Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-06-21
LETTER FROM KANSAS.

LETTER FROM KANSAS.
The following letter was written by HENRY
CAMPBELL formerly of this place, to friend
and handed to us for publication. 1t is not
necessary to say those who know Mr.. c., that
he is incapable of misrepresentation, and that
his statements can be implicitly relied on. If
there has been any one who has thought the
reports from that Inflated Territory exaggera-
ted or ovcrlrawn, they will find that Mr. CAMP
BELLS observation and experience corroborates
the accounts we have received from other
sources =
LAWRENCE, X. T.. June G. Is5G.
FRIEND F.: Here | am in the doomed city
of Lawrence have walked about until am
tired, 50 let me treSpaSS on your time and good
nature a little. After travelling through Iowa
for about three weeks, landed at Leavenworth
city last Friday found it in great excite
ment. This place had been mobbed, sacked,
and burned Il few days before. The Free
State men had retaliated and murdered some
pro-slavery men, and the Abolitonsts must he
driven from the territory. As soon as we land
cd Il had a friend with me- pro-slavery man
came up to me and asked where We were go
ing? We replied to the Leavenworth Hotel.
You are in danger, said he it is very danger
Gus. | replied we had Just come into the
place, and did not know what place was safe
and went up to the Hotel After little three or
four border-ruffians came in, one having re-
volver on each side and Bowieknife in his
hand, and somewhat intoxicated coming up
to my friend, he demanded Are you a Free
State man 2" His answer was that he was a
Wisconsin man. He replied, I" | want to cut
your ID throat" After bullying about for
a few minutes, he and his gang left The Free.
State men were afraid to say anything, else
their houses might be torn down over their
heads. The next day we attended law-and-
order meeting, got up by the very rankest of
the pro-Slavery party, as they said to calm the
excited passions of the people A set of reso-
lutions was read one appointing a vigilance
committee of seven men, not known to com
munity to see that all disorderly and obnox-
ious persons be kept out of the place which
meant all Frcc-Statc men that dared to speak
their sentiments. The rest of the resolutions
were of the most ultra pro-slavery kind, de-
nouncing and threatening the abolitionists and
Emigrant Aid Society, &c The speeches were
vnrN- Il IL
put forth an effort to make Kansas free State
calling him an AbotioniSt, disorganizer, and
a dangerous member of society, saying that if
peaceful measure would not keep him quiet,
their ueighbors over the river raised hemp suf
ticient to do it. They broke up in quarrel
some of them being too liberal to let the reso-
lutons pass peaceably. | went in and heard
the Congressional Investigating Committee
take some testimony. Mr. SHERMAN, of Ohio
is one of the most gentlcmanly men ever met
he argued his point clearly and with great
force, and then waited patiently to hear the
weak, SenseleSS rejoindcr of OLIVER, of Mo-
If ever words convey their true meaning, it is
Border-Rutfian, when applied to Whitfield, who
was standing by with his coat off, his red fan
mel shirt open at the neck, and the tobacco
juice running down his face a pretty speci-
men for member of Congress. The next day
| came on to Lawrcnce-dstance 35 miles,
Of course you have read half dozen different
accounts of the sacking and burning of this
place. The version Of the affair by the resi-
dents, is that the bogus Grand Jury found bills
of indictment against several OF the citizens
here, and they were given to United States