Demoine courier., 1856-06-05

Statements of Mr. Miller.
We had the pleasure on Monday Eve.
ming last, Of meeting with Mr. Joshua
Miller, Of the Kansas Free Stale, one Of
the papers whose office in the Free Stale
Hotel, was destroyed in the sacking OF
Lawrence. Mr. Miller was two weeks on
ly from Kansas He spen, an evening
with us. and favored a number of our
citizeEs with full and interesting account
of the disturbances in Kansas from the
commencement. Mr. Miller finds here
several old Indiana acquaintance, among
whom ore T Bigham, Esq, and Messrs
Milligan who were of The number Of his
interested audi,ors on the evening in
question. Wewill furnish our readers
with such statements of Mr. Miller as we
can recollec.. They were made with
candof and We learn from those formally
acqui nted with him Ina. they may Be
relied upon. :.
As The papers have stated, Mr. Miller
was arrested and tried by the ChiUalry
and escaped Just. before the sacking of
Of Lawrence, TO Leavenwor,h, where lie
WIS called before the Investigating Com
amittee 10 testify. He then took passage
on a boat for 81 joseph and although eur
rounded by Pro-Slayery men all the time
on the passage succeeded in reaching tina,
place from whence he made his WY here,
on his way to JOIN his wife in Louisa CO..
who had preceded him by way Of Saint
Louis. He expects to return very short
Iy TO Kansas.
Mr. Miller is a South Carolinian by
birth, and bis family wss known TO ON
of the squad into whose hands he fell in.
Kansas. He has been a decided Free
State man, but of so moderate views,
as 10 ecure the confidence of The Pro-
Slavery Party, 10 which fact he proba-
bly, owes his life. He stated to us lha,
the reports on the Free State side of the
question, in the States, SO far as they had
fallen under his notice, were correct and
not exaggerated; that the Territorial Leg
islature Yves elected by Missourians as
has been aIIedged, thatthe Legislature has
been %repudiated by bona fca citizens of
Kansas at all times; that forcibie resist.
Notwithstanding had been SO trifing
as TO amountso very %liltle, tina, Gov Ree9.
ergase the certificates Of election, The only
show OF legality which that Legislature
possesses, under the influence Of appre
tensions for his personal safety;. that the
investigating Committee are proceeding
timely in taking testimony of the mos,
conclusive kind; that enough will be
proved by the pro-slavery witnesses 10
establish the invasion of The Border Puf
fans. and that there are only two parties
pro slavery anc Free State 10 Kansas.
Mr. Miller related many facts winch
we should like 10 repeat if we had room.
all tending 10 show that the country has
not been deceived in relation 10 Kansas.
1t was indeed o painful and humiliatine
narrative. A Territory in The very hearr
Of the Republic gone over 10 the control
Of a brutal, insolent and irresponsible,
mob, acting IN fact under The orders of
the Government of the country and in
its pay; liberty. property and life, The
pay of ,awless violence; and hundreds
Of the best citizens Of the Territory
driven from their homes, TO seek in dis
guise and by fight that protection in for,
eign states, they could not End q. home
This is The 6rst fruits Of the N ebraska
Bill. VIVA, may we expee. the gather.
ing oil its fnai harvest wall be? There
are 800 slaves liz Kansas. The boas,
has gone forth tina. they shall stay there.
and those who question their righ. eiihes
in Kansas. in Congress. or else where ar
10 be subdued. Slavery 10 Sc, up as the ma
,ional God, and the edicl has gone forth
tina. eli shall fall down and worship il.
Gov. Reeder. was at Chicago one Cay
asst week, and addressed an immense
crowd Of Citizens az the Briggs House
From Chicsgo he proceeded 10 Bloom
TO be, resen. al the Republican