The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-09-13
More Outrages in Kansas.

More 0utrageS IN Kansas.
Some time since free-soiler named
Kelly was obliged to fee from Kansas
through fear of lynching, on account of
being suspected of Aaving adUised a slaUe
girl to droacn herself, the body of one hav-
ing been found in the river. Another
case of aggravated rufiauism recently oc-
Cured at the same place. 1t seems that
the partner of the notorious Stringfellow,
who is also named Kelly, is the Postmas-
ter at that place. A man named Pardeoe
Butler was outraged by him, and his
gang, and relates the story as follows:
"My residence is on Stranger Creek,
about twelve miles from Atchison. On
the 10th of August went to Atchison for
the purpose of taking boat down the
river. Mr. Kelly is Postmaster at Atch-
ison. After transacting some business at
the Post Office, l said to him in presence
Of Arch. Elliot, Esq, "Sir, l should some
time since, have become a regular sub
scriber to your paper only that do not
like the spirit of violence that character
iscs it." He said ~ look upon all Free
Sellers as rogues and they ought to be
treated as SUCH" l replied "Well, Sir,
| am Free Soiler, and expect to vote
for Kansas to be a free state" He said,
Il don't expect you will be allowed to
vote"
Not another word was spoken; [ left
the house. Nothing more transpircd on
that day.
The next morning Mr.. Kelly entered
my boarding house, followed by number
of men and presented me the resolutions
cut out of the Squatter Sovereign and pas
ted on a sheet of white paper and de-
manded that l Should sign them. COM
menced reading the resolutions aloud,
having first glanced my eye over them. L
wanted to give myself time to frame
wise and prudent answer. He freely in
terrupted me, and demanded that | should
"sign." l felt that | wanted impartial
witnesses to what should transpire, l
rose up, walked down stairs and into the
street. Here they stopped me and de-
manded "Will you sign?" [ said ''No."
They seized me and dragged me to the
river, cursing ne for ID abolition
it, and saying to me they were going to
drown me.
Arrived at the bank, Mr.. Kelly went
through the very interesting ceremony Of
painting my face with black paint-then
marking on it the letter f. Just how
that proved that it will be better for the
people of Kansas to make Kansas slave
state rather than free state, [ am not
informed. Certain it is, however, they
attached great Importance to the opera
ton. Your readers, Mr. Editor, would
have been infinitely delighted at the jokes
that were perpetrated at the expense of
my face.
After mock trial in which they en-
deavored to induce Mr.. B. to leave the
territory or to keep his opinions quiet, and
he had refused to do either, they set him
adrift on the Missouri He says:
"They sent me down the Missouri riy-
er on raft, without either oar or rudder,
the editor of the Squatter S0uereign hold
ing the rope that towed NE into the mid
die of the stream.
My flag inscribed as follows :-"Eas-
tern Emigrant Aid Express. The Rev
Mr., Buffers Agent for the Underground
Railroad" "The way they are served in
Kansas" " For Boston," "Cargo in
sured, unavoidable danger of the Nilsson
rians, and the Missouri river excepted"
Let future emissaries from the North be-
ware. Or hemp crop as sufficient TO re-
aCa1d all such scou7adrelsw
Of the blazonry of my flag, I will not
speak, l shall not tax myself or my rea-
der with details any further. l have
heard of men before this who were said
"t0 I0ot as though they had come dorm on
a rGJt." shall keep these colors, under
which | have made my first voyage, as a
memento of these evil days
While | was in the hands of these gen
tlemen (they don't like to be called ruff
hans,) they taunted me with the assurance
that [ could make fortune out of this
affair in the East. l desire neither the
wealth nor the Eotoriety that may be pur-
chased by such means. | desire to be
permitted to remain peaceably in Kansas
to attend to my own proper busines-
and to enjoy those rights which are sa-
cred to every American citizen IaSL to
be let alone.''
Now we suppose it makes no difference
to President Pierce whether two or TWEEN
y are despoiled of their property, beaten
and exposed to death. But the fellows
who despise him, and who have usurped
he powers of the general government in
Kansas, may have shy at Shannon yet,
md that may bring the present most i'm
'ecile cabinet to sense of its response
oility.
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