New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-03
KANSAS.
,,oDr poRpER-RUFFIAN OUTRAGEs.

,opr poPpER-RUFFIAN OUTRAGEs.
NJ. .;,s hollow two letters written to the Rev. j.
u.Ise Of Pc. Royal, Pa, who lately rcturnei
from Kansas to Sake Temporal! s'a! Al LIS o""
State; Co., :, 49,;
.Rrv' J. b. McAFEE-Dear Sir Two weeks $50
a. a.y wtpes sod the violent cXiradition OF all bona
a. Frce State men from this city followed IN may
oases, by confsca,ion Of their property. MI, WI.
n Phillips nnd Mr.. Roger were Killed mat lno'hlh3
and Mr. Jared Phillips was wounded m inc srh s ~,
,;6e. The ann has since been ampuiated: MI
NYone's tie gir died the day before, ana we iuh''
.pno1tcd at 10 O'Clock, was disPcr~"d by inc ihon,
Tnvsrd aieht Mr. Brown took HE Last team :" convey
"a. no 70 the grave and the Ruians rotb'a mn ~
team on his return They well all "derc' 70 a 10
Territory iumc diately. Your house VIZ "c'uPh
cne div zion of Capt. Clsrks Company, anu ,u." -
Dirturc A. il presents | have seldom '',l' n.~ ~ r
your chairs have beca stolen or destroyer; cc'nf ~
all kinds has been conf Gated, ana 'Ve'y'n,,ns 80
Ilr,rv e.ccpt a very few theological and ci9s'-po?
RS CON. through The same process 81 "o-o, -
Bcb-9uilis, sheets, pillow 'sses ana fmoN'' ,annct1
cry iad.s' dresses, and Children VIZ, az ,he
isc.r and ribbons stolen ~ I've ua,hP'eu y -
&C. The church il robbed 81 III seas an y ~
A. Comrni-sary depot. The b"u-e !, ~;
from it, proximity 90 the church ~ '''ai ~ -
Ee.,od nv sone III that irresponsible gang ND" nav
n,u,,;,d the wrorgs endured by the citizens here;
They fairly howcd your name III IT, ~ , eui ~
have killed you as certainly a. toy -. r. vd ever
- IvonId no, "a ~ for all thGi REMAINS IN "r
So yoar house Bill Russell and koundy say '7o
am crcdby infonned you do not own one cent IN inc
church. and that they will continue s occupation as
>niiitafy depot. C,rvKT Son, ID IS56
aF. Kxp NCATEE: Kansas affairs arr truly awful.
,e s,outcst hearts would scken at such acts OF IN
bnmanIty and barbarsm. The Rufians have taken
Of your house. II you expect 10 ma any
Thing at your home your return you VIII Dc ms
taken. Knowing how hard you labored almost day
and night I could not help weeping when j saw the
manner in which they were destroying your property.
This il some of Franklin Pierce squatter sovereignty.
They searched all the houses in town for arms and am
rnunton; they ordered all the frecmcn to leave in ten
minutes or die. The two Phillips fought Ike brave
men; William ,hOt through the head. bail
rasscd ust by the head of DIR. Lbys wife. Your
xoase Mr. Phillips, Uncle George kclcrs, and some
ptherr occupied by the mob nl-O your church.
4 am informed this mornng-but | do hope the i'll
formation il fal,e-:hat they went to the Rev. Mr..
Byrds house and took him from his bcd and murdered
him; he il thr Congregational preacher They alsj
murdered the Rev. Mr.. DOwncy, Methodist Mnist r..
Their bodies are living unbured the prare' of Kan
ss- for food tor prairie wolves-sO the informant Hay-
Ibsy have also murdered Mr.. Golden, the guosmtl
They took two good horses from Mr. Barber, who !
think IL amember Of your church, they also stole W."
korsss from the Rev Mr. butt; they took everything
out OF the they could get and sen 10 Missouri
They want you; they swear they must have al these
id preachers killed. as. A."
Mr. McAfee himself writes as follows:
"The Border Ruiians have left me pcnnyless. I
worked almost day and night to accumulate wha, little
! had. I received no support az minister, but sup
ported myself by teaching | built my own house
partly Ia which boarded the clerks of the Congress
fvnaI COMMITTEE One man swOre he had the honor to
help throw three free presses in the rvor destroy prop
srty in Lawrence, shoot three A6ol'i"nl''s raylsh
three W, men, and that he would hill me next. Be
ing asked why he would do 20, he said Because |
came from Slave State and would not act with the
'Pro-savery party