The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-10-10
THE LATE MAYOR LAWRENCE.


One of the victims of Quantities. guer-
lila raid. involving the destruction of Law
renee, Kansas, is Geo. w. Collamore. Mr..
Colsmore was at the time Mayor of the
city of Lawrence He was a native of Bos-
ton, an formerly lived on an estate we'll
we'll known At the North End, on Salem
s.reet. once the property of his grandfather,
John Hoffman. He was about about forty
years of age. and leaves wife and four
children. His eldest son, John Hoffman, a
lad about eighteen years of age. is reported
10 have been killed at the same time.
Mr.. Colamore was educated at the public
schools in Boston. and at Chauncey Hall
school, originally for mercantile pursuits,
which be followed for some time. He alter
wards studied law at the office Of Gov. An
drew, until admitted to the bar. During
the first year of the Kansas troubles. Mr..
CoIamore visited that Territory. making
his way through the State OF Missouri by
dint of his courage and perseverance, at
time when very few Northern men dared to
attempt the passage. He had always been
of extremely conservative views. His visit
to Kansas warmly interested him in the
cause of the Free State people, and excited
his mind very deeply against the injustice
and crueItes under which he found they
were suffering. He returned to Boston. and
during a b. ief STAY did great deal 10 inter
est other persons through the press, by cor
responGence and address, and shortly after
removed there with his family and estab
.shed himself as a citizen by purchasing
lands and erecting buildings. HIS Own az
grandizement and The improvement of his
own fortunes could hardly be called even a
secondary consideration IN his mind, for
with a perseverance, courage, devotedness
and self denial hardly even equaled in a sim
gle instance, be gave himself unreservedly TO
promoting the welfare Of that country and
securing the Stale for freedom With politics
and politicians he had very little to do; but
in his principles and in the pursuit of all
practical methods of economy and industrial
art, he was uncompromising and earnest.
During the drouth in Kansas. Mr.>Ooliamore
acted as the agent Of the Massachusetts Re
lief Society, and made careful survey, in
person. of the interests of the people, and su
perintended their relief with his own hands
and his own eyes. During that winter he
was very much exposed to hardships IN his
travels through the Territory for this pur
pose. The carefulness with which he ad-
ministered relief so as to do good TO the
poor, and at the same time encourage the
industrious, will never be forgotten by the
true friends of the Kansas people.
On the breaking out of the rebellion.
Governor Robinson appointed him Quarter
master General of Kansas. At the ex-
pense of his own private funds and credit.
he subsisted and uniformed the early Kan
sas regiments in the year 1851, at time
when there was scarcely man in Kansas
of competent capacity and ability who coald
have rendered a service so valuable as thai
which he freely gave to the ciuse of his
country and fnrthe honor of his adOptedStae.
Mr. CoIlamore was a man of singular
6rmness, absolute integrity. of strong con
victions. and uncomprumising in the asser
ton of his opinions, but of retiring and I'M
obtrusive manners. preferring always to act
rather than to speak, preferring always TO
do those things which few other men would
dare attempt. He was a man who natu-
rally would select follorn hope in any en-
terprise. His fidelity to his principles. his
sincerity Of heart. his unaffected and self
| sacrificing kindness. and the devotion of
his friendship, viii never be forgotten.-Bos-
ton Paper.