Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-06-18

tleman whose statements are entitled to the
confidence of our readers
ssCINC1ysATI, June 11.-Lcft Kansas on the
Sth. Continued fighting, and the excitement
increasing. About forty men had been killed.
Col. Sumner, with six companies of United
States soldiers, was out trying to disperse
and disarm both parties. An unsuccessful at
tempt had been made to rescue Robinson.
Met large number of United States troops
near the line on Sunday
From the Chicago Tribune.
LAWRENCE, May 31.-There is a Reign OF
Terror in Kansas. The prospects of freedom
are gloomy. The Northern squatters are
Welding to dispair. Their only hope is in
Northern resolution. If the people of the
North command their Representatives 10 stop
the supplies, unless Kansas be Immediately
admitted into the Union, they will fight and
struggle to the end but if the supplies
granted, without this proviso, they must yield
to the overwhelming foreign forces united to
subdue them.
The position of the northern people of Kan
sas is one of imminent peril. The troops,
the Courts, the Blue Lodge, and the southern
army under Buford and others, are ncessantly
employed in robbing and harassing them. II
northerners unite for mutual protection, the
troops Immediately disperse them, and par
ty of Missouri or Alabama ruffidns, following
in the footsteps of the soldiery, plunder and
insult them with impunity. Every man who
is capable of acting as leader is either un-
der arrest or under indictment. The farmers
are forced to be idle in the field, for several
hours daily, in order to keep up watch for
the approach of gucrllas. Scouts ride all
night in several districts. Missouri is mar
shalling her forces again. Lies, malignant
and ianumerabie are sent in icgiOas along the
border counties, to exasperate the people of
that State against the Free State settlers and
their political opinions.
A civil war of submission to arbitrary rule,
to despotism on the Bench, military dictation
and armed mob law, are the only alternatives
before the people from the North, in this Ter
rtory, who are resolved, at all hazards, to re-
main here.
Col. SHmner has been remocsd from Fort
Learenuorth, and The mercilees Gen. Harncy
has been appointed to succeed him. Harney
hates Northern principles as intensely as he
hates the Indians whilst Col. Sumner, on the
contrary, was supposed to be favorable to the
Free State cause and to Northern men. eve
mean to subdue you,'' said Douglas-and Har-
ney was chosen to execute the threat.
Unless the free North does her duty, with
out moments delay, this threat will soon be
fact.
Such is the belief of the Northcrn squattcrs
in this State. Having stated it, and endorsed
it, 1 will now chronicle facts.
PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT AT OssAwATo-
MrE.-Horrible stories are told in Missouri of
the murder of five Pro-Slavery men at Ossa-
watomie. 1t is said that their throats were
cut, and their corpses mangled and chopped
into inches. OF course the Free State Party
as a party-every Northern man and every
Southern man, with Northern principlcs-in
the Territory, is accused by the organs of the
Ruffians with this imaginary and revolving at
rocty.
IL is stated that their houses were entered
at midnight, and the victims of this outrage
murdered in their beds. | remained day a.
Prairie City, in order to find out the truth of
this report. / sent a messenger to Ossawafo-
mie to investigate the circumstances. The
facts, of course, refute the Missouri version of
the affair. Five men were killed. There is
no doubt of that fact. Their names are Will
liam Sherman, better known as .Dutch Henry
a father and two sons, named Dovile, and Mr..
Wilkinson, member of the House of Repre-
sentatives of the bogus Kansas Legislature.
They were shot by party of Free State boys
at least infer so, from the cause of their
summary execution. These men have bullied
and threatened the lives of the Northern SQUAT
ters in that section ever since the invasion of
November last. Doyle and his sons have
been particularly active in harassing and as
saulting the Free State men.
On the day on which these men were killed
a flag inscribed, ssHead-quarters of the Pro-
Slavery Army" was hoisted over Shcrman's
store. Free State man went in and enauir-
ed the price of powder. The man told him
he charged ten cents pound to Pro-Slavery
men, but as he was add nigger thief, he
would have to pay twenty five cents. Some
angry words passed between the parties. Wilk-
ison then seized on the squatter, and told him
that, as he refused to acknowledge the Terri
torial laws as valid enactments, they would
give him lesson TO teach him what his prin-