Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-07-10
Atrocities Committed in Kansas by the Lane,
Rseder and Massachusetts, Emigrans Aid
Party-Freemen, Read


Pariy-Freemen, Read
We invite the attention of our readers to
the following Article, which we take from the
Lecompton kansas Territory Union of the
l9ih ult. The Union says: .....
MRs. WILKERsoN's TEsTlMoxr.-C Could the
masses of the people Of the North have beheld
the scene we did on last Friday, the 18th Of
June, we would no longer feel apprehensive
of Kansas troubles. We speak Of Mrs. w ilk-
eTson'S testimony, the widow of Allen Wilk-
erSon, who. was so inhumsnIy murdered near
Osawattomie by FIVE hired asSassins Of the EN-
igrant Aid Society. Her tale was one of deep
sorrow and affllciion. Near her stood her
three little orphan children, clinging 10 their
mother, as she related the incidents of The ir
fathers murder. She told OF theif leaving
home, parents and friends in Tennessee and
coming to Kansas 10 make them a new home
and new friends. On arriving in Kansas, her
husband found the county in commolion, and
a deadly hostility seemed maturing between
the two parties, (PIo-slaVery and Free SLate)
in Kansas. Her husband had always been q
conservative man, and had no desire TO par
ticipate in such extraneous movements. lie
was several times called upon by the "Free
State men," who had ma ajorlly in the neigh
borhood, and pressed to join them. He told
them he was Pro slavery from principle, but
was at The same time a strong "KanSaS Ne
braska bill man," and would recognize that
Constitution passed by ma jo.ity of the legit-
innate citizens of Kansas. From that time he
was denounced by them, and his life threaten
ed because he would not forSake his principles
and act with them under the order of the "Aid
Society,"" and their deputy Robinson. When
the March election came around Mr.. Wilker.
son was elected member of the House, and
proved himself worthy and active member,
alWa,s standing upon conservative grounds
| This set another price upon his head, and he
was hunted down by these Scoundfe!S who
were seeking his life. When our late tIou-
bles begar, Mr.. WilkersOn remained at home
10 protect bis family from the hands of these
men who mad so frequently threatened their
lives. Mrs. WllkerSon says her husband had
not been out, or taken any part, only as far as
the expression of his private sentiments. Ii
was found out he could reveal some very i'm
portant facts before the "InveS tigaing Com
mitee," and there now stands upon record
sufficient proof TO establish this as the grand
cause Of this murder. He may have been kill
cd any how, but perhaps these bIoodhoundS
would not have been so soon "Set on" by their
employers. This tended TO hasten MS death,
and Oh the night Of the 25th of May five men
yislled his house and dragged him from his
bed, his house and tie bosom of bis family,
and amid the screams of his wife and children
| bore him off short distance into a rayine, and
! performed one OF the most cold blosdeL mur.
ders upon record. When Mrs. Wilkerson
came 10 this part of her testimony, every eye
| in the room was filled with tears-She several
times was stopped with sobbing, 10 relating
her appeals for the men 10 spare her husband.
We repeat-if only this sorrow stricken
widow, surrounded by herlittle orphan chill
Jren, that have so suddenly and unmercifully
been thrown upon The worlds colo charity, by
the hands of hired aSSaSSins, could present
themselves belofe the masses OF the North and
! East, as We saw them, and relate their simple
tale OF truth, what a different feeling would
possess some who have been swinded into a
wrong belief about our troubles, by the lying
employees Of that damnable "New England
Aid Society,"" And this is not The only picture
we Nonia like 10 show them hundreds be-
sides, as Hhuman, as cold booded ard revolt
| ing murders, are daily occurring in our midst
| We are sometimes almost tempted 10 give up
in despair, y hen we have exhibited daily the
foul play of our enemy. This is not a war Of
| principles; one party stands upon the platform
Of prlnclpie, supported by the Constitution
and the laws, while the other diSclaims ALL
! We have 10 combat with an enemy who &C.
knowedgeS obedience 10 no power not recJg-
nized by The "NoTthern army" or Emigrant
| Aid Society.
Our citizens are dragged from their beds aUd
butchered before their families, and we have
20 wait The taIdy process Of law 10 visit jus.
tIce upon the dLers of such deeds; and that is
moi all, even out of their own deeds they man.
ui0cture for Northern consumption lying re-
ports Fol- example, in the murder OF Wllker-
son they dare attempt, in the face of dlrec,
proof, TO fabricaie case Of self defense, and
that "mouih piece" OF all ''low bred isms''
al the North, (he New York Tribune,) is
sounding it abroad. But We can read in the
political history of our country change tax.
Ing pl ce with the masses, and The day oi
retribuive justice is not for distant. A gag
shall soon be places in The mouth Of these PAID
liars and diSturberS of our common country,
aud Their underlings, who have been hereto
fore successful in eyading the law in Kansas
hung higher than "daman."