The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-11-08
From the Herald of Freedom, Oct. II.
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A letter from our friend John W. Sill, son
of DR.. 4. Sill, who resides on the Wakaru
sa. dated Lebanon, Illinois, September %, de
tails another outrag eous Transaction for which
the Pro Slavery ruffians of Missouri are be-
coming so notorious. Mr. Still states that he
started down the Missouri on board the Polar
Star, from Kansas city, On Tuesday, the 18th
ult., in company with his sister and the Rev.
VIM. c. Clark. Of Portsmouth. \. H, cler
gyman of the Wesleyan Methodist connexion,
who had been on tour of observation In
Kansas, spending several weeks in the vicini-
ty of Lawrence, and who was returning to
New Hampshire With view of closing up
his business there and returning to Kansas
soon as practicable.
On Wednesday morning dicussion sprang
up between Mr.. Clark and ruifian calling
himself Childs, from Independence, NJ ssouri.
upon Kansas matters and Slavery. Du-
ring the conversation CAilds asked Clark " hat
he would do if black nan wanted to marry
his daughter. Mr.. CLARK replied, Il would
advise her to reject him, but if she resolved
upon it, and could not persuade her to the
contrary, suppose should be compelled to
submit to it." Upoa this Childs struck Clark
in the face, repeating his blows, while the
crew were crying '.kil him. kill the Cd
id abolitionist! kill himl The prosecuting
attorney of Wyandott district, Kansas Terri
tory, was present, and joined in the cry.
After Childs had succeeded in beating Mr.
Clark S face all to mummy, and it was COW
cred with gore, the captain came and COM
manded the peace, and told Clark he must
leave the boat Being still under way. and
breakfast being called. Chlds took seat at
the table. \ moment after Mr.. Clark came
in and took seat by tie side of Chllds, when
the latter arose, and cliching his chair. broke
it into pieces over Clarhs head. The boat i'm
mediately stopped at a wood yard-name not
given-about one hundred and sixty miles this
side of ST. Louis Tie captain ordered Clark
to leave the boat. which he did, without his
money being refunded TO him, and the last
our correspondent saw OF him lie was going
up the bank with his cSpet sack on one arm
and his overcoat On the other, and his face all
beat to pieces and bleeding badly.
Mr.. Sill states tina. the settlement there
was Of the most desperate character, and ex-
presses much alarm fer Mr.. C.'s safety. Miss
Still has written letter TO her father, as the
latter informed US OF tuesday, confirming the
above statement. In addition to this gen
tlemen was in town tie other day who came
up the river on the Polar S-ar, who heard
the mate repeatedly boa.ting OF his exploits
with the id abolinonst, whose skull must
have been cracked BY the severity Of the
blow in breaking the chair over his head :,
We have examined the Eastern and Missouri
papers, with much interest, to find a report
over Mr.. Clark's own signature in regard to
the facts, bu: can find nothing We are ap-
prehensive that the injury was SO severe that
ii must have proved mortal, else he fell into
the hands OF those who were still more barba-
rous than the inhunsn wretch who so shame
fully nlaltreated him. or the still baser captain
who had allowed person who had entrusted
his life and person in his keeping TO be thus
inhumanly treated. The captain Of tha. boat,
the crew, and erery passenger rho looked cody
on and sal, fhe Transaction, hitkout inte-fsr-
ersce, should be prosecuted for manslsughter,
IL case of Clark's death from those injuries.