Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-10

in the West, and every passenger had seen
Hyvt have 1t on, and | roomed with Hoyt
Two Of us therefore were spotted ms tantly
such scowls Of hate and outbursts of rage
AZ were launched at US are seldom witnessed.
Had the crowd been of he sort that usually
was iound upon the river, we would instant
ly have been torn IN pieces. As it was, a
resolution was offered and unanimously car
rlcd that the arms be thrown into the river,
and the Cverseer5 after them. Hoyt was as
calm as a summer morning, and told them
tLat they would probably throw overheard
the arms, bot the owners lived in Lawrence,
Kansas, and 10 throw them overheard they
would have first to catch them. They then
Ir. b sed u throw US Overbo ard. Hoyt told
tl.l J5cy could do that also-but several Of
l.cm would end that trip at the same time
[. at we did. Meanwhile committee had
been into the hold and returned with car
biue. As serious as was our situation 1t was
impossible to DO otherwise than laugh at their
rerplexity while examining that gun.
Judge that not one Of them had ever seen a
broech loading arm, and the surmises as to
how the thing went off were ludicrous. They
asked us 20 shoot one, and We finally told
them if they would send to Lawrence and get
slide % stop the bfeech we should be happy
t1 accommodate them. ID Yankee
.rl-z. was the simultaneous ejaculation
..u every throat. They then resolved that
e captain should put Hoyt On shore,
and lie gave me full directions about his
property, and messages to his family prepar
arlrv t3 departing through the influence,
Il r-ver, of Mr. Charles Kearney Of West
port. it was decided to let Hoyt 20 on, but
they Insisted upon his signing surrender of
slt arms This BE positively refused to do
esea t. save bis lie. At last the boat ar
g.s.l 1T L.xiuZtOn, and was welcomed by a
thousand natives armed with every conceiya-
e weapon. The r4bble wanted to hang Us
a.i at once. But the more respectable portion
Hrue-eIcd differently. They sent commit
les On board. and we held a conference IN
-le p. Texas They insisted that we should
-l-l nm instrument surrendering the arms
ana saving the boat from harm, upon pain Of
being delivered over to the mob. But Hoyt
percmpt1rily refused. Ii they took them,
J.er must dJ IL at their peril. They finally
landed the arms and gave UOyt paper as
l.Il9ws 81. Taken from ID ;. Hoyt the follow
my described property, to be delivered TO the
arIcr If " Ilson Shannon, governor OF Kan
Is territory. OF his successor in office, - fol-
lowed Jy schedule Of the property.
Without further mIshap We arrived at
Kansas City, where found DR.. Cutter and
Csu-.afe.d, who had made the journey over
land Id salty, and also ;. Z. POmeroy. They
heard the story and hung their heads in sor-
u9vt always insisted that somebody stole
tie fatal letter from his pocket. I am in.
lIue1 70 5hiuk, however, that he lett it up
0u the et5in-table where be had written It,
n one of those fits Of carelessness into
which the sharpest men sometimes fall.
H. went to St Louis and libeled the I" Arabia
uu9u her return, and collected from her over
fifty per cent. more than the cost of the
goods in Springfield, and in loj7 Governor
g-arv gave an order for them, and such as
were ust Consumed were recovered.
After lew weeks Hoyt returned 10 Law
renee and entered heart and soul into the
STIRRING events which followed. In June he
went with q white lag into b0rder-rufIian
fort ia gLe south part of Douglass county,
known SIS Fort Saunders, and while return
5aE. --..Iunier the protection Of the flag
Ha- laacly murdered by the men with
whom BIZ had been treating. Such was the
..astc4 -' eLIValTY.
II.gt was among the earliest and the brav-
...e- tbc Kansas martyrs. Hc left his home
sit. Jae impression fastened in bis mind
THAT he sh9uld be called upon % give up his |
lia somewhere upon the Kansas praIrles, |
and tie thought never quIckened bis pulse |
~ produced tbc quIver of muscle. was /
Il a.s fullest confidence from the moment OF |
BUR meeting at Springfield until be died, |
ari knew h.- thoughts, desires and emotions |
II was true d his friends, and no power on /
earth could make him swerye one hairs |
tl.a.5a from what he deemed right. His /
a-r..-sa wee A. l3lly as old John Brown : |
.aa -allel 5Y TAR superior judgment. lie /
Fa- -en-.. rs q woman, and yet as stern az /
L.n.r emperor. lie iell carly in the con- /
.--. -aa h.- name was not conspicuous IN /
ta. n1a.s au5 By The few who knew /
- wel le WAS fully appreciated and |
n-.e.. loved. and ms memory Is yet kept /
green i44. ll- name may be perpetuated |
la Kansas annals. I have chosen to tell this /
rr a.th l1 attempt at anything save \
..-I narrative ot hs portion Of one of our
.s.Isr att-mpts IN behalf of the rights Of |
~. .a.a. and have superscri5ei it with bis
.....-- I'm. B ParS9n. ~ Kansas Mag /