The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-08-30
Kansas Troubles-Real Origin and Spir.
it Of them.


Kansas Troubles-Real Origin and spir.
1t Of them.
The pretence of apologis,s for the
Border Ruffians that Kansas would have
been free if i, had not been for the Emi-
grant AID Societies. is effectuallv and
forever exploded by a letter Of Rev.
George W. Robbins, of Upper Alton,
who was appointed missionary in the
Shawnee county by the M. z. Church
In 1851. The movement TO make Kan
sas slaue territory is more Than ten years
Old. For long course of years pro-
slavery Indian agents have been sent
into the Territory through the influence
OF Atchison. They took their slaves
with them, and set them to work. In
lS45, when the M. E. Church divided
on the subject of slavery, as soon as i.
was discovered that the Indians connect.
ed with the Methodist missions would
not go with the Southern organization,
immediately all the church property was
secured to pro-slAvery minority, and
the Indians told that they must go iuto
the church South, or have no Methodist
missionaries. A large portion, with a
ma Joriy OF the native preachers refused.
These continued for three years to pc.
tl!on to be served by missionaries from
the Methodist Church, or as some style
It, the Church North. In May, 1913,
their prayer was granted by the authors
ties OF said church and in the fall OF tha,
year, Rev. ldr. Gurley from Ohio, was
sen, TO serve the Wyandotrs. and Rev.
Or. Still, OF Missouri, aided by native
preachers, undertook to supply other
portions OF the Territory with the word
OF life and the ordinances OF religion oc-
cas-, naily. Ba, now new crusade be-
gan. Mr.. Gurey had scarcely COM
menced his labors among the Wyando,,s
till he vas arrested and placed under
guard, nke q thief, and sent out OF the
country. DR.. Stlll was also ordered to
leave on pain of severe treatmen. should
he have the ieperlty 10 di.obey.
The agent who figured in this affair
was certain DR.. Hewet. Our Indian
friends, not dishearened by all tha, had
occurred, IN the fall OF lSi9, sent del.
egauon to the Missouri Conference a,
It's session in St. Louis. consisting oil
James M. Armstrong and Esquire
Greyeyes, who bore petitions from por-
tons OF the Nyahdotte, Shawnee, Della
ware and klekapoo tribes, asking to have
missionaries sent them from ,ha, Confer
ence. Bishop James presided at the
Eonferenee, and before he would take
any step in the premises, he, in compa.
ny with the Indian delegation, waited on
Col. d. d. Mitchell, Superintendent. oil
Indian affairs and obtained a written
permission for missionaries to enter and
labor in the Territory among any of the
tribes Of Indians who might desire them
TO do 50. For one year after this the
missionaries were not molested.
But Col. Benton's speeches along the
border stirred up the wrath Of the A,ch.
ison party, and in the winter Of 1850
Rev. Mr. Markham, Methodist mission.
ary, was ordered to leave the Shawnee
nation. Rev Mr.. Robbins was stopped
in sight of Shawnee appointment, Feb
1850, by Col. Luke Lea. He showed
Col. Mtchell's written permit, with the
petition of the Shawnee people for mis-
slonaries of the Church (Nolh Col
Lea replied, You are suspected of being
aboli,ionists, and you and your brethren
are dstnrbers here The case was lalc
before the Presto ent (Filmore) and the
missionaries reinsta,ed by special ordel
to the Indian agents. Every effort wa.
made, however, to frights them away
Maj. Moseey, Indian agent at Wyan
do,te, said, We intend to have this coun
try for slavery, peacefully II we can, bu
If not peacefully we will have it any
way,'-exhioiting pistol! The Com
missioners treating with the Wyandort
Indians, said to them, 'You are to keel
still about slavery, but you may be sure
this will be slave territory Mr.. Rob
bins said as early as 1853 to Rev. Mr.
Wheelock Of Shipman, If there is an at
tempt to make Kansas a Free State
blood will be she'd Kansas and Sla
very has been the Atchison party
motto for ten years. And now they pre-
tend that the blocdshed is caused by the
Emigrant Aid Society! The spirit o
the pro-slavery men OF the border il
wha. it always has been. Witness tn.
following:
FIESEIsH The Dayton, Ohio, Ga
zette, publishes letter, signed by three
individuals at Blue Spring, K. T., Civ
ing an account of the fendish way il
which the border ruf1ians disposed Of Z
Free State man:
| Yesterday morning we were gong Z