The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23
RopOre Of the mmissi0ners ON Loss.
es i'm Kansas DuFing the IE0nbles Of
s66 and $50.
Of the Cincinnati Gasettc.]


,16 and $50.
Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gasettc.]
WYANDorrE, Kansas, July 18th, 1859.
The Board Of Commissioners appointed by the
last Legislature to adjust the claims of individ.
uals against the Territory Of Kansas, for losses
sustained during the difficulties Of 1855 and
1856, have proved an elaborate report, setting
forth in . tabular statement, the names of the
claimants, amount Of claims, awards, amount
lost in crops, number Of houses destroyed,
horses and cattle stolen, and with which party
the claimants acted The amount awarded in
the aggregate, is four hundred thousand dollars
The amount claimed was six hundred and sew
enty.six thousand dollars.
The Commissioners state in their report that,
although not within our province, we may be
excused from stating that from the most rela.
BILE information that We have been able to
gather, by the recent warfare of the guerilla
system, and in well known encounters, the
number Of lives sacrificed in Kansas, during the
period mentioned. probably exceeded, rather
than fell short, of two hundred! Many affairs
in which life was sacrificed, ION either side) were
kept secret, and the particulars are only known
to the participants. The guerrillas, from mo-
tives of policy, seldom made known the result
of their operations. But the number of miss
individuals addressed so frequently from all
parts of the Union &c citizens of Kansas, have
q meaning and significance not TO DE mistaken
Some Of our one.horse politicians, anxious for
positions before the people, and not identified
with our early history, are disposed to make d
noise, if not political capital, on the question oil
these claims, apd viii do ali they can to prevent
the sufferers from RECEIVING Indemnity for the
losses sustained during the early difficulties.
Four hundred and sixty-three persons have
been awarded the amount of their claims
against the Territory, amounting to four hun
dred and twelve thousand nine hundred and
seventy eight dollars.
On this the pro-slavery men own, as awarded
seventy seven thousand one hundred and ninety
eight dollars and ninety nine cents; free state
men three hundred and thirty Eve thousand
seven hundred and seventy nine dollars. De
stroyed BY pro slavery men, three hundred and
eighteen thousand seven hundred aud eighteen
dollars and sixty three cents. Destroyed by The
free state men, ninety four thousand two hun
dred and fifty nine dollars and forty cents
Crops destroyed amount to thirty seven thou
sand three hundred and forty nine dollars ant
sixty one cents. Seventy eight houses destroy ed
three hundred and sixty eight horses, and five
hundred and thirty three head Of cattle stolen
The CANVASS CoNMENckD.--The campaign OIL
1859 has been opened. The first gun was fired
on Tuesday evening last by Will Tomlinson
ESQ.,, OF Des Moines, editor of the journal, q
Democrats paper of that place. All who ever
heard him speak or political topics know Of
course just what kind Of speech he made
here. We heard him at Iowa City in 1856, and
was prepared for tune from the harp Of many
strings, but as he was almost an entire stranger
TO his audience here, we had one Of the most
laughablc performances IL has ever been our
good luck to witness ION any stage
His speech was q rambling, ranting, ridicnlos;
piece of nonsense, and altogether unfit to be
digniied with the tone of political discussion
His arguments consisted in calling the Republ-
cans Abolitionists, traitors, reasonable to God
and their country, and such other choice
e2ithets as his imagination conjured up. During
bis remarks he appealed to Mr. George W. Gray
('Unele George" as all call him. to know If a
certain assertion he bad made was not correct.
Mr.. Gray thereupon arose to reply 10 the ques-
ton, but he'd not proceeded far when all the
fury of TOmlinson's nature was aroused, and
be poured out from the fountain of his soul one
OF the toulest strains of abuse imaginable, CALL
ing Gray a hoary -headed traitor; one who bad
prayed for the destruction Of Gen. Scott and his
army in Mexico, &C., &c. Uncle George, as all
who know him are aware, Is net easily scared,
and still endeavored to clip in q word edgewaye,
but Tomiinson's voice was rather too loud for
him, and he soon quit talking and deliberately
reaching over went TO tanning Tomnson with
his old broad brim!! Here was q scene inn
possible to dascribe, but laughable to degree
dangerous for health. ToLliinson, with his
head erect, his eyes and nostriis distended with
passion, and with furious gestures, was pouring
out TRADE OF abuse on the old gentleman,
who, ia the meantime, stood quietly by tanning
him with an Old hat az though he had been a
child who was about going INTO epasms. The
comicality of the thing was irresistible, and the
audience instead of the speaker came near
going into its. Shouts and peals Of laughter
followed each other, and several quiet citizens
were awakened from their siuiaber squares off,
and ran up town TO see What the matter -
Altogether it was the most effective demonstra-
ton the Democracy have ever made here, and
should the "star" performer ever appear again
before Marion audience We still warrant him a
large turn out
Tomlinson, after this tumult was over, soon
brought bis remarks to Q close, and the au.
dience called uEoa Mr.. n N. Hubbard TO reply.
Mr.. II. took the stand aud stated that as Mr.. T..
had submitted the question without any argu-
nsnt, 1t would be uncourteOus in him TO make
an argument. and that said Tomlinson's speech
was like the child spoken Of BY Prentice which
was not large enough to spank. Mr.. II. Occu
pied the floor al the request Of the audience
some fifteen minutes, in which the issues between
the two parties we're clearly and distinctly set
forth and ably commented upon, after which
the meeting adjourned with three cheers for the
Republican ticket.-[Linn Co-pty Register.
UxyROyIrABLE ExsLAyEMENr OF A FREE Man.
The Rochester Democrat Of the 9Th states
that party of ten fugitive slaves-two men,
three women and Eve childreR-stopped at the
Ofice Of the u. g. Railroad in that city on the
7th, and we're sent on 70 Canada by the Ladies'
Anti. Slavery Society. The party originally con-
sisted OF twenty persons, but was divided up in
Pennsylvania. The Democrat says one Of the
party was once free man, born in Pennsyiya
MIA boatman. On one Of his boating excur-
lions into Maryland, he Vas :rrested at Havre
u Grace and put In jail, and bis captain made
. pay tine Of SITS for bringing him into .
have State. Tho aplOred man, mot being ahla
70 psy bis fne, vss keeps in Jail some time. and
hen sold to the highest bidder to cay his ian
Iess. Alter remaining In slavery about two
Isars, he instigatsd this party 70 run swsy.-
rhs thing was done By one or two escapipR NJ
time, and then coDceallag themselves iu the
8lle Ridge Hoaatains aatil they eli eos so9ssh-
=. Ths party lesk sAaAss IL vescs iee vsas.