The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-04-11
a Reply to the Kansas Correspondent
of the Boston OIsvs Branch zE13
CLYDE, WAYsE Co, n. Y,
-. Eah 9Th 1877

Feb. 9th, 1857.
The Kansas correspondent of the
Boston Olise Branch says "Kansas
City seems to have been the only place
in the Kansas Valley. whose citizens
allowed every man a right to his re-
hgious and political opinions. during
the excitement of the past seasons, and
they deserve all praise for their regard
for the rights and feelings of strang-
ers. He then goes on to enumerate
the advantages this town possesses as
"a landing place for emigrants, DC.
We propose to review the conduct
of the Kansas City business men, and
others who reside there or in the i'm
mediate vicinity.
I On Sunday, May Goth, 1855, a mob
headed by E.. IL. MCGEE, (then a JUS
tice of the Peaee1 entered the Amer
lean Hotel" kept by F. E. Wood, and
after insulting the inmates, and threat
cning to tear down the building, &C.,
left. In their wanderings about town
they met a young free State English
man named Frederick Buckinridge, and
beat him so severely with clubs, that
his recovery, for while, was consid-
cred very doubtful.
In July, 1896, a mob under COM
mand of w. j. 0sburn of Wyandott,
met in front Of the American Hotel
for the purpose of securing one S Z.
Lincoln, whom they intended to tar
and feather. Lincoln escaped howev-
er by making himself known to GER
tain Wyandott Chief as member of
the Masonic order - i4tf
In the spring of 1856. a mob assem-
bled in the same renowned city, and
broke open box, il which there was
piano belonging to o. G. Brown of
0sawatomie, because they thought it
might contain Sharp's Rifles. Several
of the business men of that place stood
by, witnessed the foul deed, and ap-
proved of the act.
We have seen it stated in the papers
and believe it to be true, that saw
mill belonging to the New England
Emigrant Aid Company was taken
from Riddlesbarger d Co., store house
in Kansas City, and thrown into the
Missouri river.
G. w. Brown and Gaius Jenkins
were taken in the spring of 1856, }
from the American Hotel in Kansas
City by mob and conveyed to Le-
compton, where they were confined
during the summe. upon the charge of
Treason, the complaint having been
made after their arrest and not with
in the limits of the State in which
they were first taken.
In May 1856, S. w. Eldridge, the
Proprietor of the American Hotel in
Kansas City, was obliged to dispose
of his property to H., w. Chiles, for
merly Of Lexington, KY, in order to
save it from being destroyed by
mob.
We deem it proper to state for the
information of the public, that the
ground of complaint specified at the
different periods alluded to, was '.abo-
litionism, and that those men only
were molested, who were supposed to
entertain free State sentiments. We
therefore pronounce the statements of
the Boston OLiue Branch eorrespon-
dent as false.
Wyandott, K. T., situated three
miles from Kansas City, at the mouth
of the Kansas river, is new settle
ment, and will undoubtedly become
convenient landing place. Three
miles above this on the Missouri river
is the new town Of Quindaro. Here
is a good landing and this is an excel
lent point, from which to leave the
steamer for a tour into the Territory.
Delaware city is also a fine point,
and those having occasion to travel
overland to Lawrence can disembark
at this point, and be fifteen miles
nearer their place of destination than
they will be at Kansas city.
There are landing places enough,
and good oaes too, in the Territory,
for the accommodation of Northern
men, and we hope that Kansas City,
Westport and other towns in Missou-
ri, will forever cease to be, the "ren-
devious" of the Free State Emigra-
ton. Yours, truly,
S. II. CLARK.