Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-06-30
D0INGS OF THE PRo-sLAVERY PARTY

The following account of the outrages upon the
person Of Mr.. Phillips, of Kansas, we copy from
the 81. Louis Democrats, That paper SAYS that
the narrative is from an eye witness, and q man
nplL whose statement perfect reliance can be
placed. The statement is as follows:
Ga the 18th Of May last, a man by the name Of
Phillips, a lawyer by profession and a citizen of
Leav 2nworth, Kansas Territory, and who had
been previously ordered by n committee CT those of
his fellow citizens whom he had offended, to leave
the place, not having obeyed the order, was, on the
day above mentioned seized upon while alta house.
raising, by this committee and others, and carried
10 the bank of the river, put in a boat and taken
across to the Missouri side of the river. Phillips
being unarmed when taken, made no resistance
his friends rushed to his assistance when they
heard Of his capture, but were afraid to rescue
him.-Alter landing on the Missouri side, the par
ty that conveyed Phillips across, continued with
him on the road to Weston. When within a hall
mile OF Weston, they stopped ct a ware house on
the river bank, where they cut short the hair on
half the head OF Phillip s, stripped him TO his waist
and tarred and teathcred tho naked part of his
body. pom his hat they fastened this placard
'PuiI!ips, the periured abolitionists and Accessory
T. the murder"f Malcolm Clark" They then rode
linn on a rail to the FONT Of ST. Georges Hotel, in
the centre Of Weston, from there he was allowed
70 walk to the upper end Of the town and back; on
each side OF him was u negro,one ringing a couple
OF COW bells, and the other sounding a gong
Alter the return to the front of the st. Georges
iiote-, tAs Negro who rang the COW bells was order
el by the party to sell Phillips to the lowest bid
der by tho direction Of the party, Phillips, who
seemed very cool and selfpossesse during the
whole proceeding, mounted IL lumber pile, with A
negro, who amidst the laughs and ieers of the
crowd, cried out The various bids that were offered.
After crying out several bids, says tie negro. al
bid two cents myself and bid him in ; then look
Ing at Phillips, said, You are my man now" and
then turning to the crowd asked, "Will some OF
you gentlemen take care of him for me ?"-Imme-
dlately after the conclusion Of the sale one of the
spectators got upon the lumber pile aad addressed
the crowd.
lie said, as a Southerner and Kentuckian by
birth he protested against the sale of a white man
Ny negro; such an act, he said, was an outrage
TO q southern community-it was lowering a white
nan beneath n negro he therefore demanded that
the sale be made over aGain-he himself Offering
10 be the auciioneer.-Wh he was speaking, n
very large man by the name Of Harris. yery
drunk at the time, hlounted the lumber pile also;
and addressing the crowd, declared that he was
also a Southerner and a natiye Kentuckian: and
he was a Calhoun man, and. when any damned alb.
%olitionist tried to steal his slaves, he was in favor Of
killing him.
His remarks were a continued repetition Of the
same words, at every fourth or fifth word, he used
the expression by God" and other profane Ian
guage,
The first speaker put the question to the crowd
whether the sale should be made over agrin or nos,
IT was carried. there being a very few negative
voices. Phillips then mounted the lumber pile
again, and was sold 10 the fret bidder; ] did not
hear The amount OF his bid, bnt he seemed TO bid
merely Tor the parpoas Of PreFenting any meaner