Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-06-03
sainRral puiut Tribunf.
THE KANSAS TROUBLES.

i-0 ne" : from KANSAS Is most startling. 1 he
Border Ruffians of Missouri, aided by the iu-
ituence and patronage of the present Ad ministra-
ton, and urged on oy the comforting approval of
Doughface Editors of the North, have com1nen-
ced the work of extcTminating the Free States
men from the Territory, in good earnest. The
history OF the outrages of the Missourans upon
the freemen Of Kansas, is but 4 history of the
Administration Of Franklin Pierce and of the
discrimination of his supporters to enforce the
bllghting curse ST Slavery upon the people of
Kansas. The Free State men, though aggrava-
ted IN every way that The fruitful imaginations
OF the pro-slavery party could invent have uni
formly submitted TO the legal authorities of the
Territory, and in most instances suffered them
selves to be arrested, even by the notorious
Jones, citizens Of Missouri who is acting as n
Sheriff in Kansas. 4 brief history of the past
acts Of the Border Ruffiaus is sufficient to dis
prove the statements of those self-stylcd Dem
ocratic papers that would throw all the blame
upon the Free State men. The following which
We copy from an exchange, is a true statement
of the case
Five or six months ago Mr. DOVE, Free
State citizen of Kansas, was shot down in the
highway near Hickory Point, Kansas, bv Cole
man, Pro-Slayery man. Dow being unarrned
at the time and in manner threatening or
molesting Coleman Neither the u s author
itIes IN Kansas, nor those pretending to hold
under the Missourians Legislature h;. offered
a reward for the arrest of the murderer, or taken
any steps calculated to bring him to Justice
But they did arrest Bronson, PROSTATE man
with whom Dow boarded, on a trumped up
charge of having threatened the life of Colman.
and were taking him to prison when he was
rescued by number of his fellow citizens
Three or four weeks later, Barber, Free
State settler from southwestern Ohio. was RI
ding home from Lawrence to his cabin on the
prairie, three or four miles off, when he was
shot dead from his horse by a Pro-Siaverv U.
5, Indian agent. No attempt has been made
by the Federal Territorial authorities to bring
ttis assassin 10 justice.
StlIl more recently, the Frees State party were
holding an election at Easton, near Leaven-
Wor h. when they We're set upon by an armed
Pro Slavery party. The Frce-State men mus
tered IN such strength that their adyisaries re-
coiled from the conflict and left the Free-State
men in undisputed possession Of the ground
The latter soon after scattered toward their sew
eral homes, supposing all danger of a collision
was over. But the Pro-Slavery party had kept
together and We're lying in wait for such por-
tion OF the Free-State party as they could at
tack with impunity. Mr. Brown, a leading
Free-State settler fIom Ohio fell into their
snare. He was surrounded captured, chopped
10 pieces with knives and hatchets, and at
length driven home III his own Wagon and laid
down al his door to die, which lie did scon at
ter. His wife into whose presence lie was thus
thrust is now maniac No reward has been
offered no attempt to convict the perpetrators
Of this fendish murder has been made by the
Federal or Territorial authorities, up to this
hour.
But at length Pro-Slayery man, the bogus
" Sheriff Jones has been shot. by some un-
known person. bat who is probably Free-Stafe
man. He was in Lawrence, seeking to bring
on a collision between the Free-State men and
The Federal Government, by arresting persons
in tLc name and by authority ofthe bogus Ter
rtorial Legislature Every man in Lawrence
was ready to submit TO the service Of any pro-
cess emanating from the [. S. authorities, and
1t would have sUbscrved every purpose but one
to have had these writs issued by the T. S
Judges. but Jones evidently sought not to he
obeyed but to be resisted. Finding the people
iudisposed to recognize his Shawnee Mission
authority, Jones sent to the nearst fort for C. S.
troops and, with them at his back, arrested
whomsoevcr lie pleased. Intense excitement
and indignation pervaded the town, and that
evening Jones was shot as aforesaid. Thereupon
the Free-State party held a great meeting. and
condemned this cowmdly assassination, and re-
solved that the perpetrator should be brought
to justice. Gov. Robinson promptly issued a
proclamation, offering a reward Of $500 for the
detection and apprehension of the cuIprit. And
we have high hopes that he VIII thus be detect
ed and punished.
Such is the contrasted course of the two ad-
verse parties in Kansas with respect to the she'd
ders of blood among them"
In regard to the late trouble in Kansas, we
copy .he following from the Chicago Tribune,
the Editor OF which paper has his information
from persons who Was eye witnesses, and con-
tradict the rumor that the firing was commenced
by Free-State men
" Mr.. J. GRovE2 and Mr.. G. F. WARREN, Just
from Kansas, bring us the following intelli-
gence:
On Wednesday, may 81, the posse that had
assembled at Leoompton, in accordance with the
United States Marsbals proclamation made
their appearance on the heights that overlook
the town Of Lawrence, about sunrise The first
company were mounted on horses and number
ed from g to 100. They were reinforced until
the whole amounted to about 400. They took
possession of the roads leading TO and from Law
renee, so that the citizens in town could not get
any communication TO those in tie corntry, and
even travellers that wished to pursue their jour
ney, were prohibited from leaving. They mar
shalled their command in battle array, display
ing flags 1T the same time of various kind and
colors- One l noticed in particular was red
and white with a lone star on the corner 9TH
ers black and white, green and white, and most
all colors and kinds except the national flag Of