The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-05-17

Five or six months ago, Mr.. Dow, free
state citizen of Kansas, was shot down in
the highway near Hickory Point, Kansas, by
Colman, pro-slavery man, Dow being UNI
armed at the time and in no manner threat
ening or molesting Colman. Neither the
United States authorities in Kansas, nor
those pretending to hold under the Missou-
rians' Legislature, have offered a reward tor
arrest of the murderer, or taken any step
calculated to bring him to justice. But they
did arrest Bronson, a free-state man with
whom Dow boarded, on a trumped-up charge
of having threatened the life of COlman, and
were taking him to prison when he was res
cued by a number of his fellowcitizens.
Three or four weeks later, Barber, free
state settler from Southwestern Ohio, was
riding home from Lawrence to his cabin on
the prairie, three or four miles off, when he
was shot dead from his horse by a pro-
slavery United States Indian Agent. No
attempt has been made by the federal or
territorial authorities to bring this assassin
to justice.
Still more recently, the free-state party
were holding an election at Easton, near
Leavenworth, when they were set upon by
an armed pro- slavery party. The free-state
men mustered in such strength that their adj
versaries recoiled from the conflict and left
the frec-state men in undisputed possession
of the ground. The latter soon after scat
tered toward their several homes; supposine
all danger of collision was over. But the
pro-slavery party had kept together and were
living in wait for such portion Of the free
state party as they could attack with impu-
nifty. Mr.. Brown, leading free-state set
tier from Ohio, fell into their snare. He was
surrounded, captured, chopped pieces with
knives and hatchets, and at length driven
home in his own wagon and laid down al
his door to die, which he did soon after. His
wife into whose presence he was thrust il
now maniac. No reward has been offer.
ed no attempt to convict the perpetrators
of this fiendish murder has been made by
the federal or territorial authorities up tc
this hour.
But at length a pro-slavery man, the DO
gus Sheriff" Jones, has been shot by
some unknown person, but who is probably
free-state man. He was in Lawrence
seeking to bring on collision between the
free-state men and the federal government
by arresting persons in the name and by au
thority of the bogus territorial Legislature
Every man in Lawrence was ready to sub
NIT to the service of any process emanatine
from the United States authorities, and i
would have subserved every purpose but ont
to have had these writs issued by theUnitet
States judges, but jones evidently sough
not to be obeyed but to be resisted. Find
ing the people indisposed to recognize hi
Shawnee Mission authority, Jones sent t.
the nearest fort for United States troops
and, with them at his back, arrested whom
soever he pleased. Intense excitement ant
indignation pervaded the town, and tina
evening Jones was shot as aforesaid. There
upon the free-state party held great meet
ing, condemned this cowardly assassination
and resolved that the perpetrator should b.
brought to justice. Governor Robinson
promptly issued proclamation offering ;
reward of $500 for the detection and appre
hension of the culprit. And we have higl
hopes that he will thus be detected ant
punished.
Such is the contrasted course of the two
adverse parties in Kansas with respect to thu
shedders of blood among them. We trus
it will continue so contrasted to the end
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