CHAPTER XXII. 
“law-and-order” men—free-state men aroused. 
July 1th. — We experienced a heavy rain yesterday. It poured 
through the tents, wetting everything. This tent-life in the burn¬ 
ing sun and pouring rains will be a good recipe for ague or 
cholera. So, besides the discomfort of the present, we have these 
in anticipation. Capt. W. left on Saturday, and Capt. Sackett, a 
noble-iuoking man, has the prisoners now in charge. 
To-day a gentleman has been in camp from Illinois. He with a 
party of seventeen were robbed at Leavenworth of their arms and 
farming utensils. Several of them were hunted for their lives. 
(Aid was afterwards asked of Gen. Smith in recovering these 
goods, a letter being sent to him from Woodson counselling such 
interference; but he declined giving it.) Also, eight families 
from Illinois, when near Platte city, were turned back by one 
hundred and fifty men, armed with United States muskets and 
bayonets. The stereotyped questions of “ Where are you from? ” 
and “ Where going ? ” were put to the emigrants. The leader of the 
ruffians said, “ I suppose you’ve hearn that we don’t allow any 
movers to go through into the territory. ’ When the ruffians pro¬ 
claimed their intention of searching the wagons, an Iowa man 
objected, but a revolver was quickly drawn upon him. After 
searching their wagons twice, and taking all the arms, they took 
them back under guard to Liberty, Missouri, telling them “ they 
could go where they pleased, so they did not go into the ter¬ 
ritory.” 
What new scheme of villany, for the subjugation of Kansas, 
shall we hear? Step by step the work has gone on. Missourians 
