Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-07-08

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member of the newly constituted Kansas ant
Nebraska Conference. His appointment to hi.
present pastoral charge was from Bishop Sirnp
son, at the last session of the Missouri Confer.
enee. Let those who think the reports of borde
rutflan villainy in Kansas exaggerated, read this
letter. Let those who feel so free to censurt
eht.rches for expressing strong determination
to exercise the right of freemen, in aiding te
prevent the spreading of the accursed institution
OF slavery-to protect the lives and property O
their own brethren, read it and ponder over it
The editor Of the -4dyocate vouches for the au.
thenticity and truths of the letter
Kansas Correspondence.
CirR W,r-Baraing Of the Frce-.State Hotel-7At
Frcc-State Men o6edieat to uu-Destyuctio,a OF
7roperty--Na!-treaen,e' Of a .Hottod's Preac6-
er- Rob6ery-Seif:-lefcn efcnco-Gcs,. Whitfield al
tie head Of a Uob-Rfght, Liberty agiK Be I'ri-
u1aphan,t.
Bro. Our days of peace have quickly
fled, and, at present, war with its horrors,
RACES all around us. Satan has been let
loose, for season, and his prime minis
ters are doing his bidding, TO the letter,
IN these parts, viz: spreading death and
desolauon all over the fair fields and
pleasant plains of Kansas. Their foot
steps are marked with blood, while in
their rear, is misery, death and devasta-
ton. But the end is not vet. What it
VIII be Heaven only knows. The free
men of Kansas are being inundated upon
the altar of slavery. The city of Law
renee has shared the fate of ancient Je-
ruSalem; at least s. our temple has shar-
ed the fate of the noble structure that once
stood within the enclosure of Jerusalem.
Our enemies poured IN upon US like "a
flood, swearing vengeance upon Law
renee, and especially the hotel The ho-
tel was considered nuisance simply be-
cause ii afforded shelter for the elnigrant
from beating winds and pelting storms
that play around him when exposed upon
/ those broad praries. On the 2Ist of MAY
their wicked schemes were carried out
The hotel returned to It's original state in
the form of ashes. Jones wouId-be sher-
, lH-wIth his posse, entered town for this
especial purpose, he haviag, a few dag
p evlous, been dubbed deputy marshal, of
ka2sas territory, thus coming under the
cloak e United States authority The
citizens learning this fact made no resist
ance whatever, as they have always been
law-loving and law-abiding people In
not one solitary instance have they re-
bellcd against the laws Of the general gov
ernment This has now been proven to
demonstration. When SHERIFF Jones
came, he could do nothing. When MAR
sHAL Jones comes no resistance IS made
This same Jones, ten minutes previous to
the fire, sal at the table Of the hotel and
NO. .s,.,i- - l / |,
posse having been kindly limited to do so
by the generous proprietor. Upon arising
from the table the landlord was told that he
had ten minutes to remove his furniture.
The answer was that il should not be re-
moved. y cannon was placed IN front,
Just across the street. and although sever
al balls were fired through the building,
the walls stood firm. They then tried TO
blow ii up but this failing the torch was
applied, which succeeded IA accomplishing
the desirt end And now all that is lcf.
of the once noble ediice, the finest west
of St. Louis, is heap of a charred and
blackened ruins.
The oft repeated declaration of Jones
was, that $40 private property should be
destroyed and yet they found it conyen-
iCikt W ttStlON llc Two plItitIii33 piCoSCo,
and apply the torch to the dwellings, of
Gov. Robinson and editor Brown. Mr..
Browns house was saved by the eXertlons
of the citizens IN eXtlnguIshlng the flames,
but as the governors house was out OF
town, and near the company of pro-Sla-
very men, stationed on the heights south
west of town, 1t was burnt TO the ground.
And yet no private property should be
destroyed"
This has been but the beginning of our
troubles. Guerrilla parties are securing
the country III every direction, destroying
property, plundering houses, stealing hors-
es, numbering citizens, &c, sc. learn
this morning that no less than eight dead
bodies are lying between here and West
| port, Mo, bleaching IN the sun, as a warn
ing to all who shall fall IN the merclless
hands of the slavery propagandlsts. Ev-
erything coming toward Lawrence Is ta-
ken and kept by them. Their avowed de-
termination now IS to storm US ali out
/ What shall we do2 Is there no redress
! for us ?
/ have Just been conyersing with an
aged father IN Israel who has been prls-
oner among them. He was on bis way
to Kansas City on business, and was cap
turned by company of eleven. As soor
as taken votes were cast whether he
should be killed instantly or not. Five
voted for him to be shot IN the spot, sl1
voted to save his life. He was lnmedl.
ateIy taken to Westport, where they pro
| ceeded to make HIM drunk. He heng {
a temperance man, strongly potested
whereupon he was seized and held b,
two persons, while third placed tunne
in his mouth and poured whiskey dowl
his throat. They then treated hlm Wit
every indignity that their corrupt heart
could conceive Of some one proposed tax
ing HIM to Lecompton, which they pro
ceeded TO do, but on their way were me
by company of free-state men who mad
battle and rescued the prisoners, as ther
were two or three others with hInl. Du
ring the fight the prisoners were place
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