Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-07
KANSAS AFFAIRS.
From the Leavenwonh Herald, June Is

From the Leavenwonh Herald, JuAe Is
Another Alleged Outrage.
We can truly say that we never listened to the
recital OF a more gross and internal outrage than
was recently perpetrated on a Mr.. VIM. j. Os-
born, by gang Of Cincinnati abolitionists, known
as the Manhattan Town Company The facts OF
the case we give as they are related to us. On
the 9th OF the present month, while Mr.. Osborn
was working on his claim on the Kansas river, at
the mouth of the Blue, near the town site of the
Manhattan Company, some fifteen or twenty men
OF the Manhattan Town Company, armed with
guns, pistols, and clubs, on the premises
and peremptorily ordered him TO leave his pro-
perty in fifteen minutes, threatening TO brutally
whip him if he did not obey their orders, and
surfing him at the same time, with all apparent
sincerity, that they would drown him in the
Kansas river if ever he again made his appear
ance in that neghborhood. Mr. Osborn know
ing that he had done nothing TO warrant such vio-
lent proceedings, and that the abolitonists had
no earthly right to the ownership Of his claim,
refused TO leave demanded. At the expiration
Of the fifteen minutes Mr.. Osborn, still inhexble
in his refusal TO leave, was violently seized, and
taken by force on board the steamboat Hartford,
which was brought out from Cincinnati, and is
still used by this company temporary shelter,
tor lodging and other purposes of living. There
he was abused, derided at, and offered every re-
Voting insult that the base, cowardly and nfa-
nous Williams could think of. After custody of
some hour or two, during which time every
scheme and threat was brought into requisition
with the view of extor:ing promise from Mr..
Osborn to leave and give up his claim to them,
he was released with the admonition that if he
was in that neghborhood on the following
day, he would be hung or drowned in the Kansas
river.
Mr.. Osborn, after his releasement, fearing
some violence from these lawless desperadoes, re-
paired to the house of friend some three miles
distant from the scene of this dabolical outrage,
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Thursday.
On his return, supposing the excitement had
allayed, and that the abolitionsts had abandoned
all idea of attempting to gain possession of his
claim by brute force, he stopped at the town site
of Manhattan for the purpose Of learning the in
tention of this piraiicoi band, to their future
course with him. Going aboard Of the steamboat
Hartford, with the view of holding some CONVEX
sation with the leader Of this company relative to
his case, he was saluted most blandy and defer
entially by the so-called "captain, I" who, after
lew minutes converse with him, gave signal,
which was Immediately followed by the hdeous
yels of some twelve fifteen men, who, laying
hands on Mr.. Osborn, threw him into the cabin,
where he was kept some hour more. Charges
were then preferred against Mr.. Osborn of hav-
ing threatened to destroy their boat Hartford,
which they said they could substantiate. Mr..
Osborn disclamed the utterance Of any such
threats were imputed to him, and challenged
the company to sustain their allegations. He
was then taken out to Mr.. Haskell for trial,
where they utterly failed to produce the slightest
shadow Of evidence against him. Not satisfied
with this, he was taken back to the steamboat
Hartford where they held him in custody some
two hours, endeavoring to worm out of him
promise to leave. During his confinement on
board of the Hartford, his horse was taken pos
session of, rode around at 3. 40 time, beaten and
otherwise maltreated in the most nhuman man
ner.
Mr.. Osborn passed through our city on Mon
day evening last, en- route for Wyandot, where
we believe he has friends, if not relatives. We
had the pleasure of call from him, and heard
from his own lips account of this infamous and
unparalleled outrage. In the course of his con-
versation, he mentioned that the notorious S. d.
Houston, the abolition (woud-be) representative
of the Pawnee district, is president Of this internal
company, and that their Infamous conduct had
met his most unqualified sanction.
Mr.. Osborn is young man, originally from
New York, if we mistake not, highly respected
and esteemed, a lawyer by profession, and was at
ona time connected with this paper in the capa
city of editor. He seems to have been guilty of
no offense that would even extenuate such an
outrage He tells us that the Manhattan Town
Company had no cause for taking such violent
and outrageous steps with him, and the only ex-
cuse they plead is, that Mr.. Osborn in
truder which he assures was not the
We are inclined to believe Mr. Osborn was driven
away on account of his being a strong advocate
and jealous supporter of the institution Of sa
very.