Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-05-11
Destruction Of the Parkviile
Luminary by a Mob.

Prom The 81. Louis Democrat, Apdl 81.
The subjoined highly important ncws
came To us last evening IN an Erird from the
office of The Plate .hgm We give 1t t,
our readers Just as II was received, and with
out vouching for the correctness Of the YER
sion a detailed:
Below will be read with avidity the letter
Of our correspondent at ParkvIlle. II was
written by an impartial aud an intelligent
genllemin who was an eye witness to the
whole occurrence, aud may be be consider
cd perfectly authentic.
II win be seen that George S. Park aud
William J. Patterson, who have for years
been Inaniiesiing Free Soil and Abolition
proclylties, through The Luminury and
otherwise, were ordered to depart from the
county in three weeks. The resolutions
speak like .foii 10 the po,oder-like deter
mined PATRIOTS who know no fear, and mean
10 defend their rights and their institutions.
Let the case be fairly understood the
world understand that The people, IN honest
simplicity and determination have destroyed
the press and fixtures of The Lumindry
newspaper, for the reason that George ).
Park aud William J. Patterson, who are ci-
tizens OF a slave State, supported by slave
holders money. have been IN open rebellion
and opposition 10 the institution Of Slavery,
and the interests and safety of our people
and property. Week after week, the col
umns Of their paper have been filled with
violent denunclall6ns of the Pro-Slayery
men Of Missouri and Kansas, and IN open
and avowed aid of the aid Societies" of
the North For this they have suffered -
for nothing else. Let traitors bewure. The
people aroused, strong arms aud stout hearts
are enls'ed--not for a day, or a single cam
paign, buf for the icar! We fight for pcace
final peace-tor justice aud our rights.
Again, wa say, in tones which we would
prefer should resound like the thunders of
the Heavens let traitors among MS beirrrei
Let those who are coming to oppose Us count
he cost
PARKvILLr, Mo-, April II.
Mr.. Editor The spontaneous upheayings
of an indignant and outraged community
Nere manifested here today in decided
manner To tell you that The Industrial
Luminary, newspaper owned by George
Park and w. J. Patterson, in this town, is a
Free Soil sheet, aud has been aiding and a.
betting the Eastern Abolition Societies in
their aDortlye attempt TO abolitionlzs Kansas,
for tie past yoar, Is to tell You what You IL
ready know. You are also aware that Park
has large hotel in this place, KEEP, BY a
Free Soller imported from Illinois. aud de-
voted to the same foul purposes. 1t seems
that certain men IN the neighborhood deter
mined TO abate the nuisance" How they
managed to nptiiy so many, and keep il quiet
| don't understand; but about 10 O'Clock
this morning. we were surprised TO see about
ten or fifteen OF our most respectable eoun-
Try acquaintance ride into town, aud go TO
the printing office and put Patterson under
guard. Park. 1t appears, had either heard Of
It, or his good luck had prompted him to go
to the mouth of Blue in Kansas Territory.
AT ~ o'clock about 200 men had arrived
The press was very quietly taken down and
paraded into the street. The crowd was
called 10 order, and Patterson was brought
forth TO receive his sentence. One speaker
stated that they all were aware that they
came there vth the hrm determination 10