Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-08-15

see free State, and their repugnsnce
. laws imposed npon them By non-Fssi-
Your committee Do not propose to de-
tail the incidents connected with this|
foesy. Tonupasely for the peace Of the
country. Z direct condIct between the
opposi1g forces We avoided by en- amic-
able arrangement The Iosses sostain-
q ~ The settlers In property taken and
tins and money expended In their own
defence, added much to the trials Incl
dent 70 new settlement. Many per-
cons we're unlswfuIly detsined--in some
cases, under circumstances Of gross cru
elty.
During the iorsy. either George w,
CIark. or NJ. Burns. murdered Thonas
Barber; while the latter was on the high
way, on bic road from Lawrence 10 his
claim. Both fred at him, and Il is i'm
possible from the proof TO tell whose
shot was fatal. The details Of this hom-
icids svs stated By eye Witnesses.
Among the many acts Of iawless vio-
lence which IL had been the duty Of
your committee to investigate. this inva-
sion Of Lawrence 10 the most defence
less. By compsrison Of the facts proven
with the ol7icisl statements OF the off,
GERS Of the Government, will show how
groundIess were the pretsxts which gave
rise to t. A community In which no
crime had been committed by sny Of its
members, against none Of whom had
q warrant been issued or q complaint
made, who had resisted no process In the
hands Of real or pretended oEicer. was
threatened with destruction in the name
Of slaw and order," and that, too, By
men who marched from . neighboring
Slate with arms obtained by force, and
who. In every stage OF their progress,
violated many Laws, and, among others,
the Cons titutlon Of the Uuited States.
The chief guilt Of It must rest on Sam
uel y. Jones. HE character 10 iIIustra
ted BY his language At Lecompton, where
peace wss made: ~They ssid Maj. Clark
and Burns both claimed the credit Of kill
ing that id Abolinonist, and he didn't
know whish ought TO have Il. II Shan
non hadn't been q id old fool, that
peace would never have been declared.
tAo "out4 NV WtPSo ko"fcncc Sut-
He had men and means enough to do
it.
Shortly after the retreat Of the forces
from before Lawrence, the election up
on the adoption OF the State Constitu-
was held at Lesvsnworth City. on the
10Th Of December 1855. While 1t was
procse ding quietly. about noon. Charles
Dunn, with party Of others. smashed
IL the windows OF the build Ing Ia which
the election was being held, and then
Jumped into the room where the judges
Of election we're sitting and drove them
Oh One OF the clerks Of election snatch
cd up the balIot-box and followed the
judges. throwing the box behind the
counter In an adjoining room through
which he passed ON his way out. As he
got 10 the street door. Dunn caught him
BY the throat, and pushed him up against
the outside Of the building, and deman.
ded the bslist-box.
Then Dunn and another person struck
him Ia the face and he fell In the mod,
the crowd rushed on him and kicked
him on the head and 10 his sides. Ia
this msnnef the election vas broken up.
Dunn and his party obtaining the ba Hot
box and carrying q on.
To avoid = similar Outrage at this cleo
ton for State officers, &C.. to be held
on the 18th OF January, 1855, the eIec-
lion for LeeyenwoFth District was ap.
pointed to be held At Easton. and the
time postponed until the 18th day Of
January, 1855. On the wsv TO election.
persons were stopped BY party Of men
At grocery, and their arms taken from
them. During the afternoon, parties
came to the place OF election and
threatened 90 destroy the bsllot-box,
and were guilty Of other lnso'ent and
seuss.s eoHducs' Amer the polls were
closed many Of the settlers oe'ng ,sP'
pFenens'oe o. sn susc., were armed IN
!ne nouse wneFe the e'ecuon naa oeen
held unsp the next morning; Lsts that
n'ent. ssePneh spur, VIVA ." son sno
nephew stssteo ios nome h's route run
~ the store o. : ns. Dawson, wnere =
arg oooy VI .fmoo men nao co''ec'eo:
a. ne spPfoeched. these men demanded
tnst ne should surrender' ana gathered
about MIN 70 enforce the Demand In
'osmstlon wss carried ~ man IN the
ccmPeny OF nf: spsrss 20 inc mouse
wnsfe the eiseuon nad oeen ne'o' n.
=. nsown SAG : compsny OF men Imme-
o's.e'y went GOWN 20 re''eve mr. SParks'
ma o'o !eheve nim "neh ne w. IN IN
m'eens osnee; ar. SpsFks 'nen start
60 osc. WIN ~. D'own sno n's party
sno wn'Is 90 tnen WAY were nroo upon
~ the etner party. fney returned the
nres sno IN nFegui'! ngnt sook pIsces W
which man named Cooks oil the pro-
slavery party. recesved mortal wound.
ana TWO o. me tsse-o"te party were
signt,y vounoeo:
M bF1wn. WIN seven others who nad
accompanied aim rom Leavenworth,
started on their return hore. When
they had proceeded Part OF the way,
they were stopped snc taken prisoners
ey party Of men caileS the kicksPoo
hsngers' under the command OF Capt:
John w. Martin. They were disarmed
snd taken back to Easton. and put In
Dswson's store. Brown was separated
from the rest Of his party. end taken In
to the ONCE OF 3. 3. Trotter. By this
time several OF Martins party and soma
OF the citixens OF the place had become
n wINnfoA and =