New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-29
THE EXCITEMENT IN PLATTE COUNTY

Our readers will remember tie excite nent owing
out Of TIE DE- RESTRICTION OF The ParsUIHe LupliRGry
some tine since and the expulsion OF hes:rs G raiH
sno Patterson from Psrkvie The resolutions passed
by N ose who com it'eo The Lumiaary otiics 20 the
water. of the great Missouri ioformed Mss,r.. Park
end Paterson that if they returned to Missouri,
they should be put into the river aso, and iurthsr u
PAX RI moved 70 Kar that they would hang him.
Metss Polk and patterson left the coun ry; the latter
has Eever returned but the former made BIS appear
anCe st ParkyDie few days snce. The ne~s oi DIS
arrival so n spread t. rough the county the Old ex.
C f.msBt soon revived, and tie usual quiet Cny Oh
Psrkviile was ia great commotion' ~;
bonse a. ooicck At ris ht and pfo1med him that he
was biz friend, ard that ne desired to inform him that
there had been secret citing at Platte City, wherein
il received to execute the omse made 10 the res
outons passed az the time OF the destruction OF his
press. tt made the disclosure under pro nil
from MIR PAX that be wOnld 10, revea bis name, for
In the even il wss four cut him. he you'd be ia a
wore sua'ioD than Park. Mr.. Park bee sme alarmed
ana Ordeed bis buggy to lea ~, but upon consult ston
with his eLds, it deeiGed tha, be should renal
IN der the protection OF the people OF Par<Sile Inc
re1t day We believe the com Litee appointed by tue
Plat'e City meeting came to Parkville aud dsmsoded
Mr. Park The oemsnd WAS refused. AID they re-
turned. The Iext cay the same individuals came
back it'll their uGber soue yh-t incfe lsed, snd do
maICed an interview with Mr.. PARK, which was
gran ed.
lbis interview appesvs 70 lave been satisfactory to
the committee while 10 Parkvile but /! soon leaked
out II at their re urn hons they expressed Insm
selves az lot being sstisfed. great MANY inteu
perate JernaI Ike BY the enemies OF Mr. PARK
10 attet dance on that occasion-whether by the com
mittee or their al endaLts we know not-such a.. II
tome concessions were not made, the torH Should DC
reduced 10 ashes runs, and the streets De maze 10
run Nth blood DC. One man, we learn, went so lar
as 10 say, while shaking hands with a citizen of the
place and bidding him good BY that he would not re-
Turn uni he came 10 tenc hts funeral.
The threat contained in the reso utiOns adopted at
the meeting that d. stroyed the press the return of Mr.
,ha, coiYv Ia n
night the visit Of the committee from Plstte C1,
their reported expression on their last return home,
toge'h, with the renarss oil some
Oh the cay of the committee visit, together win the
tbousapc Que flying reports all through the coun-
try made up csse which, IN the minds OF tne peope
OF PaIkyile lust fed them in enrolling night police
for the proec ion Of the lives and property oil tnen
s-lves and friends. The feeling is described as awful
in the txrme. The ladies Of the place became
ALARMED at the prospect OF boodshed-some tainte'
Others cried and general panic perva1ed the enure
population Tie citizens passed resolutions, we IN
dtfstand Of a decided character I'VE have NOT seen
them however,, and night after night paroIed the
streets. -..,
We DO rot pretend to give all the facts connected
with this mGca TO be regretted event. a. our lstorns-
tim il gathered from remarks made by gentlemen
fnono Parkvile who addrersed the meeting OF the PEG
esttfis place on MsDcoy night lite great noee
and oocfpson ich characterized the meeung' the
bi,h ate OF excitement that prevailed, made II in
possible for Is 10 ard hear all that ives sad ana
pIee udtd the possibility of tskIog notes. We shall
be sppy however, 10 give any aud every lnolyiduL
tie risbt 10 be Tea in the mate: Of this Difficulty
as not our wish or intention TO do injustice To any
one. ..
We rever wish 10 see another such meeting, anf
col c emily trust that tie spirit Of 0ldruH ana moo
yioen which has arisen Ia our County may scon Dc
cispeIeo and put down by proper public senulasnt
There be Liberty without Law; there eia De no
safety fcrpsrson property wlihou, Va and pfDpr
public seLimes 10 stimulate their enforcement. ihet
cij1srs OF PsIkville rad iz1t 10 call upon thtif
coupt meD, st lesst canpo, be ooub ed for N snt
By Any rational mino spd tass tie r,solutions when
were adopted sre sound and corservaaye VIII not De
dopbted III any respectable quSr,er