Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-09
The Kansas Falsehoods and Villain
les Coming to Light?

1t was evident from the first that the Kan
sas political operators had their whole sys-
TEN of villainies planned out, not for making
Kansas a free State, not for settling Kansas
with good and substantial citizens, but for
speculation and politics.
They were well provided with Correspond
ents, who had their instructions to carry out,
and hence if they could not get up some riot
or difficulty to found a romance upon, they
manufactured the necessary horrible incl
dents, and transmitted them TO the Neic
York Tribune, and other papers of the same
shrieking ilk.
As proof ofwhat we say, we copy the two
following articles from responsible and res
pectable men-citiEens of Ohio. Such is the
testimony also that wa have had from the
lips of every man we have yet conversed
with from that Territory. But peace is at
last restored, and now they must get up
some other horrible stories--lies to last them
until after the election:
From the Logan County, o., Gazette.
READ! READ!
4 thorough Exposure Of the Kansas HUn7bug.--
IN Old Citizen Of logan County mgSes a
Sfafe1nsRt!
Mr.. John Houtz, one of the oldest and most
respectable citizens of Logan county, has Just
/ returned from Kansas, and makes this state
ment:
When first went TO Kansas, and long as
| | remained there, there was disturbance
came to my knowledge and myself and son,
while travelling through the territory on foot.
| though we often met with the sO-called Dor
der rufiians, were never disturbed in the least
| satisfied myself that the majority OF the actual
settlers were free State men, who were perfectly
satisfied that so long as they attended 10 their
own affairs, and did not disturb their neigh
boris, they were free from any disturbance from
! the Miss0urians.
/ did hear that LecOmptOn had been burned
aud sacked but afterwards heard that the
whole report originated from the burning of a
shsnty put up by a man on claim about a
mile from town. He had built shanty, and
left 70 bring on his family; and while he was
| absent some one set fire TO IT.
There was, also, one murder committed while
| was there; bat the parties were both Califor
mans, one having returned some time ago, and
! the other recently. On meeting, one swore he
would kill The other, and when he left. followed
/ him over rise outside of town, shot, and II was
said scalped him, and carried the scalp away
/ in his pocket.
/ We saw plenty of Border Rufians" who
/ treated us like gentlemen, giving us all the in
/ formation asked them for, we doing the
/ same in return-so far as we could-when they
would pass peaceably along. So far from the
! BUrder Rufiians interfering with the Free State
men ] noticed them (the Free State mem busily
! ard ehecrfully al work on the confines Of Mis-
sour. and not single one that | conversed
with had the least fear as 10 the final peace
aud prosperity of the Territory. was really
astonished while on my way back, TO hear OF
/ the awful things that had occurred, according
20 report while was there when | knew
! there was not word of truth in any of them.
/ Ny belief is. from what | saw while there,
/ that many Free State men wanted to,
might go TO Kansas and settle, without5being
disturbed or their politics even inquired about,
/ il they would go to work, attend to their
business, and do nothing against their pro
slavery neighbors, who were kind and pospl'
table, and perfectly willing to give me all the
/ information about the country they could.
The above is a plain statement OF things as
know them TO nave been when | was there, and
| am sorry that persons should much believe
me as to circulate report that what had seen
in Kansas had made Fremont man out oil me
| have this much to say in conclusion: Ii had
gone there a Fremont man, i would have re
turned Buchanan man.
JOHN HOUTZ