Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-04

lGorrespondenee of the Bradford Poro,,o. ,

t@ rs DhoNNsNILLE, X. T., August i TO-
az Mf. EDITOR Having spent most Of
llivesin Bradford County, and being awo,..I ~ Vu'
many still hold that there is no diS,nn,'" ''aI
Kansas, we feel it our duty to give 2 trn. ,' III
eonnt OF same of the depredatioDs tbot a.
come under@ oIir personal Observation. ,''
Others that we gather from reliable soDr.a Gnu
trusting that the people of our own r.
will at least read, if not believe tho,. '"n.y ~.
know the subject has been held IN in o,,.'
every possible form, consequently wo !. ,''OS'
expect to throw any new light upon !, ~ pO'
II we are capable of setting forth bo '"'
outrages perpetrated upon the pcacc,IJo -,
zens of this lovely Territory, by the hon1....
of the South, backed by the administro,;o..'
its tools, our object will be accomnI;,la5 '''t
all will agree with the Hon Senator Of ,Ia ,b
State of New York, in saying "the dav ~,
compromises with slavery has passed.
has already been observed, it is flo o...-',
impression in the North and East that oro.,
thing relative to the troubles in Kansas
mere eXaggcrationS yet, we are 10th t. -,,
the half has not been told IF ,o,o ,r
deep raylnes and groves could sneak H..
would tell You tales Of horror and mur1on
would make the most obdurate heart tr,,nfr
Even the worst fanatic cannot be made to No
lieye that which every boy in Kansas lr,n.
to be fact. While it is true that ron,I..
and robberies are of almost every dav o.,u.
renee, and create as little excitement boro =.
thunder storm would in the east we bovooo
tua!ly talked with those in Bradford conr.r
who insisted that it was all political farce 10
| elect FREMONT /; and that when he is oIootol
quiet would be restored We hope it wiII
Now, lay aside all party bias and read and
belIeYe-be not crcdulou>, for facts are pot
fiction, One Of the undersigned was elected,
delegate to the Topeka Convention which o..
sembleCl on the I'd of July last and pror,,or,
/ ly passed the resolutions set forth at tlatt
/ They coptain facts enough to starscr .nr
thinking man. While we know that j ,vrs
BUCHANAN is sworn in theDcmocratic platform
to follow in the footsteps of his iiabeci,o r-a-
dccessor, beware how you affect his Interest q,
the coming election
Many OF the facts contained in the appeal
OF Kansas have come under our own kDow,.l,.
We were within one mile of BIaDlon,> Lr.f,.
when Jones was so inhmanlv murdered For
the particulars we are Indebted to his brother
who was upon the ground few moments af
ter the assasSinS had fed. Jones was rongr
man, who lived with his widowed mother and
who was her only support They had come
into the Territory but a few months prev:on>
and taken claim few miles from the bridge;
he was supposed to entertain Free State ,en,i
mcntS, from the fact that he came from the +
State of Illinois, which was sufficient proof
that he was an Abotiguist- term amId
to Gil men from the Northern states On tie
day of the murder, he had been to Lawrence.
had purchased "a sack Of meal. and was Tetur..
ing home on horseback and had Just crosse
the bridge as the rufiian party come NJ. lie
was asked to give up lis arms knowing T.
, sistancc to be useless, he gave them lis rcyy-
yer and after being detained anlipsuItcI5r
a length of time, he was ordered to proeeIon
his journey. He had gone Lut fw sgN
when one Of the rufians drew a revolver aaa
shot him from his horse.
lie died in few hours lie lived lon.
enough, however to make his brother prona.
to a7engc his death
Another circumstance although shocking 10
humanity, is none the less trnc \ gentleman
by the name of Turner, one Of our neI9Ayoa
whose veracity cannot be called in question
was on his return from LcavenwOrth city, aal
turned aside for a moment to sake his tlar'
at a spring which came ont of rayinc but
short distance from the road, when he a>''
cred the dead body of a man among the V''
eS, which to all appearances, had been F.
there some time. 1t was badly mHIa'g
the wolves and buzzarIS, which had ea'
upon it.. While he stood gazing at H. IL
were, Spcllbound. there came along lH"
four OF Buford's gang, who gave it co1't"
tuouS kick, at the sama time calling ha0
abolitionist an act which did no iI5G'E
it shows the character Of those We have 10 O
with. Leaving the body in the hands "
ruAianS, Mr. Turner proceeded on Ill,
home. He had gone but few miles '.'~
was met by woman and little sE' WIZ
formed him she was in search Of her lD'.'-
who she feared had fallen into the "'D'
the rulilans and had been murdered. AT,
few inquiries as to the clothes her AH,.'"'
worn, he became satisfied that the a>'7'
and stfened corpse he had just elt' WIS
of her husband, who had left home o0'
short weeks and was on his return from