The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1860-12-06
STARTLING NEWS FROM SOUTHERN
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KANSAS,
Special CORE spcudcncc of the IcNVcrwcrth Times
MArLEroN, Oct. 2ith, 1859.
There is at present n revival the excite.
ment Of other days in southern Kansas. The
scene is removed q. little father south than
ON former occasions. but there is the same
"irrcpressiblo" incentive underlying it ALL
! During the last few DAYS thare has been an
exhibition Of one Of the most barbarous spec.
tacles, on what is termed the Cherokee ncu.
trail lands ever known in any civilized com.
munity. For the last six yenrs, lhat district
which embraces an area Of some twenty Ave
miles by forty, has been filling up with honest
and industrious pioneers, who have settled
there FOR permanent homes. md in IA good
! faith ms any citizen of Kansas. They lave
made all the ordinary improvements, and are
surrounded by crops and herds, like the old
residents in other counties.
A few mornings since, they were surprised
J 10y the report that the u. s. troops were ON
their way from the south, to drive them from
their premises. In n few hours the report
was confirmed by the appearance of the lu-
dian agent, whom they call Col. Cowan, ac-
companied by n company of cavalry, slNtv
in number, commanded by Capt. Stugoss.
They commenced Immediately applying thc
torches to the dwellings, Of the settlers, tray
cling northward. with their worb of devasia
ton and ruin Nearly all the settlers on what
is called the Lightning Creek Settlement, +"
were thus visited by them. They came on to
| Cow Greek, n branch of the Dry Wood, aud
there showed the same relentless spirit. The
news oftheir destructive raid Travelled before
them, and the settlers on the Dry Wood ral
lied to the number of three or four hundred
who sent u committee of conference TO visit
the Col" The committee contended ha,
whatever might be his right to disturb the
settlers further south, that they on the Dry
Wood. were on what is called the "eiphtmile
STRIP, and that they were ON no part Of the
Cherokee tract, but on lands not subject to
pre-emphon AT least, they contendcd that
question was yet in measure unsettled, that
they should be favored, and allowed to re.
man until new survey could be made, and
The whole matter legally adjusted.
| To hasten our particulars, something that
they call "treaty" WAS finally agreed to-,
and written pledge was signed on the part
OF the citizens that they would abandon that
! district previous to the 25th of November
next, provided the agent would spare their
dwellings, at this time, and leave the country.
Accordingly the inceudiary withdrew, but
threatened them in this wise as he WAS leav-
ing, that if every man of them did not lea,e @
before the day specified, he would burn not
only their houses next time, but all their sed,
grain, and everything he could find valuable.
When the news came to the citizens in this
portion of the county, they Immediately sent
down delegations to learn the facts and re-
port. Some OF these gentlemen have return
| ed, and report q most distressing scene. Sev-
enty four houses have been burned, and at
least one hundred families turned out upon
the bare rrairies, all by that subtle nc.
quaintance of ours called the power Of the
Federal Government. | have, during the
| last twenty-four hours, conversed with ut
least twenty persons from that county, and
| al give 1t ss the saddest scene ever witnessed
in Kansas. Women aud children are now
sheltered in the bushes along the creeks,
mourning their hard fate. They feel discon-
solate--almost tired of life. S1mc say they
would as soon die as leave the couutry they
have been laboring 30 hard to improve during
the last ak years. In fact the whole com.
munity are quite discouraged, and know not
what to do. They almost feel dcsered-as
cast out from everybody. If they don't be
long to Kansas, or to anywhere else, and no
arm appears to protect them, or to show them
any sympathy in this sad hour, what they
ask, is to be their fate?
A meeting was held last evening, ut Mar.
maton, some four miles above the land referred
to. 1t was largely attended, both by dolega-
tons from Dry Wood and other portions OF
this county. All have here writ en-, was
more than confirmed by those who spoke
One gentleman stated that he knew of = case
where this Col Cowan came to a house in
which lady was sick, having child but
two days old All their pleading was in vain
He ordered hi4 men TO carry her out on her
bed, and lay her upon the prairie. His or
ders were obeyed when he ordered the house
fred in which she was lying, thus outraged
and unprotected, in full view. What savag
heart was ever more destitute of humanity ?
But this letter is but the beginning Of the
chapter, and must close by sGying-the fu-
ture is ominous There is a plot underlying
all this well known in this community. A
mass meeting was ca led at Cato, on the DIV
Wood next Wednesday. The Indignation
is very general, and the excitement high. ]
understand committee is now on the way
to see Gov. Medary.
| Yesterday morning, just after Capt Stur-
CESS company had started south a messenger
arrived-"oa his third horse"-from Fort
Leaveawor.h, with orders ior him to start for
that place Immediately. ALpATRos.
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