The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-19

renee in open day, of his gun and side
arms. Several discharges of firearms
were heard, but we cannot learn that any
injury was done either party.
How the affair ended, we hardly know.
We saw the posse on the outskirts of the
town! They attempted to form, but the
citizens(0 came upon them, robbed them
of their arms, after which all parties re-
turned into town, to hear an address from
Gov. MEDARY. As the party were gather
ing, Marshal Campbell was seen coming
up from the johnson House. A party
attacked him and attempted to rob him
of his side arms. He refused to give them
up, and was rescued with some difficulty,
but not until each had drawn their wea-
pons, and were in the attitude of firing.
Gov. MEDARY made speech worthy
the man, and the occasion. He stated
the facts in regard to the amnesty bill;
his motives in signing it; his desire to re-
store quiet to every part of the Territory;
and his willingness to allow "by-gones to
be by-gones," in consideration that every
citizen should aid him in preventing FUR
Their difficulties. He stated how the mis-
take and excitement had arisen; told
them that the HAMILTON, whose life they
sought, was Capt. JOHN HAMILTON of
Marmiton, one of the most trustworthy
Free State men in the southern part of the
Territory, and one who had suffered with
the Free State men generally in the troub-
les of 1856, and had shared with them
the dangers and privations of those times !;
and that Marshall Campbell was also a
reliable Free State man. He urged the
people to aid him in preserving peace,
and assured those Of Lawrence that such
disturbances would ruin the character OF
the town, depreciate the value of proper
ty, and blast its future prospects. He was
frequently applauded by the better por-
ton of his listeners.
When the Governor closed, Jim Lane
was called for, by that portion of the
"boys" whom he said he represented.
Mounting a wagon, he commenced 8
characteristic speech. With all smiles
and blandness he led
"Thc insensate mob, and. whilst one hand wa:
| red
With murder. stretched the other out
For brotherhood and peace"
His satraps cheered, and he congratu-
lated the crowd that these were the Re-
publican party, while those who were op.
posed to the incidents of the morning
and who sustained Gov. Medary and the
law, were characterized as Democrats
But we will not, cannot follow him mol
Judge Conway in their wild and fanatical
rawlings, telling the people to "beware Of
Gov. Medary," and all the while labor
ing to make political capital.
After Lane, Conway, and Phillips had
each relieved themselves of sufficient
gall, the people dispersed to reflect upon
the incidents of the morning, and regret
their own hastiness in being aroused into
actions they could not have been guilty
of in cooler moments.
During the afternoon we met the young
men from Fort Scott, who composed the
MarshalPs posse, all Of whom, save two,
we found to be Free State men, generally
from New York, Pennsylvania or Ohio
They were portion of the Free State
population who did not approve Of the
Jay-hawking movements of Montgomery
and his associates, and had rallied under
the law to put an end to their pilfering
expeditions. In coming to Lawrence they
had supposed they would be received
with open arms, instead of being treated
as band Of desperadoes and outlaws
Reading of the exploits of our people on
former occasions, while they were yet in
the East, they had formed high opinion
OF US, but installing the ebulitions of a
party of adventures, who have no occu-
patton or settled home, for that of the
honest inhabitants, the love for the town
and its people suddenly fell to zero.
Casting an eye through town. and look.
ing out upon our business men, we cannot
find ole who approves, or endorses the
incidents of Tuesday last and yet it is our
business men, and they only, who suffer for
these outrages. Property in Lawrence
deprecated twenty-five per cent. with
many, in consequence of what they saw
and heard on that day. Property holders
cannot feel like making investments, or
inviting their friends to do so, when they
reflect upon the incidents of that day,
and the inAammabiliiy of the population,
and the material of which the town is
composed.
Every citizen Of Lawrence, at all inter-
ested in the prosperity of the town, feels
chagrined and mortified at these occur
rences. At this time, when all are unit
ing to give new impetus to the place,
and bending every energy to induce en-
igration here; and to make this the great
Quitting point for the gold mines, and
the radiatinG point of railroads and e1u-
catioual interests. We want none of this
excitement and must have mono of it,
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