BEDFORD INQUIRER,
BEDFORD, Pa.
Fiiriat .Horning, June 11, WSS
"FE \RLESS AND FKEK/'
l>. OVER-Editor and Proprietor.
STATE CONVENTION.
The United American, Republican, and People's
Committee of Superintendence for the City of Phi
ladelphia, earnestly desirous to extend and perpe
tuate that union of the elements of opposition to
the present National Administration, which in this
City has lately resulted in such brilliant success,
do hereby respectfully suggest, and recommend to
the State Committees- representing those several
elements of opposition, that ihev call upon the
citizens of Pennsylvania, who are opposed to the
present National Administration; especially to its
despotic and fraudulent Lecompton policy, and its
wiH.il neglect of the just claims of domestic in
dustry; and who are in favor of the sovereignty
or the people over their own local concerns, of
American institutions as against the policy and in
trigues of foreign Governments; and of adequate
protection to our homo labor, to assemble in their
respective Senatorial and Representative Districts,
to choose delegates to a State Convention, to meet
at Harrisburg. in the 31a.11 of flie House of Rep
resentatives, at 2 o'clock, P. M., of Wednesday,
the 14th day of July, 1858, to nominate candi
dates for Judge of the Supreme Court and Canal
Commissioner.
LEONARD R. FLETCHER, President.
.1. U. FLASK.ES, I
GEO. A. COFFET Y Vice Presidents
W. J. P. WHITE* \
M.V. B. SfU-MEBS, i Sterelaries ,
J. I?. LYNDA EL, \
Philadelphia, May 20, 18-38.
In view of the above recommendation, and its
general acceptance, 1 hereby withdraw the call for
a State Convention, issued by me, for the Bth of
July next, and earnestly request the American Re
publicans of the State to accept it, and participate
in the il-ctioii of Delegates to said Convention.
Bv order of the State Committee. |
LEM'L TODD,
Chairman Jt. 11. State Cuminittee.
Attest—EDWARD M'PUKRSOK, Sec y.
CARLISLE, May 81, 1858.
T-> the whiter irons of Pennsylvania :
The above recommendation having bee submit
ted to me for my approval, alter consultation with
the majority of the members of the American State
Committee, and a large number of the prominent
Americans ot the State, 1 cheerfully adopt it as
our call for a State Convention, and urge t tie mem
bers of the American party throughout the State
to participate in the olection of delegates.
11. BUCHER SWOOPE.
Ch rirman of .American State Committee.
CLEARFIELD, .May 29, 1858.
Inasmuch as the above recommendation and
calls point out tlie plain road to practical, decisive
and enduring victory over the present National
Administration and its tyrannical and sectional
poitev, 1 therefore request the Republicans of
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PHILADELPHIA,June 1, 1858.
The Kansas Issue.
It has been manifest for months that a lead
ing issue in the approaching campaign would
be raised by the Kansas policy of the National
Administration As usual, a large portion of
the press which supports that pt*ty endeavored
for a time to shirk the issue, and some few,
more rcukless than candid, are still so inclined.
Every day makes it more plain that this great
issue of justice and freedom against oppression
and slavery can no longer be postponed or eva
ded. It must be met, and met now, and even
the dullest of Mr. Buchanan's friends aro wa
king up to the real condition of things. As
evidence of this we find his partizans circula
ting Kansas documents in this county, and
' among others, the late message of the Presi
dent, recommending to Congress the adoption
of the Lceompton pro-slavery Constitution.—
It seems, therefore, by their own confession,
that the recent passage of the bill admitting
Kansas into the Union as a slave State, lias not
quite settled the agination upon the subject.—
When the Missouri Compromise bill was re
pealed, and the Kansas-Nebraska bill passed
we were told they were a "final settlement" of
the whole slavery question. It turned out oth
erwise, as the bloody history of Kansas from
that time until this day abundantly shows.—
Mr. Buchanan in his Kansas mess, age assured
Congress that if they would only admit Kan
sas under the Lecompton Constitution, all
would be well, and that it "would restore peace
and quiet to the whole • coutfft-y." As usual,
tiic assurances have been falsified, and the ex
periment failod, and Mr. Buchanan's Kansas
mesgage, and other pro-slavery documents, are
being scattered broadcast arnoDg the people to j
further agitate the question of slavery in Kan
sts, not only there, but here in our midst. W T e
do not refer to this byway of complaint, but
only as a chronielor of passing events, ar.d to
show that the shaui democracy are eDgaged
"in agitating'" these things which they have
heretofore so repeatadly informed us were set
tled.
We have read this Kansas message, anil have
a few words to say upon it. A gtbsser tissue
of misrepresentations has seldom been submit
ted for the consideration of the people. It
starts out with charging the Free State party
of Kansas with being in rebellion against the
laws and government of the United States;
and upon this more than questionable charge,
arc based the most important fabrications and
conclusions in the whole mossage. Now, what
arc the facts ? In the spring of 1855, the
first election was held for a territorial legisla
ture; and it is notorious that armed bands of
Missouiians came over by thousands, and inva
ded every election in the territory ex
cept one, drove away the free State resident
voters from the polk by force, and. elected a
legislature to suit themselves, many of the 1
1 persons thus elected being residents of Mis
souri. This legislature, thus fraudulently
elected, proceeded to enact laws for the terri
tory, in many of which they so utterly disre
garded the provisions of the Constitution of
the United States, aud the plainest principles
of liberty and justice, that the lower house of
Congress at its next sessioD declared them
fraudulent, unconstitutional, null and void, and
even Gen. Lewis Cass pronounced them ''a dis
grace to the age." These laws the free State
men of the territory repudiated, and set at de
fiance, not only because of their infamous pro
visions, but because, as they truly contended,
the whole legislature was elected by fraud and
violence by citizens of another State, and had
therefore no right to legislate for the people of
Kansas. For these reasons, when this bogus
legislature appointed officers, and times and
places, to hold elections, the free State citizens
disregarded tlieiu, and refused to vote, because
they considered themselves in DO wie bound to
pay any respect or obedience to the enactments
of such a legislature. Aud these are the of
fences which the President iu hi* Kansas Mes
sage, gravely denounces as rebellion against
the Constitution and laws of the United
Slates.
Thu free State men called a mass conven
tion of the people to consult and determine
what course to pursue, to rid themselves of
this bogus legislature, and its tyrannical and
pro-slavery enactments Tiie Convention was
largely attended, and it was deliberately re
solved that they would set to work and make a
constitution for themselves, and ask udmission
into the Union as a State. Accordingly the
territory was apportioned into election districts,
and an election ordered for a specified uurnber
of delegates, to meet at a certain time and
place to frame a constitution. The elections'
was held, and the convention met at Topcka,
and framed a constitution to suit themselves;
and 'his constitution was twice submitted to a
popular vote of-the people for ratification or
rejection, and ratified by A large majority of
the legal voters of the territory. I hey then
forwarded this constitution to CongfCS®, and
asked to be admitted under it as ore of the
this Union. Yet a democratic Prcs-
rejected them, and why ?
Topeka constitution wis a Jree
constitution, and prohibited slavery in the
Slate. The Kansas-Nebraska act, and the
Cincinnati Platform jiad told the people of
Kansas that they were to be "perfectly free to
regulate their owu domestic affairs in their own
way*'—aDd they had gone to work iu their owu
way, aud framed and adopted a constitution to
and the President of the United States tells I
them that their whole ptoceeding was rebel
lion against the Constitutinq and laws of the
United States' Not that it conflicted with any
single provision of l# Constitution of the
United States, or of any act of Congress, but,
forsooth, that it came in conflict with the au
thority and enactments of that bogus legisla
ture, fraudulently elected for Kansas by the
citizens of Missouri.
Again: the President complains again and
again of the free State men, because they re
fused to vote. Why they refused we have al
ready seen. But the President and Governor
Walker, under the most solemn pvomisos of a
fair election, and that the Lecompton Constitu
tion should be submitted to a vote for their
aceoptar.ee or rejection, succeeded in persuad
ing the free State men to lay aside their non
voting policy, and to go into the clectious, and
they thus induced and persuaded the free State
men tc abandon the Topeka Constitution.—
But no sooner was the pro-slavery liecompton
Constitution made, under authority given by
that bogus Legislature, than tliey refused to
submit it to a vote, and tho President turns
round in violation of all his promises and
pledget, and insists that CoDgress shall accept
the constiiutidS without a vote of the people
upon it; and not Only Uis, but in justification
of his course, says it wouia ecn no
use to submit it, for if they had n ZPWId
have been voted down by the free Stale mril.
Was ever anything moro barefaced and infa
mous than this? Where now is democracy,
the right of the people to rule, and to regulate
their domestic affairs in their own way; and
what has become of the great doctrine of pop
ular sovereignty?
But the people of Kansas were determined
not to be cheated in this way, if they conld
prevent it; and at the regular time of choosing
a territorial legislature, they elected a majori
ty in both branches, in spite of frauds and in
vasions fioin abroad. This legislature assem
bled jtt the call of acting Governor Stanton,
and it passed a law submitting this same Le
coiupton constitution to a vote of the people
for ratification or rejection. The election was
held with all the forms of law, and under in
structions from President Buchanan, that the
people must be protected at the polls by the
military of the United States. The result was.
that the Lecomptou pro-slavery constitution
was rejected and repudiated by a majority of
ten thousand votes. Now, what does Mr. Bu- j
chanan and the supporters of his Kansas poli- i
cy say ? He proclaims in his Kansas message !
that this 10,000 majority does not amount to
anythiug, except that the voters by voting at
the election thereby ratified and admitted the
legality of the Lecompton convention and the
Lecompton constitution, and urges it upon
Congress as an additional reason why Kansas
should bo admitted as a slave State under this
BIBFOKB IHOIRER.
repudiated Lecompton Constitution! How
truly baa it been said that "white men have
no longer any majorities which democrats ore
hound to respect."
Such ure some of the leading features of
this Kansas message, ami the facts which go to
make up the great Kansas issue. There ore
others equally important, to which we would
gladly refer, did our space and patience admit.
Let this message, then, be read in the light of
these facts, which it Carefully suppresses, and
all will he right.
Congressional
The congressional question is beginning to be
agitated in this distiiet to some extent. A
writer in the diambersburg Repository and
Whig recommends in strong terms, Col. A. K.
MeClure for Congressman. Should the Colo
nel receive the nomination, wo would cheerful
ly support him, and should he be elected, the
District would have cause to rejoice that we
had a member of such rare qualifications.
The Gettysburg papers, the Star and Senti
nel, recommend our youug friend, Edward Mc
pherson,Esq.,for the nomination. As a writer,
Mr. MeP. has no superiors in the fc>tate, and
would make a cougre-suian of whom the Sev
enteenth District might well be proud. These
papers, however, elaitu the right of the candi
date for that County, as they have not yet had
one, and their claims have been postponed yiar
ly This is not correct. We were a member
of the last Conference, aud we know that the
Conferees from this County, as well as ibosc
from Fulton aud F.ankliii,;)/-e/err ed the claims
of Mr. Buchleiy for whom .J dams had instruc
ted. The Adams Conferees positively declined
the nomination, which was unanimously conce
ded to them, and thus waived any rights whieh
Adams may have had at that time. She will
now come before the Conference with about
the same claims as the other Counties.
A well known gentleman from this County
has also been named for the nomination, and
uo doubt there arc others in the District, all
of whom would make CoDgrefsinen of the first
order, and for whom, when nouiiuatcd, no mat
tcr who he may he, or from what County he
hails,we will support with all our influence and
ability, for we desire to sec this District which
is now so shamefully misrepresented, redeemed.
It can and will he done.
"IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH."
We call attention to the call in this week's
paper for a State Convention to be held at
tlarrisburg on the 14th or' July. Jt will he
seen that at the request of those persons in
1 Ull '" n ' f th
focoism, that the Chairman of the American
Republican Convention has withdrawn his call
for a convention, and the American, Republi
can, and the American Republican committees
have all united iu this call. This secures the
State to the opposition, and the certain defeat
of Locofocoism in the fall. The Philadelphia
Daily JVern, a straight-out American p'iper,
and all other opposition papers iu the State,are
warmly in favor of the uniou Convention as
uow called.
SALE OF FORT SNELLING.
We call the attention of our readers to the
article on the outside of our paper to-day iu
reference to the fraudulent sale of Fort Snel-
Dog, by which the government has been swin
dled out of nearly a million of dollars. The
Secretary of War, Mr. Floyd, along with other
high Locofoco dignitaries, figures, very exten
sively in this bold and outrageous robbery. Let
the people examine this matter, and they will
become convinced that it is time that the plun
derers should be ousted from the high places
which they disgrace.
In our columns this week we publish an ar
ticle on the late outrageous murder of free State
meu iu Kansas. For several weeks the pres
ses iu the iuterest of the Locompton party, at
tempted to pass them off as having been com
mitted by the Free State men, but when the
true account arrives, it piaces ihcm on tbo
Border Ruffians who have been guilty of all
he outr'-ges in that ill fated territory. Read
the article.
The British outrages on Atnericag commerce,
in the Gulf of Mexico, still continue, and tiic
excitement all over the country is at war height
but there will be no war with England, whilst
Buchanan is President. But if these outrages
were committed by Mexico or some other weak
government, Locofocoism would pitch in.
We call atteutiou to the Card of Dr. J. P
ASHCOM, who has located in Ilopewcll. The
Doctor is a Physician of character and ability,
and will carefully attend to all business in his
line.
Is THIS ECONOMY?— The Norristown Uer
ald truly remarks—"The Democracy are for
ever boasting of the economical manner in
which they conduct the affairs of government.
No occasion is permitted to pass that they do
not give us a repetition of this song, and as
though to oonvince themselves, they just as
persistently charge upon their opponents a
reckless disposition to squander. Let us look
a moment at the figures as we have them dur
ing the administration of Mr. Buchanan, and
see whether they will justify this much vaunt
ed boast of economy. On the Ist day of Ju
ly last, the balance in the Treasury was §lB,-
000,000; for the three quarters which have
elapsed since then there has been added §35,-
000,000 of revenue from all sources, and the
current or closing quarter will yield §8,000,-
000 more, giving for the year the snug sum of
§61,000,000. In addition to this, iD Decern-
her last, tlidministration received authority
to issue $900,000 of Treasury Notes, male
ins the enious sum of Eighty one .Millions
of Dottarifi expenses of the Government for
the eurrenfear! But this is uot all. Ou
Saturday j, a bill was read in the Seuate,
authorizin a loan of $15,000,000 for ten
years—mfig in the aggregate as the expen
ses of thqear, the sum of Ninety-six Mil
lions oj 'tars —or Thirty-five Millions more
than the nip's from all quarters It will
not take ch figuring to tell where this kind
of econotrvill land us at the eud of Mr. Bu
chanan's uinistration.
For the Inquirer.
WJDBERUY "LOCAL."
WoomiEURY, June 7, 1858.
MI. OVl— Locals are decidedly scarce.—
All the trupiiations are either too small or
too indiaiil, but we have quite a fine pros
pect for ials ahead, owing to the approaching
"Fourth,aud other local causes that are on
the "britof being bom."
Althoh we are uot prolific just at this
moment, ill, occasionally, things turn up here
that arc r only calculated to excite our risi
bles, but vU'uA appear extremely awkward,
when jropiy aiHlyzed. One day last week
produceia case tUt elucidated this doctrine
forcibly. I tbiuk itwas on Thursday morniug,
that I niiced John feith, one of our stable,
sober aii second- thougjt farmers, who resides j
in Hickry Bottom, aboit town, and withal in
a terribl foment in regail to something. Oo j
nearinghe position he licil before a crowd of
eager liieuers, itnd to who-) he was spouting
eloqueno equal to Buneoube in his happiest j
m od r nd gesticulating in he most violent ■
manner 1 ascertained that lm,n company with
two of U children, wagon and Lrses, had been ;
it tho t'ood berry mill the ove.jng previous, !
and W conveyed some six bushes of flour to j
his ban about two miles from tow. f a Il( l that
he, not raving dreamed of any rase-hty, left j
it on tit wagon until morning, alas !
what ws his mortification to find tL.t the
"night nan" had not even left the bags ftpus
' the floii. At this point his feelings eked
; oozfid oit at his finger-ends, and he wcut on t
iosiuuae that he was just awaiting the op
' pearnn<? of the proper officers, when he expect
ed to h; endowed with rigid authority, and
would show Hickory Bottom Oi Leathoi Crack
er a tiing or two, and—jes, sir, he went co
far as o nod his head signifieautly, and—said
lie duki't think there w is any person in Wood
berry that would take things; (of course he
mount stealing) the audience thoughi so, too,
and signified their approbation with a peculiar
expression of countenance, each member scru
tinizing hts neighbor's garments to ascertain
tfe was detemuueJ to puF
mischief through, empliatically. A search
warrant was procured before Esquire C.i&tner,
and with Constable Bulger in tow, Mr. Keith
left town to mete out summary justice to any
offender having a peculiar pcucbaut for his
neighbor's flour.
Woodberry was in a state of foment! The
mountain was laboring! Many and dire, were
the r eports from the scene of thievery and of
ficial investigation. Woodberry felt alarmed!
| there might ho a hiot cast on her fair fame 1 —
Imagine her consternation, wlieo a report was
put in circulation, and that, too, by one of her
own citizens. At the unreasonable hour of 3,
A. M., Dr. Oileig, being calle 1 out to visit a
patient, discovered ODe of the bags containing
the aforesaid flour, lying on the fence, ten or
fifteen reds above town. All was doubt! all
conjecture! all lent tbeir aid to unravel the
mystery. On the corners, in the bar-rooms,
yes, all, everywhere, even in the culinary de
partment, was tho mystery and the merits of
that flour discussed. Noon arrived, and with
it the Constable, looking decidedly well, af
ter baviug been the butt of at least a dozen
hlackguardings, with a prisoner "along side."
On searching the premises of Samuel Longen
eekcr, a big of flour was fouud iu bis barn be
longing to the individual in question, and it
being one of the missing articles, and Long
enecker not being able to account for its dis
covery about his premises, was arrested.—
Woodberry felt relieved 1 Alas, how soon are
our joys overthrown and annihilated! A few
moments more elapsed, when fortunately for
Lengcneckcr, who was not slightly seared, part
Qf the Was cleared up, at least as far
HS he was concerned, by individual stating
that in passing at an eflfiy h?ur residence
of Lnugenecker, he found the bag ctid dour
for which lie was arrested, lying tn the road,
and that he bui carried it into the barn.—
Woodberry breathed freer ! And still better:
a second individual had found the second bag
on the fence, first noticed by Oileig, and con
veyed it to Mr. Samuel Bosier's barn. Thus ;
the flour catne to light ! Well, here was a
quandary! Here was mystery! which even
the redoubtable Keith could not solve!
"How did the first bag happen in the
road "How did the seoond get on the fence?"
were among the multitude of questions asked
and faithfully answered by a thousand differ
ent theories. Woodberry was occasionally :
transported, then again the spirit went down
to zero, and all was mysteiy shrouded in dark
ness ' Well, toward evening came tho "clear
up" shower and the finale. An old gentle
man passing along the road a short timo after :
Keith, found tho last mentioned bag lying in j
the road, and put it on tho fence. It , as well
as the first, was lost ofl the wagon while
Keith was driving, and the childtcn sitting on '
the flour! Woodberry went off impulsively, 1
half-cocked
The Normal School at Martinsburg is now
in operation, with upwards of forty of fifty
scholars. It is thought by some that it will
not last more than a month. It is a good
school. S. S.
I'Voi w the JVew York Tribune.
THE HARMS HEM CYRSES MASSA
CRE.
OSAWATOMIE, K. T., May 20, 1858.
Accounts have reached your readers ere this
of the rcceut atrocious massacre on the Osage,
or Mero de Oygne illvor. So frightfully hoiri
ble were the fust details of <he event that 1
hesitated in giving credence to the report. A
nearer approach to the scene has proved the
awful and fatai tragedy but too true. It has
certainly been one of tbc most hideous and
coldblooded atrocities of the age. The Sepoy
horrors of India are no greater stain upon hu
manity.
It is but a week ago to-day since a party of
Border-Ruffians, numbering twenty-three, cros
sed the Missouri border in Lynn County, near
the Marais des Cygnes. They were mounted
and well armed, and went to the trading post,
formerly a sort of Pro-Slavery headquarters.
The visit was of a domiciliary character. Like
the Denton atid Hendricks murder, i was the
evident purpose of those men to commit further
outrages that should appall the Free-State set
tlers. The operations were not conducted
against any persou who had rendered himself
obnoxious to them. The victims were squat
ters of the most peaceable class—men who had
never been heard of previously in the mixed
strife of politics aud war ; who were evidently
picked up at raDdoiu, aud who were the vic
tims of their own defenseless condition.
The invading party was not composed exclu
sively of Missourians. I learn positively that
one-half nearly of the number were of the
Fort Scott banu. It was commanded by Dr.
Geo. P. Hamilton, formerly of Georgia. It
will be remembered that ur.dir the situiluted ,
name of Capt. Jennigen he figured among Bu- |
ford's bravos in the wars of 'f>G. He was a 1
member of the Leoompton Const itutional Con- !
vent ion from Bourbon County, or Fort Scott.
Brocket was also with him. lli'l, another i
prominent Ruffian of Fort Scott, was of the i
party. Then there was another Mr. Hamiltou ;
and his son, also Buford men, who have lived
near the trading post on the Marais Jes Cygnes
Five others of the party were the disbuuded
-oldiers of Capt. Anderson's company (I) of
dragoons, who were drummed out of their com- j
Any some tiute ago, at the instance of their j
c <Hirades, for participating in the Denton and j
Derricks murders aud for stealing fiom the 1
set lb s, These ten were thus Ruffians, be- j
long'n t to the Territory to some cxient. The
remaining thirteen of them were Ruffiuis from
Missouri, f cw t ,f whom have been recognized, j
They slipped over the border quietly, no one
gurising or anticipating their approach. They j
never vttemp'eu to seek for Capt. Montgomery,
or Capr.R al „ > or .] ie i r friends. Neither did
they appev l 0 he actuated by any personal
malice. 1 lis- an y Fiee-State man;
j"-t as they Uuwu '"■> gome were taken in ;
taken from hetr houm, Tb toU lhat ;
the party which arrested hed to „ talk witb
them and SO quietly did K ac U!lU1 „
got their victims ,n their poX Uml (he w / v j
thus taken pever suspected aU 9t tbat „ I
were taken for cold-blooded pu\o C s (j ne ot
the prisoners, Mr. Siilwell of KL r jj oun j j
was oo the road to a Missouri town , p uv 0 j I
visions. Another was a Baptist 1 ' t j
middle life. The latter was of the wouti ,i_ 1
the former killed.
There was no trial, or attempt at trial.
charge was preferred against them. The parties
were chiefly strangers to each other. The poor
ufen, unarmed, were led iuto a ravine. There
they wore drawn tip in line, aud for the first
time perceived the frightful nature of their sit
uation, dark suspicions of which had been al
ready suggesting themselves. The murderers
ranged themselves immediately in fiont of their
victims, and with fatal promptitude and cool
ness, at the command of their leader, de
liberately shot them. At the first fire all of
the eleven prisoners fell. The murderers, to
make sure work, loaded and fired several
times. Some of them used their revolvers.—
One of the survivors, who was severely wound
ed, and who was lying on the ground, had a
pistol ball put in his head. He says tbat one ot
the patty stooped down ovei him, and put a
pistol to his ear and fired. The ball ranged
downward, and, glancing along the jawbone,
came out uear his mouth, without inflicting a
fatal wound. Others were shot at thus on the
ground. For some minutes the scene must have
been perfectly horrible—these twenty-three
assassins loading and firing at the dead and
wounded party of unarmed men. At last, when
they believed that their bloody work was com
pletely done, they turned from the scene of
horrors and fba to Missouri.
Although all of the prisoners fell when first
fired at, they were not all killed. Five of them
were killed on the spot, or uicd shortly after
of their wounds. Five were wounded, all se
verely, and most of them with several wounds.
Only one of them entirely escaped. Although
not wounded, lie had the presence of uiind°o
drop wUeq his companions fell, and so perfect
was his simulation of death that he escaped
without a wound. 1 have seen a nnD who ex
amined the wounds of the oiuSrs. He says
they were all shot in front. Some of them had
other wounds,received while lying on the ground
The live wounded men, although all severely
hurt, are all likely to recover. The five dead
have left widows aud orphans, and parents aud
brothers to mourn their fate.
A woman was the first person who saw the
sceue of carnage. Living in the vicinity of
the massaeie, und having seen the prisoners in
the hands of their captors, and heard the re
ports of the firearms, she sought out the party.
\V T hen sho first viewed the horibler spectacle,
the turn were all lying quietly on the ground,
and seemed to be dead. She cried aloud, aud
her woman's voice having inspired conlidcuce,
those who were not dead replied to her. Otio
or two of those who finally died, were yet ablo
to converse for some time Assistance was ob
taind, and the wounded were conveyed to a
house near the trading-post. The alarm was
sounded, und Capt. Montgonery and Mr. Mc-
Daniels, Brigadier-General of the Territorial
Militia, were soon ou the spot. It is believed
tbat tbo Ruffians have sepcrated and are skulk
ing about. They told in Missouri tbat they
bad a fight with Capt. Montgomery, and had
defeated him, killing eleven men. it is quite
likely that the Border-ltuffi in journals uta
give credence or circulation to such a story.
Inspired with the horror which such a deed
would naturally excite, the citizens of the vi j
entity were aroused to the greatest indignation.
Gen. Me Daniels called out the Territorial mi
litia in the vicinity. It was known that ihe
Border-Ruffians had stopped at the town of
West Point, in Missouri, and had there com
pleted their organization before coining over.
A day or twe ago, Capt. Montgomery, with
Gon. McDaniols, and a force of 150 men wen'
to West Point to demand that the murderer
be surrendered up. The design in making thi
demand was to secure them betiore they escape
It was believed that some citizens of that place
were implicated, and as it was known to he
perfect folly to w;it for a requisition from Den
ver to the Governor of Missouri, or to ex; r c
anything whatever from such a source it wis,
deemed bettet to take more prompt measures,
if uiore irregular. The expedition did not
succeed in accomplishing anything, however.--
The fact is the murderers had fled. Dr Ham
ilton was last seen on a horse riding through
Missouri toward the river The whereabouts
of the others is Dot known.
Wc have had reports of several battles with
in the past day or two, but there is no evidence
of anything of the kind. Still, the border iu
thin section) and below, is in a state of alarm.
A rumor of an invasion from Missouri against
this point has had the effect to rouse the set
tlers in and around Osawatomic. They are
now under arms. Guards were kept out last
night, and the night before. I think any alarm
of in invasion at i),is point is groundless.
I heard hum Fort Scott and Sugar Mound
up to * estcrday. The people there are deter
mine! to seize the murderers, if possible, and
execute summary justice uj on them. It is
coniem;dated to follow tin m, if necessary, to
Missouri for purpose. Meauwhih; they
have sent some messengers to Latmuec for
arms and advice, who will arrive to day or to
morrow.
Judge Williams has made req-KSt for a meet
ing 011 the Maimaton. It is to be held on Sat
urday. lie is going to make some propositions.
Most of the soldiers have left Fort Scott: there
is only a handful there now. \\ hat will be
the next event, it would be difficult to tell.—
The patties below seem to wait for arms and
advice, and the mission to L.wrenfte may have
some effect ou the action to be taken.
EXPULSION OF GOV. CUMMING DOUBTED.
ST. I.oeis. June s.—The Republican learcs, from
a gentleman who 1 ft Fort Leavenworth on ve 2 !
inst., and who lead all the letters Iron- '* Scott
up to May 6th, that the Governor
cumming had been driven from Salt Lake City is
discredited.
ST. I.oris, June s—The Democrat has just re
ceived the following despatch from Fort Leaven
worth, dated the 3(1 inst. "Win. Crossiuan arriv
ed here last sight lrom Fort Laramie, states that
Cpt. Ma rev's supply train his been cut otf by the
Mormons. Particulars bv mail."
;
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L INVIOORATOB in another ccluuin.
EXHIBITION
The annual Exatuiuation and Kxhibitun of
( AIUPHEUY Male and Female Seminary,
will take place at Kainsfcurg, ou Wednesday,
> the I 6 h <tf June. Examination during the
' day, Exhibition in the evening.
W. W. BRIM,
Principal.
June 4, 1858.
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Connecting at HOPE\\ ELL with Stages for BED
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BURG, &c.
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BROAD I tip CITY, or the MINES, and return
to HOPEELL, same day.
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■ the Company at Huntingdon.
• JNO. J. LAWRENCE,
June 11, 1858.-51 y tiperiniendtut.
TMT Jt HHE: •
GEORGE B. AMICK, surviving partner of the
late firm of GEO. B. AMICK ST BROTHER, noti
j ties all persons interested, that the books of said
| flnu remain in his hands for settlement, and that
circumstances demand an immediate closing up of
the business of said firm. Persons indebted or
having settlements to make, are therefore request
ed to call oil the subscriber without delav.
St. Cbiirsville, June 11, 1858.-tf.
The subscriber will continue the mercantile bust-.
nc.tr at the old stand, where he will be liappy to
meet and supply the wants of his friends and cus
tomcis at all times. He will receive in a couple
of weeks a new supply of seasonable goods, which
be is determined to sell on the most reasonable
terms. GEO. B. AMICK.
Alcinda W. Smith, j No. 23, August Term,
vs. v 1858, in the Common
Win. Smith. Pleas of Bedford Co.
Alias Siiiijitriiit on Libel for Divorce,.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Defendant in
the above case that a Subpoena and alias
Subpoena on Libel for Divorce has boon issued, tho
last of said writs is returnablc-3()th August, 1858,
and that the said Defendant is required to appear
on or before said day and answer to the complaint
of the Plaintiff as provided for by act of Assem
bly. WM. S. PLUCK,
June 11, 1858. Sheriff.
Kxeciitor's Notice.
LETTERS testamentary, on the last Will and
Testament of John Claar, late of the Bor
ough of Bedford, dee'd, having been granted to
the subscriber, re siding in said Borough, notice is
therefore given to all persons indebted to the es
tate of sai 1 dee'd, to make payment immediately,
and those having claims wiil present them properly
authenticated for settlement
JOSEPH CLAAR, Executor.
June U, 1858.