, 1869-02-27
A MOB At BAXTER SPRINGS.
KANSAS.
The Land Lsasue Demonstr..lor

Frpm ;he CletoA re Sentlne', Fe3,l9
tor, md N re especial, 70 T.i ors III, Gina Ia
the ebspe OF mob. On Wedne.d1y n. ru,py ast
the VARIOUS torra,e AID neiaces the Land L-aeus
nsted In the pfesence Of IN aimed force ot adaQt
$50 men in oRs streets. Il eeeons tha. thess me1
nao s1atted ont w,tn Tho ,nteatlon Of reaeatr9
here anoas =. n, sri owing ~ tho osa eonaE
ton ef the Ioada did nos arrive TIL dsybreak.
hilc wn were dfrssiu2 We W.fe called TO rue
docr BY te'e'ai Of thets men, Hnh After n ectsn-
nc matnsr peculiar to men who arc brave on1J
in tha prrsencn Of nEa5nca persons, carried
6 raHn 1evelv'1s. Tna spake&uan Of .hcas war
hks " lndt1,duals mftmed us tnat The crowd had
ssa,as sn up a's' sas Lsla oes ID I'd e.9
Ing ssay the pspe1s ~isa them, and also
I'd that white on the nAy It waa f.und thst 4 IA
rs .!ntt 2 ss': aip: III :ers il ss!os q IL
eorinnss te Se isee country. .rd a. .sea q
oi tho pttts II Ruarantecd hy tee Il 81, wr p1opose
our vtewr, a1d e7psess our tentimeurs and op,1-
Ions % fsu y $40 fully - We choose 90 aay sub
tect that ceeuptes ous attention. Waen tbs ee..os
10 be frce country, and tie consa1tut1orsl gras.
Antees for frttd N Of tpetcn and Liberty ot tie
ptf;,s afe S ,ssen s away seea I'd 60. before
tdit onr paper, md In that event mar xsk ,se
Lind Lea4ae 10 *'hoss' Us.
Uplo the LeaRue meeting It tha Centre, On
that ikefr was desgu 10 ute vi,!er C toxards
oie nen Who went up to Fort scot: 10 p:uys up
l1ttotRh aIEFH2fd4 ltFOEmed that the county
itaepa t11 not pas ttaun nt1uns to intt eject and
SHAWNEE 1owpsh1p L-a2ra d!d.l We eart The
| 8n111tT men A. much tp1ct IN our co3uu,ps a.
tfeJ deEred. When We ls.ofeked that tho NAB
ltment IN The Leaene was likely to pfedoutua q {,
AID !aWlets violence would chI.ereztne ther
pEccft dtn2B, We hut down on tenn. Ind r.lused
| TIT N ths usetf cur co 1Euab ann so Ghey NIL
tnnt.nue closEd until they Prove them elves wot.
! EJ Of "ftte homese by usLR honorable and
| la~fU! meana to obtain them. ~ much ~ far 1,
| ms matter concerns Ourselves.
Tht main body Of men hslted before the Ltrd
| onite. oc Military ttfett. Learcing that Johr ny
| Gox and y. 3. snoea 'ey. who were tn casr1e oi
The { ice, Here slipping u to Spring Valley 10
teI, tquaa p'oceeoet there AID are. ed taeu1
Ot examination IT. ~as found thst the books ID
| ptpeIs were in the esie at the bark. Cox xsa
given len Minutes 10 give up the papers uaccs
petsfty Of h4nctn2. ard lhry TOOK hin to The blink
With thtm Sla.er, !" ho En~E sht com sinatiou oi
tie lock wsa non ct co,ndsu, which cecs..oned
atotsc cr de A.. In the mcsn'ims tbs citizens
atned hi nRelTes. ard gathering sround tho
eank. declared that It should cot be opened.
fncfug that Captain By and. Snet,n S4flzht Van
WI k!e ard oioe'e ws1e dctsfmined taAs they
should rot obtatn lhe paper. without using Iofee,
| II. fraders OF The mob held I consultation. 81
| this lime the s'1ecta were lined Win citizens
armed with E1nS aud n nvolvezs. and they wlse!J
cttetEtned that ct.ca aetlan was the better p1rt O
vasor. 70 e1 del the tnv1sttn- The r1id.fs len
town minus tho p<uer', vi ho1t harmtrg any per
kpu. AZ HtthonL deAtrpYlpp q tue pftsA.