Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-05-04
TnE AMERICAN.


Second fruits Of the Nebraska Swim.
die.
Our readers cannot have forgotten
that DR.. Graham Fitch said in his
Speech in Brookville, last Summer, in
favor Of the abrogation ofthe Nilsson
ri Compromise, that slavery never
would go into The territory of Kansas
and Nebraska. and that there was just
as much probability Of its going into
Indiana. AS the first fruits Of that
stupendous swindle, the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise. we have already
seen pro slavery legislature elected
in Kansas, by and through the instrum-
entality Of illegal votes imported from
Missouri. And now. as the second
fruits Of that great national inquiry
we find the same unholy appliances
brought to bear against the freedom
Of the Press. and liberty of consci ence.
We find printing establishment en-
tirely demolished at Parkville Mo. i'm
mediatelyl on the. border of Kansas.
because the editors had the manly in
dependence 10 speak out against the
illegal caurse pursued by the people
Of Missouri in attempting to control
the elections in the new territory, in
favor Of slavery. Below We give a
brief extract from the account Of the
proceedings Of this mob as it is found
in the Platte Argus Of the i6 ult
cat t2 o'clock, about two hundred
men had arrived. The press was very
quietly taken down and paraded into
the street. The crowd was called to
order, and Patterson was brought
forth to receive his sentence. One
speaker stated that they oil were aware
that they came there with the firm
determination to black. tar and feath-
or, and ride on q rail q. s. Park and
w. J. Patterson. but that, as Park had
escaped and left his scape-goat TO
suffer for both, he wished the meeting
to decide what should now be done
with the prisoner. Another speaker
declared his voice was for mercy; not
that he had any excuse to offer for
Patterson, for he dispired him as strong
ly a. any man could; but that Pat
terson's wife throughout the morning
had hung to him like leech; that she
now held on to him. and that we
could not inAiot the punishment with
out gross violence 10 her feelings. and
perhaps rudeness to her person. lie
therefore, for the sake Of the wife
moved vote be taken to remit the
tar. feathers. &c., and set Mr.. Patter-
son at large at the present. The vote
Was accordingly taken. and a small
majority went In favor Of the prison
er; he was therefore set at large
The following resolutions were then
offered. and voted on singly. and not
one dissenting voice on the ground.
Almost every enc voted in the afiirma-
tive: and they voted with n "vim,"
too. that showed they were in earnest:
Resolved. I. That the Parkville In
dustrial Luminary Is q nuisance,
which has been endured too long. and
should now be abated.
2. That the editors. to-wit: q. s.
Park and w. j. Patterson, are traitors
10 the State and county in which they
live, and should be delt with rs such.
3. That we meet here again. on this
day three weeks, and If We find @.
8. Park or w. j. Patterson in this
town, then, or at any subsequent time,
we will throw them into the Missouri
river; and IL they 60 to Kansas to re-
side. zoe pledge our honor as men, to
follow and hang them wherever we
can take them.
4. That, nj the suggestion Of our
Parkville friends, We will attend to
some other Freesoilers not far of.
8. That we will suffer no person be-
longing to the Northern Methodist
Church 10 preach ia Platte county,
after this date, under penalty of tar
and feathers for the first oifense, and
q hemp rope for the second.
9. That VIC earnestly call on our
sister counties throughout the state
to rise in their might and clean them
selves Of Freesoilism.
Y. That our peace, our property,
and our safety require US at this time
to do our duty.
3. That we request every pro-
slavery paper in Missouri and Kansas
TO publish the above resolutions.
The press was then shouldered,
with white cap drawn over its head
and labelled Boston Aid" the crowd
following in regular order: il was
marched up through town nearly to
the upper landing. and there. with
three hearty cheers, 1t was deposited
in the tomb Of call the Capulets,"
to-wit: the Missouri river.
A speech was then made to the
crowd, and they dispersed peaceably,
each taken the road to his own home.
During the day frequent telegraph
ic dispatches were received from both
ends Of the line Of a most encouraging
nature.