The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-07-24
From our Kansas Correspondents
Crescent HUI Kansas 7th mo. {. Sc.

CRESCENT HiLts ksNs As. 7th mo- {. Sc.
To tie Editors Of tie Palaifum:-FAe
Palladium OF The 26,h ult. which received
to day, contains ramor thar had been hung
BY the Border Refian demons. and \ letter
IRON a friend contains the same ramor. lam
happy aud thankful 10 be able 10 Inform, You
thss it is only ramor. Tough have been
,hre sieRed with hsaging. The sum OF nv
offending is this. | WAS very unexpectedly
called upon 10 act as chairman oi a meeting
which passed resolutions OF resistance 10 The
Border Rutisn mob self styled lesi>htarel,
and nav name went out with the published
proceedings; and forthwith | was arrai.ned
in the columns Of that vilest OF sheets. the
Weslport Border Times. as tie same seoun-
drrl who insulted Henry Clay a. Richmond
Ind" and sentence OF death by hanging WAS
pronounced sgsins, me. But ia the previ-
denee OF God. that sentence has no, Vet been
executed. Tor the sole reason. perhaps. that an
opportunity has not offered Other victims.
far less obnoxious 10 the scoundrvis than my
self. have met similar fate. and l have no
security that the brutal sentence would not
be executed upon me, were l 10 fall into their
hands. But | Lave steadily pursued my daily
ayocaiions and have endessored 10 relax not
4 hairs breadth OF what conceive TO be NV
duty a. q man. and citizen OF what should
be free country | have scarcely Eel, a lear.
Borde RufhaniSm never appeared more utterly
odIous IN my View than now. and | never
felt more Ike open aud utter reputation
of their ,illainous outrases. than now. tell
, YOU. II there Is spiri, In man. If there Is one
; lingering spark of manhood lii his breast.
residence in Kansas will brin, it out. Long
, wears gone hv. | battered myself tina. | was
good anu slavery man rs could be found.
but have found that only stood on half way
, ground. Here w are called aboitionists
| the quin;essence Of reproach. but for one
am prepared 10 accept the term with all the
force they can give IT. Nay. ii Is too anne
, word 10 express The burning hatred W. feel
t ior the supeila,ive esnness OF American
, Slavery and the supreme contempt We feel for
the vile mi>creanis who are striving 10 sub lac
Us. We feel that thi, is no time to shrink from
a ri gid adherence o the path of duty. can
not | Will nor render willing obedience 10
' the wicked enactments OF the Border Raiiian
| Legislature Were 10 do so. SHOULD feel
) that had lost my manhood and become
a slave: nav, the loathing abhorrcncs should
feel for myself would be n punishment too
I great 10 bear.
Every true man in Kansas has been marked
for destruction. there is amongst us. a sci ct
: creatures, protesting TO be free state men, who
L act spies for the enemy. and the name OF
r every man who is fair game for the villains is
A reported. and the amount of his influence es-
5 timated
/. The members Of our Legislature have just
q returned from Topeka. They were dispersed
e at the point Of the bayonet. by U. s. Troops.
# under command Of Col. Sumner. who seemed
}. to feel deeply the degradation Of the service.
and he said in addressing tbs Legislature.
!, that it was the most painful duty he had ever
\ had TO perform. and by no means in accordance
\ with his feelings. but such were the positive
: orders under which he was acting. The MEM
:, bers of the legislature consented to disperss.
I purely out of respect TO the character OF Col.
;. Sumner. and the crowd gave three cheers for
I, him. and three hearty groans tor Pierce. be-
;, fore leaving. About thousand free
:. men were assembled on the occasion. but 1t
doubt. wisely concluded. not TO resist
L. 5. authority This is but another outrage
: from the administration. aud will tell It's owR
story with every honest freeman
;. There is. just now. an apparent iuii IN the
. excitement in Kansas, and rumor SAWS that
;, change is to be made in the plan OF opera.
tons of the pro-savery party; that they VIII
now try the scheme Of settling the territory
:. with pros slavery voters. But we have learned.
4 from sad experience. to put no reliance IN
q rumors coming from that quarter.
: While am writing in the still hours oil
), night, a Young man has called at my door
: having been driven from his claim by pro-
. slavery ruffiaus Such is life in Kansas.
Yours ill hanging.
RICHARD MENDENHALL-