The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-06-16
general 7qteiiigeqee.

General 1lteligepee.
Exposition Of affairs on the Frontier
Atchison's Conspiracy - Reply to
Charges against the Luminary and its
Editors.
1t is not enough for these conspirators
to destroy and lay waste the property Of
an American citizen. to invent the basest
SANDERS. to surround him with assassins
and spies, and drive him from his home
and country, but their press must still
SANDER his private character and stimuli
taneously raise the fiendish cry of incen-
diarism and abolitionism against the Lu-
minary. Now these things were not
done in corner. The Luminary is before
the world; and we call on them to pub
lish the article from that paper that sus-
tains their charge. We hurl these
charges back in their teeth. and pro-
nounce them infamous falsehoods, got up
to cover the dark and reasonable deeds
of secret disunion organization.
We had thought with Senators Bell
and Houston that the repeal of the Mis-
!! souri, Compromise was impolitic, as re-
opening the slavery agitation and foster
ing sectional animosity. But after the
repeal was consummated our paper acqui-
esced in the principle of fnon-intervention,
fully aware, however, that the agitation
was only extended from Congress along
the compromise line to rage more fierce
ly than ever, and with more danger to the
Union. Yet we believed by faithfully
carrying out the doctrine ofnon-interyen-
ton the South would impress her institu-
ton up IN southern territory and the North
their institutions upon northern territory.
We opposed all undue excitement in the
settlement of Kansas, buteneouraged the
emigration of good citizens from all Sec
tions, and endeavored to sustain the prin-
ciples of truth and justice, and the hon
or of Missouri. This conservative course
did not suit Atchison and his organized
bands. Our destruction was decreed.-
But they did not stop here. The cap
tains of bands were busy warning quiet
and unoffending citizens from northern
States to leave in given time. and when
they had driven out, or forced to SUBJ
mission, all citizens of Missouri, they
were preparing to extend their operations
into Kansas territory. Atchison hoped
by crushing out the Benton party and
-rallying the ultra Wings, to ride into the
United States Senate at the extra session
of our Legislature next November. But
if defeated, he is fully prepared to run
for the Presidency (of his Southern re-
public But the Benton party is not
dead. These internal outrages will
arouse them to action, and uniteing with
all good citizens they will put down these
demagogues and sustain the laws and
honor of Missouri and the integrity of the
American Union.
One of the falshoods heralded forth by
the disunion press was, that l was public
ly whipped in Kansas territory for jump
ING claim anotherman had made first !"
| understand man had been placed on
my claim to whip or assassinate me, and
those in the plot supposing it would be
done published it. Butprovidence thwart-
ed their designs. When two men meet
alone in the vast prairies, they are equal,
and lynching is not all on one side. The
factis, an organized company have jump
ed the claim I had made first l bought
an improvement, cabin and cordwood
of Big Bird, an Indian, and made my
marks aud claim, and had it recorded
first according to squatter laws. This
company has laid out the town of Del
aware on it. My cabin has been burnt,
my cord wood has been thrown into the
Favine to fill up the streets, and my life
threatened if came there. Some of the
leaders of the mob are shareholders in
this town, and this accounts for their in
terest in passing the resolution to chang
me if l went to Kansas territory to reside. y
Notice is. hereby given, forewarning all
persons against purchasing lots in that
portion of Delaware laid out on my claim
as shall attend at the land sales, and vim
dicate my rights.
The charge of abolitionism is all late
invention to cover the basest designs. =
had many Shareholders offer to hire me
slaves to haul in Kansas territory this
summer, and every citizen of Platte coun-
ty knows that I have ever sustained the
! institutions of Missouri, and that her
slave property wassafe inmy hands. There
never had been an instance of slaves
running away about Parkyille; well fed,
well clothed, and well cared for, they
were happy and dcontented. No suchoecuF-
renee could be drummed up by the mob
| to create excitement. The basest false
hoods we're freely circulated against me.
The leaders who werebehiad the curtain
saw something must be done to prevent
a reaction before the great meeting on
Saturday. Suddenly a false scit'ess ap-
peared, who stated I had stolen six ne.
groes in Texas. and was publicly whip
ped. The citizens of Parksille turned
from him withdisgust, but John Wallace,
who appears to be captain of the Sc
cret band, wrote to Garret Long, Thomp-
son StringfeIlow and others reiteratine
these charges and stating thatthis accom-
nodatiag witness would be IN Clay eoun.
ty. that would probably 60 doHnen tbs
Polar Star. that they Uonld telegraph
when the boat would be at Liberty land
ing, and they could meet me there and
take such measures as they thought prop