Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-08-14

ID "Pierce and Cabinet" in boat marx,
''Ship of State" Each member was d;,,in.
lveiy buriesqued. and bore appropriate motto
lie boat was steered by 6gure setting on
cotton bale His skirts we're bloody. His h,
VAS cross between a crown and 6lhbu,t
hat His name, ''the slave power" and his d.
ty' to lash the cabinet" and a negro at h
feet alternately. He bore the motto. "Te,
Oath"
od' Buchanan and Breckenridge" on horse
oack' one following the other. They were di,
'inclIveiy burlesqued, ard bore notices Bu
chanan' "0h! Slave power, let me enter III
ship" Slave power holds up the 'Test Oath,
Breckenridge bears "the Duello" and "6llibus
tering"
4th. "Fati6usters," led by Walker, Lopez
Qultman. Col. Wheeler, Col. French. and OH
er', each of whom was characterized. The
dress and arms of the party were piratical in
character. They bore the black flag with scul
and bones, and these notices, "Ostend Con.
terence'--"Live the Buchaneer"- "Pirscv
and slaVery"-"Cuba and Nicaragua for sla.
very. -"Re-open the Slave trade,,-
:buck is fer us''--"We'Il take Cuba N;cor.
gua' and Mexico"--"Pir.:y forever"-"Bu.
chanan the modern Capt. Kid"-"Buck and
hid"-"Bombardment Of Greytown," &c.
9th. Honest AdvOcates Of the Nebraska BIZ"
led by Cass.
9th. "zHe Free Settlers Of Kansas" (Partv
on horseback and party on foot. They were
ied oy heeder and Lane. They appeared de
Jected. as they were harrassed by the "rufiaps,
who follow them, who siezed them, and tarred
and ffathered them. They occasionally drove
the "ruthans" away. The U. S. Troors inter.
tered and disarmed them. leaving the ''rufiansp
free. The settlers bore the following notices:
kansas Slave Code-death death death!p'
eve are subdued--abandone
'Will the North aid us"-"We are robbed and
murdered by LaW'-"Let us make our own
aWs--"GlVe US the benefit of the Nebraska
BILL"
7th. "Border RaGans. "--(From Missouri. Il
Led ny AlchisOn, StringfeIlow, Clay pate,
h'Iheld' old Ben Stringfellow. They were
n Aoohy dressed armed with old rusty swords,
hot guns, boWie-knives, pitchforks, &C., &c
nd marched in single file. They bore red
ag with one star and letters rs. R." and
United States flag torn and dragging in the dust.
hey also bore the mottoes--"No free men Il
zee speech or Fremont" "Old Buck and Sla.
erT'" "Platte Go. Company. ""CIay G. Com n
any" "We go to vote," ''Tar, feathers. and t
emf" Slavery shall go into Kansas, ""Drive a
1t the Abolitionsts, ""Down with the North. {" a
c. They occasionally rushed forward, seized
free soilsr," took him back and tarred and
gathered him.
S'h "Iarriag and Feothering Free State
s","-On platform wagon, i've or six "ruf- tc
ms had free state man, and tarred and h
altered him. On the wagon were the mot. ST
IS Tar, feathers, lead and hemp Thus we y
lN6 nuollilOnlStS.
Then came some of Strngiellow's crowd. g
Sth. "SIove AactiOn. ."--on platform wag- y
; an auctioneer had slave on the block and y
D glibly over his qualities and knocked him 81
wn' to FIVE or six Southern planters who III
re on the platform, and examined and bid 10
him. as the procession moved along. On
wagon were The notices, Slavery is divine, "a
irving God.' #s.a
10th. ''SIaUe Dri0ing. "A dozen negroes of - -,
erent shades of color, of different sizes very !"
'ged, very wretched, of both sexes, chained We
ether by the arms, &C., were driven in the
cessiOn on foot, by Legree on horseback, rTr T
ryiny long whip and the motto, Thus we oo
ry Slavery into Free Territory The auc. VI,
leer on the wagon occasionally jumped
VO, seized one of the 'niggers' hoisted him an
the wagon, and sold him.
IIth. Border Rattan Band of Music.'--On vo W
latfOrm wagon. FIVE rufians played on horse NO
lies, drumbulls, TIN bugles, &C., with mot. lie
J. The Administration organs don't ac. hO
rd.' t
3. 'Bword's CrOwd.'-(Led by Buford 10
kes and R. s. Kelley. This was the most mo
ged, disOrderly and molly crowd Of rutians
y were armed in all sorts of ways. Shot 10
IS, old swords. bowie knives and pistols. sol'
hey bore these mottes--'D--n Sharpe's ano
..
81 'D-D BeecEers bibles,' Slavery d. OlO OlO
D. Southern Rights 'Disunion Forever, sen
al horses, guns provisions I'VE stole all PIE
We gOt,' the l5 Stars Buck is right 90 IN
goose South Carolina and Alabama, mel
eve burned Lawrence Hang, tar and sur