Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-06-21
THE WAY THEY DO THINGS IN KANSAS

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Freedom and his sister, tr ,vced to Westport, t.,
where he WAS confined for violations of the g act
to punish ofenses against slave property.' fear
in, hourly to hear Of his murder, and hoping to
at least see him once more, and on their way,
they were twice fired upon by the drunken pick
cts of the U. S. posse, because they did not stop
when told in an insolent and blackguard manner
to do so. On telling this at WestpOrt, pro-
slavery man, who appeared to be something of a
gentleman, volunteered his protection during
their return, and accompanied them. While on
their way back, they were again fred upon, and
their escort risked his life by confronting the
ruffans and cursing them mob of numbering
| ackguards for shooting at ladies.
INCIDENTS AT THE sACKISG OF LAWRENCE.
| The sister of Brown, the Editor, 'who was fired
| upon while OF a visit to her br3ther, resided in
| a neat house in Lawrence. 1t seems that during
her journey to Westport she had met the bogus
Sheriff of Douglas county, Jones, and he had
told her that there would be no danger in Law
renee, that private property and unohcnding per-
| sons should suffer no violence. But when the
rufian army came in, she was ordered to leave
her house, and demonstrations wcro made to-
ward pill aging it..
| She sought AMI found Jones, and the interview
between them was witnessed by our Informant
She reminded him that he had promised her pro-
| lection of person AMI property,-told him that
her husband had been arrested and was in prs-
on, and she alone with her little children, OF
whom she had three; if she was to be made
| homeless to-, what in the name of Col could
she do! She asked Jones if he had wife, and
Jones simply said ''yes," but sat unmoved and
| gave her no advice and made no offer of prOtcc-
| ton. She retired to her house, weeping as she
| went, and vowing that she never would leave it,
but while she had been mporing the protection
of the Sheriff, some of his posse had been en-
| gagged in pillaging her house, anl had so guttcd
| it, and used such l,n,lase towards her, that she
fed across the prairie with her child to thicko.
-Erchange paper.
G1 A gsntlem IN writing from Leavenworth
after the sacking of Lawrencc, thus refers to the
narration of one of the South Carolinians who
went on that marauding expedition. We
| are glad to record any sign of relenting with
| even one of that heirtles. banl
''IIc told them that one man, citizen. was
shot, but they murdered four before they arrived
like child when he was telling them, and said
| he could not stand such cruel and inhuman saugh-
ter. lie had left to get away from the scene Of
| destruction. H. told them that like many 9TH
ers he came here to drive the people from the ter
ritorv, and do away with the free state party but
! he never dreamed that men could become so
| ien;lish and barbarous. lie said he was "a
changed man. lie was ready to join the free
| state IN n and rcjrcss their wrongs. He knows
| now that the people Of Lawrence were not in the
wrong. He satisfied that it was il mere pre-
text by the marshal and Shannon under the con-
| troll of Atchinson, Stringfellow and the south
ernc"., to sack the place.
| AFFAIRS IN EANsAs.-The news we gave Satur-
day concerning matters in Kansas, is but II fore
| runner of what is to come. The Free State men,
driven to desperation, are now determined to
| defend themselves, their families, and their fire
sides, regardless of the conscqucnces-and they
toiN do it. While, however, Missourians are
| pouring into the Territory in one direction,
bodies Of Free State men pouring in from
| Iowa, and other western States, and upward of
| $l00,000 have already been raised to aid them
in the movement. We look upon the present
| state Of affairs in Kansas but the stcp-stone
| to civil war, and unless the deeds of both srtcs
| are checked by the speedy action of Congress,
| more disastrous results will follow. We are
glad to end, however, til, the Free State men are
act;n:-it is time they did act, and VIC feel quite
| sure that they will be aided hy host of frcenen
from the North. God speed the right!
The SENATE MoyGyG.--Senator Crittcnl len has
| urged the necessity cf some immediate action
being taken on the part of the Senate towards
| the restoration of peace in Kansas. Seward and
Crittenden both favored the idea of sending Gen.
Scott there. Mason, of Va, opposed the move
| ment.
| In the House, the resolutions of the Massachu-
sctts Legislature, in regard to the assault on
| Sumner, were read. Bltlor (the dear relative Of
the bully Brooks) said they contained foregone
concus ons; moved to table them, which was
agreed to.
| JUsr LIKE THEN 1T has always been the
course Of the South to kick those who have be-
fricndcd them. For instance, look at the Cincin-
natl Convention. Pierce and Douglas who have
done the dirty work Of Slavery was cast OF for
a new man, and he resident of the North. On
the first ballot Douglas received the vote of but
one Slave State, Missouri Pierce and Douglas
are like plantation negroes, when they are too old
for labor, their brains are blown out in order to
save expense.
| WILL CONGaEss ANYTHING FOR KANSAS p
Notwithstanding National Legislature has
been in session for months, and notwithstanding
war has ,ged in Kansas, and murders have been
committed, yet no efforts have been made in
Congress to stop this diss -acefal state Of affairs.
Hour after hoar, dag after day, week after week,
have gliJed by, and each NON mt has heated the
| passions OF the two parties now ut enmity in
that dstan: Territory, still measure is devised to
ward OF a civil war, which is inevitable unless
something is spec lily done to check the present
state of excitement. Will Congress do any,
thing?
| The RESULT OF TIE TREATY.-The first cargo
from Japan, consisting of over :;20, 900 worth Of
unique articles Of japanese work in the shape OF
fancy dres sing cases. music stands, glove boxes,
toilet boxes, cups, rich cabinets. drawing tables,
trays, card tables, and many curious and elegant
ly carved articles, have reached New York in the
schooner General Piercs.'
Nor QUrrE so FAsr.-The Pioneer says,
in ailuding to the of r Of Gerrit Smith, to
give 0,O00 towards raising a million to aid
the Free State men in Kansas
Gerrii's 'brethern' are not very likely to re-
spond, to ai.y extent, to his appeal.