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Smith and G. W. Deitzler, was in camp the other day. While talk¬ 
ing of the Toombs bill, the prisoners stated “ that they had no 
confidence in the President appointing men who would take the 
census fairly.” He replied, “ I would do it.” 
When they asked him, “ if he was to be one of the commis¬ 
sioners,” he replied in the affirmative, thus showing the whole mat¬ 
ter to have been arranged before Stringfellow went to Washing¬ 
ton. There was a heavy shower a few nights since. Our tent 
being the poorest shelter from rain of all, Capt. Sackett urged 
us to sleep in one of his; but we preferred staying in our 
own. When the storm came, the wind was terrible. The rain 
came through in streams, and little lakes were standing in every 
hollow on the bed. At this unpleasant juncture, the captain sent 
down an India-rubber blanket, and, by removing the wet ones, no 
one suffered very severely. Towards morning, a heavy wind tore 
up a part of the stakes, and a drenching rain came full upon us. 
There was not a dry spot in the bed, and no more sleep for us. 
We had, however, a hearty laugh with Capt. Sackett, for the t*ent 
he had kindly assigned us wms prostrate; the only one which 
had been so essentially affected by the storm. 
31s£. — A man, by the name of LeHays, active in the plunder¬ 
ing of Lawrence, has boasted much of the spoils which fell to his 
share — silver ware, ladies’ apparel, besides guns. On the night 
of the 18th his house was entered by a party of men, and the 
guns were taken, Gov. Shannon is much excited about it. He 
says they were men from Lawrence and vicinity, and reports the 
house generally plundered. A strong guard was forthwith set 
around Lecompton. On the 20th, Cramer, the deputy marshal, 
came to camp, and ordered Capt. Sackett not to allow any person 
to converse with the prisoners privately. “ His responsibility, 
since the sacking of Lawrence, in regard to the prisoners, had 
weighed upon him much.” But Capt. Sackett at once informed 
him, “ he need give himself no further trouble on the subject, as 
the responsibility of their safe-keeping rested upon him.” The 
little fellow appeared pleased; but his wrath was only pent up. 
He met a man, soon after leaving camp, and poured it forth in 
execrations upon the captain, declaring that “ Bobinson was mora 
