The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-05-28


municated with electrical rapidity from
mouth to mouth, from mind to mind, and
the town is all aglow with the most in
tense and terrible indignation.
The approaching and unsuspecting par
ty are now entering the town. A hun
dred men stand upon the steps of a hotel
on Vermont street. "They are bringing
the prisoners here" "No, they take the
route to the Commercial,"-"To the Com
mercial, Ito the Commercial" They
start and run wildly toward the CONNER
cial.
fho posse pass the Commercial. As
they do so they are saluted with a storm
Of yells, brickbats, stones and mud. Hun
dreds of men mingle in this wild, savage
and precipitate onslaught.
On gallops the Marshal, followed BY his
men; on they fly = this posse of abou,
twenty well armed and we'll mounted
men, through the town-the populace at
their heels, and the cry of Hamilton, the
murderer" thrills and fires with vengeance
this pursuing and mistaken crowd.
On rush the pursued and the pursuers,
from one street to another. Now they
make detour to the right and approach
the outskirts of the town. See, one of
the posse falls behind his comrades, and
is Immediately surrounded, pulled from
his horse, and robbed of his gun and side
arms. During the melee several dis
charges of firearms are heard, but for
tunately no fatal results follow.
The posse are now on the verge of the
town. They attempt to form in vain.
They are surrounded by the citizens,
robbed of their arms, after which all par
ties enter town and are about to listen to
An address from the Governor.
Here comes Marshal Catchem. He is
attacked, and the cry, chang him." chang
him." is heard. They attempt to rob
him Of his side arms-he refuses to give
them up-he is, with some Of his adver-
saries, in the act of firing, but he is res
cued, enters the hotel, and the Governor
commences his speech.
He states the facts in relation to the
Amnesty bill. His motives in signing it
were to restore quiet to every part of the
Territory.
He is willing that "by-gones shall be
by-gones," and hopes and expects that
every citizen will aid him in preventing
further difficulties. He states how the
mistake and excitement has arisen; tells
them that the Hamilton, whose life they
sought, is Captain John Hamilton, of
Marmaton, one of the most reliable Free
State men in the southern part Of the
| Territory, and who has suffered with the
Free State men generally in the troubles
of 1856, and has shared in the dangers and
privations of those times. He states that
Marshal Catchim is also reliable Free
State man. He urges the people to aid him
in preserving the peace; he has spoken
well, wisely, justly, without apparent par
tisan bias, but he meets with faint applause.
"Kane! Kane! Kane." is now vocife-
rously called for. During the remarks of
the Governor, that gentleman has stood
part Of the time in the crowd, his hat in
one hand, his head bowed at right angles
with his shoulders, passing the fingers of
his other hand through the hair of his
head, rubbing that congeries of organs
and getting up an excitement among the
bumps generally. He now passes through
the crowd, mounts wagon, bows with a
bland smile to the mass of people around
him and commences speech. We will
gather but few, very few, of his obser-
vations. His manner Of oratory is pecu-
liar; his gestures proceed chiefly from his
head. Sometimes he raises his red hands
towards the heavens, but his favorite mo-
ton seems to be to dart his head sudden
~ forward from an erect position and then
bring it back again with a tremendous
jerk.
i He "speaks for the boys" [Cheers.
He ridicules the Governor.
1.-THE Administration-the corrupt, the
hell bound Democracy knew if any man
could corrupt and debauch the people oil
Kansas, Sam was the man. [Great ap'
pluse.] III EdN,sI.
"He has debauched the people of Mir
, nesota, and the Administration knew thai
, if any man could debauch the people Of
, Kansas, Sam was the man. Immense
cheering. He is the tool of the Admins
tration, and one of its most wiley and
! artful politicians"
He now makes some statement which
. concerns Marshal Catchim, and that gentle
man appears upon the balcony of tht
hotel, above the crowd, and attempts tc
, explain. Great uproar in the crowd
Cries of @shoot him, shoot him, put hin
$ down, order. free speech" are heard
YeIls, Kisses, shouts, cries of "hear;;" I
wild war of turbulence and disorder SEEM
/. to be the order of the time, The Marsha
E retires and the General proceeds with hi
. speech: s a eH
6 ~ have seen some war, as you know
: and do say that / never saw stronge
: indications of an attack than was mad
b by that posse as they rode through town
!, made detour to the right; AID the citi
zens had just reason to fear that the poss'
e meant to attack the town. loud ant
. prolonged applause. ]eiass ~ Sa
/ al do say that twas an unheard o