New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-19

tponsble South Caroinisns sent out to be bail dogs
and blood hounds for Atchson and Stringfelow when
ihey could be used ss took to take my life, he was
Our guppowder Moderator cut the discussion short
by saying, "It is moved that Butler be tared and
ieathered. and receive thirty mine lashes.
majority 'aid AYE" though number Of voices
has it."
began to speculate how tina, sort of thing would
work a. far moth As the latitude Of Kansas There
was a good deal Of Whispering about the house. 1
saw dark Oninous and threatening looks in the crowd
? The Moderator again came forward, and, in an
altered VOICE, said: Fa
an i. mored that tie last part Of tie sentence Be
reseinded."
1 was given into the hands Of my South Carolina
oyerseers to be tared and feathered They muttered
and growled at this issue of the matter, "Bey -"
" in this way. We would have Jet = shoot
Butler at the first. He would have done it quicker
than fash" -f
One little sharp-visaged, dark eatured, blackeyed
be the leader Of the gang was particularly dspeased
"D-n you" said he, eff / came all the way from
South Carolina and spent much money to do things
cup in such milk nd-water style as this"
They stripped me naked to the waist, covered my
body with tar and then for the want Of feathers APP
piled cotton wool. Having appointed Committee OF
three to certainly hang me the next time Lshoud come
to Atcbson they tossed my clothes into my buggy pat
me therein accompanied me to the suburbs Of the town,
and sent me naked out upon the prairie.
! adjusted my attire about me as best I could, and
FASTENED TO reoin my wife and two little ones on the
banks Of the Stranger Creek. 1t rather sorrow-
fnl meeting after so long parting Still, we were very
thankful that under the blessing Of good Providence
1t had Jared no worse with US all.
The first mob that sent me down the Missouri River
on ratt-always excepting Robert s. Kelly-were
courteous gentleman compared with this last one.
When was towed out into the middle Of the stream
do not remember to have heard word spoken by the
thA htz Lat whaxt hau lnft
on the border Of the town, shreked and yelled ike
pack of NewZealand cannibals. The FIST mob did
not attempt to abrdge my night of speech. In reply
TO all the hard and bitter things they said against me
they patiently heard me to the end. But these men
who have to introduce into Kansas that order Of
things that now exists in South Carolina, savagely
gagged me into silence by ripping my face, choakng
and eexclaiining, "D-n you hold your tonguef' All
this done while my arms rere pin0ned behind me
Many will AK now, az they have asked already,
what the true and proper cause of all these troubles
which have had in AtchisOn. have told the world
already, and can only repeat my own words. l
have said: "The very head and front of my offend.
ing hath This extent, no more" | had spoken among
my neghbors favorable for making Kansas a Free
State, and said IN the Office of the Sqaater Sovereign,
am Free-SOler, and intend to vote for Kansas to
be a Free State. 1t is true that Kelly, by an after
thought, has added two counts to his bill of in
dctment against me. The first is that l went to the
town of Atchison last August, talking Aboitonsm. !
have not the honor Of being Abolitionst. And,
second that spoke, somehow other, Improperly in
the presence of slaves. All this il not only utterly
false, but the charges expOst facts for not word
was said Of this the day they put me ON the raft.
The NEw-YORK TRIBUNE publishes me Meth
odis preacher that was put On raft for preaching
Aboitionsm. ! am amember of the denomination
known as Disciples lCampbellites), and have never
alluded to the subject OF Slavery in my preaching.
published narrative Of the whole affair in The Ms
Democrat, not one word of which has been
deiied, to the best of my knowledge except this
said had heard that Kelly was born in Massachusetts
He says he rot born there; that he was born in
Virginia. Robert S. Kelly, junior editor Of The
Squatter Sorereign, and GOVERNMENT PRINTER, shall
be born just where he peases.
Still il will be regarded as mysterious and incredible
that should receive such treatment for uttering
words report myself TO have uttered. The matter
is clear enough when the facts are understood that
will explain. rlI
Prior TO August l6, 1855, there was properly speak
ing, Free State party organized in Atchison County
perhaps not the whole Territory Of Kansas. Free
disposed to be prudeut-some were tmid. Here in
Atchison County we were determined that II the
bloody issue, the responsibility of doing should rest
wholly with themselves. There Macy Free
Sellers in this County, brave men, who have no scfu
pies to hinder them from arming themselves and pre-
pairing to repel force by force The Border Kun ans
sought by system of terrorism to intim late Free
Sellers as to prevent them from organizing Free
State Party, discussing the subject OF slavery
and Free in Kansas. They carried this 70 such an
extent of outrageous violence that it came to be cur
renty report ID that il much mans life was
worth m the town Of Atchison to say: " am Free
Soer."
We deprecated violence and wished a peaceful di-
cussion Of the subject. 1t therefore most fitting
that man whose profession forbade him to go armed
should put to the test of actual experiment whether an
American citizen Of bameless life could be permitted
to enjoy the right Of free speechthe privilege of e1-
pressing views favorable to making Kansas Free
State-such views being uttered without anything
Of angry, abusive or insulting language. 1t was
for this purpose the above words were spoken, and
which has been the cause Of all my troubles In
Atchisop.
in peace they would have been without the shadow Of
an excuse to mitigate it's atocity. But, whatever
might have been the result had counted the cost and
was prepared to abide the issue.
If there any class Of that stand behind the cur
taps and pull the wires, would respectfully repre-.
sent TO them that it will do good to urge these un
dersrappers on to these deeds Of violence and ruan
ism. We are not OF class Of men to utter childish
complaints at any wrongs that may suffer out pe
knotcc our rights and IRE intend TO hare them.
In conclusion would suggest to South Carolina
that she had better send for her emgrants home again.
They viii do her cause more harm than good. How
ever this way of doing work may do among the held
hands of rice plantation it won't do here at ALL We
in Kansas are not made Of metal to be worked in such
a fire. Respectfully, PARDEE BUTLER
THE SOUTHERN IMMIGRATION.
Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
MISSOURI RIVER, Monday, May S, 1856
The black olgarchy have great talent tor mex
names. They have given to the Bufort men the title
of Carpet-bag geniy-an expressive "a Wen as insult
ing designation. 1t one of innumerable indications
Of tbe Contempt in which the non-slaveholding popula
ton Is held by the privileged classes OF the Southern
States Poor men in the North are not despised even
If their total personal estate may be packed away In
carpet bag. Please Heaven, workingmen, however