The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-16
repIornbfc .tnte OF Affairs In Kansas.

lfrom the ConnessvlS (pdlsnaj Times, sept. ls.l
Nix EDIToR,-We have Ja-t been driven from ha1sas
by the pr) Slavery Boz der ruraEs, and wish to Lot
the public know hos people treated in this model
public under the shadow Of glorious fee coasttr
i,on. have sesn murder robbery outrage and nsul,
enooeh to satate the reudish spirit Of blood thirsty RI
ecsperio Mr. Myers myself and our little adopted
daughter Lila moved 10 Leayenw nth City, Kansas Ter
riioy IN June last, Tor In purpose Of making psrmt
nsrt home, as soon a. the land sales Came on this
fat. Mr.. Myers Was always democrat, but never
taised po,iUcs much. ana more especially never
nee cur ARRIVAL at Lesvenwor,n. We were living
$, the Philips boarding house, and occupied
room the floor IL the front OF tbs
house For three weeks alter arrival every
tuIbsnce. Soon after that st.snscr was Il led and
scalped lev miles from THIS tne hrst run. "A
outrage. me border rSitsrs Tow held iequeut msei
ings tosn and resolved out e1iermioate
every ire STATE from Toe Territory, begna n
Ifavsnworth. On the nrss Monday ana second day o'
Seyfember the me 'or the ecci.0n ~ t9sn
oofporutcn crioers. On the rorI'rg e the election
Atost O'Clock The Philn,s hue surrounded by
frou sixty ~ slxty i've border r,8Aus. all wei med
Thy nring upon house FOR pernaps
hair On horr during which tine The nocse and Inmates
we're seaaea ws,h curses aud m ereealon- such
N zoe human but boicer rulans know buw
10 beca forth. TIE @'S,drs began the hiing Is oas
beer ssd thai The ri'sg egsp f,o &c hoesc but ms
know 20 be base fsisehood. | was engaged 10
giving shk lazy (Mn Bsrsl her breasfa,i
when tie ,. iso was su1rsubdcd. sue Afng "
rides asd nuskei3 continued Until Mt less than any
shoss we're Que Of the sssrs Philips INSTANTLY
kied beng literally iiudi With bullets, and tue other
fslhrg ,isc bail in the hall. ,Ls Ac,ag wat ,.aly
tsrcvgh the ha xiacS~ won't 70 tbs head OF the
sAd lD1keQ aoAn. ana feEte Csltts VIII
bayonets 6sed, aimed directly IN the stair var.
locked q one Of he Sincows aad sas aeai ~ HI
man sbapc .hakips revolver n O.. tand and slylng
IL have cooled the blood o damned abOhtJnsi' Toe
rrfa1s INTO the roo cu.sfs aid danprc ms
sId orsSrng to iease; but nae esolyod uc - cae,
MY e,ck Mrs sa,ly uot she cosld 90 70 place
ofsaety csne5 70 Mr.. Rsler one a. orr bosrdcrs
aud told him bring my revolver: be viii and
sad. "iske nine akc ar hyefs, for an y isoue
IpepsTtd ny revolver IN HriIg. and lasi Il beneath
Mrs Bs.ty's pillow. me Askea ne .ns, wolli 40
With II ,oo her soaid defend myzlG u attacked BY
tour aud = nag WITH Ee-Hufs wosch cannot desc ibc
but wtCh may well DO aIprec a;ed " al wives,
ncthcfs sad s.,ers. Nr. Bs4y permitted 10
come aud, ed ~ The ruan. carried Sss. Bailey
Zee eli . house the other side Of the street
how went down stars an my lils Sno was .lnos' z
he feet OF the ccad ninps After ieavsag The hocss
dsress OF mird was greatly relieved 10 dad thai VI
Nyeis WAS rcher aiici or taken prisoner We begged
permission room ant Get truaSs,
xhoh al been broken open The yuaRs found nothing
Of much value them the trunks. They however
took my reyoiver from ut the time Mrs Blley Was
carried fro The We loft there bedding and bed.
co,hes % The value o. about AGO. whch probably de.
slroyed itcstd Tee dead boy OF NJ. Philips ay
the foor hs osn booj and gore nearly all day, ard
no man o. woman ~as allowed I, touch him. si'astsd
the Territory could be permitted % 10 We took
or trunk Gown wharf aud there ts Gpon ihen
the capaan Ct ferry boat care near o. and waived
his bexio knlfs nearly over our heads. cars.
tDg and swearing and onerns reward q $50 70 aoy
~bo would show h N damned abo.uonir, Tor he
would k aud scalp him. add nal the scalp 81 his boat
for sisn. Early next morpug the boat lett, and We
came cirt CT IN Connersviils.
Now gcnt'e reader. have detailed 10 you horrible
fhngs they ncvurtnelcss tree for al Of which
saW and q part OF @hhch vas All tic border ruf.
aars are BuchsGsn and am Convinced tia. 4
the Brcanan party ~ho are for en- l1vire Kansas aad
btpceforth my voice sha be Tor ir,c spee,h free ku
sss AID Fremont
Ian Sony hear that The truth ~ ny narrative has
been dsnisa by border rufans ia this county bot
Ispsak hat know and tcsiny 10 whs' hare seon.
The people Of thn county hare Known my aibers (ss
late Gabriel CHM. Hq family for more thar thirty
years They NOW instructions Of ny Torib, ihey
srow my manner Of life since and those who impeach
ny vcratity can but cay the language Of Tic
pisccuf cowrcr.
$40 moral scnsfolc and weil bred mAn
WIN insuA me, and ~ Oihsr car"
AMERICA MYERS
CosSusyuiH Ind, sept IL, 1850.