Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-04-28

pers, that some violence has been latterly ex-
hibited towards freesoi press in Kansas.
But we frankly own that our regret is felt more
in regard to the necessity that elected this vio-
lence than for the violence itself No pro-sla-
very people can tolerate an abolition press IN
their midst In the slave States such presses
are interdicted by law In Kansas, where there
is yet no law on the subject, the evil is even
greater than it would be in a slave State, and
the people have been compelled to take the
matter in their own hands. They have done
SO. Nor can they be blamed for finding a
remedy where none was provided.
The account of the matter above referred to,
is in brief as follows:
The Industrial Lumina,y, freesoil news
paper owned by George Park and w. i. Patter-
son, had distinguished itself for its violent adj
vocacy of freesol doctrines, its bitter denunci-
atoms of the pro-slavery residents of the Terri
tory, and its sympathy and cooperation with
the Abolition Emigrant Aid Societies The
Lumiadry and its editors became, in conse-
quence, odious to the people. The establish
ment was considered nuisance, and ten or
fifteen citizens of the neighborhood determined
to abate it. These men secretly agreed upon a
day for executing their purpose, and at the
time appointed succeeded in gathering together
n company OF about two hundred. The press
was quietly taken down and carried through
the streets. After doing this, they organized
| themselves into meeting TO determine upon
the fate of the editors, one of whom was absent
A coat Of tar and feathers was talked off, but
son, lone of the editors whom they held under
| guard for short time, was set at liberty. The
meeting then passed series Of resolutions
| which show the temper Of the people towards
both the political and religious fanatics who
are laboring to abolitionize Kansas. The res
olutions, which are severe in the extreme, arc
as follows:
Resotred, /. That the ParkUaie Industrial
Lumiaaryisa nuisance, which has been endured
too long, and should now be abated.
/ 2. That the editors, to wit: G. S. Park ane
| w. J. Patterson, are traitors TO the State anc
4 sSoioJ ~ liiCy iifGf ultt oiiouit pO aos'i
! with as such. @
3. That we meet here again, on this day tire,
weeks, and if we find G. s. Park or w. J. Pat
terson in this town then, or at any subsequen
time, we will throw them into the Missouri river
and if they go to Kansas to reside, ace pledge on
honor as men, to follow and hang them where
ever we can take them.
4. That at the suggestion of our Parkvill,
/ friends, we will attend to some other Freesoiler
not far off.
5. That we will suffer no person belonging
to the Northern Methodist Church to preach il
Platte county after this date under penalty 0
tar and feathers for the first offense and a heml
rope for the second.
/ 8. That we earnestly call on our sister coun
ties throughout the State to rise in their nigh
and clean themselves of freesoilism.
| Z. That our peace, our property, and ou
safety requires us at this time to do our duty.
8. That we request every pro-slavery pape
in Missouri and Kansas to publish the abov,
resolutions.
The Press was then shouldered with whit,
cap drawn over It's head and labelled "Bostor
Aid" the crowd following in regular order; i
was marched through town nearly to the uppe,
land and there, with three hearty cheers, it wa.
deposited in the tomb of 1all the Capulets," t
wit: the Missouri River.