Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-05-25

We are reloice9 10 see that the Pennsyl-
vanian, of Philadelphia, the leading demo.
cratic paper in Pennsylvania, is at last speak
ing out in plain and unmlstakabe language,
in reference to the outrngcs being perpetrat-
ed by border rutlians from Missouri IN the
territory of Kansas. In its issue on Tues.
day, the Pennsylvania holds the following
language:
We have beard southern men denounce
the act as one of madness, which would, in
the end, produce its bitter fruits, by alienat-
ing the patriotic men of the middle States
from the South or render them Iukewarm.-
Already the effect of Mlssourian violence
begins to manifest Itself, and Senator A,chi-
son IS denounced in manner which will
very much damage his reputation as pub
JIG msn and good citizen. Some of the pa
pers not welded to abolnionism, describe
him as a rowing bandit, armed with n bow ic
knife, revolver and rife. and marching at
the head Of an Infatuated mob Of misguided
men.
If this description be a truthful one, be is
inst the man that government; should arrest,
Il 1t has the authority, or sustain Governor
Reeder IN DOING the same thing, If the pow
er Is vested 10 hln Authority to punish
such an offence lies somewhere and in the
absence Of any statutory provision, the con-
nom law is adapted to Just such an cmcr-
gency'
a writer in late number of the Cincin
nat Democrat, vino has been an eye witness
to what he relates. thus describes Aichison
and the community IN the midst of which he
resides, and of which he is a sort of semi
barharous chief;
DAVID r. Atkinson. whose name is
familiar and infamous in slavery annals, re-
sides N Platte Cliy. There he rciEns su-
preme, exercising regal sway over opinions
acts, and sentiments and filing that place
in the world-so common at the South but
SO little known except where slavery exists
of the political dictator of the country
round about him.
David II. Aichison is a progressive slave
~ man. lie holds no unproduclive. barren
theories upon the subject, but with him all is
progressive and all is practicable
During the summer of 1852 Gen. Atchi.
son repeatedly declared upon the stump, ms
he went from place to place, that he worked
continually To repeal the Missouri Compro>
mise line, and that he would leave no stone
unurned To that end that he would rather
see the territory Of Kansas sunk to the bot
tom Of Hell, than that it should be a free
State. With mpassloned language, amount
ing TO absolute rage, he stirred up the peo>
pie around him nearly all of whom hold
slaves, few or many-to resist the settlement
of Kansas to the knife, as a measure and
event IN which their ram and the utter loss
of their property was involved.
During the tine in which was pending
the question Of the passage of the Nebraska
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souri, was subject to constant, intense, and
bitter excItemcnt-exciment which had been
aroused by Atchison and few kindred but
subordinate spirits, and to maintain which no
efflrl was spared.
From the same writer we learn, that the
scene of their acts of awless violence lies
IN triangle, comprising six counties in the
extreme norihN esleTn part of Missouri, ex-
tending from the junction of the Kansas
aud Missouri rivers to Iowa.
This territory was once free under the
Missouri Compromise, and was laid open 10
slavery through the agency Of Benton, by
act OF Congress in 1897, and was the first
yIolaton of the Missouri Compromise.
The old boundary of Missouri was the
meridian line, and was changed 10 the Mis-
sour river.
81 Joseph IN buchanan county, the west
ern terminus of the Hannibal and st. Joseph
Railroad, and Weston in Platte county
both of which are upon the Missouri river
are large aud important points of emigra-
ton.
Independence in Jackson county-a little
south of Weston, few miles from the river
is the point from from whence start the
large Santa l'e caravans. 1t has 5000 in
habrants.
Kansas city, which is opposite the mouth
of the Kansas river in Missouri, in Jackson /
county, contains about 600 inhabitants
Wesiport, four miles south, has population
Of 1900 and Platte city. the capital of
Platte county, is on Platte river, Is miles /
rom its mouth.
Parkylle, where the press and types of
he Lumlnary were thrown into the river
hree weeks since, is a small village in Plat
c county, on the Missouri river, about 90
niles south from Platte city, and contains
ONE 800 population. We mention the
'laces with some particularly, because the
ntense and bitter excitement which led to
lie lncurson of the armed thousands refer
ed to by Gov Reeder, sprung up in this
luster OF towns, and spread thence through
NJ the northwestern portion of Missouri.