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^Kansas Sff.iirs. —Frtrm the Chle*fo Trttarif, 2Wt. Inica-HAivDEDorTit i«r i.\ k issis.Peaceable American Citizens Disarmed and taken Prisoners.The Work of Eu*loving Knit**** GuJiirOn.THE NQfiTHERN KOtTE BLOCKED UI\A special messenger fnmi Kansas. w hlt;» Mood tills oily on Saturday evening lust, direct from Nebraska City, lu ngs u ( intelligence tf another of the high-hand-d invasions of the constitutional rights American citizens in that Territory, by whilt;*h the work of iU final cnslavtmient by tlie Sooth, aided and abetted by tlie AdmiuU-I ration, is to be consummated.A train of 250 emigrants under the j conduct of Mr. EUlridge of Litwreue*', in (Aifiipauv with Gen. 8. C. Pomeroy, and lt;Mr. Pern , also of that plan*, h-ft OcooUu Iowa, vhitlmr they had procoeded by two rout**, on tlie 17th of Septemlicr. for Nebraska City. They crossed the river at the Utter i4ace. and on die 7th of October look up their march for the Territory,— lt;They cruse**] the south line of NcLiu-ha j ami entered Kansas on the morning of the 10th; when throe or four miles in the latter Territory were mat and surrounded by a hand of 000 to 700 United States troops —diagoonr, artillery’ and infantry—with lt;six pieces of cannon, acting as the jmjssc of « Deputy Marshal Preston, aud were disarmed and taken prisoners, in defiance of mil their constitutional right* and without any proeeu of taw, real or pretended! The leaders of the train were warned of t the presence of this body, of men; but re- j lying upon the rights which are gunrun- t teed them as American citizen*and hihiu i the promises of Governor Geary, they had no rvjison to *u^pect tlmt :h«v would be lt;interrupted in this violent and illegal man- s ner, and hence took uo pains t«» avoid by t flight or to resist by force this piratical ar- i my until they found theinsei .es fully iu I heir i power. When the train was stepped, it f
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Holmes County Republican
Millersburg, Ohio, US
Thu, Oct 30, 1856
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