The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-05-03

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ing, a party, with the sheriff >. A.:
head. went to Brighton and attacks s's
house belonging to man by the nsn
of Allen, who had formerly been sone ~a,s
what prominent in Missouri, and was.
by the. name of s.horse Allen and bT
been an Anti Benton candidate for GoS
ernor Of that State, / think. Some trss
elers were stopping with Allen for II.
night. and they were killed, and Alien
wife died during the melee. Allen b;n
self was severely wounded. but maSs
his escape to the river, after killing thu
sheriff. When all in the house ss,s ~
dead, the party amused themselves h.
shooting the dead bodies of the travsi
ers. The assessor, being killed the dsy
before, of course was not killed al hi.
time-neither was any other officer, er.
+cept the sheriff.
/. Now, Mr.. Editor, have. done With
your hazardous lettar-writer, and will
only add, if he has any reference to NV
course in California, or if he pretends ta
give an account of the disturbance in
Sacramento on the 18th of August, 1850,
he could not well have stated mofs fals..
hoods in the same number of words. had
he studied month for the purpose. Tbs
truth is. the squatters were acting on tbs
defensive throughout, and / challenge
Mr.. Hazard or any one else to prove 10
the contrary. We had violated no law
but were brutally assailed while passipe
through the streets, as we had perfeet
right to do. And the facts that was
afterwards elected to the Legislature
that both Houses passed bill requiring
the district attorney to enter nOtie pros.
equi in our eases-that we appeared for
trial and were discharged by the court
without trial--all go to show that We
were not the criminals, in the estimation
of the people of California, that some
people seem now disposed to make US
The squatters of California are ready to
compare notes, at any time. with their
opponents, and will not shrink from an.
gid, truthful investigation of their con.
duct.
The charges made by Senator Jones,
the. Washington Star, and other papers,
of bribery, corruption, running away,
&c., &c., are all false, of course, as those
who know the facts can testify. And
those who make these chargesknow them
TO be false; but they have nothing else
to say against the Free State government
of Kansas, and hence they manufacture
falsehoods against our citizens. On.
thing is certain If am guilty of crime
for the part acted, then is Mr.. Allen,
the Atchison. Anti Benton Missourisn,
still moro guilty for his opponent was
killed on the spot, while mine died Of
cholera, several months after the COLI.
sion. Also, if I was bribed on the
"water lott vote, it is a little singular
that ] should vote against the bill
throughout. And if 1 was bribed on the
Capital vote, that vote was in accordance
with the instructions of my constituents.
And if | ran away from justice, it was
not till July, several months after the
Legislature had adjourned, and after the
Court had discharged me, there being no
one to proceed against me. Ny vote for
Col. Fremont, for Senator, was for ihe
reason that he WAS not only ready to do
more for US as squatters than either Of
the other candidates. but he was the On.
ly candidate who would take an open
and decided position in favor of keeping
California a Free State. Col. Fremont
made no eoncealment of his Free State
sentiments. and my vote was satisfactory
to all Free State squatters who had an In
terview with him.
These charges preferred against me by the
enemies of Freedom in Kansas. are harm.
less. except as they indirectly prejudice
the Free State cause. Our enemies are 50
pure and Immaculate that they notice the
smallest blemish in the Free State men,
and tits to prevent them from having their
fine sensibili:ies shocked Bilh the thought
that even one humble Free State man in
Kansas is not just what he should be.
that this letter is written. Trusting that
some people win sleep more soundly in
consequence of learning the truth in re-
gard to a very small matter, subscribe
myself yours truly.
C. ROBINSON.
LAWRENCE. April 81, 1856.