Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-11-07


rial columns of his journal. for the etfica>
cy Of DR.. Hunters treatment by inhaIa
ton. Our friend of the Medical Gazette.
is truly unfortunate in his method of.con-
troyersy. The vindication of DR.. Hun
ter's successful practice-even where Ger.
tain other physicians. have faiIed-is
complete.
Experience of n Free-Statc Man in
Kansas.
NJ. w. King. of Racine, gives a most
interesting relation OF his experience in
Kansas. After relating the circumstances
that led TO his emigration, his arrival in
Kansas city. in Missouri. with his family
he writes:
" Leaving my family. started for the
promised land l travelled just one
hundred and eight miles, according to
the survey, before 1 could find suficien.
cy Of timber 10 warrant me in an attempt
to build house. At Pawnee. the CAPT.
tai as projected by Gov. Recder, or ra.
Their within distance of FIVE miles from
that paper city, 1 succeeded in making
claim of 80 acres. on which, after much
labor and privation. succeeded in raj
sing a house that would shelter myself
and family. During all the time of my
struggle in the wilderness L was aided
and assisted in every way by my neigh
bors, Missourians. and, indeed, never had
to wait longer for their help than they
saw wherein they could assist me.
My claim made, and my house. such
as it was. completed. started for Kansas
city to bring my family out. Judge OF
my feeling when l learned that for near
ly the whole time of my absence my
child had been lying at the point of death.
and my wife. the mother. among stran.
gers, too. And remember, also, that
these strangers were all border rufians.'
OF course. was anxious. | questioned
my wife, how did you get along What
did you do? Why, she answered me,
no people could be more kind all took
an interest in our suffering and sorrow !;
l never saw more kind hearted and gen.
erous people. Twas astonished, confess
it. OF course, said but little-what
could I say They asked me-the .bor-
der ruffians' -of my politics. l told them
| was an out-and out Free State man.
The answer invariably was That's
right, Mr.. King, vote just as you think
we wish every man to enjoy his own opin-
ion.'
For many weary days walked around
waiting for the returning strength Of my
child, and during these days saw many
things that would have been disbelieved
by myself if stated to me before / left Ra.
cine anel---L:l--T"H a reHueTTof, and be-
lever in. the New York Tribune. saw
many-very many poor families landed
at Leavenworth-sen on by the New
England Aid Society. who had not the
means to bury the dead of their compa.
ny. Men, women and children we're
there. sent on by these Aid Societies,
without funds to purchase one meal Of
food after landing. They came there,
exPecting-no one knows what, but in
as destitute a condition as ever emigrants
landed at the docks of New York.
The men of Missouri, the " border ruff.
fans" took them into their homes. they
fed them-the living ones-and buried
the dead-they gave them clothes, food,
and Kind words; they acted, in short.
the part of noble. generous, Christian
men, and their reward has been abuse,
contumely and Misrepresentation.
That the men of Missouri felt and feel
aggrieved is not to be wondered at by
any who knows anything of the facts
They have flooded by companies sent on
by " aid societies. Of men who at home
would not command the respect, hardly
the forbearance of the communities in
which they lived they have been obliged
not only to feed these men, but to listen
to their scurrilous abuse, and now, when
they have sought nothing more, us l well
know. than an equal and just share oil
the advantages ofa newly opened terri.
tory they are belied by press and pulpit |
throughout the entire North. AS said |
before. hate slavery. and never by act
or word will give it countenance, but. L
hate 1t so much that 1 cannot bear even
TO see the mistaken, (though believe
honestly mistakenly supporters of it lied
about and abused.
RED REPuBL1oANs.-On SUNDAY the
Red Republican Society, of Les Travail
eurs met at 16o. Hester street. to take
some. action in regard TO the Spanish
revolution which they look upon as the
opening ofanew era in Europe. About
500 persons, mostly Frenchmen, were in
attendance. After considerable discus.
non, aresolution MAS adopted 10 invite,
he citizens of the different nations resids
ng IN the city, toIelect three delegates
'aehs % attend . convention to- be heidSatsi
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