Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-17
Exciting News FINN Kansas

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WorkS-SoutherR Hordes Pouring IN
Shannon taking sides OiM The Ruff
dns-AIdrming conduct of the u. s.
1roopS-PreparatioRs for the Final
COntesf-ARpeal TO the people Of Ohio.
LEAvENwoRTH, TX. IT, Oct, I'd, 1856.
Editors Morning Leoder: =
Murder rules in Kansas. The bloody
plot thickens /; and the Gu tain rises up
on another act Of violence and outrages
in the great tragedy of Slavery and Free
dom. which Is now being enacted in this
Territory. Another blow has been struck.
Blood flows. Freedom reels and stag
gers in a death grapple with Slavery
The armed assassins from Missouri have
again invaded our soil, and backed up by
SHANNON and the usurping Legislature.
which was imposed upon us by the same
lawless ~ma"rauders, are revelIin0 in
drunken, but short lived triumph over
the hone't, peaceful, and liberty loving
voters of Kansas.
Yesterday, the LIST Of October, was,
as you are aware, the day ap ointed by
that bogus, and fraudulently elected
Legislature, for the election oil a Repre-
sentative in Congress from this Terrific
ry. You are also informed that the Free
State Convention resolved to resist and
~repudiate the action of hat Legislature.
Yet the Friends Of Freedom pledged
themselves to commit no violence, unless
to do SO in self defence. They resolved
to maintain peace, good order, and ODE
dience to all laws properly enacted, as
far as Law in their pOwer-yet NEVER
TO YIELD. They accordingly stayed
away from the polls. The Missourians
came owe in armed bands. They have
carried the election Of course and. en-
couraged by the nnn-reSisiance of the
Friends Of Liberty, they rushed, in a
drunkenness and frenzy, to the last ex
treme of barbarity, and clapped the. eli
max of their atrocities by MURDER !
Yes murder of innocent and peaceful
citizens-and for what? For asserting
and exercising the God given right OF
free speech
Heaven grant me patience to tell the
tale ! The enactment passed by this in
famous Legislature prescribing the quail
iications of voters, declares that any one
may vote who will swear allegiance to
the Fugitive Slave Law, the Kansas Ne
braska Bill. and pay the sum of n dol
lar Such ave the evidence of citizen
ship, such are the qualifications of voters,
such is the self government which grow
out of the Fugitive Law of 1850, the re.
peal of the Missouri Compromise, and
the institution of Squatter Sovereignty
On the day of election this motley crowd
of voters. composed of Missourians, re-
Gently arrived Virginians, and drunken
Indians, were addressed by pro-slavery
speakers from the steps OF the hotels in
this place. They were told that slavery
was right for Kansas, and that WHITFIELD
was the true representative of Squatter
Sovereignty. They went and voted, al
most before the Missouri mud was dry
upon their boots. With rifles in the T
hands, knives in their belts, bottles in
their pockets, and whisky in their bellies,
they staggered around the polls. drink
ing swearing, and shouting III .devilish
glee and fendish exultation over their
fancied triumph
As the day advanced and night ap
preached, they became more noisy, tur
bulent and overbearing. They marched
through the streets despatched with mud,
swearing, yelling, swingingtheir hats, and
asking where are the id abolitions?''
Lets cut the g-d-d-d white liver
ed Yankees Threats l'' AT that time one
of our citizens, Mr.. JAMES FURNAM, was
passing through the streets as he pass
ed the hotel, one of the M~issourians, who
wore a white slouched hat, a grey coat,
and a pair of greasy corduroy pants tuck
ed into the top of his mud covered cow
hide boots, hailed him. and asked him Il
come and vo'e. Mr.. F. declined. Tn,
man then asked him to come anC
drink" He declined that invitation al
so. One of the Missourians then asked
him why he did not vote ?" Mr.. F
said becfuse l do not consider the elee
ton legal" He is one of the &C
id Free State men !" said the
crowd. Mr.. F. at this time seeing tina
he had got into bad company started t.
go. But he was loo late. The crowd
gathered around him and began TO CRY
out L" hang him !"-Lynch him p Tai
and feather the id yankee J. One o
the mob then seized hold Of him. Mr.
FURNAM being a quick. powerful man.
turned round and knocked his assailan.
down, and fled. They gave chase, bu.
could not overtake him. One of the DIES.
peiadoes shot at him with a rife. The
ball pierced his hat, but did not hurt him
and striking a house, went through the
clapboarIs and xii d a lid which wa:
on the floor The mother ran on
shrieking " murder - "help !" The
neighbors came to her assistance. The
~marauders began now to be alarmed al
their own acts. About a hundred Free
State men, well armed, formed in a body
and marched towards the hotel but the
Missourians had decamped. The Free
State men pursued them to the River.
and one of the bloody Williams has fell
cold lead.
These are turbulent times. We are
in the mmencemen of a great battle.
The skirmishes we have had are but the
scattering drops before the storm that Is
approaching. The thunders will be up
on us unless the PEOPLE or the North
rise in their might and say to the Slave
Propagandisls and their sub'ervient
slaves-the present administration
THESE OUTRAGES MUST CEASE
We hope TO hear the ihunders of the
voice of the people of Ohio on the 9th of
October in the ears of these tyrants.
Arouse Freemen ! Slumber not while
this black night mare of Slavery rests
upon the bosom of Liberty J Awake |!
and scare away the grim demon that
haunts our rest! Our hope is in YOU
Our election is appointed for October 9th,