have saved himself the trouble of
writing, for ii docs not mention his
name
Since my last letter another large
batch Of Calhoun's companions and
/ Buchanan's emissaries have arrived. -
Gen. Frank J. Marshal comes first. He
was the pro slavery candiiate for Governor
at the election on the 4th day of January,
under the Lccompton constitution. He
was Rriyadcr General of the Northan
branch OF the Territorial Militia until the
death of Gen. Richardson who was with
! Clark when the latter killed Barber
Marshal was thea promote to the post of
Major General in place Of Richardson. =
He is a man bent on making Kansas a
slave state and has come here to-see to it
that Calhoun don't count him out as
Governor-and to avoid being hung
under the recent Law passed in the terri
tory.
General Archibald Payne, one Of the
men brought before Lccompte upon a
charge of murder, is here. lie was
Colonel of the Kckapoo Rangers. who
destroyed the ballot box at Levenwoi tn
in December. 1855, and ono of the mob
who shortly after seized William Phillips
IA free-statc man., and conveyed him
from Leavcnworth City across the river
into the state of NJ ssouri, and there
covered his persG-r with tar aad cotton.
because Phillips had declared himself in
favor of mtkins Kansas ft,e state
Philips was sabscq emily murdered in
his own house in LeavenwoTth by a
gang of Yatiians, hea led BY one Emory.
Isince ap,otntrd by Jam Bucaanan to
"A ltfa III 7
Kansas. Payna was a brigadiet-- --eneral
at the destruction Of awrenca, and did
his share of the yilanou7- work. lie
was engaged in .Ie cold bloolcd affair
at Ea>tan in Kansas which resulted in
the death Of the CALM. Brown and the
permanent insanity efhis widow
Next clmc General l.. \. MeL an
He has reached here after maxim. good
his .ht from the authorities at l.c-
compton This is the ind giant gentle
men. it will be rccoll,cted. who protest
ed against the right OF Sheriff Walker 70
search Calhoun's Office at Lccompton
for fraudulent returns. He was General
Calhorn's chief clerk, and was supcrin.
tcndcnt Of the burial OF the celebrated
candle box under the wood pile at IL
compton, and left that plac', in a great
/ hurry, bv "A blck route across the kaw
river, to avoid a certain lcgtl prJe IS
sometimes called writ. by the free
Of which he was t. have been conveyed
to Lawrence. lie has been engaged in
all the high handed outrages that have
been pcrpetratcd in Kansas from the
time of the Nebraska war down to the
latest election fraud. He was Adjutant-
General under General Reed when the
latter invaded the territory with his
forces, and were driven ont by Governor
Geary. Mclean is patriot worthy Of
Buchanan's consideration.
The next and las. ruiiian of whom
shall speak at present is Bennett Rnrn-
ham. He came with Mclean a day or
two ago. He was engaged in both Of
the outragcs against Phillips, named
above, which cost the latter his life in
! September, 1856. He was Surveyor of
Lcayenworth county, and Dcputy-Sur-
vcyo, under Calhoun, and deserves
something at the hands of the President
for his patriotic services .
These men are here, living on the
government in some shape, having been
driven ont of the territory by an indis-
nan. people. They expect to see tha Lc-
compton constitution pass Congress, ant
then will look to Jan e. Buchanan to
give them an escort of United States
troops 20 convey them and the con nsti-
tuition back to Kansas ; and | have no
doubt buchanan will do it.
| have no idea that m; friend Call
houn viii thank me for coming all the
way here from X; nsas to expose him
and his iniquitous crowd, but as |
h 'p, encd to be taryn in the city few
days. and knowing their Kansas history.
thought it would be profitable to make
few notes and send to the EVENING
Posr. IL. VI. W.
An exchange notices the marriage
of Miss Angeline Braham. daughter of
the great vocalist, and adds We con-
gratulate the bridegroom upon his priv
Hedge ofreposing, even on Garth, upon
A. Byaham $ bosom.