The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-29
sim Another Outrage.


Exasperated by their defeat at Law
rence-a defeat bloodless but over
whelming-the towards of the border
counties OF Missouri have avenged them
selves by attacking the unprotected Free
State city of Leavenworth. We have
stated, In another article, how they de-
sxoyed the ballot-box and nearly killed
an unarmed and peaceful citizen. who
was acting as clerk of the elections. At
ter doing so. it is stated, threats were
uttered against the Territorial Register
! butin consequence of the ayowed deter
mination of the citizens to defend it. no
attempt to destroy it was made. It was
currently reported, however, that the
Platte County Regulators had determin-
ed that it should go the way of the La-
asinary ere long.
On the following Saturday night-De-
cember 29d-whsn Mr.. Dslabay, thepro-
prietor and editor of the Register was in
attendance on the Convention in this
city and the leading Free State men of
Leayenworth were also here, or from
home. an armed and regularly organized
company of fifty men, chiefly from Mis-
souri,, led by G. W. Perkins, DIR. Royal.
Capt. Dunn and James Lyle, marched
down from Kickapoo, broke open the
Register efice, destroyed the press and
threw it, with all the type, into the Mis-
souri, river.
! Perkins, Royal. Lyle and Dunn were
officers in the Missouri army who lately
marched on Lawrence-and then march
ed back again. Perkins was the candi-
date of the National Democracy" for
Congress and the Territorial Register
advocated his election. "Oh |! shame
where is thy blush 90 DR.. Royal was
delegate to the pro-slavery claw and
order" Convention. Dunn is an Irish
renegade. Sprung from a class and
race who are opposed and despised
at home, he was endowed with all the
glorious rights of American citizenship.
only to aid in undermining the principles
on which our republican government is
, founded. Lyle was the clerk of the
House of Representatives of the bogus
Kansas Legislature and one of the par
Elephants in the lynching of Mr.. Phil
!, lips. Such are the leaders Of the pro-
slavery claw and order" party.
What offence, it will be asked, did the
Territorial Register commit to merit the
fate that has befallen it? 1t certainly
could not be charged with 'Abolition-
ism" as attachment to Northern ideas is
styled ; for it advocated the principles
Iof the Nebraska bill it lauded the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise it was
the organ and defender of Stephen A
Douglas; it advised, from first to last,
, the obedience to the laws of the barons
of Kansas it was in favor of the execu.
ton of the fugitive slave bill and abhor-
red the higher law; its editor repeatedly
and publicly declared che had as lief buy
negro as mule" and regarded the
question of slavery or freedom merely
as ga question of dollars and cents" p
Until within the last month, it has warm
ly defended the course of the Admins
tration and the character of the Presi
dent. Only few weeks ago, the Wash
ington Unien-President Pierce's organ
endorsed it as ''sound and orthodox
paper.
What, then, was its offence I?
1t disapproved of David R. Atchisol
leading an armed force of Missourian'
into Kansas during the recent descent o
the Border Rufians on Lawrence. /
ironically stated that it regretted tha
certain duties, both of public anC
private nature" had prevented Mr.. Atch'
ison from returning to Missouri by way
of Leavenworth City.
This was the sum total of its offence
, For daring to allude ironically to thu
! arch demagogue of Missouri. the Terri
, torial Register, National Democratic
journal, published IN Kansas, was de
stroyed and thrown into the river by ,
gang of rufiaus, chiefly residents of Mis-
souri,, and followers, every one of them
of National Democratic" politician
How long, freemen of the North, how
: long will you permit these outrages II
: continue !? how long defer in shouting il
voice that slaveocrats viii tremble ii
, their secret chambers to hear-"Uniol
|, or no Union, civil or serviIe wars, n,