The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-05

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dent containing the particulars of the de-
struction of. the Luninary. It is dated
PARKyILLE Mo-, April Ia.
MR. EDIroR.:-The spontaneous up
heayings of an indignant and outraged
community were manifested here, to-day,
in decided manner. TO tell you that
the s.Industrial Luminary," newspa-
per owned By Geo. Park and w j. Pat
teFson. IN this town, is Free Soil sheet,
and has been aiding and abetting the
eastern Abolition societies IN their abore
tive attempt to abolitionize Kansas, for
the past year, is to tell what you already
know. You are also aware that Park |
has large Hotel in this place, kept by
Free Soiler, imported from Illinois, and
devoted to the same foul purposes. 1t
seems that certain men in the neighbor- |
hood determined 'sto abate the nuisance"
How they managed to notify so many, |
and keep it quiet, l. don't understand
but about 10 O'Clock this morning, We |
were surprised to see about ten or fifteen
of ourmost respectable country acquaint-
ances ride into town, go to the printing
Office and put Patterson under guard
Park, it appears, had either heard of it,
or his good luck had prompted him to
60 to the mouth of Blue, IN Kansas Ter
ritory. At 12 o'clock about two hun
dred men had arrived. The press was
very quietly taken down and paraded in
to the street. The crowd was called to
order and Patterson was brought forth
- receive his sentence. One speaker
stated that they came there with the firm
determination to black tar and feather,
and ride on rail, G. S. Park and w. J.
Patterson, but that, as Park had escons-
ed, and left his seape goat to suffer for
both, he wished the meeting to decide
what should now be done with the pris-
oner. Another speaker declared his
voice was for mercy; not that he had any
excuses to offer for Patterson, for he de-
spised him as strongly as any man could;
but that Patterson's wife throughout the
morning had hung to him like leech |
that she now held on to him, and that we
could not infiict the punishment without
gross violence to her feelings, and per-
haps rudeness to her person. He there
fore, for the sake of the wife, moved
vote be taken to remit the tar, feathers,
DC, and set Mr.. Patterson at large, for
the present. The vote was accordingly
taken and SMALL majority went in
favor of the prisoner he was, therefore
set at large. The following resolutions
were then offered and voted on singly,
and not one dissenting voice was heard I
on the ground. Almost every one voted |
with a tvim,'' too, that showed they
were in earnest.
Resolued, /. That the Parkville "In-
dustrial Luminary" is nuisance, which
has been endured too long, and should
now be abated
2. That the editors, to wit: G.. S.
Park d Patterson, are traitors to the
State and county in which they live, and
should be dealt with as such.
8. That we meet here again, on this
day three weeks, and if we find G. S.
Park or w. J. Patterson in this town
then, or at any subsequent time we will
throw them into the Missouri river, and
if they go to Kansas to reside, sce pledge
or honor man, TO follow and hang them
wherever we can take them.
4. That at the suggestion of our Park
vile friends, we will attend to some 9TH
er Free Sellers not far off.
5. That we win suffer no person De-
longing to the NORTHERN Methodist
Church, to preach in Platte county after
this date, under penalty of tar and feath
ers for the first offence and hemp rope
for the second.
6. That we earnestly call on our sister
counties throughout the State to rise in
their might and clean themselves of Free
Soilism.
Y. That our peace, our property and
our safety requires US at this time to do
our duty.
8. That we request every pro-slavery
paper in Missouri and Kansas to publish
the above resolutions.
The Press was then shouldered with
white cap drawn over its head and label
ed ssBoston Aid" the crowd following
in regular order; it was marched up
through town nearly to the upper land
ing and there, with three hearty cheers,
it was deposited in the tomb of call the
Capulets, to wit the Missouri.
A speech was then made to the crowd
and they dispersed peaceably, each tax
ing the road to his own home.
During the day frequent telegraphic
dispatches were received from both ends
of the line of most encouraging nature.