New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-20
THE STATE OF THINGS ~ KANSAS.

KASsAs TERRITORY, sth month, LIST, 1885,
ESTEEMED FRIEND: Although great deal has been
written respecting the outrages committed on the
peaceful and unofendng inhabitants of this uniortu-
nate country many of which accounts have been
con,adcted and in all probability dscredited by our
friends in remote places who naturally conclude
that the hearts of in this enlightened age could
Tot be so de-parately wicked to perpetrato such
cruel acts of barbarity their teowcountrymen aud
peighbors. But alas it is true-the half has not
been told. have been in this Territory Or years.
lived here when Indians Were it's only inhabitants,
except few, who were engaged in ciylliZlug these
savage people In all the time have been here
never he ard of more than halt dozen murders among
these people. have many times admired low peace
ably they lived together and how they prospered.
But, alas again, what a change here l suppose
civilization was 10 be sent here in order to take the
place of barbarsm. The poor Indians must leave
here retain only small tribal reservations of land,
become citizens, initiate the examples of our Chris
tian race, and thus lay aside savage Ii G, and en-
brace the religion and laws OF the white man, &c.
Well we have had trial Of this syteIn nov for
nearly two years; and what has been the result
will venture TO answer, by giving it my opinion that
more than one hundred willlul, deliberate murders
have been committed on citizens within that tme
and an immense amount of property stolen and de-
stroyed. Men have been murdered in manner which
would De revolving to barbarian. may instance
one case among many-that Is OF man oy the name
of Hill ian lrshmap) who on his way to West
pOit with wagon and team after provisions, and had
with him s2l2 10 purchase a load. On his way IN, he
assal.d by gang OF rut1ans, and roooed OF his
morey aud his team Not yet satisfied with their pru
tai course they took him off from the road, tied him
fast hand and foot, gagged him severely to prevent
bis beng heard, and then left him IN that DISMAL con
dition to perish alone on the open prarie But eter
lying for some time he Oosened his feet, and walked
eleven miles with bis hands bound and severe gag
in his mouth TO the house of Free-State map, where
he Yves taken care OF, and when able to travel re-
turned to lis distressed family with the marks OF the
gug still in his mouth Oh, how shocking to ha-
maDty was this savage act on stranger an unofend-
ing man Many more such or as brutal acts might be
itcited here but my limits will not admit Of 1t; and
Outages here are too revorg TO my feelings to emu
iDerate, but know these almost innumeraIe outrages
and baibarifies are being committed almost daily. 1
know TIA, men are afraid TO travel the road from here
to the State where our supplies are to be nad for fear
of being robbed and murdered. We are well aware
that have to get bread al the risk of our lives.
Men have TO go 10 Kansas and Westport tor provis-
IONS many pay for it there, and ss they
into the Territory are overtaken by robber, their
teams aud loads taken, some murdered Others abused
and insuted, and barely escape with their lives.
May We not appeal to our friends in the North and
West I'm I'm the feelings almost of despair for
u.s. We are encouraged by your liberality to-
ward us; but | will ten you what kind of
aid will be effectua, and nothing eke will.
Let the Republican in the House of Representatives
hold on to our Constitutions have adopted as our
own free choice We ought TO be free we oam the
rights OF Americans; we want none of Douglass nor
loom 6ss, nor anybody elses Constitutions nor bills
to do 20. repeat that hope the House will adhere
TO our own Constitution first, last, and forever until
the Government ence more gets into the hands of
honest men. We have suffered great deal, but we
had rather suffer yet than TO have any Southern
measure forced over US. Let every Liberty man in
tLe at o 90 hs duty now for Fremont and Dayton.
Let the Iishmen do their duty. Il was one OF their
country men Ia good man, toO) who tied hand aud
foOt ana gagged and left to die the plans Of Kan
sas where he had sought home and be devOured by
Wild beasts. Let them do their duty let them bear
mind at the ballot box hat the perpetrators Of that
most atrocious deed run unpunished by the United
States authorities here. Let all remember that Cole
an, the colo bOoded murderer OF poor unfortunate
Dow, is in this Tt ritoy running at large at the
he al OF large gang OF robbers and arrest ordered
ut for lin, and 20 with every ierer in this
Try, while Gov. Robinson, an upright and Just man. as
well as Others are now In cruel bondage under guard
1f United States soldiers, AMI they have injured 10
mans person or property.
attended the Convention at Topeka on last month,
md there saw believe, more than fifteen hundred
men, WHO had come from elmost every part OF the |
Territory, IN order to take into cons ieraon tue dis
Iesstd condition o.. the country, very few who were
here tad arms with them excp. three or four com.
'auies who came prepared Tor any emergency those
we're mostly young pen, but the mass va. composed |
If citizens maby aged en, and know their motives
a going there were entirely pacific and audeble. |
Ntthil harsh or ihfammstOry done threatened
LAT Convention was very large, was very orcerly |
vas c. poeed Of American citizens, had assembled |
eaceaby in order TO tsks steps to have grievances
edreseed, We had right 10 transact our yn busi-
iess, end know how TO DO it, but in the midst of our
comes forward United States Off
ers with pToclamations in order deter the people
here met, and light their heels comes several cola
'anies OF dIagoOns with deadly weapon who formed
bont Of the Convention, in orde. 10 prevent the
sseub brg Of the Legislature which only intended To
meet and ourn, in order 70 coninue their existence
Is Legislative BODY until the rsacation Of our CON
tiu:ioh All this looked st-ange TO the "Squattcr
sovereign
in ocnclu:iop would appe L to all our friends every
where for aid for Kansas just vote, eyery man Of
'ou, for Fremont and Dayton. Elecs them. and we
sk ho more and oniy ior men Sc settlers from the |
ree States 70 pocI n he.e by :ae1s ads i ney don't
We nsy be ovcrianye. by ite Ruff aIs srI foyen,,
melt officials. 'V''i"'
P.ease srId me TaE WEzELy TRIBpye 6,- g veer.
expect 70 oe n yo, cty az soo1 % can ,e - pess
oun the his.o1-i River. Drec, % Crrln i t,ty
iaA'as T.r'''-y. TfJ ii.nd n h,ste,
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