New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-23
Still ANOTHER OUTRAGE KANSAS
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We cut the following paragraph from TIE h 1Hsa'
Herald published at Lesvenvorh, X. T.:
SUICIDE OF ANEGRo.-CircumsIance have trans
piTsd within q few weeks past IL tns neishooraocd
which have placed beyond douot tae e1s ace u a.
orasuized bald OF AbOliiionists IN cur midst We
counsel friends whO have mouey IN slave properly
TO Leep sharp lookout est their valued slaves may
be induced TO commit acts which mgst geoDssdze
their lyes. Mr. Grafam Ihomason OF tAs Piaee los q
valuable negro about week ago and re hGre aef ~
least dOubt thGf she per,Edded by one 9f tAis
lanless band 10 destroy herself rather GH remain ~
sareTy. In fact, of this gang was heard TO re-
mak " that she did perfectly right II drowning her-
self" and just he would have done, or what any
negro who is held IL bondage should do. We ask,
sh expressing such sentiments be permitted
10 reside in our midst-be permitted TO run at afse
sE1oug our slaves sowing the seeds OF disco,d and
discoLten jeopardizng our lives and our property
We may justly be branded ss rufhans' and covards
did We PEI nit II.
The sequel to this story is told by The Sqsotter
Soreregn, Siringielows paper, of the 7th inst:
"Tbe most interesting ceremony ever Witnessed 10
this town was the whipping of a live abouoni-t,
with the euI bonious name Of j. w. Kelly, who
halls all tie way from Cincinnati Ohio by Mr. Grafton
Thomson late Of Clay County, Missouri. Mr.. Thon-
asOp short time ago lost a valuable negro ~oman,
who it was thought had been induced TO drown herself
by the ihievDg scouudre who il the subject of tins ar
cle Kelly who Tas heard 10 express htnseli 10 tue
matter, severely reproeched Mr. Ihomason Tor being
sIsyeLocer. Mr.. IhOmason, on hearing The matter,
called Oh tle edlu htlli WIN gave nun ~
that be did Lot speak 10 men who owned nosroes.
Mr. Ttomason did uO. wait for further expression
from him but seized the independent individual and
ueary wore him out against the ground friend At
tmrtpg To interfere, wGs by one blow from the pow
ertul fst Of Mr. Ttomsson landed backward on the
oiher side of Jorlun'
a meeting Of the citizens wss called on the fol-
lowiIg z morning, and committee appointed to COM
usbo Kelly TO leave tie place at one hoars notice
Tie absence in the town Oi the article tar prevented
the citizens from donning lin coat Of tar aud
feathers. He left our town between two days ana
should be ever coz back be will be forced 70 go
through with tightroie performance
The excitement caused by the dastardly perform
epce 90 la, ded in the above extract kept up by
a public meeting at which the following resolutions
were adopted
l. Pesolred ThA, ore J. W. B. Kelly hains from Cnein
a hayu upon sundry occasions denounced nsttutoss
enc dec ared PToSlsvery sns deem II an act or
10 lid him OF snch company hereby command him
IL leave Of Atchou ole hou alter being informed OF
the passage Of this uOn show himself in
RSSS That ia case he fails to obey this reasonable
srd upoo HIM such ppi.hment the nature Of the
case and oIcums spces may reeUre ..,,
j. RscteI. That oter snissacs OF this Ad society wno are
NOV IN tamperDg with slaves warned 10
l.sye ee they too N with the reward which their
"a I Us desis 20 iu't raer hemp e,,
IlaI and applaud Onf
man Grafton Thomson for the sstiOu administered 70 he
aid j. b. bel whose presence among NJ u libel upon
our GOOD standing aud disgrace 70 this Community.
Resor,d That need the good work OF purs
ins our al resident Aboonists and eiteT cleansing
our os OF Dussnces shall do The for the settlers
ndepe Creeks whose popensles f0r cats-
g. Re.ored That the charman apposut eonnte Of three
70 upon said Kelly and aeauant bun with the action Of this
Rered That the proceedings Of th. meeting be published
that tie world may know our der rr7inauon