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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-10-23
State Action ii Behalf Of the Kansas
Sufferers.
Letter ofG0c. Grimes to President Pierce.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Iowa,
Burlington, Aug. 90, 1856,


ExECUrIvE OFFICE, Iowa,
Burlington, Aug. 60 1856,
To his Excellency, FRASKL1S PIERCE, Presi-
dent of the United States:
SIR: During the last twelve n onths have
been constantly receiving letters, memorials
and afiidavits, from former citizens Of Iowa
now residents Of the territory OF Kansas, al
leging that they are not protected by the l nit
ed States officers in that Territory in the en-
ioyment Of their liberties and property. Thev
charge and the evidence fully suppor.s the
charge, that at the first and each subsequent
territorial election, armed bodies Of men from
an adjoining State invaded the Territory, took
possession of the polls deprived the actual set
tlers Of the right OF suffrage and perpe;ra.ed
gross outrages upon s3ch citizens as proiessed
politicl sentiments dissgrseable TO the invai-
ers By threats aud l4wle>S violence, they
secured the election Of majority Of tie
mem bers OF the Legislative Assembly. maay
o: whom were aud are now citizens OF
another State By this Assembly code al
laws was enacted unparalleled 10 the history
OF legislation-laws palpa5ly unconstitutional
and which man with the spirit OF free
man could obey without personal di>hoGor an!
a violation OF his conscience.
In this condition Of thin :. and without anx
attempt % repel violence bv violence. the REQ
pie OF Kansas sought 4 peaceful remedy for
the wrongs that had been perpe,ia'e,i. by
forming a STATE Conssita.ion. elecsinz Sa- {
officers aud asking admission into the Union
as s0yer-i N SAFE.
Although the Constitution OF the United
States declares that treason shall consist on
Lk in levying war, YET = naaa h5ling com
mission under the seal OF the United States.
and exercising the Office Of Chief Justice in
that Territory. has decided that the persons
who accepted Office under tie State Consfi;u-
ton are guilty Of treasoa Under his instruc-
tions, the S.a officers hare been indiet Z.
arrested and bail denied them. under the pre-
tence Of Illic4l proceeding. bu: without a
trial Of any kind, An armed r'ssE has in
vaded the town of Lawrence. and destroyed
printing presses. private dwellings and no
tel Human hses have been sacrificed. pro-
perty 10 = earee s1aessnt hs~ been DESTROYED.
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'ln the event of my election to the Pres
idency, | should enter upon the execution
OF the duties with q single hearted detcrmn-
alton TO promote the good of the Whole
Country. and to direct solely to this end all
the power of the Government. irrespective Of
party issues and regardless Of sectionaiStrife,'
-John C. Fremont
| never owned one dollar in human flesh,
and while reason holds its SWAY in my
brain, never wi4.
Whenever there is a substantive good TO bs
done, whenever there is a foot Of land to be
prevented from becoming slave territory,
am ready to assert the principle Of the excu-
sion of slavery Daniel Webser
repeat that | never can and never will
vote and no earthly power viii make me vote
to spread slavery over territory wher it does
not now exst--i2z,ry Clay.
But vou cannot put your finger upon any
part Of the Constitution which conveys the
right or power 10 carry slaves from one Of the
States of the Caion TO any Territory OF the
United Safes Nor sir can | adm, f5r
single moment. that there is any separate or
distinct right upon the part Of the States, or
any portion Of the people Of the United $ ates.
TO carry slaves into the territories, under the
idea that those Territories are held in common
between the several States.-Henry Clay.
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by no means--had they gone on they nigh,
have succeeded to some extent as they did in
Va and Md.-But slavery was and ever will
be IN the way Of the gospel until il IS Danish
ed from the earth--We regard it as duty
We owe 10 the cause OF God. and 70 liberty, TO
labor, and 70 pray for the freedom of Kansas.
God grant that slavery may never 2olz.te that
fair land.
The report recommends 10 the members ot
the Church to emisrale to Kansas for the
purpose not only OF extending the bounds OF
the Church. but OF planting free Institutions
in the Territory. l holds it to be the du.y
of all who do 80, to 50 10 Kansas with
the Gospel Of peace that il among other
dark coraers OF the earth. may see the liyh, Of
truth.
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From the san Francisco Bulletin.
The Homicide Herbert Requested to
Leave the State.

The Homicide Herbert Requested TO
Leave the State.
Yesterday. at 3 o'clock p NJ. a committee
of citizens who lad been delegated for that
purpose waited upo p L Herbert at the ST.
Nicholas Hotel. with the view of presenting
10 him the petition which had been signed to
forward 10 Washington. The Committee.
through their Chairman, Mr.. J. III. Brown,
addressed Herbert substantially as follows:
Sra; We have been delegated by your fel-
low -citizcus to wait upon you and tender Y you
this package, which encloses petition of a.
bout TWO thousand persons, residents of this
State, asking YOU to select some other locality
for residence. The duty which has been
imposed upon Us IS . painful Office, and we
deeply regret the necessity that has made our
present mission to you; but having been del
egated with power to call upon you, and make
known the wishes of our fellow citizens, we
place this document IN YOUR possession, as we
hayc been instructed
Herbert took the package from the hand of
Mr. Brown, while he stood trembling like an
aspen leaf. He evidently at first supposed
that the delegation was from the Vigilrnce
Committee, aud probably selt somewhat like
the crow when he saw the famous Capt, Scott
about TO level his gun at him, and agreed t.
compromise the matter bycoming down him
sell al once. lie hOmlcl1e undoubtedly felt
greatly relieved when he found it was only a
petition Of the respectable portion OF the com
munitv for him to leave the State. He felt
certain that there were no gamblers upon the
petition and as he never did have much re-
pect shown him by decent people. he was not
very much mortified by the reception Of the
document.
To Hon. =. T. Herbert: We the citizens OF
California, believing that you have forfeited
your clai aud rights our Representative,
and that by your course at the National Cap
ital. YOU have deeply Injured the fair fame Of
the safe OF California, both at home and
abroad, ould, therefore, take this course to
make know our wishes ard 10 respectfully
request Of YOU that you would not again make
California your residence.
CAuFoaSIi, Aug. 25, 1856.
The homicide WAS the observed Of all OBJ
servers yesterday, rs he went about the streets.
People looked at him as they would upon a
loath5oa.e monster, out Of mere curiosity, and
not from any respect or desire to make his &C
guaintanee. He wa, in company with lot
OF well known gamblers all day, from whom
he probably meets warm receipt n. Il was
rumorel yesterday that he woulI address the
Young Mems Democratic Ami Niligence
Club las, nj 5ht. but as none but real Slmon
Purcs are admitted, We did no ascertain wheth-
er he complied with the request or not.
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had been kept for SIX weeks on the charge Of
stealing horse. In all the evaporation pro-
duced by this discovery. no man Was killed;
bat the MlSSourians We're compelled 10 perform
the labor Of detaehing the chain from the Leg.
Ny informant saw il done For this affair,
some ofthose whom | saw 81 Leconpton were
Imprisoned. and others IN this place are hiding
form arrest or working on their farms. with a
horse ready sadlled for instantaneous escape
from any spicious visitors.
AL these arrests have been made bv the
United States troops whom it i the present
policy ofths people not to resist Bat this pa
tience cannot last forever; and only repeat.
what | have every day asserted, wheIl | say
thar the election Of Fremont is the only thing
that can avert bloodier conflict than lsas ev
er vet stained this SOIL When no. a single
Pro Slavery man j. arrested, how can men
help seeing thai the Administration Is sus-
tanning Missouri!
The Governor excuses himself bv saving
thai the Free Safe men make no complaints
But he does not wait fer complaints on the
other side. and he admitted 10 me that he sent
up % arrest the leaders of our tram oi emi :
grau;s without an affidavit, from any one =
lie has been repeatedly Uniformed Of the rea.
Soc why the Free State men do nor make
mplaints-namely that they repuiiate bn,
gus laws and desprSe the Judges But he
never will understand it, II it is stated 10 him
every day during his stay in Kansas.
| think he means 10 be kind to the prison.
ers, and he readily consented TO order some
additional blankets for them and to suggest
some Improvement in their fare; he also on
being requested, directed the Marshal to close
up the chlEks in the building above referred
to.
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The Outrage upon the Indian Mission of
the Quakers IN Kansas.

While on a visi. to Richmond Ind we OBJ
tained the following statement Of Jer. 4.
HALEY. the Superintendent of the Quaker
Missionary establiShmeutin Kansas. Il Is the
statement made by Mr. Hadlev to the Yearly
Meeting Of the Society of Friends. At Rich
mond. and is the first authentic account OF the
breaking up Of the Shawnee Mission. which
has Vet been Published. lis plain. nara
live, Characteristic OF the spirit OF Friends.
who always snculca.e the doctrine Of peace.
aud who ever practice the doctrine they pro-
f,->>, bein. consistent uon resistants. The
pretenee which has been 80 often set up by
the Buchanan leaders that tie Border Ruff
ans only acted in self.dsTeHcs. while robbing
and numbering the Free State people Is 4 dead
failure in the ease of the outrage upon the
Shawnee Mission. as indeed in most other
ce>eS.
The shameful wrong done at the peaceful
mission station Of the Society of Friends in
Kansas. VIII do much towards opening the
ewes Of the blindest Buchanan men who can BE
found in the land
JEaENIAa A. UADLyY's STATEMENT.
Jer. 4. Hadlev. late Superintendent of
Friends Shawnee School Mission. K T lesr
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LAwRENcE, Kansas, Sept. 80, '55.


S1R-I am well. and feel happy in saying
that we have had peace in this place for the
past two weeks: it sounds curious enough,
but it is true But it IS not so in other pia-
ces The Rufiaas keep up their hellish work
at Leavenworth city. They have notified all
the Free State settlers to leave the Territory,
and if they don't go, they say they will COM
pei them to 90 at time they least expect it.
The present Governor is a worse man than
Shannon knew how to be, because he has
little more sense than Shannon. He has 500
troops stationed around Lawrence, and yes
erday morning he sent 400 troops up to the
Nebraska line to disperse and dlSarm party
of 500 Free State emigrants that are coming
into the Territory VIII the Freemen of the
North longer submit to such tyrannical inter
ference with their rights? The Missouri liver
is completely blockaded against all Free State
emigrants, and because they come in compa-
ues strong enough to protect themselves
against the attack of the Rutfians, they must
be disarmed and drove back by L. 5. troops.
The pro slavery hounds still hold 100 of our
men prisoners At Lecompton indicted for muir
der. Runyon is working on farm.
One Of Mr.. SineX's sons Is a prisoner with
some others that belonged to Shombre's com
pany. | understand that they are in suffer
Ing condition. but l dare not go 10 them.
| don't know how long they will be kept in
their present wretched condition. They may
not be hung. but they can't stand 1t long in
the miserable den where they are now eonin-
ed | have received extra Jetfsr-
sonian containing a letter from Hiram Hoover.
don't know whether Hiram wrote this letter
or not. bat no matter who did. Il Is made up
of the most infamous faSehoods, which | can
prove by any amount Of witnesses. He may
l.,
lives where lie don't get any thing but Ruff
fan news he IS a Pro-siarerN man. ttat IS
certain. We think here he must have been
well paid for wri,iu. that letter. / Will find
out more about it and advise the people of
Richmond. Yours, &c. DAVE.
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M. Breck kenridgez-the South De5srting
Him

The New Orleans Deffa attacks John c.
Breckenridge jsreely--for not occupying the
the ultra slave ground. It's article on this
subject Is curious, and i viii be well for the
Northern Democracy TO 1eotc Uc prcsent t0nc
Of Ne !Soufh soeH. The time has come in
which the bemoency must either lick the
toes OF slavery, or il can have 40 support in
the South. Hea- the D-slf9. S4uatter soy
reisnty Is utterly repudiatei, aud 50 Is every
thing which does no acknowledge slavery 70
be mov0t and positfcot rig1tt.
III the democra.ie party. therefore is op.
posed 10 the extension III slavery, As Mr
breckenridge authoritatively asserts, we de-
clare our sincere conviction that it should not
receive a Southern vote from Richmond to
Pensacola, or from kaasaS eiiy to Browns
vile a vote given to party entertaining
such opinions would be a. act Of self sjullii-
cation for the s3u.h. AMI could oalg excite
the merriu1en. or exaits;ion Of our foes
Why are you opposed - the extension Of
slavery, Mr.. Bfeckc1aii-e9 l. slavery a
moral evil? Then every plaptes should man
unit bis negroes to-norr0w. l. slavery a
political wrong The memory Of John G
Calhoun should Be o3ious Oh the earth L
slavery. on the contrary. politically and NOR
ally figh,e In that case why should il no:
be extended possible. and wby should the
Democracy take up arms sgsinsl it? Under
which king Bezonianee leu must take one
born Of the dilemma prepare to BE- tossed
sky high VIII the Democratic party accep.
It's candidates POSITION VIII il endorse the
views OF the Tippecanoe orator? 1t can do
so II it Ike. but i. has 10 right afterwards TO
ask the South 10 yo.e as q to.aliiy. for gentle
men who entertain such anti-southern views.
Tire friends O: Mr. Buchanan must Toe the
mark Are they opposed 10 the extension Of
slavery or no.? Are they resolved 10 save
the mon al the expense Of the south2 L..
the organs answer. rs soa.hern journalists
We demand reply"
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two were killed outright. and one had ball
shot through his face mulilating it in most
shocking manner. but he was able to crawl
into Lawrence and will probably recover. |
have passed through scenes which | do not
care 10 describe to you in letter, but if ev
er live to see you again, words better tell
the tale.
Over two weeks since party Of about one
hundred and twenty men left Lawrence for
our side of the Kansas river, and my lmmedl-
ale neighborhood, thought it would afford
me good opportunity to go homo and get
such things as | stood in immediate need of.
The objec, of the party was more particularly
to intercept party of Border Ruffians who
were robbing and plundering the country
over. The next day we fell III with them
strongly entrenched in log houses at Hickory
Point As we neared the place they com
menced firing upon US; the battle commenced
about l0 o'clock in the morning and lasted
till four or five in the evening, when flag of
truce passed and both parties agreed to with
draw. We had six men wounded, two Sc
verely if not mortally. The Border Ruff ans
had one killed and five six wounded they
fought under the Black Flag which
inscribed, death to all Abolitionists' mo
quarter given" We withdrew some six
miles and camped for the night, tired and
hungry, having had nothing to eat since the
night before. We were too tired to cook sup
per and threw ourselves upon the ground
! TO sleep. all hungry as we were-about mid
night we were surrounded by party of | nj
ted States troops and one hundred OF us taken
prisoners, the remainder having sought other
quarters before we camped, and SO Were out
OF the scrape We were marched into Le
compton and kept for nine days in the camp
Of the troops before were permitted 10
have even preliminary examination. Dur
ing that time we had not more than half
enough tc eat--not half tents enough to shell
ter us, and but few blankets in the party, and
there were some very hard rain storms during
tie time. We were then turned over to the
civil authorities and guard of Border Ruff
fans set over US. We had hearing before
Judge Cato, and one hundred were held over
TO 'sCourt on a charge Of murder in the first
degree Kansas justice is altogether one
sided affair, and they viii try to have US all
hung--but | think they Will fail in that-still
it may be the case. My own cons; ;ence
quits me of all wrong in this matter. There
are one hundred and twenty confined in
old shell of a rat trap, all open, the wind and
storms blowing through in every direction.
They give US bacon, coffee, and mixture of
wheat, corn and oats, which was ground up
for horse feed--and not even enough OF this.
We have TO lay on the iloor-no beds. and as
yet they have furnished no blankets. We,
also, have to do our own cooking. | have
been very sick since l have been here, but am
now better. They say we are to have our trial
next week, which | hope will be the case
"Give me Liberty or Death" l don't know
that you can make this out, but it is the best
| can do. as | get neither pen nor ink.
Good bye with much love to each and all.
Your friend, OTIS MARSH.
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For the Palladium
Shall Freemen Falter?

Shall Freemen Falter?
Arouse 20 freemen Of the land,
Nor falter in the right;
Arouse arouse! and ready stand,
To do a frceInan's might
Shall lawless murder bear the sway,
While liberty lies bleeding?
Shall rape and rapine rule the day.
While rulers mock unheedIns?
Shall freernen quake when tyrants rave?
shall we resign "A freeman's trust
And baser than the driven slave,
Stcop down and lick the dust!
Shall that rich boon our fathers won
On many criin-on'd field,
BY ruthless hands be iawless torn
Md truth to error yield?
By all that freemen hold most dear,
BY every sacred tie;
By martyrs blood, and woman tear,
For RI ght we'll do, or die!
Think not, ye tinselei tools Of power,
The hardy sons Of toll
Beneath your naughty frown shall COVER,
And yield easy spoil.
That blood that stirred the battle strife,
On freedoms CORY plains
That Knocked At death and scoTncd c en- me,
Still ripPles in our veins
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,syne aud We are prepared to do all kinds OF JOB
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po,eIs Ne Printing done ia fancy-colored Inks with
.,s and dsspach Orders thankfully received and
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Jer. 4. Hailey. late Superintendent 81
Friends Shawnee School Mission, K T lesr
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-06-25
Boilers Convention.

The Anti-Fillmore wing Of tie Know Nothing
party after being repulsed by the Republicans at
Philadelphia re-assembled at New York, where
they gave vent to their Indignation in no mea. ur
ed terms, John Williamson from Huntington
and several other delegates pitched into the Re
Publicans in fine style, bnt after much talk they
concluded to withdraw Banks for President, and
concur in the nomination of Fremont They also
again urged the nomination Of VIM. f. Johnston
for Yice-Presdcnt, and after appointing several
committees, then adjourned.
The Ex-Governor it viii be seen is still sup
plant at the door of the Republicans, but wheth-
er it viii be opened to him or not, depends entire
ly upon the future prospects and the temper Of
Giddings &. Co.
The present position of the North Americans
as they like to be called is truly humiliating.-
Having failed to forestal the Republicans by
calling their convention first or to induce them to
nominate even Johnston for Vice President, they
have shown their readiness to abandon all princi-
pie, and to kiss the rod that srlote them Their
readiness to endorse Fremont is proclaimed
whilst they still stand begging for the poor priyi-
iege Of slowing the Ex-Governor in corner oi
the public crib. The signal Of distress is hung
out, and Pennsylvania IS dtsgraced by suppIica-
ting for her as boon, what her patriotic sons
would reject if conferred as a gift. Whether
Fremont and Johnston or Fremont and Dayton,
shall finally be settled upon as the ticket of the
Northern agitators it will make very little differ
ence to the democracy who will be found all ready
at their posts, cheered on by the patriotic and
constitution loving wings, and so ef1ectually ex-
tinguish tsnGticisne and sectionalism, that they
will never we hope be heard Of again.
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Melancholy Accident.

Another sad accident occurred upon the new
Portage Rail Road between the old Planes Nos. 8
and 4 on Saturday last, by which one of our old
and respectable citizens lost his life. 1t appears
that Col. JOHN M'GoUGH who was foreman upon
the road and one or two other individuals had got
upon a hard car for the purpose Of returning
home. Before getting started, locomotive
which was backing down the road, suddenly and
unperceived came upon them, when they endea-
vored to make their escape by Jumping off. In
this they just succeeded, except Col MPGough
whose foot caught in the hand car when he was
thrown upon the broad of his back across the
track, and the locomotive Immediately passed
over him extinguishing life in an instant! He
was picked up Immediately, but found dead and
much laccrated, the right arm being broken, and
the body almost divided just above the hips.
No blame is attached to the engineer, or any
person upon the engine, which we understand
was being backed down tie road, for the purpose
of being attached to some coal cars. 1t was mo-
wing noiselessly not to be perceived by the per-
sons upon the hand car until almost upon them,
and they also unperceived by the engineer.
Col. M'Gough was about seveuty-hye years of
age, aud one of the oldest citizens of the county
He was formerly Sheriff of the county, and at
the time of his death one of the acting Justices
of the Peace for Washington township. He
leaves large family to mourn his sudden and un-
timely end, and the respect and esteem in which
he was held was evinced by the large concourse
of people from all parts Of the county who at
tended his funeral at Jefferson, where he was
buried on the day following the accident.