The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-31
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few weeks ago the Illinois Journal published, with
shreks and groans and tears account Of the murder
Of Mr. Martin White in Kansas By the Prosarsry buliss
That sterling democratic paper the illinois State Register
Of The 23d thus shows up the matter
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PosKnThe Journal Of recent date paraded terrible
story Of the murder Of Mr. Martin White former citizen
Of Christian county 70 use ia language BY aprosavery
ruans in kansssP With ell the accomplishments Of italics
and blazing cspals this lsehood without shadow OF
fouadston added the roorback record which that
paper daily dishes nP for ia readers Mr. White de-
piced by the Journal 10 his character exemplary
citizen who bad emgAed 70 Kansas in good faith to
tie there That for the expression Of opinions in favor Of
free State be was bru'sy murdered By the sborder ruff
fans Of democracy and abolition Shrek was sent MP
a the shriest tone his SD fate and the niques
which that paper hsbitnsy lays the door the demo-
cratic party LIS shrek The keen and loud from
The tact that Mr. White well known and highly ~
spectej 10 ths quarter and m story AZ his brutal mur
vs expected TO make for nggers the more readily
In consequence As suggested At the time the whole
story noustrops and wicked fabrication ooncocted
the Journal Office for local partisan eject and Of piece
with the Of N. bloody stories with which The columns
Of that par~r terrn.
most respectable merchants here who has been acting
the sgcnt Of Mr. White IN the settlement Of his bus
ness IN Illinois with the following extracts o. business
letter recently received RON Mr. White II speaks for
itsslf:
"we hare had ercinr time here for the last two
weeks Two weeks ago last night there were Eve men and
onf mAfoefeo fmitts or Us BOY
fourteen years old part o. the who committed the
murder lived within two three miles Of They
dered them without any cause only because they
prosisvery meu. twas the most cod-tlooded murder
ever knew Their beads cut opsn their threats cut
their breasts and backs split open 10 thcr hearts and
~ their hands and OF Some Of
not buried til Monday. IL awful sight 10 behold
There were fifteen in the company that committed the
murder They bad raised two companies Of about hiryre
men each 70 70 Lawrence 10 join notification meeting
there and they driven back by the regulars This
party Of fifteen back shead Of the balance and CON-
mtted the murders and stole twenty bead Of horses and then
they went back snd joined the rest Of the company who
were engaged In stealing borses and negroes raised
twenty Of my neighborE and the place where
the murders committed and in the evening came on
70 the company, but they strong Cor rs and We
did not stsck them though they expected and ran
like devils The next morning after being reinforced we
Commenced taking them and continued until got &C.
teen Of them On Wednesday largely reinforced
and met with J. y. Nasterson. He vas Ia company
from sugar creek Jim is whole soldier also met
with Harrison Nortbcut he orderly sergeant In
NesiPort company. Harrison good soldier On last
Saturday week the companies divided and each com
psny sent Of N search 81 The murieres, The Westpor