Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1855-10-18
From The olsvsIand Leader.
Exciting News from Kanzas.

hditors Morning Leader:
Murder rules in KanEas The bloody Mot
chickens, and The oarisin rises upon another
act Of violeuee apd outrage ia the great trag.
edy OF Slavery asd Freedom, uhieh i BEING
enacted in ibis TERRITORY Another blow has
been strutk. Blood flows freedom reels and
staggers 10 death grspple with Slavery. The
armed assassins from Missouri have again H.
VAded our soil. aud backed up BY Shannon
and The usurping Legislature, which was impo-
sed upon us BY the same lsEless marauders,
are revelling in drunken but short lived tri
umPh over the honest. peaceful, and liberty To-
wing voters Of Kanzas, a- lA .' a
Yesterday, the Isl Of October, was as YOU
are aware.lhe day appointed by that bogus, and
fraudulently elected Legislature. for The cleo.
tion Of Representative in Congress from this
Territory. You sre also informed that the
Pree State Convention resolved to resist and
repudiate the election Of that Legislature
Yet the Friends Of Freedom pledged them
selves to commit no violence, unless compell-
ed to do 50 IN self defence. They resolved to
maintain peace, good order. and obedience to
all laws properly enacted. as far as lay in their
pOWer--yet NEVER TO YIELD. They ne.
cordingly stsid away from the polls. The
Missourians came over in armed bands. They
have carried the election Of course and, en-.
eouraged by the apparent nom resistance Of the
friends Of Liberty, they rushed. in drunken
and riotous frenzy, to the last extreme of bar.
barity, and capped the climax of their atroci.
ties by MURDERl Yes, murder Of innocent
and peaceful citizens-and for what? Fo? as
serting and exercising the God giyer right of
free speech 30 asf6 -. l-.
Heaven grant me patience to tell the tale I
The enactment passed by this infamous Legis-
lature prescribing the qualifications Of voters.
declares tina: any one may vote who will swear
allegiance to the Fugitive Slave Law, the Kan.
zas- Nebraska Bill, and pay the sum Of one
dollar Such are the evidences ofcitizenship,
such are the qualifications OF voters, such is
the selfgovernment which grows out Of the
Fugitive Law Of 1850. the repeal OF the Mis-
sour Compromise. and the institution of Squat
ter Sovereignty t0n the day of election this
motley eroWd Of voters, composed Of Nilsson
lians, newly arrived Virginians, and drunken
Indians. were addressed by pro. Slavery speak.
ers from the steps os the hotel in this place
They were told that slavery was right for
Kanzas, and that Whitfield was the true repre-.
sentative Of Sguatter Sovereignty They wen.
and voted, almost before the Missouri mud was
dry upon their boots. With rifles in their
hands. knives in their belts, bottles in their
pockets, and whiskey in their bellies, they
staggered around the polls, drinking. swear
ing and shooting in devilish glee and feudish
exultation over therfancied triumph.
As the day advanced and night approached,
they became more noisy, turbulent and over
bearing. They march through the streets be-
scattered with mud, swearing yelling. swinging
their bats. and asking, ''where are the d---d
abolitionists?" Lets cut the Cd d-d
white iRered Yankees throats" At that
time one Of our citizens, Mr. James Furnam.
was passing through the rtreets as he passed
the hotel one of the Mssourians. who wore a
white slouched hat. grey coat. and a pair of
greasy corduroy pants tucked into the top Of
his mud covered cowhide boots, hailed him,
and asked him to come in and vote. Mr.. F.
declined. The man then asked him TO "come
and drink" He declined that invitation also
One of the Mlssourians then asked him "why
he did not vote?" Mr., F. said. "because do
not consider The election legal" HE is one
Of The cd d-d Free State men" said the
crowd. Mr.. T. at this ime, seeing he was in
bad company, started to go, But he was too
late. The crowd gathered around him. and
began to cry out Hang him." Lynch him!"
"Tar and Feather the d. d Yankeel" Mr.. F,
being quick powerful man, turned round and
knocked his asssilant down, and fed. They
gave chase, but could not overtake him. One
Of the desperadoes shot at him with a rihe.-
The ball pierced his hat. but did not hurt him,
and striking house, went through the clap
beard and killed child which was playing on
the hoorl The mother ran ou. shrieking
''murder!" "helpr' The neighbors came to
her assistance. The news spread. The Free
State men armed themselves In the mean
time another citizen had been insulted in the
street, knocked down and stabbed This was
young Thomas Newman He died this morn
ing. The marauders began now to be alarmed
at their own acts About hundred Free State
men, we'll armed, formed ia body and march,
ed towards the hotel; but the Missolrians had
decamped. The Free State men pursued them
to the River, and one of the bloody Williams
has fel; cold lead.
These are turbulent times. We are in the
commencement of a great battle. The skirm
tshes we have had are but the scattering drops
before the storm thai is approaching, The
thunders will be upon us unless the PEOPLE
of the North rise in their might and say to the
Slavery PrOpagaDdists and their subservient
saves-the present administraton--THE
OUTRAGES MUST GEASEl We hope to
hear the thunders of the voice Of the people Of
Ohio on the sth day of October in the ears Of
these tyrants. Arousel FreemenI Slumher
not W lille this black nightmare of Slavery rests
upon the bosom Of ofLiberty! Awakel and scare
away the grim demon that haunts our res. !
Our hope is in YOU. Our election is appont.
ed for October 9th, the same day Of your own.
The enemyis preparing to attack us in larger
forces on that day. A band Of seventy FIVE
men from Arkansas are now approaching our
southern border. The officers Of U. s. troops
stationed at this place. under instructions from
headquarters, wink at the villianies of the Mis-
ovA AZ, iuts pfara life