The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-08-18
From the Boston Atlas.
The kansas Troubles.

Inc AomSao AAVuUCSs
The frsbrand thrown out by the promoters
of the Kansas aud Nebraska outrage. seems to
burst forth in ruddy blaze on the prairies of
the West. We have seen the gang of maraud-
ers commanded by Atchison and Stringfellow,
sunJngating the infant territory and crushing
out the sacred right of suffrage; and we have
seen this high-handed outrage pass unrebuked
by the pro-savery administration at Washing
ton. we have been repeatedly told by the
fresidehts hired organs at the North that this
sudaeh emeute was simply the result of local
eHc,tement, not participated in or sympathized
with by the more stad and reAectin1 norton
OF the people of Missouri and we have almost
hug TINS dalnsl0n. But recent occurrences at
| the West have completely undeceiyed ne and
forced npon our minds the painful conyiction
that it is the deliberate and settled purpose of
4 the wielders of the lash to impose upon Kan.
sas their Infamous institution, be the conse.
quences what they may.
| A pro-slavery convent on has recently been
held in Lexington, in the State of Missouri. at
which dcgeee Of harmony and unanimity
prevailed. which is but too seldom witnessed
of late in any political assemblage in the free
States. The Convention-in which. by the
way, all parts of the State were we'll repre-
sented-so far from expressing any dsappro-
baton OF the acts of Atchison, Strngfellow &
Co.. even went further. and proposed to back
ehCih up Ny tuC ouOptiOii VI -IctdiItOTJ Hlcd-
sures" on those Northern States which have
made themselves most conspicuous, as the
champions of freedom and the opponents of
despotism in every FORM
B! All efforts TO quell the little spec of trouble
i'll Kansas have been directed only against the
weak side-the handful of free settlers who
have dared to assert their manhood and have
hitherto been utterly powerless, except to
swell the feeling of mutual evaporation, IRE
va in n hpf ha SAITH and
until now it is almost ready to break out in
vindictive and murderOus border warfare. 1t
may be premature to assert that Gov. Reeder
who at first gave promise of standing nObly
for the right. has succomed finally to the force
of adverse circumstances. and gone ever to
the enemy; yet appearances tend strongly in
that direction, and it was perhaps asking too
much of frail human nature to anticipate a
CONTRARY result.
From the first moment of his advent in the
Territory Governor Reeder was assailed on
all hands by persuasions, threats and intimida-
tions, all of which he manfully withstOod.
Whan he finally saw all law and order set at
defiance, and his authority literally trampled
under foot. he paid visit to the East it may
be in the hope of deriving assistance and coun.
sci from those at whose urgent solicitation he
assumed his present position of thankless res
ponsi1ility. But he appears to have been
ItiCdtSu Win tuC Cpiu SIouluCT ny tue powers
that be, and returned TO Kansas with a sinking
heart
Without hope of aid from the National Exc
cutive. the pressure of the unreenling slave
power growing daily more and more intense
subjected to coarse personal insult and vic
lence, his life threatened and in danger, he
may well have despaired. and endcavored to
make the best terms possible. Hence the mild
aud cOnclliatory message to the AtchsOn and
| ~, I l,t,, 81; a. H..
ished and 9rieved his friends at the North and
hence the acqniesccnce in the mandate of these
brlgands to remove the seat of government to
ii location nearer the stronghold of slavery
But concession or Cancellation will avail him
nothing; these fellows have no appreciation
of any argument or principle save that of
brute force.
Some of the free settlers have avowcd their
determination to repudiate any laws that may
be imposed pom them by this alien body, nor
can we do otherwise than applaud this noble
and manly course But the result is not diff
cult to foreSee. The OnuS of rebellion will thu.
be forced upon the weaker party-he oppo
nents of slavery extcnSion-and the pro slave
ry administration will at once interfere for the
protection of that amjable stalking h0rse-pop
ular sovereignty Whether Lawrence will b,
treated after the fashion OF GregtOwn and hen
women and children given ever to the tender
mercies OF the border rufians. maddencd by
run and rage, are ents still i'm the womb o.
the future.
AS an instance Of the acrimony now OK sting
between the Free State men aud the slavery
propagandlsts, we may mention the case OF
poor McCrca. the man who slew Clark one OF
the border gang. purely in self defence After
undergoing a long Imprisonment. he was exa
mined on the 22d ut, under circumstances
says correspondent of the Lawrence Herald
OF Freedom. that ought to make an American
blush for his country
"MissOurian superintendent Of Kansas affairs
arrived n great numbers armed to the teeth
whcreupOn the Judge took occasion. in the midst
OF his business. to remark. with great force
that he did not cOnsidc: an abOitionist or mir.
ger stealer any better than horse theft This
sent mcnt, so uncalled for, was understood
McCrca was thundcrstruck. He had hoped for
bail, but now he saw that he was doomed. and
directed his counsel to abandon the petition
and ask the marshal to take him back to prison.
Some two weeks since, the guard-house of
the Fort was broken open at dead of night. and
all who chose escaped. McCrea's irons had
been taken off some days before. but he alone
Of all the inmates remained. Evidently he OK
pcctcd justice. and from that he would not fee.
AS reward, doubtless. for the magnanimity of
such conduct. the marshal. Mr.. Donaldson trans
ferred him from the guard house to the keeping
OF his bittcrest encmes--such men as would
glory in his death, and were engaged in the as
sault made upon him by Clark =
| His keeper, and all the witnesses for the
prosecution. with one or two exceptions, swere
falsely against him and all but the one upon
the stand being excluded from the room. no
two Of them agreed in testimony. on the first
lay. they held a consultation next night,
| however. but the testimony thereafter was wo
July wide OF the truth, and contradictory with
| al
| He is without relations and without money ::
he has an affectOnate angelic wife and one
child dependent upon him for support noU
poor indeed! Yet, day by day her wasting
form may be seen lowering around his place of
confinement, though three miles from their late
happy home. and allowed but half an hour to
converse with him, and that in the presence of
his life's enemy. the same red headed ruffian
that outraged the person of Phillips: but her
every word breathes courage. and. pointing to
their bright boy. she eXclams, Never mind
my sufferings. they will soon be over; but oh.
think what disgrace your flight would bring
on him. That noble image of his father was
sitting at his feet. playing with his chain little
thinking. poor infant that those very chains
were preserving his father from the vengeanco
of those who would. by perjury. take his lie
because he had the courage to defend himse f
against the murdCrOus blow of one of their
party.
Poor McCrca. He is doomed miles, tho
friends of freedom make his cause their own
Although the testimony preponderated greatly
in his favor. still the power behind the throne