Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-05-02
Outrage on the Missouri River.


souri, rufians, with becoming regard FOL
the influence of Sharp's Rifles, withdrew
in disgrace from the vicinityof Lawrenc,
that their forays and lawless violence
: were to cease forever, based their opinion
on superficial knowledge of human ma
ture. Fooled in their attempt to drive
the Free State men from Kansas they
have now, it would appear, organized
: with the determination to guard the Mis-.
souri, River, and thus keep all Free State
men out of Kansas, till the letters o.
Slavery can be firmly rivited upon her
We much mistake the energy and the
temper of the settlers from the Free
States ifthis, their last card, is permitted
to win. 1882
/ We have late and startling news from
the Missouri River. A gentleman from
! New York, well known in the business
circles of that city, arrived here on Mon
day evening direct from Kansas. We
have the name and address of the gentle
man, and his character is vouched for
here by those who know him, but we
withhold his name, and for convenience
sake will call him Mr.. Jones.
He started from Kansas on the same
boat with Gen. Lane, Gov. Robinson fol-
lowing in the next boat. After proceed
ing down the river for some distance at
Brunswick landing party of armed men
came very quietly on board the boat,
seized him and his trunk, took them
ashore, and very soon the boat left. His
captors at once made preparations to tie
him to log and start him down the Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Jones protested that he was
strongly an administration man and al
ways had been, and to treat a friend in
this way was an outrage. The captain
OF the band, who is said to be son of
Gov. Price, of Missouri, asked for the
evidence, and the letters in Mr.. Jones
trunk fully established all he had said
The truth is, the ruffians supposed they
had captured Gov. Robinson. and had
planned this lonely voyage on the Mis-
souri, river for the special benefit of the
| Governor. 1909 hU
1t seems from the statement of Mr..
Jones that the ruffians were stationed at
several other points on the Missouri. for
at two other places he was treated to
nearly the same courtesy as in the first
instance, the ruffians supposing that they
had the body of Gov. Robinson. The
description ofthe Governor in possession
OF the desperadoes, it seems could NOT
nave been exactly accurate Gen. Lane.
it is said, escaped any whence from,
The fact that he is a Free Mason. the
signs of that ancient order being No
tent in every case to ward ofall dan
ger.
MIR. Jones declares he world NOT
again undertake TO pass up or down the
Missouri without passport from Pierce
and Douglas Endorsed by Atchison and
otrlngtellow. He says there a1e oroan-
Yea bands OF ruffians at every principal
landing on the Missouri, and that every
boat gong up or down the river has some
one or more of their spies amongthe mas
sengers. They are sworn to abduct al
suspected persons, and seize contraband
goods having sharp eye on every thing
that looks like Sharp's rifles.
MIR. Jones also states that from reI;a-
bic information derived from persons on
the ground, he is satisfied that three
thousand men are banded tooetbe, 70
take care OF the next election in Kansas
Ihere seems tosbe but one resourca
LETT. Let the Free State settlers tn 90
entirely around the State of Missour;
Ihls can be done with far less tro,,hlo
and expense than might be imagined If
: out three hundred and fifty-fve miles
from Iowa City to Lawrence. and it is
not much furtherfrom Burlington. En- ID
grants will nearly all want teams when IA
-hey get to Kansas, and they can pur--
,hase them in Iowa City or Burlington. !
probably with as much or more adyan- t
age than IN Missouri or Kansas. Let {
'nt the tide Of travel take this course and {
nese Towns "0uld~at once be supplied +
win every requisite for the journey across Z
oWa' As to the distance it can he 90 lis
ompilshed in eight or nine DAVIS reru t
0mfortabiy.-lholine (IA.) Workman. o
ss 10 remedy't the Sunday sleen;nes. a
'hlch Oothers SO many good people who "
'ant 10 keep awake, the Christian Intal r.
gencer saws that tbe ,>r.:.. So a,.aEz