The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-15
Direct from Kansas-aud reliable

O4recS from hansaS-and reliable.
Our fellow citizen Mr.. Fielding johnson, re-
turned last Monday evening from an excursion
to Kansas. We thank him for newspaper ia
vors. Mr.. johnson is an old and we'll known
merchant Of this city, and as well capacitatcd
probably any man in our midst, to pursue
such an expedition of practical observation as
his recent trip to Kansas, and to form correct
opinions as to the condition of things there,
which party is to blame, &C., from what he
saw. Anything he may say is reliable and
more than this, founded upon just observation.
He started to Kansas some weeks ago, deter
mined if he liked the country and its pros
poets, to make arrangements for remaining
there. In conversation with him yesterday,
he spoke in eulogistic terms of the natural fea-
lures of Kansas. He thinks it the greatest
country on Gods earth, combining all the nat
ural elements Of prosperity. Nothing is want
ed but free labor to make it blossom as the
rose. So well satisfied is he with. it, believing
too that there will soon be general peace
over the territory, that he has determined to
move there this fall, leaving his family here
till spring.
Mr.. Johnson says not one-half has been told
of the outrages which have been inflicted upon
the persons and property of the Free State
men, by the Border Ruffians and their South
Carolina allies, the latter being the very dregs
Of the earth, stealing everything upon which
they could lay their hands, and even stealing
from each other-too low class of thieves
lie says there are plenty of Free State men
who were robbed Of everything they had in
the world, even their last horse and OK, and
though they may know where their property
is now they dare not claim it.
The last Border Ruffian expedition, turned
back by Gov. Geary, drove to Missouri three
hundred cattle belonging to citizens of Kansas.
The better class of the citizens of Missouri
utterly repudiate the outrageous conduct of
the Ruffians, and in just as strong terms as we
do here. Many of them have moved away,
refusing to live longer among such scoundrels.
Yet we have men, right here in Evansville,
defending these Ruffians, and lauding them to
the skies! 1t is probably all a matter of taste.
When in territory of this Government ruff
ans can enter that territory and kill and scalp
men right within range of Uncle Sans guns,
and outrage any helpless woman they may
meet, and yet the perpetrators Of these iniqui-
ties go abroad unframed, and without an effort
being made to bring them to punishment-it
is al, matter Of taste in us here to condemn
or praise the unhung scoundrels. And yet
such are notorious facts in the late history of
Kansas.
Mr. J. says that our former fellow citizen,
Mr. Goslng, who was known here as peace
able, Industrious mechanic, was sometime ago
ordered By the ruffans to leave Leavenworth,
where he was pursuing his business disturb
ing no one Not satisfied with this, few
weeks afterwards they ordered his wife to
leave. They went to Omaha. lie is now en-
gagged in painting the Governors house, alter
which he will return to Leavenworth.
Our old Kansas correspondent, DR.. Geo. A.
Cut er, has been lying very sick at Topeka for
sometime Mr.. johnson attended HIM week
Cutler was in every fight but one or two
which occurred in the territory. We are glad
to hear that he is recovering, and that he is
dong well in business and is popular.
We shall be sorry to lose Mr.. Johnson as
citizen, but shall wish him great prosperity in
his new home,