New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-27
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svs experience IN toe leIT'Wy. . -, ,,..
IL r., ou burr, Of viocucc IN May Int when re-
IND In the town # L+w".nor h-ing "t'"ekcdI 'he
.;no,s bc;,l being bGiteiod down ana then rciaced
Is the printing Ofiices OF the free-Siai" Iu'nais
-; hn,nt dosn the type and presscs benz, destroyed
~. EAST into The kaw Rver, and the city bei'S Gwen
aver 10 ueciless suck. On the same Day and by the
same actn. y, occurred the hrng OF ,!ON i'Jbn-on
house and The arrest of himself and others without
lecsl warrant. or Gov. Robinson, we read IN the IN
tes,,e b, ought thu, week by The Arabia ttbs', after
four months confinement without tria 10 the lail al
J<ooupton h has at length been released on bail AS
Ivas NV lot TO be in Bis company for short Tune
durpe hr forced journeyines as prisoner VIII se-
Lct in prefere,ce that portion Of my travelling ex;e-
rinec. which Will contribute one page to tie hthy Oh
Gov R0binsOn's imprlsOnmncDt WINE VIII 3 ihceh'-
~ illustrate the condUiuh oi inc ic'iIoIy d. o'
eifed period.
n was a fearful night which followed the ai'ack on
Ia.re1cc was Ia Kansas Cry, and shall never Tor
oct tr nurearance Of the asers mob that poured Into
fhe tl.et nfaued with drink, glued with Tie iniul-
yepce Of the vost paeiOns displaying with loud boasts
The "plunder" they had taken from the inhabitants,
and t6I,ing fer the opportunity to repeat the acE OF
IawIencc in oihcr offending place. men oi lTge
fr,no for the most part with rcd flannel shlrlts and
m meme boots oltsdc Their ronsers th-lr lfccs
ppwshed and uushayen stil rcekn5 VITA the aust anu
smoke and blOodshed oil Lawrence wearing tIe ncI1
savage looks and giving uerancc TO me most horrible
hnurece;iOns and blasI hcmes; armed, moreover, 10
Tie teeth with iGes ana reyoyers, cutla'.'5 ana O'"c'
kniycs felt that all my former experiences among
hor(er ard M--OlTdu we're a. notHii5 'oilP9Ieu
with this Hreicbtd Cicw, no appeared only Tue more
terrif me- froIn 4 daIkue Of the surhdndnS night
Tho hotel in Kansas City, where ne were, was the next
place they said that should fall; the tack was being
slsun,d that night and such should be the end OF every
mac which was built 10y Free State men, or that har
bored those rascoly Abotohists.' Happily, tins
threat was not iulhlcd
A number OF these mcn became my COM aniOns for
tie night rs went up by of the Missouri steam
bo,ts h.m Kansas to !. aVenwOrh City which, as the
center Of operat ons dsircd 10 make my headquar-
fe,s while investigating the condition OF atas IN the
Territory The other cllO" pas engeis were iOr the
most part of a like oder. few Germans, carrying
their stock n'rade 10 turn an honest penny by peace
ful traffic while other people were lighting; a COM
paly of New-M cxicaus. making their way through
Kansas TO Santa Fe-a more gcntlcInany party to
whom shall again have Occasion 10 refer AID tor the
rsi n crowd Vi advcn urtrs little better than those
INST taken on board. who mi int be ella scd generally
upder the head oi - Border Kuieus," made up, with
asiDge exec ton or two, our travelling party Tor the
night.
a general rush to the bar cnsued. Already mad
dened with whisky, each would heat his iello"-m-
Step up and liquor here you Sir, leap fnrr this sqa
sss sa '' One r" Of our boy reckon al sht goose
xh No hehRl%n arr here you g91T rep ., ,Jr t DGp
hr, Ion they make OF mighty quick and that.
. NV w1 sn 5e SD ca SG@ Yc Sir Mi. ic tool d nn
banding pistol, isnr the fret time it has .ee blue
Ter take OIL that satin. We sin asOu' to stand hcm
oopin' here We sin len their place down East big
enough for them should like To know We ain agoin 10
stand their COMM and dictan with their id niger
Sp S Se we . o% ba sAS Here Soy drl step
mp this way, cid moss, and liquor"
And thus the midnight talk went on-tak which
ueitb,r cere to nor to repc A. and IN which
m compelled omit the fearful eApleves OF blasphe'
my which interrupted, 10, every sentt nee melly but
every word or two Of the dialogue. Others eat down
So cards and usreed their losses; some, more
sleepy threw themselves the cabin floor to rest. In
ALI tEcre were near 900 board, and, az II evil
deit that the majority must sleep on the floor l
r. H., +l,. tna
relief, il possible, from the distracing noise. In a
smaller degree hsd had 80 much OF similar expert
ence before tba managed to sleep, only awakened at
Shines by louder shout from the bar or the eaming
table.
In the morning. like the rest, was early as.ir. My
Westen companions accustomed to frequent tations
seemed already Oboed down by their few hours rest
If ts bosterOusly demoDstratve however III relation
10 "Yankee Abolitonists' than in the night, the
Shspge was only 10 amino city Oi more calculating
and determined character. News Of fresh strife had
come on board during the night Extras Of the diff
freit journals in the forms Of printers slips containing
the latest int agence were put on board and largely cu-
culated These sby contained distorted accounts
Of the events of the hour and appeals of most IN
Aanma'ory character. As theywere read aloud to the
anger listeners they gave occasion TO renewed deter
m'natons to light The niger. wolshpiDg crew to the
o last d. p of blood One extra ] obtained, ISSUED
by TIL. Border Tunes at WespOrt, i'll which the out
RACES at Lawrence were announced beneath the head
ise: "Tbe Kans as Ball Opened-Warin Earnest In
another LtCompton paper, the rarranro WIS headed
sand Order Party over Fansticsm 10 Kansas
When cold FLOODED murder, which left behind Is de''-
tutiop widowbocd and orphannGe, comes to be re-
aarded by journalists as the mere opening OF BAH and
n ground for exultaton, it s not TO he wondered at
Mat the men whe pcp,trated these deeds were eager
% acauire fresh glory in the achievement Of further
"triumphs."
A single incident must suffice as Illustration. Be
Sore had left my berth many minutes was attracted
by the clustering talk of one OF my fellow traye4e'T
q one Of the mott respectable merchants IN WESTON
n 1t. hut En
not deny himself in the rum punch, gln'sing ofhinJ-
cocktails, and other com pounds issued ut the bar.
This rsspectable mt reliant was surrounded, ~ be
mood in the cabin of the boat, by circle, WHOM l
ioped, Out of a side pocket protrudod the head OF
nsto in his hand he branoshed another, loaded, a.
he told us and ready for action. WIN toreatemhs
asp,ct and attitude he vented himself, amid may
saihs, of the following language addressed 70 Us a."
"'I bound to bring down some one before l IN aoi .
s,n you by c. III teach these nfernI nisgct.tesny
FreesOl,Is lesson night pesTiy ths', iSe to- thei
Skould I'm the put chunk Of lead INTO hs WOOL.
A~ad night oa that's what III do Their iJoAins SISHna -
enc OF with this here tool SPesk the word az d. y y
TN msn That SO should ne 80 % dne nd' him r.,
he'll pretty quick, sioIe lie snowd "ha' n was tu.i "1
wha I'd do. I'm Almighty ceuEous custoa'ri. Tam
And so thought probably, one of h heatrs, 70 h
.~id 10 the curious customer. Come I'D hoss woat
Won have some break fast r. The old horse was no: -
be SO easil, diverted however
Breakfast think Id BE- after breakfast when I've sot ny
duty before ne hKere.se he ,hns 10y ,s DON
af1 I've 20 hgt for the bc' ies OF my country ID
no nf p y, d 800 te 30 kno,S what they've 20 10
this here place with their srSne sneakns Ways te "a
theres a them knows how 70 fsh' she ID
nae 10 will Opt has mouth heTethsis ~4t
should like tosce tel you I'm aoe-Gr o1e-ny
that" pointing Grsc dos which seemed PTepHe1t 70
stand BY its foT better faen boald Ike
tie that would touch that err doS 81 mine Idsy
him dead in a moment, that | would. Just me"
Il. Ii a., d.x I'd tha