Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-10-10
Letter from Mr.. Themes.
LlwErvcr, K. r., Sept. 10, 1856


T.. X. Andrews Of Milton Plantation, which
was published In Tho Oxford Democrat. Is
my own handwriting and at the same date
I wrote Gilman Daniels, and sent the letters,
by special bearer, not knowing where he
would mail them. As for ever writing j.
$. Burns, II il an absolute lalschood. I
never di. And as for Gilman Daniels, !
am very much surprised that no should
practice deception upon the people in bis
own vicinity. ! will ray to him, and all
other Democrats in Maine, come TO Kansas,
and taste the fruits Of our labor', in 1852,
in clcctirg Franklin Pierce as our Chief
Magistrate, and you will cry. W. be unto
tho democracy Of this day. have been a
democratic voter Tor twcnty-onc years Of my
life, and have though. 1t principle could
live and die by; but, my friends, just sec
how it is administered To US poor sufferers
in Kansas, and il would make your heart
bleed. even II itwere harder than the granite
oryou State. To give your an idea Of it I
will state to YOU some Of the doings OF the
Border Rufians.
You have probably seen In the public
print. that q great number Of migrants have
been srnl here from the South /; and for what
To make Kansas slave State.
They - In numbers Of from ljO 10 800 10
some secluded place, build a fort and forti(y
themselves. and then waylay poor, inolcn-
.iyc, Frce State settlers, and murder them
in the most brutal manner. Here arc some
case, that came under my own knowledge.
About three weeks sgo, a report came 10 rs
that there was fort erected within six
miles OF our town. One Of our men, named
lIoy,, being n free Mason, thought be could
60 out Ia safety, and ascertain their object
in collecting in such numbers. lie was
gone two days, when our people, mis,rus,ins
foul play, sent out company OF men in
search. A'tcr considerable time his remains
were found, with three ballet holes through
his body, and biz bead shockingly manslgI.
\ Few nights after that, lone woman vas
taken aul dragged TO tho woods, her tongue
drawn out 1t her mouth and tied. hgrhan
tied bchlud her, and her person n,ishoi ly
seven. and then her feet tied AMI sie lr't
there. ! gentleman and wiz, who lately
came % Lsaycuvorth, and thence 10 law
rcucc, bad occasion % 80 back 70 T"avcn.
worth On hi. way be vas scalp,d, and
Irrt hy the roadside. At O,.awa,,amie, q
mother and daughter, 70 years Of age were
aiken tlcsamc way, hy ten u the haihcu'
Mud tbe-c m, bot single eases out ~ hun-
lrcds. Again thcrr have hrsn from jOo CO.
luOO Of the mos, hcatbcursh brutc. ,rnt here
rom tie South, armed and clu.rpcl hy thr
thing. shannon. % hunt down the iupl,u.
size sIuattcr. Of Kansas Wi,h pledge VI
honor that no private property shoald be-
disturbed. &c the people OF Lawrence would
permit the 4. ;. Marshal 10 como To and
make some arrests, he came M at toe head
1f about eight hundred haathous. Alirr
making his arrests. DC turned hi. posse loose
upon a., jc'ucclnss citizens, IN sack and
plumber. What va, the rg.ult2 Women
and children were driven from thoir home,
with nothing but the clothes upon their
.ackr We hay, again hern invaded by
four or five thousand from Missouri, burning
houses, and numbering oar people. In my
thcy have b1rut six houses,
lui turned out four women and their child
ryn, with nothing but the canopy Of heaven
10 shelter them. one poor woman with
even children, the oldest - years OF age,
was obliged 20 iakcsuch in her armsas could
not 90, and run To 10 the camp IT the Us.
soldiers, Tor protection, with nothing but
" hat they stood in, and her house burnt,
with an H. contents Tho people Ut leay.
auwor,h are Obliged u run IN different IL
petitions to ct clear of these democrats.
Tbrrc OF them undertook 20 como 90 Law
renee, but were met by seven ruilln', and
len for dad. one uf them recovered some
what. aud wa. able 10 creep % thc city of
Lawrence. The other. were shot dead.
And such /. the Pierce, Douglass, Buchanan
democracy of Kansas. We have APPEALED
to the President time, without number, ur
bat hi. reply j., nothing has
Lgcn done To justify the interference Of the
executive. ak the frrr people, in tho
name Of God, ar we to submit % this or
will they cay We are FREE people.
In the first of this month about forty Of
item called at my house, at nine O'Clock in
the evening, and callcl for mo. Fortunately
ms corufcll WI, near the house, and made
my escape. They searched every part OF The
house, and left with the assurance, % my
wife, that should be protected. For cN.
ample ormy protection, ON the second day
after. FIX Of them came 10 my house and
fired six ball, into Il, while my wife, little
boy and the daughters oftwo ncishb1rs, five
females were in il. ! have a written pco-
lection, signed by the Marshal, U ;. Att'y
aud others.
May 2lst, 1856.
We certify that Mr. Charlie. II. Thomc'
ia, Acknowledged 10 Ms bis readings. 10 sub
nit 90 the United States laws. and b. q
pcaccahlc citizen that hc is not connected
With any society TO subycrt our laws, and
We therefore chocrfully place him under the
4 our laws and citizens, hoping
no one will molcst him or his family
&. II. DONALDSON,
ISAACS