New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-03
REPORT OF 4 FREE-sTATE SUFFERER

Correspondence Of The ~ Y. Tribune
GUILFoRD, Medina Co., Ohio Oct. u, 1856.
reside ut Kansapolis, Kansas Territory; being
a subscriber to your paper with number Ut 9TH
err of my ASSOCIATION at kansapolis, l nave oeeh
taken prisoner Of war with Mr. Pllny Htrdiog
who is also subscriber to your paper) aud con-
fired in the dungeon ut Leavenworth City, and
fitay sent from the Territory on board sleam-
boat.
But seeing so many Of the violations of the rights
of American citizens paruded in the journals OF the
day, re,raDed from giving any D0tOrety or pub
hciIy to our capture, imprisonment, and Danish
ment from the Territory, other than what had Incl
dentally been uttered by ysef in public addresses
from The stump, on my return 10 lndiana, my
adopted State
After cal vassing considerable portion of the
State repaired Ia Ohio, where have also been
engaged addressing public meetings.
lille in Indiana was among my old acqualnt-
sBces, and needed no vouchers tor my assertions.
But in Ohio am partially stranger, and there is
much " onder that my capture and imprisonment,
if true have not been reported TO the papers Per
nit NE, therefore, through your paper, to make
the following statement
MIR. 7. Harding and myself were taken PRISON
or, by the Georgia Rangers from Tecumseh. The
character of these Rangers is too well known to
require comment. We were taken like live stock,
under tire flag at Fort LeayenwOrth, TO Leaven-
worth CITY, and forced into the dungeon, amid
curses and inprecations Of the Rangers, and III
mass Of huge rocks and iron bolts We thanked God
fer saving our lives. wagon and team they had
also taken from our town were taken TO Missouri;
SO We heard Fl ON the guard. We remained here
when Gov Gcary arrived and made speech Oh
the landing near by
We were then taken out and imprisoned in Mr..
Kellers large ia, house, which WAS used AS bar
rack for the III o. Slavery soldiers. Mr.. Keller had
bcen taken over 10 Weston and lodged in jail IN
Missouri for The awful CRIME Of being AN Abolition
ist: his family had taken shelter ut the Fort While
here We witnessed several alarms Of the approach
Of "Abolitionists." Al one alarm, 200 United
States troops were sent down to succOr the slave
troops Breastw oI ks made Of wagons, houses
aid lumber, at the entrance 10 our PRISON,
where they would have TO make the attack;
and if it had taken place we should all have
been blown to pieces. A thousand novel incl
dents took place while theIe; but have no de-
sire to excite sympathy OF curiosity. The only
object have at all 10 relating the facts is to give
Authenticity 10 what | have related as public
speaker. think there were ten or fifteen prison
crs / had been nObbed in Missouri for having
written and circulated book which they said was
dangerous 10 Slavery, because it protested to give
a true history on both sides. Hence, neither the
n, life; but God preserved me for some other pur.
pose, and contrary TO every expectation received
written discharge from Col. j. T. Clarkson, eom-
msnding tie forces at Leavenw Orth-and however
bad think the cause Of Col. ClarksOn Is, l must
do hin. the Justice 10 say that III the very last he
treat. d I've most gen,emanly; he had preserved my
clothes from the rangers, which were taken as COM
mon booty, ara when was ordered to l-ave on the
steamer 1atman, he very politely had all restored
10 me- and | think it WIS because he knew me to
be an honest enemy IL Slavery.