Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-01-18


have killed him on the spot, had lie not
been rescued By few Free State men, and
one Pro Slavery man who mustered to de-
fend him.
By this great achievement the Border
Rufians were exalted to high state of
ferocitY, nor does much pluck appear to
have been exhibited on the other side
Leavenworth has but few Eastern men. 1t
is the principal seat Of the squatser sove-
reignty Free State par,, who were so anx-
ious that the Topeka Convention should Sc
cure the eountenance and support of Cass
ana Douglas. b. indorsing the squatter
sovereignty falsehood Of the Kansas Ne
braska bill These Douglas Free State
men seem to have been completely cowed
aud frightened, and to have submissively
knocked under to the violence of the ruff
fans, who appear 10 have succeeded in conl-
pletoly breaking up the ballotiug in that
place on the Free State Constitution
Leavengnrth, it will be recollected, was
thought by the Lawrence men, according
to the statement Of our correspondent to
have either shown the white feather during
the recent siege, not having done so much
as might reasonably have been expected
from SO large place in the way of forward
ing aid and reinforcement to the besieged
Free State men. And now they experience
the common fate Of trimmers who attempt
to sit on two stools--that Of falling TO the
ground themselves. However, there is
much to be said by way of apology for the
Leavenworth men. They are Immediately
on the Missouri border, exposed to the
whole fury Of Border Rufian invasiou.-
They seem to have 10 leaders ON whom they
can rely. and worse than that, no Sharp's
rifles Give them these, and We trust they
Will not long want theiu-aud We doubt not
another time they viii give better account
both Of themselves and Of the Border Ruff
faps.
But the outragcs at LeaveLworth did not
cease with the breaking up of the balloting
IN the Free State Constitution. A villains
vino had been concerned in an attempt at
murder at Kckapoo, village few miles
north Of Leayeuworth, having been arrest
ed upon legal process and examined, was
committed to the same Jail at Lcayenworth
in which McCrea was recently imprisoned
His friends thereupon mustered in force,
liberated the prisoner, and burned down
the jail. We shall see wha. Gov. Shannon
says to this new rescue. VIII he issue an
ether proclamation, and forward another
ielegraphic dispatch to the President for
aid! What Shannon may do, is, however
not now of the least consequence. What
ever may be thought and said as to the past
for all future outrages, burnings and muir
ders that may occur in Kansas, the people
of the United States will hold responsible,
not Shannon, not Strluefellow, nor Atchi-
son, nor any other subordinate or wire pull
ler, but Franklin Pierce, President Of the
United States. and the Democratic party,
so called. whose instrument and officer be is
Before the President undertakes to indulge
in maudlin lamentations over the alleged
disregard or neglect of the laws on the part
of others, let him first give us u small spe-
cimeu Of yigor by himself protecting the
people of Kansas against Border RufIian
plunder and murder.-Tribune.