The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-10-26
The Kansas Outrage upon Rev. VIM
Clark.

The Exeter News Letter copies the state
ment of the recent outrage upon the Rev.
WIN. Clark. by the Missouri banditti which
infest the Territory Of Kansas, -endeavoring
to prevent the emigration OF persons from
the free States thiiher, in order to establish
slavery, if possible in that Territory,-and
appends the following just remarks:
The foregoing article relates to the Rev.
W. c. Clark, recently pastor Of the Metho.
dist church in this town, and well known in
this section Of the State by men of all de.
nominations rs peaceablc citizen and
Christian gentleman. Impressed with the
conviction that Kansas was the field in which
he could make himself most useful in his
calling, he had been TO that Territory to
look at its prairies, and TO confer with the
hardy pioneers, who are brayely contending
not only with the elements OF unsubdued
nature, but also with marauding hor1es OF
border rufians." A. the time Of the
scene referred to above, he was on his way
back to New England to remove his family
and household goods to the new homo Of his
adoption.
The outrage perpetrated upon Mr.. Clark
is but one OF series Of outrages, occurring
in rapid succession during the las, two years,
which, in unproyoked atrocity, are not only
unparalleled in these States, but would
eclipse the highest achievements in this line,
Of Algerines or Camanches We know Of
nothing in the warfare Of hostile Indian
tribes worthy to be compared with the bru-
tai assaults. the personal mutations, tho
fendish contrivances for adding ind gritty Ia
injury, planned and inflicted upon individual
emigrants from the North by armed bands
of Missourians. The treatment Of Phillips,
Butler, Park, Patterson and numerous 9TH
ers, whose names are familiar TO the public,
are illustrations oil the light esteem in which
lilo and property are held by the lying hyp.
ocrites who talk in great swelling worjs !"
of Constitutional rights and tho sacredness
az the law. Printing presses arc destroyed ;
pulpits deserted I; the elective franchise
trampled under foot; bona 6de settlers
driven from the ballot-box by the bullets
and bayonets OF aliens and strangers
Prominents individuals arc decoyed away
alone, and then amid bacchanalian orgies
and demoniac yells,
GAS all the tends from Heaven that FELL
Had pealed the banner cry OF Hell,
they are either ridden on a rail out OF the
settlement. or cast adriit upon araf without
oar or food to float down the Missouri, or
perchance 20 to its bottom. And this, for
sooth, is the chivalrie bravery Of the boast
ed decendauts OF English Cavaliers
A single man, unarmed, and unused to
acts Of violence, is assailed by a hundred
bullies, bristling with wrath and bowie
Knives, and after being " horribly beaten"
the boa, is stopped and he is lei, on the
shore to perish Of his wounds, or 10 find his
way, as hes, he can, through trackless
swamps to the Eoyel Of some humane saw
age.
In view OF enormities like these, commit.
ted in q Territory under tho special super.
vision Of the general Government, we are
led to inquire-irhSre IS the
President, the Commander in CHEF Of the !
troops of the Uniied S,atGsl Can IL DO that
he Is an unmoyed spectator Of acts which I
are stirring the blood and kindling the in
iguation Of thousands We remember,
hat when there was danger, not loog since,
that the people Of a neighbOrine city might
listen to their instincts or to their religion,
md so, in violation Of the Constitution, say
. God-speed," TO q flying bondman. the
wires from the Capitol trembled