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Gen. b, in • the at be ID Of l was whenprL142iucb-%oraliatni:pO*c time .ding ency v ot. cor-tome n6at t my ? jtfr.luvtintiit of the PrlaoMtia.’ »P:metrcefo tc*n rcii’a It In il of pose lentLTMQdla-erceEkcanhkkkt on PohT K. T. * Midnight, Oct. liJ, ISfitL (We, the yt.deralgaed, present to oor fellow citizen the following aiitcMtt of facts. tad ask their serinas attention to the highhanded vlolaUou ol cosstltutkmat rKftit#. which they dSncloec,Wo left BJouat PleMtat, low*, on tbs 2tb of Sfiptunher, md i^Hert tallwDin joerstr ot uoma 21 day* through Iowa mod Nehrusfca, wt reached the Kansas Uao toIn morning October lOlb, 1S56. When we bad proceeded void* 3 Dalles South ol tfan line, and whU* pursuing our way in a peaceful and quiet manner* wa were Huadeok stopped by but wee* 600 sud 700 United SUtcs troops with six piece* or artillery, under command, of Co]. Coflko, acting aa a passe to L'Jilted State* l)r*puty Marshal Prea ton.After enquiring who we were ond to *fhn.t place we wtre going, and being truthfully formed, they announced tb«tr fintenlion to *ub-ji‘ct us to smirch, in obedience to Inatrucltona Jrora Go?.Gcsrr. Col. Eldridgo, mconductor ol the train, presi?nted the frtl Lowing letter of welcome from Gov. Geary.atraniftyitdc* ood 00.11-ion, aed ■ion rra* ib Fa mobs In-t Is \ t* ben the ooirbetbe o£ a. adIf]3xk4.*ut;v*c Dkmaktmkxt, { Lecoraplon. K. T., Sept. 30, lfiid. )To a// whom rt may concern .*The bearer of tbl» note, liobert Morrow,firsccnt* bl« elf ac iho Agent or aurtaio jwaco-ul and bofia fida cmigrant! about entering this Territory through Nebraska* nndrr escort o\ Col, Eldrldga, asslsied by Qad. Pomeroy and Col. Perry,I welcome rH such accession* to the population of tbfn Territory, coming from whatever quarter, and I request all good citizen* to afford shelter and pro Lection to ?T«rj person eater-cable andLug this Territory tor peaceable and lawful purposes.If th® party under Colonel KJdridge come In this way. without thrusts or a hostile Attitude, I hereby request all military ofieurs la thin Territory to give them a safe conduct and so permit them lo pm without interruption.Jnq, W. Guahv,Gov. of Kaunas Territory.This latter was sent by a special MMwnjfy to the Irala while at Nebraska. TV* prole ■led against any detention or search m a violation ofourcorfetftiiGoaiii rights, and of tbs spirit of Gov. Geary?* letter. We admitted that w* were throughly armed. and stated that Gov. Geary bad been so Informed by the bearer ol the letter, and k« bad distinctly admitted our right to come armed J»tt lb* Territory, The train was ordered to Mart, but was I meaid lately forcibly Mopped, Briber our protest nor Gov, Geary's letf.tr bdag respected, The wagons were ibeu searched, uud oil arms Sound to them token away, During the search trunks sud valises wcro tom said broken open, the bed* of families ware thrown out In the rain anil tramped So the mud—the ladies- M*g treated with inexcusable rudeness,After this wav done limy offered to etcort os • to Gov. Geary, cm cocidftJoa that the Umdcn »*■ I pledgedthem wives to keep every man w lib the JQ train. This, having neither right hat power lo do, they refused \ telling total that whop they hod takes from as all that tbsy wanted, wv would take euro of ourselves. We were than informed ibat we were prisoners of war, cur entire train, numbering some 2A0 men, worn to and children, being surrounded by V. Stales troops and marched Into camp, where we are to-night, under a strong military guard, who have orders to ahoot down aoy man who.attempts to Leave.The Consliiudon of 1 bc.tr, S. declares ltthe right of iht people to hap and fa ran** Aka 11 not 6* mfrinpid.1* The course punued toward* the free Slate Immigrants 1a a gro#* violation of the Constitution, and Is gradually renderingaagarill*indor-L la am a us thetobito*IKtoletha■alnobop«ticanIrnbetb‘onhabutotI5aldnWitotteacwstrtraSts,ClDIMbakStsb)«portagandtkoiof i aodtt«w 3arnCODwu«rshasfroiofunabfor*badbeiTvandada1 Dur govsmmonta mililsry despoUnk.•g- Th* H«tult InludlAni-llbv llwuDanr.
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Weekly Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Oct 29, 1856
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Gavin S.
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