The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-07

81. LOUIS, Oct. Is, 1885,
The ARRAY on Board he Polar &ar-A Tribune Lie En-
posot-The Truth Of the Matter, dc.
Enclosed hand you extracts from the Tribune pur-
porting to be account of the setting ashore and NAL
treating preacher mailing from Mane by people on
board the steamboat Polar Star. Having taken some
pains to arrive at the TRUTH give you the particulars
as they actually occurred There the boat over
hundred passengers, all Missouri people or prosavery
~ they termed except three aboonists that came
the boat at Kansas The principal the Rev.
Mr.. Clark, who loudly proclaimed bis higher law doc
trnes, and denounced in the bitterest all Mis-
souri, people, boosted Of having violated the laws Of the
prosavery Legislature Of Kansas and declared dis deter
mnation of returning and preaching rebellion to the
laws.
He constantly interfered in conversation where gen.
emen were conversng ns they bore for two days. but
had nothing to do with him the other two men, but
avoided Thorn. On the second day, four Eve
converting together when the Rev. Mr.. Clark up
and commenced interfering In the conversation One Of
the party said to him. "Now sir you must keep away
from u.s. we have not troubled you; We wish to have
nothing to DO with you and you must not interfere with
our conversation" Rev Mr. Clark replied in the most
insulting manner and among other things said that If
he had daughters he would sooner they should marry
the blacklist Niger than any pro-slavery man.
He lad no sooner said II than the who spoke to him
Knocked him down and gave him severe thrashng The
other two came up but the people around would not let
them interfere Tho next morning the who had
thrashed him was seated at breakfast; the Rev. Mr..
Cnrk got up his seat and drew his chair close along
side OF him. in defiance the Mssourian immediatey
sprung 10 his feet raised his chair and let drive over the
head OF the reverend gentleman. After breakfast the
captain Of boat to the reverend gen teman and
tof him nc had made fuss enough the boat and must
gather up his things aud go ashore and put ashore
a. well as one Of the others who had also made himself
IA. iculary obnoxious the other one whom the Tribune
avs was the IL q merchant In your city and his
proecon ives his six barrelled revolver the captain
vent TO and tola him "that If he kept quiet he might
10 on 10 St. Louis but otherwise he must 20 ashore also
which he took good care TO DO.
would say a word here about this. II IL the custom
ON all boats TO put any ashore who behaves pro
periy all the rivers and they not partlcu
lar where they put them either
This man had provoked the fight by his unbounded
psclcnee and outrageous conduct and richly deserved
all he received. -
What does the New York Tribune mean ny publishing
such false tasmertsg should call high treason TO
patch up such tissue OF lies that paper almost daily
DC es ON subject the people Of the North much
excited about: and they published everywhere and
every where received N facts.
send you extract copied from the Cleveland Lsder
which has been repuhlisbed everywhereI n in the
UypMp Now that was utterly false from beginning 10
or have il from the mouth Of Colonel Rich, sutler
al Fort Ieavenworth who there the whole time,
that nothing Of the Kind whatever occurred.
Colonel Rich vel known as one Of the most respectA