Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-11-06
RECAPITULATION BY FIGURES.
Letter From Kansas.
Oct. lG. 1856.

To tlss Esfitor Of As Chicago TiDles--SIR:-
Late startling events IN this i'll lated land
have constrained me 10 attempt, through the
columns Of your truly American paper. TO ad-
minister kindly admonltion to our brethren
In some of the free States, and beseech them
for the future to abandon the mischevous
and cruel designs os distracting and immola-
ting our poor people. The late element heay-
ed in our midst by those unnatural agencies
have had the direct tendency to that end.--
My picture is not overstrained when / say
that no conduct Of party of men claiming
to be civilized, has ever disqaced nation or
an age, so much as that which has character
lied the career Of Lanes men since they
crossed the border.
Their emissaries were ispatched through
out the country, to ascertain the political
views of citizens, il reported fright on the
goose,'' it was enough to prescribe him, and
subject his goods TO confscation. Many free
State men not sympathizing with the move
ment shared the same fate. Suffice 1t to say,
they have indiscriminately robbed seventy
five stores, and two hundred private dwell
ings, and stolen 5000 horses mules and cat
tie, besides private carriages and wagons. In
fact, from horse to chicken, from bed
quilt to pocket handkerchief. One million
dollars would not restore us. Many. innocent
men have been murdered; but most of the
pro- slavery men fed to Missouri at their ap-
prosch. e
Men convicted of the highest crimes
known to the law, (stealing, &c., were I'M
shackled and enrolled with them, and all the
bad men settled in our midst were invited
unite to punish the heretics,' many of
whom did, and would rob their neighbors,
with whom heretofore friendly relations cx-
listed and divide the spoil before their faces.
These scenes | witnessed myself. They
licensed the worst passions of men, and he
was the hero who had stolen the most. This
monstrous system of plundering has been
confined to no district, but has been general,
except in the Missouri river counties where
the Missourians afforded protection. The
Missourians passed through our country On
route to Lawrence, and treated us all leni-
emily, pressing few of our horses, but
promptly returned them on their return but
they were unworthy to loose the shoes oi
their competitors. This dim outline will be
heightened by the testimony before the
Courts now pending, and you will find that
have deceived nor misrepresented no one; ]
am no politician nor hired scribbler, but an
humble clad, rail-mauling farmer, with no
negro to help me, but in this FREE COUNTRY
an opinion even costs something (mine ST.
500,) consisting of seven horses and males,
one family carriage, provisions, male, female
and bed clothing, guns and saddles, chick
ems, &c.
How long shall we be exposed to these
cross Gres? Cannot and will not the Gov
ernment protect US? We came here not IL
fight but to live in peace; we care not a
groat about tho negro question. Well settle
it to suit all parties if let alone. Tell your
Don Quixote belligerents in the North il they
want to fight to belabor the Missourians on
their own soil, there is no laurels to be won
here, and we are too poor to spare them any
/ thing. Tell the L. A. Committee to outf
their peaceable emigantS little better, and
they'll not need SO much when they get
here. We have been made to outstrip them
in contributions.
Yours with great esteem,
A KANSAS CITIZEN.