Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-10-03

thirty or forty houses. two stores, a steam
nwmill and the Post Office, first sewing tho
mail which had just arrived and breaking
open the letters.
August 30. The Runiansapp'nrat Prairie
CITY, still nearer Lawrence, but are fright
encd away hy the stratagem Of woman
IN hearing this news. lane marches rom
Lawrence with strong force, TO attack
AtchiDn.
Reid's men. during their retreat, hrutalIy
murlcr one Of their prisoners.
Wo,d.on's militia employ this and the
flowing day i'm burning the houses ol Tree
State men near lccompion.
August 81. On the appearance OF Lane
Atchison rctircs, and j. followed tlll he Re-
treats into Missouri, when Lane returns to
Lawrence.
In tho cnnrs, VI this retreat, while the
army is cncampcd at Dull Crock. another OF
the prisoners VI Oawattamic is shot 10y the
vote It The army.
Gen Smith remains quietly in the fort,
and docs nothing 20 prevent these outracS.
September \. Iravenworlh plunlrrcd at
midnight hy mob ct Missouri Ruihln',
whom the Inhabitants arr afraid 10 resist
And now with all this record Of crime
and ontrac, a-ain,, Northern men, simply
or the reason that they desire free i7di'u.
Ho1,. We have mon anon. ne who s1y that
the FREQ State men are the acgrcs'ors, and
are in reality, the Border Ruiiaus.'-
Thcs, men mr. 3, anxious to sustain what
they call democracy. and the Cincinnati
Platform. that thcy ar willing 90 deny ;hc
hest authenticated facts and believe a lie.
They arc willing to bolster mp tho repeal Of
tho Missouri Comrr,mi'', which has caused
all the, murders AMI outrlsrs, II porchancc
thry AMI their party can succeed TO power.
They mr., willing to fui their own frirnls,
nci,hh1r, AMI kindred in tho wrong, and
belle the sentiment, which should animate
every lr,c American ci,irrn. W., they arc
wil'iu- % 20 farther, AMI say Of the very
mon Who have gone {, Kansas from this re-
zion. anil who wrrr always Democrats,
.. They arr, and wcr' irrnkarls, r1wli's
anil va-ah1nls." Aul Yet these same
o ror-1ii" were formerly entrusted with
tho secret, or the D,m,sa,ic party, and
lahor,l TO sas,ain H. fle.hoartod leaders.
hot the buchanan Democrats saw there
has been outrarrs committed hy both sides
There has been as much injury done ly one
siIc rs N, other Th., i' f,l-,-ut,srly
Ml,,. W. drfy these men % show any 90.
stance whcr, free state men have committed
an Outrage or murder, cyvp, iu 'slficfcncc.
Her, arr the only two instances whore even
a rrr,,ucc i,oN,r,i that lrc State men wsre
tie ac-ressor.
Nrril 20. Array NJ Tr1vrnwor,h. In
which CLARK j. killed by McCra, FRY
State man whom CLARK hl Innsbruck with
"a club. NsCrl, with great difficulty rs
curl from 70 mob 'i1t attempts % murder
him. 0. rlnc.l Goo 'hr ror' fur -n'r keeping
ANIL ~ Arrrtsat Lawrence hy ' Sh'r-
ir" Jones. Jones .hutviiha pistol, With
ont Ia hall, probably ly p-r of hi' own CON.
Tolerate, Pr,enl' g. % mora'ly wound.
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rrrIi, m,g,ip,. r,Iul.ap auy connection
with or approval of mo sp1'in. VI Jones.
In Die Gr,t OF these cI'~ thc 1s0l'antNas
a pr'-.h,ery democrat, Nho Threatened tho
lir 1f McCrl and tier struck him VI,
Crn then Iillel CLARK O. save hi' own lie.
~ 90 Jones being shot hy irr' STATE men
il Is a,l % hoax. Ii'' SIMPLY . Joe. Jones
rrf-7'iw DO shot '"i'c might ''e'''a"l
iu'1.rr' ih' N.''nTA'' 70 m"r'.' anu
drive ont the ig'' state rrn. In Tour day.
a0crN'ri. h' was heading Che Democratic
mob, and di.r'ar.iuc m'dutlr, rs Ilercc.'
Postmaster, ol Missouri, ~ attacking with
,.i. ar,..,'' m, fro, STAT. men oCI1vr1nr,.
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ut Kansas. such a"H'f o,htrr mu'' nave
hon e, mrr'sfy tl1' hrveh hr lrrl " o.
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"'H'' nave N'.' WIN SUI" y ""'"'' ".
probability is,thl' MS ho Nns Pi'rdf P''-.
mqu,r IN Mi..nurianl a " SirrN " in Kan
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c' about as usual Tie "a earning pei"'
ocmt any way.
br-'ara1 i'T''r.' 20 6'1i''ns ''r'''r''
The Cincinnati Platform ulnrsd this afro
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