The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-02-09

peatedIy urged, positively refused.
Had / been induced to lecture. Mis-
sourian prison would probably have been
my doom, as preacher of insurrection
among slaves: for ! learned that some of
the stewards on board were slaves. One
passenger said, in st. Louis, # they
could have got the lecture out Of the
Yankee, they would have fixed
him. The evening passed quietly. to all
appearance. Next morning, having to
resign my seat at the breakfast table 10 a
lady, / walked out of the cabin, on the
fore deck, where some twenty or thirty
were discussing the affairs of Kansas,
Gov. Reeder's course, DC After seTe-
raj had given their opinions of the re-
suit of the Governors course, Iobserved
that the safest way would be to wait and
see what the result would be. Imnaedi-
ately a man, who had been looking in
tently at me, to whe m l had not spoken
during the passage, asked me what said.
As matter of courtesy, | repeated my
words, on which he gave me blow on
my face with his fist Almost at the
same instant, person behind me gave
me blow in my side with slung shot,
almost depriying me of the power of
breathing or of seli-defence, and during
this time of my helplessness my assail-
ant improved the opportunity OF beating
my face in the most brutal manner A
host of demons, let forth from Millions
hell, could hardly equal in spirit and Ian
guage, those choice spirits which were
present, as they yelled-"Kill the -
Yankeel the abolition son of a
-!" l stepped back between the
chimney and cabin. 50 as not t) be favor
ed with a dirk i'll my back, when the cap
tain of the boat appeared, and, refusing
to hear any explanation, ordered me 10
90 to my state-ioom, and be ready 10
leave the boat at Providence, the next
village below As was doomed toquit
the boat, and not having had my break
fast, lstepped from my slai Groom 10 the
table for a cup of coffee, where | was
again assailed. An attempt was made TO
strike me with chair, which | seized
with my hands, and in the contest the
chair was broken in pieces The captain
now came again, restored order, and re-
newed his command for me to be ready
TO leave, still refusing to hear any expia-
nation.
A moments reflection convinced ME
that it would be unsafe for me to land at
Providence. with the marks of violence
on my face, as slaves and their masters
would be there in great numbers to ship
and receive freight; and it was probable
that the cry of abolition Yankee" would
follow me from the boat We were then
at woodward, taking in wood for the
boats use. | took my valise and coat
and started for the shore, not knowing
what might come next. As no house
was in sight. took a road, or path, wind
ing along the bank of the river, and soon
reached a log house. C4lling at the
door, l frankly told the man WHO 1 was,
what had happened, &c. lie welcomed
me to such convenienceS as he had, bid
ding me stay as loug as wished.
Now, Messrs. Elitors, since | was six
teen years of age, have mingled with
almost all classes of society, flom the pi-
GUS and humble christian of New Eng
land to the savage Esquimaux of Labra-
dor, yet during the time, relying on
peace principles, l have never before
found man who was SO savage and bru-
tai as 10 lay hands of violence on me
and, what renders this case more savage,
it was without any previous otfence-Ihe
first blow that | received was as unex-
pected as clap of thunder from cloud
less sky. But it was only the outburSt
of Slayery's wrath, which had probably
been gathering over my head from The
moment when they found was an East
ern man, minister, travelling alone, and
probably unarmed and probably what
reused their vengeance more than any
thing else, was, was expecting 10 re-
turn TO Kansas. The demons of slavery
in Kansas seem to manifest more hatred
toward anti-slavery ministers than any
other class of men. They well know
and fear the influence of all anti slavery
Gospel and religion on The minds of the
people. The Rev Mr. Butler falling in
to their hands, they drag him to the riv-
er'to drown him; their courage failing
to do that, his face is BACKED, he is lash
ed to logs and sent down the river. Rev.
Mr.. Snyder is tarred and feathered and
rode on a rail- And to my humble self
they applied their soundest arguments in
favor OF slavery-fsts, chairs and slung
shots. | might name hostof others
though not ministers, yet defenders of
Liberty-who have fallen by the power
OF the same Internal spirit, but | forbear,
as this article is already too lolg.
A young man from Missouri. who was
selling fruit in Lawrence, frankly owned
to me that he. with his brothers and
father, We're of the number that came to
vote there on the 31lh of last March.
| asked him if he thought it right 50 to
do, and his reply was, - the right,
as long as the President is ON our side"
| But 70 return to myself. Alter spend
ing six days where | was left, my iaee
having regained its usual appearance, ]
took passage for St Louis, aud in three
DAYS after my arrival there | was in