Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-09-04

Judge ElmOfc, anu lniorincu us thde
our nice vonng COW was killed-prob-
ably by the United States soldiers,
who took all the meat but the head
l examined intothe matter, and found
that five nen-soldiers of Compact
Infantry--bad done the act | could
prove all by witnesses except their
names, because they were all soldiers
and strangers, and they are all dress
ed alike. ! complained to the prop
er officers, but without effect. Now
you will understand that the Border
Rufians have done much damage
burnt houses, stolen horses, &c, &C.,
and then comes the United States
Court, uses our services to suppress
the Free State patriotic men for tight
ing the Missouri invaders; gives as a
worthless piece of paper tor pay; and
/ then comes these United States sol
diers for the purpose of preserving
law and order, and they steal all our
potatoes and garden things in the
neighborhood, and kill the very heifer
left by the other rufiians; and TO con-
clude now comes Gov. Walker x Co.,
and say we must pay the bogus Off
GERS and Legislature which has bro't
all these miseries upon us. Is not
that stranger It's bad enough, but
so it is. 1t looks TO me as if the Off
GERS of long standing had assumed a
power dangerous to all the country
But after all, the Free State party in
the Territory stands well united, well
organized, and a great majority, and
willing to act when time and cirum-
stances require it. Thesun OF Liber-
ty will rise again, and we begin to
see the light of it already. Slavery,
Tyranny and Fraud will disappear
from us again. Our cattle will Craze
undisturbedly on the rich praries.--
The intention to make Kansas Terri
tory Slave State has gone by, but
we have another enemy-the Demo-
Gratis, before us; they intend dividing
us, and start a Democratic party.
They intend to make us pay the ex-
penses of the Missouri bogus Legis-
lators by taxation. We had former
ly no parties or citizens calling them.
selves Black Republicans or Black
Democrats, butlately since Gov Wal
ker came amongst us, and now some
times we see and hear one calling
himself Free State Democrat, and
whenever such an individual makes
his appearance, people look at him
from head to foot; some smile at him,
and some think that he is green, and
late emigrant. Amongst the Dem
ocratic papers ! can see here is the
Cincinnati Enquirer, which is forward
ed TO me by an old Democratic friend
in Brool1ville. In this very paper |
have seen certain editorial, publish
cd last summer, which says no body
was ever wronged in Kansas, and no
body ever lost anything there, while,
at the same time, the bogus Reprcsen.
tative of Kansas, Gen. Whitfield, pre-
sented motion in Congress, for that
body to pay all damages received by
citizens Of Kansas Territory. The
same paper is as anxious now as ev-
or to manufacture such stuff, but ii
cannot harm us any more. In some
ofthe numbers of the INDIANA AMER.
rcAr, about six weeks ago, see my
name mentioned by the editor, with
the title of Governor attached to il.
don't know whether you done it by
mistake, or ii you are in earnest
If IL is mistake, hope you will
correct il, X but IL il il really so, and
/ am a Governor, l hope you will at
tach salary TO the said title. ] don't
want as much as Gov. Willard, of In
diana. ] am sober man, and halfof
IL viii do meto pay for my land when
IL comes into market. But cannot
promise that ! will be good Cover
nor, any how for am trying to gov
crn myself and have not TO any great
extent succeeded.
Meanwhile, remain
Truly yours,