Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-06-13
KANSAS ITEMS.

Slavery papers Of Missouri, Of as late dates
rs the I'll inst, several skirmishcs had taken
| plac" between squads Of the opposing parties
/ resulting in the death Of some and the wound
ing Of others. Nothing indicates II quiet
state of feeling but everything the reverse
in the Territory. despatch from Buffalo
says hundred and fifty U. S. troops went
through that place for Kansas on the jth.
\ long memorial, dated May 22l has been
addressed to the President of the t. S. by
number Of the residents in Kansas, setting
forth, lorcibly and clearly, the wrongs the
| people there have been subjected to by e. s.
officials, and by those pretending to act under
that authority. They accom- any this me-
moral with documents to establish their as
ser'ions, and they pray the President for pro-
lection and redress
The n. Y. Times Correspondent gives ad-
ditlonal details OF the outrages committed in
the sack Of Lawrence. We give a few of
them.
May 23d.
| will give few items from
that iull volume of unparalleled events that
have transplrcd about Lawrence within the
last three days. The smoke has now disap-
peared-the booming of cannon has ceased
the sad trophies ofa dcsolating mob, like the
ruins of old Warwick, stand before us-our
wives and children have returned again, and
are striving to make cheerful, homes that
have been mutilated, robbed, and made hide
GUS by the savage yells of bloatcd demons,
who call all they can find their own, under
the law. The great dragon, Slavery, has
made her onslaught upon II town not two
years old, hoping thereby to humillate and
disgrace us, and the party we represent
Let 1T he read from the corners of every street
in the Union, that the National Government
] hns lou. 70
selircsrcct and employed a Southern hire
ling mob, who are uncomfortable hv any
agency save whiskey, to pcrsecute. harass.
arrest rob, insult, imprison and murder the
loyal citizens Of Kansas. The General Gov
ernment must father the act, for their agents
have sworn it there by their written evil
dence.
We are not disheartened, but are laying
deep and permanently the basis of our fu-
turt action. We cannot act in a moment,
| while most of our citizens are compelled to
attend to home duties, or lose the income OF
whole year. Many of us feel poor under
the late mi>fOrtuncs Not one half the zen
tlcmen in town have any clothing left except
what they wore upon their backs on the 2ls
Everything else was taken. Scarcely II trunk
is left in town that is not broken open, and
contents taken. Sixteen were opened in one
boarding house. The ladies' clothing in some
instances they tore into shrcds and threw in
t. the streets. Libraries of books were chop
ped INTO pieces with axes. or carried around. .
upon the tops Of bayonets, by whole comppuies
Every store in the town was broken orcn
and every article that could be readily con
vcrtcd to use was freely used Every gun.
rifle or pistol was taken that could be found
even If claimed as private property, and it is
| impossible to state the amount OF damage
done our citizens while they were destroying
the hotel. Nearly every person left town for
safety, yet fingered around the enemy
during the day, and observed all that could
be seen. King Atchison was among them,
and stood before the hotel giving his orders
when they were planting the cannon on the
opposite side of the street, within 80 feet of
the walls. There was no discipline whatever
exhibited by these men, and many expressed
themselves as disgustcd with the days Iro-
ceedings.
just before they commenced firing on the
hotel they raised upon the top of it large
red flag, with Il lone star, AMI on one side
was inscribed "South Carolina" upon the
other, Southern Rights They also bore
other flags, Cmblcmatical of diSunon. UuOn
that issue am with them to-day and lor-
ever.
Lawrence, N ! ., May -, 800.
we nave no press lett IN Lawrence, consa-
/ quently lcttcr writers Will De OF some account
during the Impending war IN Kansas War
there must be, ana none need have any scru-
pes ABOUT the lhal result. Slavery and Free
uon can no longer dwell together IN Kansas,
anu m one OF inc otheE must De the victim.
Every hour we receive reports from the cOun-
Try Oh ne" operations ana insults and some
rree state neighoorhoods' have been almost
reduced to the state OF begSary within few
Una man oo,,o ho,o ,.o....I,,. c. Il,
vicinity of the Santa Fe road, South Of Ms,
who says one thousand dollors worth of cat
tlc were takeh from himself ana his neigh
"oiS' S!sn. oc'ore last Dr' Day was rob
oc' vi us MORSE ciothihS ana household
| Soou' VI c.ciy hlIu 'nat they could carry
m On iic lNeh aoout Two miles west OF town.
A"enty-eiSht mounted men were III the party
VI io'pels' nave JUST hearu that elght
more horses were stolen near here last night.
| ~ lcss thah MY nave pcen taken IN all this
Vicihlty ana we are leit with hardly enough
" carry our necessary ucspatches' Large
@ sums Vi in1hcy nave peeh taKeh IN some IN
o'a"o'S' anu IL Is now evident that all the
money ciotheS' horses' Nc., they use for
their Whoie army are stolen from our men.
ohc Vi our clti|ehs' VINO was Il prisoner in
.'IGir cam ut RANKIN lour days says that
oc'p'e '"c attack on lawrence. Col. Bniord
ana ms men were "hard up they even
went without thelr ordinary SPIRIT ratlons,
ior thc want oi the a!meS, but the night they
returned they were dividing purses OF money
between theh' ana spent the night in reyelry,
&C., besides plenty of new clothes Ons Lnn'
dred thousand dollars will not pay the bills
o. 0It III ''' ''i'o 'ioho o' '"c memorable
In regard TO MI. oliver, OF the Kansas
Commission, the Press gives the following
item
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