Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-12-20
pngross Of Outrage IN Kansas.

lRs free state settlers OF kansas as in
state Of rebeihoh--is bu 70 means a sineU-
lar event in the turbulent history of that
infant Territory and OF the "burdar ruiEans'
who have taken its affairs ia charge.
After the Spring election OF 1865, several
ct these per cnages waited on Gov. Rerder
snd threatened to hang him uulcs, Nc
would give certificates OF election to ,heI
Prc-Slsssry mer chosen 10 the Territorial
Legislature by tie votes Of the Mssolfrj|
mob. His reply was: "Gcntlemen. tsaS s,!
three of you can murder me, but legion
cannot "compel me TO do that which my
conscience docs mot approve" A similar
attempt TO Tighten Gov. Rccier, aud 10
compel him 10 recaNt some statements OF
lis curing visit TO the East, was after
ward 'nsds by the redoubta6le StrinIfs!low
himself; nor were there wanting other sim
lar occurrences, out Of which the telegraph
from St. Louis manufactured reports-now
that Gov. Reeder had been 1ogged, and
now That he had been murdered.
On Saturday, April Ia, 1855, mob o!
some two hundred ruliians from Platte
County, Missouri, the residence Of String
fellow and Alchison, assembled ut Park
vile, Missouri, and attacked the Office of
Tia Luniaaty, newspaper published there,
and which, because it did not implicitly
subscribe to the border ruflian operations,
was accused Of Pree State procivlies.-
They destroyed the fixtures and threw the
types and presses into the river. The cdi-
TORS and publishers, j. s, Park and VIM.
y. Patterson, escaped personally violence
a, the time, but they were obliged to fly
the State. Dir. Patterson il now in this
vicinity, giving lectures ON the conspiracy
10 make Kanzas q Slave State. The
pecuLinry interests Of tho inhabitants Of
Parssyilie, o. which town Mr.. Park was the
foundsr Gnd principal proprietor, Imperative
ly required his temporary return thither
Tor the pUposs OF executing conyeyauccs
and releAos and other business ac,s NJ
sooBsr vas he known to be there than the
Platte County ruffians erociuusly lhroatcnci
10 mach upon the town unG to destroy it
and hm; nor could the people Of P.rkviie
find any security except in military or
ganiaiion. and q compact Tor mutual de-
feno similar 20 that lately entered into BY
the people Of Lawrence.
On thu 30th OF hsril, sixteen days utter
the attack upon Tie Luminary, at poiit-
cal gatherln. al Leayenworih City, after Il
question had been put by tho Char, Ind
colin Clarr, leading pro-SIayrry poIiti-
clan, cried ont, I'VE have the M 1rily," to
which u lawyer n4mcd McCrea responded.
"l;'s lie" Upon this Clark struck Nc.
Crsa with club, Nhercupon, recovering
h'tls from the stuunin, effects of the blow.
HcCrsa draw revolver and shot Clark
dssd. McCres fled instantly, holy pursu d
BY Ciark's friends who sought to xiii him
en- the spot; but he ran into the river ard
found protection under the band, whence he
was presently t,kcn by his lricrds and de-
lrsreo to the commander Oi Fort i.eayen-
worth for custody and protection ANY.
where else his its would not have been
safe
Thus baked in their nt'emp. 10 murder
NcCrss, on the l7th o' May foIuwIn. a
aumber Of border rrfian, from Missouri
crossed the river a, laavcnwonh and srzed
Dir. Phillips, the law partner of McCrea
and one OF the mos, Intelligent and rcsrcc.
table citizsrs Of the pl,cs, who had given
additional ofrnse by contestiu. the election
III bis district in consequence Of which l
NV election had been ordered by Gov |
z eGcr. Assisted by number oil ether
rlfhsns resident in the town, aud before
the body of the PcoPl, OF The place had !
tiss to collect aud act, they carried Phil
lps ssross the rlver-his friends being un- |
sOlo to follow for want q boat-and took |
him some miles inland on the Missouri !
aide, when they shaved half his head, strip
ped him naked, tsrred aud fen,hored him,
rode hm on rAi n mile and half, put
him up at n mock auction. and bid him on.
10 negro at ons dollar. Phillips, how
svsr, effected his escape from these villains
and returned 10 Lravenwofth, where he
'tlll remains, in spite OF all the threats Of
further violence against him i: he should
not ny tho Territory. But row mark the
Inference of civil procedure in these two
ssses Of Phillips and NcCrca. No attempt
ssalsvsr was made TO inncI any punish
Cres, on the other hand undrrgocs long
md rigorous imPrisonment, iifsl in the lorl
md then in the jail; 4 bill tor murder il
found against him by packed jury, after
more honest one had refused to fnd any;
md when at last he comes into court TO DO
'risd he fl dssmonS the counsel with n The
sar, and among the Officers Of that tribunal.
nslutiDg the clark ul tho Court, no less
han four psrsons who had been concerned
. the abduction and ynchlng ot Phillips
This fact was sterwGrd brought to the
notice Of the Court by sworn affidavit; but
ne have not yet learned that any act ion