Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-07-09
cLEARFELD, PA, IULY 9, 1880.
KANSAS.
KANSAS.
E<sEs<ts frees Letter, 70 q zssfSsnez r. Clsar-
fed Cszatg, Gazs<
Coescr.. Crrr. Kaasas Ter. MaT =. 50.

EESg1<1s rgosS Ls1tsTY 10 q xss<Ssrzz1 kH tt<1T-
fsL& Cozatg, Gezsf
Co1scEE Crrr, Kansas Ter. MAJ - 50.
DzAz FaEzsDs-Ia yesterday letter gave
yeE shsr5 account Of the affair az Lawrence
The details you 4ass seek IN she papers, for I
cannot rrsEe theas-nos n the sBaaaer x li3-
vscass.'' however you viii ind 10 account 81
theE. .heyet Ba< yea may perhaps. IA the
.sFrIasne-s But GreetE, you say. IS ! Presi-
deIe-nzaSer. Vel Eews brother, possibly he
IS ; bEs somehow he does teE the tEush a5out
Kansas for be keeps eorrespos3eus here
who represents thiazs Just "a they are t5a the
hssrts Of the people thrill wisA grad ftss.e, and
sIra 20 she Tr55aas as their traess earthly
friend which shall Jet break tAe spell Of the
s1rceTess- and east oar shscSIss Of Don
shtaS that mean 10 calde yous Georze, for
your opfaian sf the Tribune, sss beIleve me-
Greedy IS right n respect ts slavery. Is -
tie sas question, Which Il lost 90 Is, a. else IS
lost Don't think thas I mean by she term
slavery negro slavery alone Tae race of the
eusiaEed IS only incidental We here, who
have been s.csAtculed t8 SO hIzh degree az
liberty are N ialu1ia aens danger af a se-risasie
more abiees and more hateful than European
desposisr1-naore anIeet- because We were
sses. and more haEefai becanse aur 0ppressnrs
have aoc even t1e glitter Of rTY1iry. 5us are
naudIrs aud iruaka11s- The Whole Territory
is To be subjected to a complete guerilla SUI
veiilaaee, iu5siera5ie 20 bear Spies are n ev-
erv settlement MSny &C our best men are IN
prison Our stronghold - sacJoe.-nos By shs.
superior strength OF our enemy, however, but
by CssEaf sfales 4ali6r=sg, which they esie peo-
pIs1 would not resist siace shis occurrence
a Terrible gloom has settled upon az tie land
The enemy IS rzmpant-tse highways are m
saSs-murder TS abroad and anarchy -eszn
Beneath al these brood5ag elements civil
VIZ IS warming into E6e- Fhe North, per-
hays, VIII think that things are gsing On pret-
y aFIietiy here, now that 0ur best presses are
dessraysds emigration stopped. and communi-
cations generally interrupted They viii not
hear mach from is, except tie Aissouri ver-
SION of matters And as for ourselves whaf
shail we 10 Our nau5ers are BY no means
insignificant; buI We mostly po0r-soo poor
% i've weil--mueh TOO poor 20 fight YeS in
view OF al tllese. disadvantages I believe the
general sentiment "a 70 pilce our properly, our
srty, and resist every sacr0achment upon sslos.
rigflos, WITH which the constitution OF tsles..
/ United States and me God of uasslre have en-
d8wed Us arld We appea. TO every lover of Iih-
erty tiruuunout the Iand 70 render Is speedy
assistance. and pratactssn IN rile use of thes.
I 5iood-5ouy.is md priceless treasures S5Gil
re IppeIi II caRaS HISi rs tie Ie<s 1HJi.se.i
Is1n IssIsasl2 Or. what IS worse must We De
siior1 sf everything which makes life more
than I Ijr1It7si exSstsnce at everything which
I goes "a d5srei the gioomy cloud that foa.s be-
tween is and stsrniSg OH Brothers OF TIC
+ North, We appeal uuro you. Shat IL ne IN
( gainE But almost forz0t that ( am only wri-
+ rIng few PERSONS However, veu can 10
Samethinr--waiSe I'D rsur n,.igiibor.inod- We
must hTve tIie ne1ct President favorable to Us.
sr snail be lost Labor for that.
I 10 not anticipates hat t.iere would be much
fc.lrinr-ior that me SoutiieTners lacx war
Ike griaiit5es, but tley are under 10 asrssss47
70 dght- but can IN whenever tiey please.
Fhcv ire conrendiug 20 eusiave rs, while We
are conreudiug ter Freesion and for existence.
Bit rau may think that the President would
send t4le military 20 drive off sucfi a force.
Then yiiv DON'T ne send them 70 drive OF u
tisnsr5e the Genrgians md Al@hamiaus- wio
1rc causing This trouhlef Let him DO his
and we VIII 6s satisfied Cur f-ienris cDEid
r.Ieu sertie t1geiher, and make themselves
homes N this beautiful c5uutry- TIE
President IS chief in rhis wcSefness. and
holds ever Us the terror of c. s. authority -
,,,s.sIir Z rsnssass bausffft. 20 rob and destrar
rs With IMMUNITY This IS the way N which
We arc 10 De su5si1esf This Is the yyas, IN
wt1ich tfie plots OF Dong,zsS, Atchisou and
! stssug4elIow ara 70 5s ezecutesf- Must Il Be
50 nuc:i longer
You viii think 4 stss.ugs t.lst should nave
50 FAR overcome Inz EepHguanes 70 war, as to
be wishing tor rcvoIrers- Think rather hory
great nusr hare been tie wrongs which have
driven me 20 IT, Yot that all Kansas S zc;gI.
zilr DESTROYED far 4 would be an s5suriify -
saIk or lighting e it were But the eastern
,zrs OF the rsT-5tor- has IN many instances
suffered terribly from s.le President Bandit.
~ and slas sinle of it is kept IN 8 state ID
anxiety sud suspenss which things haTe
tendency 20 harlem aur nsar-s- Tdeoiore tais
ont 50 Il IS Cur teams from this place have
not As yet been robbsd, ont only stopped zur
searohed tor as-us- individuals. ON this zoad
have also hzd thsir srns taken fnm them
n visw OF rtliscondition OF affairs, could Do
make 10 nv mind 20 Eorszks Kansas II ths
lime Of her danger; neither Could T think d
STAYING aere and isily looking On until We zrs
completely gagged and bouud bsnszth 81 IN
soIerahIe sud hopeless oppression Tbs ouis
alternative, tteu, wtiCh 7 Eau zes, IS 70 fight