New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-09
KANSAS.
TpB MISSOURI RIVER PIRATEs-THE "ok-
CESrER EMIGRASCS.

The su, Joined letter. giving an account VI VOC Wv
rss. TO which the 6rst patty OF anNaS einsrae was
erpss.d BIZ the Border Rafiiaus oil Inc est, Is rom
a. ,.v ~ Mrs DR. Cutter Of Warren, who wac OF the
party. Read it, c,r,, =
r,;,..;n That there II nothing under the sun
N i. ,yne Of the elementary pf ncpes OF opr, son,
ty,snny an Slavery-whe IT may not De true OF Tue
.,snf stations Of the viii Of tyi ants. lbe ACT" 40"
AIN pe pstreted upon the Mieour River aod 10 -
sss the legitimate resu'fs OF the pc
10 our Cover mt Mt the immediate actors IN these op
ntssiys asd bloooy dramss are but the snsTsmeH i
and The empowts Of the Slave PoScr 10 co"p";,n
of there uora ons % deDounce Their aLocries, "ue
20 ove,l, IL ana npok giJe for the so-cGhed rcePoc.
sbl men al whose bddiog There wrongs sre enaced'
" ns absu,o az il would De 10 denoan'e me powe
knife or pirol Of the assassin WINE Tue nnatI ~
WELDED The weapon OF death upon I' nv; ~ 80 .n'
,..,.d nv honorable men and ushered into good so-
cisiy. .1. i II Lo, ho,s
will now tell an unvsrnisbed tale OF wna, nave
se,n III. last tso wevkr. leit 10Y Ne" Eng aho
HON. June II 10 accompany my husband 70 4hsas,
nth the ypeetation that the rich, rolling prares OF
that s,ct1 Of the couItry would be my future home
In accordance with common feeling OF fr.aeer seoul
fy we joined company enigratiig 70 ihat ierlno?'
The patty consisted Of forty men aud two wohrn;
TIE eompsny from several OF the New Eng ano
States, snd consequently strangers 70 one 7nothsI'
There was no organization OF the party untli We Of
rived at ID .por ON the New York and Erie ktifoaa'
Nv husband WA then uusnmoLl y selected a. ine
re, erai travelling ucior OF the party; snotnei
s+ cted to tak. cboIge Of the baggage, auo .n .s
to provide the neeOfu 10 su-taln tpe wants VI ~ 10
etoEnch There was no military orgau'zatonn-nV
drl q, nee of military weapOns-but agricultural ahu
mechanical implements, aid also guns aho pl7.ois w
kpxipg to the party for use anc defense We nrr'ed
Chicago Juot 10 sna BY 81 ag louis instead Of Iowa
CIV. W. left the busy busting levee OF ST. Louis In
the steamer Sultan JaDe "a ., l..
No narograoh of incidents or accidents occurred to
yehef The l1oiooby Of mudbanks, AID the 81 ne un-
inc view of cotton wood except here and there
a biuff lowered upward to furnrh retreat Tor the
turkey -buzzaid. -,
On The evening Of June 25 arrived at Boonviie,
Mo- One Of the passenger, Mr.. Nhitt4ke OF
Saline CO. Mo-, stepped ashore, sno busted himself
reporting us; there was some excitement ON the
bank, accompanied with strea's Here vague ru-
MOL reach, us that the company ffom Chc1g0 tna.
had preceded up the river bad been dsarned, asd
they would not be permitted tn leayc the boat. VA
the afternoon of the 26th We met the steamer S,ar OF
the West WITH the dissfined Chicago company. Ihcy
advised our return. Facts being stated, arrange
mel Is made with the captain OF the Star VI the
West for us TO return " st. Louis.
Two Of our company entered the boat others were
prevented by the passage way benz hled WIN MID
souTisns, who guarding the Chicago men dvSn
the river; thew presented pistols and threatened the
life of the captain and Others if acre from the Su tan
came aboard. The noble steamer turneo rapidly, and
ghded Gown while we plJwtd up the turbid waters
Of the Missouri. II was then decided that We return
the Sultan occupying the rooms that We then
bad The rifles then delivered TO the ,leik OF
Louis; receipt written, but not sgned when
the boat reached Waverly. The shore here Was lined
with armed men-our steamer was bOarded-the rues
frcibly taken away. These robbers stated that
three pieces Of and fifteen hundred men ere
planted shOre There also ,nnVus at Le1iog-
ton to " adjust matters If there were Resistance IL
was daik and did not the peace inakere
We then cherished the hope that sc should proceed
unuolested, as we had made arrangements not to
land at Leayenworth, and besides, the dreaded, as
well eas ely sought-fr Sharp's miles, were stolen
At Rcbland the same puuc military denonrtration
awaited us although the RAID was pouring In torrentS
We arrived ut dawn Oh Sunday morning at Liberty;
here were anapgtd a military company OF loO inen,
armed wi United States muskets, all Cannon to CON
msnd the river Threats wero here made, and portion
OF the military remained on the boat-on leaving 'he
sbore guns discharged in the air. al directions
given the csnnOber, not to fire too hight as people
"we,e on the opposite bank. At independence we
had similar fian tIeatmeht also al accession 10 our
bal oft COMPANY. May never see Liberty or lnde-
p.noence agot, It tbee places ere Representatives o
tho.e words eudeared To every true Anercaa
BeE re- We lived at kanr As City, my husband, guided
by the advice of Fr-.-State men not of our party,
airans, WITH Capt Jsmts Shaw aud Capt. ii Blcc.
Of Independence, thet the pistols shou$ De d. pee
led with In, clek of the sultan, with the pos'tive
as anct that aCh man should receive his pstoi on
the taIh o. the boat 10 Kansas City. We we're now
the shore, looking from my state-room, 2V1 OF
Col. BufUId's gsOg met my eye. The excteueht was
more ntGis thac at the preceding places. A. Park
vile the demonstrators asalted US a Z. the
former lanonge. My pen is Inadequate to sesc'ibe
the motley crowd that saw on two terraces as Ne
approached Delaware City, h. L. hope Pluto may
never receive into his dark domain q vier looking
crew. In their hands were muskets, rites, pistols,
knives, &c. These were the "laF aud orter' militia
of the Territory. was told they were chiefly from
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, aud Mis'issppi,
oruerec by Gov. Shannon TO preserve the Territory
In pas ing from Delaware to Leaveu worth CITY, our
masters gave another to the slave drivers screw
The rta -foums must be examined Ia searching the
gentemens cabin three tides were found ei's to du-
ferent p.sons Of our party. The "Rega atiug Go IL
lit. assured the owners, on the honor o gente hen,
that they should be returned. But alas IN this in-
ri nee ihe old maxiu was not verihed-"ther 10
lao, or among thieves Behind the warehouse At
IrnytnwVrtb City there lie teposit of I. muskets
for the use Of the "law and oroer men, Does this
look like disaImipg the PrO-Slavery meni AT this
landing insult heaped upon insult. My pen forbids
10 tell the tale. Over ths city waved the red das with
the letters \. X. iSoutnern Rights l now took my
berth % my physical energies were Frustrated. We
pa sed Fort Leayenworth--hsre on parspet waved
the .o-caltd Flag OF Freedom, whose folds are to
aosd protection TO every American citizen. Bot no
protect,on security DID 1t give TO Free State m.n
and women Its flag staff ie nailed by the nat OF the
slav, holder, and l felt the force Of Douglass
words we will subdae You"
On arriving at Weston Mo-, the door that opens up
on the guards of the steamer was thrown open, and
Saw thst was prisoner About six feet from me
stood two goHant gentlemen from the sunny South,
guarding sick woman, who reqared constant at
tendant H.re these chivalric men reuaiUed, with
huge pstos fully displayed on the left side and large
hited bowie knives the ENTHUSIASTICALLY, Capt.
II. Il. Chapman of South CarvliuA ccossed over the
the in their srduous labUrs 1t is bat justice fot
10 ray that Capt. John lsp'cer Of Mississippi from
his better culture, Did not al rudely Cap
tain Eli Moore of Virginia.
sr was turned and we Heating down the Me-
souii under the surveillance of armed with rlres
revolver, sc. ALI quiet until We reached Park.
Vile A chang, was now mabitest in our captor
tad h.. lart fly- hoy