Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-31

bloodshed, disunion, or civil strife. But when
the constituted authorities of our country call,
they will quickly step forth tosustain its laws
and its honor.
The whole force of this secret association
was brought to bear against The LumiHary.
They acknowledge that they could not get
hold of it, and nothing was left but brute
force, which they were not unwilling to use,
especially when they numbered more than one
hundred to one. DIR. Liebe, of Leayenworth,
informed me, some time ago, that William W.
Miller was placed down at Parkville to drive
me off. Stringfellow and he were so councell-
ing in his presence.
From certain indications, we are led to be-
ieve that the destruction of THE Luminory
press was determined on months before it was
put in execution. Letters were received, ask
ing the price of our press. We offered to sell
at reasonable price, but no trade was con-
summated. j. T. V. Thompson was heard
to declare that the press should be thrown into
the Missouri river and its editors hung. BY
the way, we had opposed the appointment of
that corrupt man to the Office of Governor of
Kansas, and thereby enkindled his wrath.
About the first Of March last, after Atchison
had left his seat in Congress and returned to
Missouri, letters were said to have been re-
ceived in Parkvlle, signed by D. r. Atchi-
son, stating that the State no longer desired
his services, but he had other duties to per-
Iform-certain individuals in Parkville needed
his attention. Indeed, from that time rumors
thickened that the press would be destroyed !;
we did not alter its tone nor believe it till the
deed was done. We have reason to believe
that the money was made up to establish The
Southca Democrat on the ruins of The Ln-
niaary, and its editors spoken to before it
, was destroyed. r. s. Kelley, Of the Squat
TER Soprrcign, received 500 at one time, and
,, expected $1,000 more Besides, Atchson
gets for them the publication of the laws Of
the United States. Government patronage
!, appears to he at his disposal. His servile
tools, The Examiner, Platte Argus, Squat
. tr Sorrrgn, and Kansas Herdld, are the
, recipients. But they are ready, the moment
, they have obtained all the patronage at the
ditposal of the President, to turn against him
o Even now muttcrings are heard. He is in
: danger the moment he disobeys them.
q How so suall party exercises so much
). control, | cannot conceive. A half dozen
y members Of the secret association, acting in
= concert all over the country, get up meetings
: pass Just such resolutions as the leaders want
= and the impression goes abroad that all the
world and the rest OF mankind are moving
4 when not one in twenty are favorable to the
I movement. The meeting got up in Parkyile
p that sanctioned the proceedings of the mob
q was of this character. All good citizens il
y Parkville are opposed to the mob and thei
" action they did not 60 out to the meeting
). Col. Summers, who was running in as explain
4 ing the object of the meeting voted agains
the resolutions. He advocated resolution
% declaring that the citizens Of Parkville con
% sdered their slave property safe in my hands
u f. II. Mcdonald. W. H. Miller, J. B. Ewell
40 are mere drones-blood-su on the com
a munity; they own little Or no property, an
Ia have done nothing to build up the country
~ but they and few others are the willing tool
70 of their masters. Are any of the presses i
o 81. Louis apologizlng 1or upnoidlnS thls assC
y citation? Do they want 10 see the same stat
70 of things in St. Louis, as the work goe
70 bravcly ?" Do they want to see the South
=. ern men refusing to trade with the Norther
40 men, apd Northern men refusing to trade wit
m Southern men, till confidence is destroyed, an
i. that noble class of business men, both frot
70 the North and from the South, who have give
N credit and character to st. Louis, driven b
r. the force of circumstances to New Orleans
,e Memphis, Cairo, Alton, Quincy, and Burine
10 ton Then farewell to St. Louis and all he
,e greatness. Instead of becoming the grea
d mart Of commerce, the seat of American EN-
IS pire, she will dwindle down to the little horde
g. town she once was. More anon.
~ GEORGE 5. PARK.