Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-25
From the Missouri Republican.
Abolition Lies.

who are, by the accident of birth, opposed to
slavery. The most outrageous falsehoods, not
| having even the semblance or shade of truth,
everywhere in New England find too ready
ear among the people, and the Abolition jour.
nails are always on the qui oire to seek out and
publish such sentiments. Indeed weltold
falsehood is vastly more acceptable to them
than the plain and simple truth-because the
latter would not answer their purpose, and we
have no doubt it was this feeling that CON
troled the Cleveland (Ohio) Leader, full
blooded Abolition paper, when giving pub
licity to letter from "Leavenworth, TX. IT,
October 2" in relation to the late election for
Delegate to Congress in Kansas. To give
prominence and effect to this letter, it is in
troduced under the head of Exciting News
from Observation-Disclosures and Bloodshed-
Murder at Leavenworth-th free State men
hrm aud resolute-appeal to the men of
Ohio" We omit so much of the letter as is
mere promotion of and commentary upon,
what is to follow, and come at once to the
charges preferred against the people of Leaven-
worth, by the correspondent of the Abolition
paper in Ohio
The writer, speaking of the day of election,
says:
| las the day advanced, and night approached,
they became more noisy, turbulent and over
bearing. Phey marched through the streets, be.
spattered with mud, swearing, yelling, swing
ing their hats, and asking, Where are the
id Abolitionists 2" "Let's cut the Cd
id white liyered Yankees threats y At that
time one of our citizens, Mr.. James Furnam,
was passing through the streets. AS he passed
the hotel one of the Missourans, who wore
white slouched hat, a gray coat, and pair of
greasy corduroy pants, tucked into the top of
his mud covered boots, hailed him and asked
him to come in and vote. Mr.. +. declined
The man then asked him to come and drink"
He declined that invitation also. One of the
Missourians then asked him "why he did not
vote?' Mr.. +. said, because / do not con-
slider the election legal" "He is one of the
Cd id free State men! said the crowd.
Mr.. f. at this time, seeing he had got into bad
company, started to 60. But he was too late.
The crowd gathered around him, and began to
cry put, Hang him "Lynch him "Tar
and feather the id Yankee!" One Of the
mob then seized hold of him. Mr.. Furnam,
being quick, powerful man, turned round
and knocked his assailant down and fled. They
gave chase, but could not overtake him. One
of the desperadoes shot at him with rife.
The ball pierced his hat but did not hurt him,
and striking house, went through the clap
boards, and killed a child which was playing
",
Murder p "Help The neighbors came to
her assistance. The news spread. The free
State men armed themselves. In the mean
time another citizen had been insulted in the
street, Knocked down and stabbed-this was
young Thomas Newman-he died this morn
| ing. The marauders began now to be alarmed
at their own acts About hundred free State
men well armed, formed in body, and march
ed toward the hotel, but the Missourans had
decamped. The free State men pursued them
to the river and one Of the bloody williams has
felt the cold lead
"These are turbulent times. We are in the
commencement of great battle. The skir-
mishes we have had are but the scattering
drops before the storm that is approaching
The thunders will be upon us unless the people
of the North rise in their might and say to the
slavery propagandists and their subservient
saves-the present administraton-the out
RACES must ceasel We hope to hear the
thunders of the voice of the people Of Ohio on
the ninth day of October, in the ears of these
tyrants. Arouse, freemenI Slumber not
while this black nightmare of slavery rests upon
the bosom of Liberty Awakel and scare
away the grim demon that haunts our restl
Our hope is in you. Our election is appointed
for October ninth, the same day of your own.
The enemy is preparing to attack US in large
forces that day. A band of seventy-6ve are
now approaching our southern border. The
officers Of the United States troops stationed
in this place, under instructions from head
quarters, wink at the villainies Of the Mis-
sourians and refuse to interfere and protect
life, property and liberty. Unless you rebuke
and frighten with the thunders of your Just in.
dignation this corrupt pro-slavery Administra-
ton, we fear that cur fate is sealed and this
fair land doomed forever TO the black curse Of
slavery"
Now, we are authorized to say by citizen
of Kansas who passed part Of the day in
Leavenworth City, and was there the morning
after the election, that every statement in the
extract which we have given is a point blank
! falsehood. Ii is false that Mr.. Furnam was
assailed as stated; it is false that he was shot
at, that the "ball pierced his hat,n or "went
through The cLdpbodrds and killed child play
ing on the floor" Ii is false that "the free
State men armed themselves" and in the mean.
time another citizen was insulted, knocked
down and stabbed-Thomas Newman by name
1t is false that "a hundred free State men, we'll
armed, formed in body and marched toward
the hotel, but the Missourians had decamped
the free State men pursued them toward the
river, and one of the bloody williams felt cold
lead" 1t is true that Governor Reeder was
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any such transactions, nor can he find one
hundred Abolitionists in all the Leavenworth
election district to back him in any such often
sive charges against the Missourians or the
people of Kansas.
The whole thing is premeditated lie, in
tended to have its effect on the Ohio election,
and published with that view. Our informa.
ton is, that the election was conducted without
any excitement whatever-that there was no
| fighting at all-no shooting, and no running
away of the Missourians for there we're none
there. But the lie has had its run in Ohio,
where it was published just in time for the cleo.
ton. Now that the end is accomplished, is il
asking too much from the Cincinnati CONNER.
cial, the Gazette, and other papers making pre-.
tensions to responsibility, (they having copied
this letter. to state that it is wholesale false.
hood, having no foundation whatever in truth ?
GEN. MCMAHON, THE HERO OF THE MALI.
koFr.-Gen. Mcmahon under whose command
the French troops CAPTURED the MalakoH at