The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-04-19
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Outrage in Kansas City. y

1t seems that the unrivalled rrosperi-
ty of Kansas City, and the rapid accu-
mutation of trade at this port, is no long,
er to excite the malice and yituperation
of her enemies, alone by lying circulars,
and paid runners, to besiege emigranis
by their brazen opportunities, from the
moment they land on the wharf at st.
Louis, until they arrive at their destlna-
ton; but an organized system of out
rage is to be set on foot to pillage her
merchandise and destroy the property
consigned to her commission merchants,
by breaking open packages entrusted TO
their care, and then, by using telegraphs
and runners to all parts of the country,
decry the character of the city and its
citizens
The first of these outrages was COM
mitted on Saturday last. A party of
seven men, bearing letter of introduc
ton to one of our business houscs, sign
ed by w. II. Russell, of the firm of Ma
iors & Russell, of Leavenworth, came up
on the Genoa, from Lexington-having
been joined by party from Indepen-
dence-and while one of the party was
in the warehouse of one ofo shippers,
introducing himself, the remainder broke
open a piano box before any of our citi-
zens could be notified of their purpose.
They Immediately left, and in ten mln-
utes from the landing of the boat. not
one of them could be found. Now we
give full notice to all parties. no matter
from where they may come, that when
they undertake such another expedition.
they should be careful to bring their cof-
fms with them, as there are a hundred
men ready, at moments call, to attend
to all such parties in the future. 1t the
people of Lexington or Independence
have any desire to examine freight. on
board Missouri river boats, they can do
so at their own landings; but if they
expect to visit Kansas on any such expe-.
dition in the future, they will most as
suredly meet their justdeserts. Kansas
CITY knows her own business, and can
attend to it without any outside interfer-
ence. Least of all. will she allow rival
towns to make her own wharves the the
ater of operations against her. And we
say to the citizens of independence, that
they owe it to our citizens to disayow
the act which, without such disavowal,
must rest where it now is. What says
the Dispatch and Messenger
Who is w. H. Russell? Every bust
ness man in the West knows him to be
largely interested in Leayenworth city
his whole fortune, which is ample, is in
volved there, and if the speculation
fails, he fails and their circular, which
we noticed last week, directed solely
against this city. shows that they consid-
or our loss their gain.
| Why, if they deemed a simple piano
box "suspicious-looking." did they hot
open it at Lexington. as they did the
Sharp's rifles few weeks since. But
this was not the game. H,Uas necessary
for Leavenworth th0t Il should be done
in Kansas City. and company of men
were sent up on the boat to do it as soon
as landed, and then decamp as they af-
terwards did. The facility with which
the news was conveyed from Leayen-
worth throughout the Territory. shows
it to have been pre-concerted. Another
fact, which the gentleman on the boat In
forms Us, was that there was an opening
in the box. through which the piano
could be seen. that it was shown TO tlie
party on board. and that they declared
they ''did'nt care damn about that
their business was to open i. at Kansas
City, and by Cd they would do it. -
i Such are the facts In the case, aud W.
leave them with the public. with . Re-
! newal of the declaration that Kansas il
forewarned and forearnled, and viii at
tend to all such cases in future as they
{ deserve. We deeply regret the necsssi
Iiy thus to speak of citizens of onr owr
State but the community or press wht
will silently submit to such outrages
deserve no respect from honorable nlsn
Kansas City viii stand As the equal o
her sisters, or she will not stand at all
She is ready 10 protect her oua honol
. land interests, IS she has ever shown her
5 Iself ready to protect those Of Missouri