The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-08-16


regard as ceuain. aud these are, ths
there will soon be . conflict between tn
Northern emlgran,s and the Ruffian,
which will settle the question whe,he
Kansas IS 10 rersin open to tree emi
grafton or not, and the other is, that ,her
will be a big fight over the COLLECTION 9
taxes by the bogus officers. Their owl
men have hitherto refused to paw, ar
Cow tor them 10 attempt 10 force thes
taxes from the free State men, will b,
signal for general uprising. lie. u
wait Few days aud see howyhe at,emp
will succeed. -.
l said there was lull in the storm, bu
90 not understand that life or property i,
al all safe. We have had no such Iull a.
this since we have lived in Kansas. lie
me recite few facts, for the truth o
which can personally vouch.
There has been enlisted into the repu
lar service quite number of Buford'
men. They joined the company station.
ed south OF US, and hardly nigh, ha:
since passed but these fellows have some.
now got out of quarters and gone prowl.
ing about the neie hborhood, stealing from
insulting, and terrifying free State fami.
lies.
| Last Sunday. the eth inst, three fam
HES passed through town on their way to
Iowa. They were formerly from Illinois,
and told us that they had been compelled,
through depredations committed upon
them, to abandon their claims, actually
leave their corn crops growing, and get
away for safety. They had their cattle
with them and families also. They re-
port that large pro.slavery force is con-
cen'rated in Southern Kansas, and they
openly avow their intention TO be, to make
1t SO damned hot that no free State family
can stay there. saw these sufferers
myself, and they seemed 10 tell the truth.
They had some thirty head of stock.
Horse stealing is q thriving business if
reports be correct l venture the asser.
'ion that there is not one free State man
within 20 miles of Lawrence who has no,
had one horse, at least, stolen within
few weeks.
Last week one OF our townsmen while
coming into town, while some six miles
out, down near the U. S. camp, had his
horse taken away from him; every dollar
ne had about him taken, and even his
revolver stolen. while he. himself, Just
escaped rfugher usage. This was done
by some halt dozen kuifians.
Another OF our citizens, daguerrean
artist, vas last week knocked off his
horse about mile from town, in the ev-
ening, by the three Ruffans. They
came up aud asked II he lived in Law
renee and bein. answered ,ha, he did,
they took his money, pist and every
thing OF value, then no, satisfied, and TO
sho" their southern lnaguanimity,
slfet shed hlm out upon the ground, one
holding his hands and another his feet,
while the third stamped his heel upon the
mans bowels. These Rufi;ans then lei,
and their victim IS now lying dangerous
~ Ill IRON injuries received internally. |
could enumerate dozen such cases
where men have been hunted out Of the
territory had their horses and cattle
stolen, - beaten themselves, and knocked
down and robbed On the highway; and
all within the past two weeks, and all |
under the nose of tie troops stationed TO
preserve the peace ! he fact is the peace
IS not ahd cannot be preserved in any
such way. 80 long as the territorial gov
ernmen. is made up Of Ruffians, and SO
long as Gen Smith looks on and quietly
sees them making ready for another
grand demonstration and wlnks at it all,
we mus, expect the present state Of an
archy. They do not recognize the forms
Of their own laws, as the following fact
shows: On the 18th inst, Mr.. Day,
oi Lawrence, was arrested on charge
,f theft. They came with mob 10 take
1lrn, aud kept him til,tne 2Sth inst, with
'u. allowing him aay hearing, and when
asked by his friends when he should be
card, the Justice answered that the case
would be attended to Just when he id
pleased Day is to-day held by the ruff
ians, and no one can tell what they will
10 or when they will do it. The healthy
PROVISION Of our Constitution tha, every
tIzen shall have a speedy trial is of no
ccount in Kansas. Life Is cheap with
Is and We are waiting to see wha, the
North will do. know our men are rea-
y to pitch in SO far as they are con. {
erned, they have more than once dem :
ustrated, aud as the following Incl :
ent shows. Mr.. Lahay, a pro sla-
cry man, had made his house the head
uarters OF stolen property, and kept sev-
raj rutiians to guard il. Las, week La
ay, was waited upon by some men IN '
lie evening, and told to deliver up all the
rms belonging to tree State men IN The 7
Juse. He at first showed resistance, S
ut seeing that his visitors seemed to
lean what they said he did not shoot, !,
nd over thirty stand OF arms, including i
ome taken at Franklin in the spring, i
ON the teamster, who was carrying $
lem to Lawrence, and also others who ;,
ld been taken from separate families, .
ere found secreted about his house. He
,knowledged that they belonged to the Il
ee State men. The next day he had \
e troops called and posted near his 0
suse. y
:fS A witty doctor said that tight lacing :,
as public benefit. inaslnuch as it killed =
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