Demoine courier., 1855-10-25
MORE VIOLENCE IN KANSAS.

An intelligent friend jus, from kansa
assures US, that the Border Exc i,smeJ
is general. and that in Kansas and Mis-
souri, the Revolver and Bowis.kn:fc ar,
freely talked Of a, the araiier. Peace is
90, To be maintained. a mixed salher
ing il the signal fer violence; . discus.
sion the fo~rrrunner Of lawIessness.
A writer in a letter dated Leaven.
worth. tx. J. Oci. 2 says:
Yesterday. the lst Of October, was. as
you are aware, appointed by tina, BIO
gus and frauduIen,ly elected legislature.
Tor the election Of a representative in
| Congress from this terri,orc You are
also informed that the free State coaYen-
lion resolved TO resist and rspudiate the
actisn Of The legislature. Yet the friends
of freedom pledged themselves to com
mi, no violence. unless compelled TO do
so in self defence.
They resolved to maintain peace. good
order and obedience to all laws properly
enacted. as far as lay in their power yet
never to yield. They accordingly stay
I'd away from the polls. The Missou-
rians came over in armed bands. They
have carried the election Of course. and,
encouraged by The apparent nohrse''s-
lance Of the friends Of liberty. they rush.
ed, in q drunken and riotous frenzy, TO
Fihe last extreme Of barbarity and capped
the climax Of their ATROCITIES by murder!
Yes murder of innocent and peaceful
ci;izens-and for WHAT For asserting
and exercising the God given right Of
free speech.
TIE enactment passed by the Infamous
legislature, prescribing The qualifications
Of voters, declares that any n NAV
votc ~ho will swear allegiance TO the
Fugitive Slave Law. the Kansas.N ebras.
ka Bill, and pay the sum Of n dollar!
Such are the evidences OF citizenship;
such are the qualifications of voters, such
is The self government which grows OUT
Of The Fugitive Law Of 1880, the repeal
Of he MissorriC ompromiss, ard the M
sii,uuon Of squstier sovereignty!
On the day OF election. the mostly
crowd Of voters, composed of Nilsson.
rians. recently arrived Yirginians. and
drunken Indians. were addressed by pro-
slavery speakers. from the steps of tho
hotel in this place. They were told that
slavery was right for Kansas. and thss
Whitfield was the true representative oe
Sauauer Sovereignty. They went and
voted, almost before the Missourians nnd
was dry upon their boots. With rifles
ir their hands. knives in their belts, bot.
ties in their pockets. and whisky in their
bellies, ihay swaggersd around the polls.
drinking. swearing and shouting in dey-
ilish glee and iendish exus,aiion over
their fancied triumph.
As the day advanced and nigh: ap.
preached they became more noisv. tar
hnlen, aud over bearing. They marched
through ,ha streets despatched with mud
swearing. yelling, swinging their hats
and asking, "whete are the I'D aboli-
iion,su?' Lets cut the cd did
white livsred Yankees ihroet's!" At
that time one of our ciiizens-Mr. James
Furnam-was passing. through tie streets.
As he passed the hotel. one Of the Mis-
sourians, who wore a slouched aa.. q
grew Goa, and a pair Of greasy corduroy
pants tucked int The top of his mud
covered. cowhide boots. hailed him and
asked him to come in and vote. Mr. F.
declined.
The man then asked him 10 scomc
and drink He declined that invitation
also. One of The MissouIians then ask.
ed him "wh- he did no, vo.e?" Mr..
F. said because ! do moi, consider the
election legal y ..lie is one of the Cd
id tree state men, said the crowd
Mr.. F. started to 60. But he was too
late. The crowd gathered around him,
pnd began 10 cry out Hang him.
"Lynch hin!" Star and feather The
Did yankee!" One OF the msb then
seized hold of him.
Mr.. Furnum being a quick, powerful
man. turned and knocked his assailanl
dswn and fled. They gare chase, bus
could no, overtaks him: One of the
desperadoes shot at him with a ribs
The ball pierced his hat, bu, Gid no, hurt
nun, and striking q house, went through
the c~lapboards and killed a child which
was play ing on the floor! The mother
ran gu. shr,eking "murder!" "hslp!"-
line nelghbors came to her assistance
The news spread. The free statesmen
aimed themselves.
In the meantime another citizen had
been ins suited 10 the street, knocked down
and stabbed. This was young Thomas
Newman. He died this morning. The
marauders began now ,o be alarmed at
their W acts. Abou. one hundred free
stale men. well armed, formed In q body
and marched towards the ho!sl; but the
M,ssourians had decamped. The Tree
slate men pursued them 10 The river. and
one of the bloody Williams has fell, cold
lead.
U Midshipman asked a Priest to tell
the difference between 4 Priest and a
Jackass. The Prizes. gave il. up.
'One wears a cross on his back anG
The other on his breast said the Mid.
shipnan.