Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-17
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The st. Louis lnt"Higcnccr Of May 9th,
brings US the particulars of the fatal ARRAY at
Fort Leavenworth, the first bloody fruit OF
the pro-slavery invasion of Kansas -
1T seems that there was meeting Of
squatters and citizens of that town and neigh
borhood generally in Leavenworth City on
Monday last got together for the purpose Of
making public demonstration of opinion i'll
regard to the claims of the squatters, the cleo
ton, the Slavery agitation, and other PROM
inent questions agitated in that section. There
was large attendance of both Pro-Savery
and Anti-Slavery men, and the meeting was
characterized by uproariousness, pickering,
confusion, and ebulliton Of luminosity between
the two factions.
A question among others was put to vote
by the Chairman, and the vote being close,
division was called BY ordering the ayes to one
sile Of the house and the noes to the other.
Malcom Clark, Il prominent politician of the
pro-slavery faction, and a large owner OF or a
squatter on land in and about the town, cried
out, 1--WE have the majority" to which
lawyer named McCrea, leader of the Free
Soil faction, answered, " It's Iie;' whereup-
on Clark advanced upon him, and struck him
with club, which would have ieed him had
he not been prevented by staggering against
the wall. As soon as he recovered from the
stun McCrea drew revolver and shot Clark,
killing him instantly. McCrea then fed, holly
pursued by number Of Clark's friends, who
fred several hots at him, none OF which, how
ever, took effect He ran to the river, and
sought shelter behind the bank, which was alb
rupt and high, whence his friends took him in
their protection, removed him to the fort two
miles distant, and delivered him to the mill
tary authorities, who locked him mp in the
guard-house.
Great excitement cnsued. Threats of mob
violence and Lynch law were circulated but
no unlawful demonstrations made. A petit
ton Was gotten up BY the mob, and signed by
three or four hundred names, requesting the
officers in command at the fort to give up the
prisoner, promising to give him the benefit OF
an impartian trial by jury. The petition was
not acceeded to, and the prisoner was still
confined in the guard-house at the time oul
informants left.
A handful was printed and circulated all
over the country, up and down the river, call
ing upon all Pro-Savery men. all true friends
Of the South and of Slavery in Kansas, tt
meet OF Thursday at Leavenworth City, tt
take into consideration the aspect of affair
and to adopt measures Of proceeding in til,
present crisis. The handful is signed B.
Suingefellow and John W. Kelly, editors o
The Sqaattcr Sovereign, T. Marion Alexan
der, and a number of others"
The St, Louis Republican tWhig Atchiu
son paper publishes a copy of a haudbil
calling an indignation meeting on May Sc
1t closes with the following appeal -
Here is another life that has been take
by the murderous hand of treacheous vi
lain Where will these fatal consequence
end, God only knows! Arise, follow-mer
and trample under your feet the hydra -heade
monster ABOLITIONISM
Mr.. George 5. Park, of Parkville, Mo
whose printing establishment was recent
destroyed by u mob has issued card to tn
P""i'SI tSi"tiS W tudb AFFAIR. lie SAYS
shall not leave ParkviIle as ordered by III
mob. MIR. Park is n native of Vermont, Fl
emlgrated to the West when quite young
served under Houston in Texas and was ,
the battle of San Jacinto he afterwards ser,
ed as an officer in the service Of the Unite
States against the Indians on the western fro,
tier. He was the principle founder of Parl
vile, and, in his card, declares that the re-
resentaton that he is an abotitionist is falls
Mr.. Park was absent in Kansas Territor
when his press was destroyed. A late b
rather doubtful report from Western Missoul
states that his house has been burned bv
mob, and that he has been 'lyuched' in Ka
sas. 1t is believed by those who know hi
that he would not submit very tamely to m,
violence"
The meeting was held at Webster Mo-
which resolves were passed Of the follow,
character
THAT self-defauce requires the expulsi
OF every person bringing into reproyal nec
slavery. That robbers and traitors avn ne :
right TO the protection of the law. That III,
lratliy the proceedings of the Parkyile rio