Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-11
The 0utrages in Kansas-An Unvar
nished Tale.

sas Names, OF course, we suppress, but for
the authenticity o: the letter, and the respec-
liability of the family of the writer We can
vouch 1t was not written for publication, put
is the simple statement of son to his mother.
He has no motive for eXaggeratlon, but q
strong desire to calm her fears, while at the
same time he presents the causes which compel
him TO abandon the enterprise he had underta-
ken. 1t will be remembered that an account
of the savage outrage, which he relates as per-
petrated by one Of the border rutfians, had al
ready reached US through the newspaper cor
reSpondence 1t seemed almost Incredible, but
this letter confirms the statement.
II is no wonder that the writer is mad
dened hy what he sees and hears and suffers.
1t is with no other sensation that we, at this
distance, and living in quiet and orderly ci-
", can read the relation OF these outrages. 1t
is not merely for the sufferings Of the settlers
in Kansas, dreadful rs they are, but for the
infamy of our common country that we feel
( 1t is indeed Z" maddening that majority of
| the Senate of the United States could be So
tied by the scryile and selfish bonds of party
as formally to approve these yllianous pro-
ceediugs That body has done no less than
| explicitly sanction all the Kansas outrageS-
1 As to the Seuilc cant which has dribbled out
+ of some of the speeches of the affirmerS of the
doctrine of mob law and squatter sovereignty,
( that is all rendered nugatory 10y the last acts
of the Senate Party is triumphant, and moth
+ ing but the resolute and determined action Of
( the North at the pending elections can save
. the Republic If the sectional rule of the
South is to bc established, all new territories,
as they are successiveiy organized. will be the
scenes of blood>hed and violence, similar to the
proceedings in Kansas. The evi! must be met
aud met now and political partisans must be
taught that their constituencies are not mere
cattle or slaves. to be driven as the ambition
or the interest Of their masters dictate. We
are perfectly aware that many of the Northern
/ men, whose votes are found in the support OF
, the measures OF Southern aggression, will ven
( ture to saw. if no Southern man is in hearing,
/ that slavery. a in the abstract" is wrong But
we are tired of such looking one way AMI row
ing another.
/ Slavery in the abstract if wrong does no
/ harm. We do not contend with distractions.
/ We DO not even 60 beyond Mason aud Dixou'S
/ liue TO choke the viper in the bosom of those
who hug it there But we protest. in the name
7 of humanity. In the name of patriotism, against
I such q spread of the evil as shall MAKE this
.
/ fegder Of human chatt-ls We protest against
( slavery prerouderance in our national couu-
! ellis We will not have our character as a ma
I ton tainted with slavery as national sin, and
I oor treaties our policy, our governmental re
/ latiouS domestic aud foreign, forever impedel
aad disturbed with IT, The Kansas struggle
Z has opeaed the ewes of the slowly awakiuc
/ North and the determination IS fixed that,
& :. - Il. rf-Ep
own. slavery shall not be fastened upon Us rs
/ national institution.
/ There is no better test Of the character of
! Il thing than the measures which are taken TO
/ support il and the reputation and conduct OF
/ lis abcttorS Look then at the Kansas in-
/ guilty. 1t begun in Congress with fraud aud
. lie. ami has been maintained there by brow
/ beating and out-a-t 1t was fastened on Kan
/ sas by violence aud uSurpation, as gFoS aud
I as ahou.inable a if PenaSyIvanis should to-day
c5lonize JERSEY, and not oEly drive her rioters
! from the polls but prevent any assistance from
reaching the State by waylaying and plunder-
I iuS travellers whose faces might be turned
7 thItherward The simple sketch which we
I subiO;n below, written in evident haste, and
with the >sn. .jInent Of humiliation and danger,
( in its very >tyle carries the evidence Of truth
+ Men DO not stop to call w0FiS under such cir
cuulstanccs.
/ That drunken william should parade j scalp
I though it were even. Ike Falstad-s trophy, la
( ken from L mau already dead i an atroc.Cy 81
which Humanity EeyoftS Bat that . P-emelli-
tated murder Of the siud alleged. could te COM
! mTtted. and the murderer still 20 uahuRg and
naquesti0uecl : an illustration of the humaB5Z-
. ing effects II slavery PCcTaGandi>rn- Ii Day
be answered that these rg1iaaS ara not the gen
( tle-aaa Of lr.c South Neither are bioodhonais
slavery ex.caS;0aiStS but tie cause which
. eEu.oy> sael agents Heeti rot complain il the
I principals are jui@ed by their su6oriIaates,-
Czi feat ysr a.ssa. fac.t pr 81 Ii 10 the oE-
iS.u9tors Of The Kansas iRiquity. Is 10 the
nigh: vision - the tvraut. come .' the souls u
a, ,ha. they hare murdered. We e1v! rot their
dreams
The effort TO rlsat slavery in Kansas stands
before ,ae world >eI;->oaIeH1Eed TIE kaR-
sas cu.le i;seIi. were there no wEo-g aHd 10 v.o-
EeBce in tie u.5!e IN which tae pretended I.s-;;
:STature which eG2cIel it WaS elected, would
stamp TIE authors u il - unfit to i've in 4
free country, Ruth less 20 goveEa IL Aud IT,
- In defence o. the code IL has been alleged
the Kansas laws are crIv transcript cf the
avs If obi slave States. thai oalv shows rs
that Ia these States E'a Constitution Of 5ae
Union js violated and the organic ll~ Of the
Repa5.Ic SCI aE B0zgh5- The dsfszdErs Of tie
Kansas oQJr4xes may ieaTa- before they have
done. that there ! saci mistake mad. SOGle-
55azss. as prOvIE- too a1ca TRe CoFSEltutloa
0i the Z EIte,i States declares that excess re
bah snail Eos he Ec,l lsirsi- nor excessive 6Res
Imposed. nor cEaei and uHRsn1i FlaEs 1R2ea,s b.
iRtl5csesi. Ii street cUsSCrRcCI0Gssts make tbs
"a apply eniy 30 Congressional ea1c5ns1ss ami
Eae EEo.eeslin-s Of the Federal coG-rs, there :
aaoIaer lsOvlSioR that :. sh4 JEIIsCi States
shall guarantee 10 every Stale n this talol .
Reun15Sc.Aa form u gCTeru meat little Stare