Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-05-14
KILLING INEANsAs.


State citizen of Kansas, was shot down in the
highway near Hickory Point, Kansas, BY Col
man, Slavery man,-Dow being unarmed
at the time and in no manner threatening or
molesting Colman. Neither the U. S. author
tiles in Kansas, nor those pretending to hold
under the Missourians' Legislature, have Of
fcred reward for the arrest of the murderer,
or taken any step calculated 20 bring him TO
Justice. But they did arrest Bronson. Free
State man with whom Dow boarded, on
trumped-up charge OF having threatened the
life of Colman, and were taking him to prison
when he was rescued by number of his fell
low citizens.
Three or four weeks later. Barber, Free
State settler from southwestern Ohio, was ri
ding home from Lawrence TO his cabin on the
prairie, three or four miles of, when he was
shot dead from his horse by Pro-SlaFery {.
S. Indian Agent. No attempt has been made
by the Federal or Territorial authorities to
bring ttis assassin TO justice.
Still more recently, the Free-State party
were holding an election at Easton, near Leav-
enw0rth, when they were SET upon by an armed
Pro-Slavery party. The Free-State men mus
tered in such strength that their adversaries
| recoiled from the conflict and left the Free
State men in undisputed possession OF the
| ground. The latter soon after scattered to-
ward their several homes, supposing all danger
of collision was over. But the Pro-Slavery
| party had kept together and were lying in wait
! for such portion of the Frce-State party as
they could attack with irnpunity. Mr.. Brown,
! r-.1.-
| to their snare. He was surrounded, captured,
! chopped to pieces with knives and hatchets,
| and at length driven home in his own wagon
/ and laid down at his door to die, which he did
soon after. His wife into whose presence he
/ was thus thrust is now maniac. No reward
/ has been offered; no attempt to convict the
| perpetrators of this fiendish murder has been
made by the Federal or Territorial authorities,
| up to this hour.
/ But at length Pro-Slayery man, the bogus
'sSheriff'' Jones, has been shot, by some un-
| known person, but VINO is probably Free
/ State man. He was in Lawrence, seeking to
| bring on collision between the Free-State
men and the Federal Government, by arresting
persons in the name and by authority of the
/ bogus Territorial Legislature. Every man in
Lawrence was ready to submit to the service
/ of any process eInanating from the U. s. au-
/ thorities, and it would have subserved every
/ purpose but one to have had these writs issued
/ by the U. S. judges, but Jones evidently
sought not to be obeyed, but to be resisted.
! Finding the people indisposcd to recognize his
| Shawnee Mission authority, Jones sent TO the
nearest fort for U. S. troops and, with them at
| his back, arrested whomsoeYer he pleased
! Intense excitement and Indignation pervade ed
| the town, and that evening Jones was shot as
aforesaid. Thereupon the Free-State party
! held great meeting, condemned this coward
/ ly assassination, and resolved that the perpe-
traitor should be brought to justice. Gov.
Robinson promptly issued s proclamation, Of
! fering a reward of $500 for tho detection and
| apprehension of the culprit. And we have
high hopes that he will thus be detected and
punished.
Such is the contrasted course Of the two ad-
verse parties in Kansas with respect to the
shedders of blood among them. We trust it
win continue so contrasted to the end.-N. 7.
Tri5ane.
An ODIoUs TERM.-The Frsen,an's Journal,
of last week, says the term Protestant sis be-
coming odious,' and it is insulting to call the
ron-Catholics Protestants. TheJournal should