New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-27
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THE PLATTE COUNTY oUrsAGES
REV. MR.. STARR AT the TABERNACLE.

sion from bis home in Missouri. Previous 10 the oom
mencement OF his relation
Mr. PATTERSON the Junior Editor Of The Park
ri0- Lun,na,s made few remarks. Tie commenced
by rapid view Of the passage of the Nebraska BILL
The settlement OF Kansas, and the proceedings Of the
Platte County organization Subjects familiar to the
rendors of THE TRIBUNE. When the Missouri mob
iook possession of the Kansas polls ne PGrtvilk
Iuninar1 he said, dared to denounce u IN densnce
of the power OF AtchIson aud his followers and
10 say that such conduct could not be tolerated
IN fyce country In a few DAYS atterward the men u
Platte County came together-hye hundred OF Them
ali armed and told him he was their prisoner. He
asked what for One or two OF them SAID they did not
know ANYTHING about it. After they had taken away
tie press he very respectfully declined 10 go with
aem. They came again. and had II not been for The
devotion Of lis wife he would probably have been
hanged He had been told that they had choice
roTe with them Tor that purpose. One of the resou
TONS was that they would come again m three weeks,
and If they found Parks or Patterson they would
throw item into the river, and II they wen, 70
Kansas they would hunt them out there
and hang them. Missouri might tolerate mob rule,
Int he mistook the Governor and the people oil tn-
ses II fhey would. At any rate he should go to ks.-
sas This announcement was received With uenend-
M tnr.t of applausel He should dare the violence
nj Mr.. David f. Atchison and bis henchman, Mr..
StrinefeOw There were good men ana true IN Nan
sss Territory whatever there might DO IN missouri
He understood that the shareholders began 10 think
i xoula have been better if they had not driven then
away and that they were more powerful now thaD De-
fore [Applausel Revenge wss sweet, and he would
have his revenge hut It should be sort Oh Ohr,s-
tinn reyerge-a revenge returning good Tor evil lie
soud os that he could TO have Kansas Free state
and through her influence to give freedom TO Mis-
sour ICheersl Mr. Patterson spoke of the prosperity
which awaited Missouri Free State, principally
Of her nneoualed miner resources. To make Kan
sas a Free State free mon were required lie did
not 90 for restoring any COMPROMISE Lei lne neA'
comprcmse he--no more Slave territory north OF the
south Poe Loud applause.
mi. NJ CT spR and q0iQ.
LADIES AND GKSTLEMES: / would say one word in
appesrng before you tonight in reference to theps-
stion occupy. 1t is thought by many persons 70 be
improper for minister OF the gospel to take part in
politcal discussions 20 have anything to do with
nolitics. so called However when an individual has
beep placed in circumstances where he has had an
onportunity to obtain knowledge not cbtanabie by
tbo great majority of his fellow citizens becomes his
Dirt, IN an1ak IL seems 10 me he would be recreant
60 those calls which he ought first to obey II he re-
fused When Douglas made his speech against the
clergy who bad protested against the repea oil the ms
souri COMPROMISE, he said there was not one oil the
900 ministers who knew thing OF what they were
talking about. He declared that they were perfectly
IGNORANT in reference 10 those great questions whion
had stood for halicentury fore the American people,
II see ms TO me that tho persons who occupy the posi-
tors of ministers OF the Gospel although 1t may not De
their place to dabbe in the Ordinary affairs OF politics,
IL they are worthy noteworthy OF the confidence OF
the most stable or lhuuenldl III tue Com MUMMY
If they are worthy 10 be chosen as their teachers
certainly becomes their duty 10 look somewhat to the
into rests of the nation and to Instruct their poo
nle as 10 what are grounds of poll ca action To
teach the Legislators OF our country Una thy nave no
business In Their corporate capacity 10 do that whoa
"a wrono for them 10 do indYduHls-t0 tell those
who ale Joining hands IN the councils hat dong wrong
will meet with acceptance with God IL ~ the duty
of every minister to know what the great questions are
flat lie at the foundations and at the very existence OF
our country-so TO teach their bearers that they shall
be fit TO lee isate as if they mea of aooounta-
blity to God-as men belonging TO Christian
nationals mon who wish to elevate tho nation,
and Lot 10 degrade it-who wish Gods favor
poured upon their country, and not his frown.
There was one minister WHO was not permitted from
his circumstances to protest against the passage OF thai
bill Mr. Douglass statement, if applied to me would
Lave been untrue. went to Missouri, as have told
some of you before five years ago In order to preach
the GOSPEL. That was the only thing went for. 1
did not expect to advocate the abolition of Slavery
had no desire to do 40 except far the straight
forward preaching of the pure and simple Gospel might
perhaps awaken mems eyes aud open mems hearts.
have never uttered the word Slavery in any pulpit
have never preached on the subject but my lot has
been east in the midst of Shareholders and have had
the misfortune for years to be followed a. an Abolition
ist will define to you what is my position in refer
ence to Slavery. l am member OF the American
Colonization Society, and ! am as ready as any one
10 do all in my power to bring about the speedy eman
eipation Of the slaves and TO place them IN country
where they be in every respect what God intended
age That is my position. tell that anywhere and
everywhere When the excitement up in refer
ence to this Kansas and Nebraska bill last year there
was great deal said aud done upon the western bor-
ders of Missouri even before the bill was passed. That
man Who was late Vice President of the United States,
David r. Atchison wrote letters to his friends in Platte
County in this styles This bill will certainly pass;
Northern men will try 10 hinder it, bat il will certainly
pass Never mind the Indians delegations are In Wash
iugton aud treaties will be made with them Take
your niepers and 20 there and pick out all the best
Claims aud vel keep those Yankees out of that Terri
tory On the day when the Kansas bill passed 1t il
puted that upward of 500 people from Platte County
alone the river IN fourteen hours, and Kan
sas was deuged with people making claims. This
went on: went over and made claim but when
found afterward that there eighteen claims on
top of NE Withdrew. was assured that there were
eidhteen claims made after mine, aud | thought
would let melody else do the fighting Many claims
were set GU, by men who them again until
they went over 10 the election and these claims were
used by men 10 swear that they owned property in
Kausas when good Free-SOeB had built houses there
Last Spring there was great Organization made
in order TO carry Slavery into tho Territory OF kansas
In was called the Platte County Association. Every
member agreed that he would make II bis par1cd-
lar business 10 hunt out any person VINO iniSnt
h. sugrected of entertaining AOohuon opinions;
nat Le woud DO all IN his power TO have
10 brorobt before O tribunal OF the Asso-
aia,;o, 10 have him convicted OF his crime,
and then 10 nfiict the penalty due the crime Wes on,
i town where resided, was the headquare rs oftnat
Soce;v reward OF 500 was onerol for the head Of
~, qI,aver President OF the Kansas Emigration Com
- and various men were advised to leave the
ddonitry. That organization had 900 members, ey-
rv one pledgng himself 10 furnish his person TO exc
onfe and his purse to indemnify any order issued oy
this Association. 10 order 10 show people that they
were a dangerous body, a man was suddenly sum
uoued before them He was put on trial. What was
bis SIN man who had lately been SwartwOutng
the Government said he heard that this man over