The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-10-13
The Hsfaio Of Freedom.
G. W. BROWN, Editor.
Lawrence, Saturday, Oct. Is. 1855.
piabolical Outrage.

on the Wakarusa, dated Lebanon, Illi-
nois. Sept. Esd. details another outrage
GUS transaction for which the pro-slave-
ry ruffians OF Missouri are becoming so
notorious.
Mr. Still states that he started down
tic Missouri, on board the Polar Star,
from Kansas City, on Tuesday, the 9Th
ult-, in company with his sister and
Rev. VIZ. G. CLAaK, OF Portsmouth, N.
H., a clergyman of the Wesleyan Meth
odist connexion, who had been on a tour
of observation in Kansas, spending sew
eral weeks in the vicinity of Lawrence,
and who was returning to New Hamp-
shire with the view of closing UP his
business there and returning to Kansas
Is soen as practicable. On Wednesday
morning discussion sprang up between
Mr. CLARK and a rufian calling himself
CAilds, from Independence, Mo-, upon
Kansas matters and tie slavery question.
During the conversation Childs asked
Clark what he would do if black man
wanted to marry his daughter. Mr..
Clark replied 81 would advise her to
reject him, but if she was resolved upon
it, aud l could not persuade her to the
contrary suppose l should be compel
led TO submit to it." Upon this Childs
struck Clark in the face, repeating his
blows, while the crew were crying "Kill
him kill him kill the God id aboli-
zionist kill him !! The prosecuting at
torney of Wyandot district, Kansas T.,
was present, and joined in the cry.
After Childs had succeeded in bea-
ting Dir. Clark's face all to pummace,
and it was covered with gore the Captain
came and commanded the peace, and
told Clark he must leave the boat. Be-
ing still under way, and breakfast being
called Childs took seat at the table
A moment after Mr.. Clark came in and
took a seat by the side of Childs,
when the latter arose, clinching his
chair, broke it to pieces over Clark
head. The boat Immediately stopped at
wood yard-name not given-about
160 miles this side of st. Louis. The
Captain ordered Clark to leave the boat,
which he did, without his money being
refunded to him, and the last our cores
pondent saw ofhim he was going up
the bank with his-carpetsack on one arm
and his overcoat on the other, and his
face all beat to pieces and bleeding badly.
Mr. Still states that the settlement
there was of the most desperate character,
aud expresses much alarm for Mr.. Cs
safety.
Miss STILL has written letter to her
father, as the latter informed us on Tues
day, confirming the above statement
In addition to this gentleman was in
town the other day who came up the
river on the Polar Star, who heard the
Mate repeatedly boasting of his exploits
with the ed abolitionist whose scull
must have been cracked, by the severity
Of the blow in breaking the chair over
his head"
We have examined the eastern and
Missouri papers with much interest to
find report over Mr.. Clark's own sig
nature in regard to the facts, but can
find nothing. We are apprehensive
that the injury was SO severe that it
proved mortal, else he fell into the hands
ofthose who were still more barbarous
than the inhuman wretch who so shame
fully maltseated him, or the still baser
Captain who allowed person who had
entrusted his life and person in his keep
ing to be thus inhumanly treated. The
Captain of that boat, the crew, and every
passenger cho looked eooty on and sag
the Transaction ,c;th0ut Interference
should be prosecuted for manslaughter,
IN case of Clark's death from those inju-
ries. And our friend Still: We cannot
conceive why he should continue his
journey under the circumstances. Why
did he not stop with Mr.. C. and see him
out of danger, or die protecting him ?
Humanity would prompt to this course
To the people Of Kansas and the East
journeying to this country. We would
say: Avoid the polar Star as you would
any other piratical craft. A person is in
greater danger to life and limb while on
board of her than he would have been a
few years ago attempting to journey
through Algiers- Not a pound OF freight
should be shipped on board of her, and
in behalf of the people of Lawrence we
request the shipping merchants in St
Louis consigning goods to Kansas to
place no goods, no werer pressing the
circumstances, on board of it. We
trust our people will take specific action
in the case. and spread their resolves
before the public.
We ask, in addition, that the entire
eastern press will aid us in making thos'
vessels which continue such movemen
TO feel the effects of Northern indigna
ton by giving the public the substance