The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-10-11
Letter from a Minnesota Efnigrant to
Kansas---Facts coming Home to the
People of st. Paul.

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| Kansas---Facts coming Home to the
People of st. Paul.
There are few persons in our city who at
all know the older settled farmers Of this
neighborhood, who do not recoAect Mr.. S.
F. Quinn, who formerly resided with his
brother on his farm adjoining that of d. A.
j. Baker, Esq, on the st. Anthony road
Mr.. Quinn is Kentuckian by birth, and is
no more an " Abolitionist" than is the great
Minnesota and Wisconsin Land Spectator
John G. Breckenridge himself.
} Well, last spring only, Mr.. Quinn conclud-
ed he could better his condition by emigrat-
ing to Kansas. We met him about the time
he was preparing to start for his new home
and advised him of the evil that was bound
to overtake him, provided he avowed his
Free State sentiments. He, however, fol-
lowed his own inclinations, and the natural
result has followed him. He has escaped
from the clutches of the Buchanan party in
Kansas only with his life. But read his let
ter, which we here copy !:
PLEASANT PLAINS, HIS, Sept. 10.
DEAR BROTHER suppose you think
this is rather strange place for me to hail
| from. It is even so to ME but strange
things will happen sometimes. The " Bor-
der RufIiians u shipped me off, and this is
is as far as have got yet. l left my home
in Kansas, on Sugar Greek, the 9th of last
month for Independence, No. ! had bought
team of mules took load of salt down
to my place, and, being quite unweA, had to
turn my team on the prairie. One Of them
went off two days after, but was so i'll with
the fever that could not overtake it, In
about five weeks l was able to move about a
little, and having purchased horse, to COM
plete my team, I started for Indepen-
dence, where l expected to find the missing
mule, intending to sell both and purchase
another horse. When 1 was within fifteen
miles Of my destination, the Border Ruff
fans surrounded nae, ordered me turn about
and drive into camp as prisoner. They ar
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to their enemy. | concluded to go quietly
as l had no means of defence and sappos
ing they could not find anything against me,
would shortly liberate me. But, on the con
trary, they detained me in camp sik days.
compelling me to lie on the wet grass, which
gave me a relapse of the fever. At the ex-
piration Of those six days they shipped me
to St. Louis, with some prisoners they took
at Ossawatomie. 1 had the best of my
clothing with me, but they took all but what
had on, and sent me under guard to ST.
Louis. So you see my Kansas expedition is
rather squashed. 1t is total loss to me-
but there are many more in the same predi-
cament Well, after Iarrived at st. Louis
being in need of medical attendance, came
to your father-in-law's, where have been
most two weeks, and who has spared neither
trouble or expense in ministering to my re-
covery. When I arrived here my chills were
running into congestive fever, but the doctor
thinks shall now get along. .e
| The Missourians are oyerrunning the
country. They number about 5000 men, all
armed and mounted. They have seven pieces
of cannon, and are burning houses, shooting
Free State men, or shipping them of, leav-
ing the women and children to shift for
themselves. They express their determine
ton to have General Lanes scalp and to lay
Lawrence in ashes, after starving out the in
habitants. They take cattle, horses
sheep and hogs-in fact, everything, whe-
ther Of use to them or not: suppose they
have already attacked Lawrence, and if SO
that they have received warm reception.
Yours, &C., 80 S. F. QUINN"
| Fellow citizens, this is no /" Abolition lie'
no " Greeley He." Here is one of us as
it were, driven from his home at the peri
of his life his team and clothes stolen, and
he sent an Invalid exile from the land he
owned. This is Squatter Sovereignty-this
is Democracy
wr In celebration at Aurora, Indiana