New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-11
PROGRESS OF OUTRAGE IN KANSAS.


The recent murder of Dow-Of which, and the
proceedings growing out Of it, Cor. Shannon has
taken advantage to represent the Free State set
tlert Of Kansas as in state of rebellion by no
means singular event in the turbulent history of
that infant Territory and of the "border rufians"
who have taken its affairs in charge.
After the Spring election of 1855, several of
these percentages waited Gov. Reeder and threat
ened to hang him unless he would give certificates
of election to the Pro Slavery men chosen to the
Territorial Legislature by the votes of the Mis-
souri, mob His reply was: Gentlemen. two or
" three Of you can murder me, but legion cannot
compel ME TO do that which my conscience does
"not approve" similar attempt to brighten
Gov Reeder, and to compel him to recant some
statements Of his during visit to the East, was
after ward made by the redoubtable Stringfellow
himself; nor were there wanting other sim
liar occurrences, out of which the telegraph
from ST. Louis manufactured reports-now that
Gov Reeder had been logged, and nov that he
had been murdered.
On Saturday, April IA, 1855, a mob of come two
hundred rufians from Platte County, Missouri, the
residence of StriDefelow and Atchison, assembled
at Parhvle, Missouri, and attacked the Office Of
The Lumin0ry, a newspaper published there, and
which, because it did not implicitly subscribe to
the border, ufsn operations, was accused Of Free
State proclivities. They destroyed the fixtures
and threw the types and presses into th5 river.
The editors and publishers, j. Park and VIM.
s. Patterson escaped personal violence at the time,
but they were obliged to fly tho State. Mr.. Pat
terson is now in this vicinity giving lectures on
the conspiracy to make Kansas Slave State.
The pecunsry interests of the Inhabitants
of Parkville, of which town Mr. Park
was the founder and principal proprietor,
imperatively required his temporary return
thither for the purpose of executing csnveyances
and releases and other business acts. No sooner
was he known to be there than the Platte County
ruffians ferociously threatened to march upon the
town and to destroy it aud him nor could the
people Of Parksille find any security except in o
military organization, and compact for mutual
defense similar to that lately entered into by the
people of Lawrence.
On the 30th of April, sixteen days after the at
tack upon The Lun'inary, at political gathering
at Leavenworth City, after a question had been
put by the Chair, Malcolm Clark, leading Pro
Slavery politician, cried out, 1--WE have the major
ity," to which lawyer named McCrea responded
ats le." Upon this Clark struck McCrea
with club, whereupon, recovering little from
the stunning effects of the blow, McCrea drew
revolver and shot Clark dead. McCrea fled in
stantly hotly pursued by Clark's friends, who
sought to kill him on the spot; but he rau into the
oot:o I.rk H. a,I
he was presently taken BY his friends and delivered
to the commander of Fort Leavenworth for Gus
tody ard protection. Anywhere else his life would
not have been safe
Thus baked in their attempt to murder Nc
Crea on the 18th of May following number of
border ruffiaus from Missouri crossed the river at
Leavenworth and seized Dir. Phillips, the law
partner of McCres and one of the most intelligent
and respectable citizens Of the place, who had
given additional ofiense by contestng the election
in his district, in consequence Of which new
election had been ordered BY Gov. Reeder. As
sisted bya number Of other ruians resident ia the
town, and before the body Of the people Of the
place had time to collect and act, they carried
Philips across the riyer-his friends being unable
to follow for want of boat-and took him some
miles inland on the Missouri side when they shaved
half his head, stripped him naked, tarred and
feathered him, rode him on rail mile aud half,
put him up at a mock auction, end bid him off to
negro at one dollar. Phillips, however, eae tied
his escape from these villains and returned to
@aVenworth, where he still remains, in spite of
al the threats Of further violence against him if
he should not ay the Territory. Rut now mark tho
difference OF civil procedure in these two cases of
Philips and McCrea. No attempt what
ever was made to inaict any punish.