The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-11-22
The 1sfalo Of EfseaeR.
Lawrence, Saturday. Nov. %, 1855.



in relation to Capt. WALKER. The re-
ply of the latter We find in the St. Louis
Democrat, and publish it as a contrast
with the other. The style and Ian
guage of the two letters shows the char
aeter of the two men, One is made up
of buster, brayado and billingsgate
is. in short, reflex of the authors
mind whilst the other denotes the gen
tlelnan.
sLAwaEscE, K. T., Oct. 25lh, 1856
To The EDiToR OF THE Mo. DEMO
Graf SIR lin the Republican of the
18th inst, is communication, over
the signature OF II. T. Titus" in
which my name is made to figure. Il
Col. Titus had not placed himself as
the undoubted author of this letter, ]
should never have supposed it was
written by him.
I have but little cause to respect Col,
Titus as man of honor, or as one en-
tertaining generous sentiments, but
had supposed that his desire to appeaI
as man occupying reputable posi-
tion, would have restrained him from
putting his name to a communication
like that. This, however, will leave
to him and his friends 1t does me nc
harm. With those who know me it will
appear worse than folly, and with those
who do not know me, leave them, with
few explanations, to the exercise Of
their judgments.
I have been raised humble farmer,
and have known no other life than that
of industry. My habits were formed
among the farmers of Pennsylvania
! lived farmer in Ohio, and came to
Kansas Territory as one, and settled
down with my family, on claim about
four miles from Lecompton. | built
me a house, in which my family lived,
and had under cultivation about twenty
acres of land. had but little to COM
mence ON, and looked with hope to the
future for a competency for myself and
family, from fertile soil and the am
pie reward therefrom, to industry and
frugality, peace and quiet were to me
everything,
When the question arose, as to
whether this should be Free State or
Slave State, /, as a matter of course,
being laboring man, preferred the for
mer- / was opposed to the manner In
which the Legislature was chosen here,
and was opposed to the laws passed by
it, but I am unconscious of ever having
violated any ofthose laws, except those
which interdict the freedom of speech
Ia right guaranteed to me by the Con-
stitution of the United States.
During the excitement in this coun-
try, every person was forced to take
sides. Ny choice was with the Free
State party, and I do not intend to
speak here of the causes of this neces-
sity. It is sufficient that it existed
No person knows better than Col Ii
fus, the grounds of the evaporation |
was made to feel. We never acted but
in self-defense, and that we banded to-
gether for this purpose, was IN conse-
quence of the organized bands of the
other side. That we ever attacked,
was with the sole view of warding off
an attack-by trying to disperse those
who had assembled to do us mischief.
That Col. Titus was especially offen-
sive to the Free State party, was at
tributable to his brutal inhumanity to-
wards them. He had an inebriate
Governor to eountenance him In it,
and it was done with impunity.
When COL. Titus house was at
tackled, it was with the full determine
ton Of taking his life-information had
been first received that Mrs. Titus had
gone to the States. His house, although
it was the home of twenty or thirty,
who were then those of the most char
aeterless men in the Territory, was at
tackled and successfully After some
firing. in which both parties suffered,
Col. Titus party surrendered. Col.
Titus was found concealed in closet
he was brought out, and seeing me be
appealed to me for protection.
Although he had less right to ap-
peal to me for protection-as he had
offered $500 for my head, prior to this
than any other man in the crowd
still he did so. I could not see any
man, wounded and bloody, as he was
Z appeal to me under such circumstances
without aiding him, i'll could. | tool
Col. Titus under my charge, at an i'm.
minent risk to myself. The Free State
party seemed unrelenting in their de-
termination. Isuceeeded in getting hin
from amongst them, and took him Il
J. the stable, where / quieted his appre
tensions by my promise that | woule
protect him. Whilst / was thus en-
gagged, his house was set on fire, and j
he does not know that it was agains
nv wish, he knows that it was withou
my agency He was taken to Lawrence
as prisoner, in the only vehicle we hat
at our command. Here he was tried b,
q committee appointed for the purpose
and after careful investigation int,
his previous conduct, he was sentences
to de, and he knows it was through m.
earnest effort in his favor, that his lif
was spared, and that he was restored t
liberty. So much for the relations be
tween Col. Titns and myself.
The charm, he thinks, most potent I
in;rre me, is to denounce me as an Alb
olitionist, This is generally successful
If slavery is never interfered with unit
/ trouble myself about it. il bids fair 3
endure for time. In Kansas, where
expect to live, and my children afte
me, / shall do what | can to make it
free State, but to do that win neve
lend hand to what is not right-righ
IN the sense of the strictest morals. Bu
in self defense. for the protection of m
8 lz...1,r. I-,s.sll h.sar.. me NJ. s.E.uflR- as