Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1856-09-10

Correct News from KansaA
Mr.. Hiram AdAms. a young man formerly
Of this city. bat for the last fiheen months.
resident al KHnsss. has jest retained here, and
reports thai he and about 20 others wee ddv-
en from L<svenvorsh on Monday. the ash
Of August. by . company al near 900 pro
slavery rufFiass.
These pro slavery men. marched into he
town Of Leavenworih and warned the citizens,
Who were free State men, 10 leave immediately.
The fTes State men unable to cope With these
lawiess bands, forthwith closed their stores,
their shops adj their dwellings. and fed for
fhcir lives Those who refused 10 leave their
homes and claimed tbs right af American 81.
tizens. were caught. and driven to the steam.
boat. then lying a. the wharf. and forced To
leave.
The free State men all thus left their homes.
and hled to the States for protection. Mr. Ad-
dams is here among US. the o,hers are scatter.
ed throughout the other States.
This ell occurred on the 18th ul,. within
three miles Of the Fort. where there are enough
troops to. at one blow. suppress this teri BILE
outrage.
Mr.. Adams gives horrible picture Of the
lhosand impositions imposed upon the free
State men. by these pro slavery ruffans. Free
State men are murdered in cold blood. The
expression of u free thought is followed by the
stab Of the knife. or the death blow OF the bul.
let. He says. the pro slavery men swear tia,
Kansas shall be a slave State-that they viii
carry this point at the sacrifice Of blood and
treasure.
We have seen nothing from Kansas more
authentic. or in our judgment more trse than
The facts reported by Mr.. Adams. Here are
American citizens driven from American soil
BECAUSE they dare give expression TO free
thought Here are American citizens driven
from their homes because they cxerse thai
Revolutionary bought right Of free speech
. This is all being done. and the General Gov
eminent is too weak too imbee;ie and TOO pow
erless to protect her citizens. The goysrnzen'
in the hands and under the control Of corrupt
partisan leaders remains silent, while these
great wrongs are being transacted on our west
ern border. oh for a mra TO guide the ship Of
State safely through these troublesome times
Since the period. when our fathers swore by
, the God Of battles, that upon this Continent
. they would establish form of government
where the freedom Of thought. the freedom oil
the press and the free will of the majority
should be recognized. has there been nothing
! equal to these Kansas outrages. No serf. liv
ing under the tyranny Of a Russian despot-
no mental. bowling before the mandates Of
religious bigot-no slave. crouching beneah the
uplifted rod OF his master. have been more
ruthlessly deprived Of their natural rights
r than have the free State men in Kansas. With
the will and energy of Northern men, they
went to this delightful territory, reared theii
cabins-domiciled their families--prostrated
the Observation-Disclosures the prairies. and began
, to draw around them the comforts and enjoy
ments Of domestic life. They had never beer
used to slavery, and they did not desire t.
form an acquaintance with it. In their ole
homcs.eads, ia the valleys OF the Great West
a~i ssslang tho hills Of Nov England, they
had always been taught to give full and IRE,
( expression. TO every thought that sprung up il
n their brains. Aud when in their Kansa:
homes they were asked: Are you in faror o
! free or Glaze Territory" They at once re-
) sponded I'VE IN far.r Of Kansas bein,
, yRkK-if 10 free nor. and ,se are for Il erer re
naising free" For such expressions OF fres
thought they are driven from their new homes
and have to take refuge in other States.
r Has it come to this, that this General Gov
I ernmcnt. baptised. &C it was. in the blood Of
the Revolution, aud established upon con
s,i,ution giving equality of rights 10 all of il
} citizens, should be so enieebled that il cannot
in one Herculean blow. forever quell all civil
bloodshed aud arson that prevails upon oui
wester border.
! IL the government has no power to do this
then what rs the duty Of the State govern
mems. and OF the citizen. are questions suor
to be ansv cred and acted upon.
How deplorabIe are these things. The dem
Q ocratie leaders. ambitious for power and pac,
: have brought this calamity upon the country
and DOW they seek, by continuation Of thei
dynasty. TO rush us further into the vortex o.
= civil war. They give their aid and inhuenc,
to extending slavery into territory now free
! thereby violating the very fundamental prin
ciples upon which our institutions are based
We give here an extract from the Missouri
Democrat. in relation to these recent outrages
and IT confirms Mr.. Adams report IN ever,
particular:
. Iieliatle Neacs Of The Battle Of Osso,cattops
Z Statement Of Prisoners ,cho scers Cap
8 tnredby the Pro-slapery Pary-Pdrtie
ulars ofthe Fight Brutality Of he We
: tors, dc, dc.
A party OF some 1--WE or six Jlliuoisan
and indianians, who had gone out to Kan
sas to settle. returned 10 this city yester
day morning on the steamer Polar Star
having been captured at the battle OF 0s
sawaitomic by the forces under Gen
, Reid. and after being detained a day O.
!. two in captivity. were conducted to West
a por.. and there placed on board The steam
er 10 BE- taken out OF the State Of Missouri
and accompanied with the threat that i
they ever veniured back TO the territory o
= Kansas. and were caught. they should in
stanily be hung or shot.
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