The Kanzas news., 1858-01-30
Border Runanism at Home.

f Border Rufaanism at Home.
+ Ii seems that Border Ra6zanism and the
suppression of free speech IS not exclusive
II confined to Bully Brooks snd the Mis-
sourians. Certain Free State men, who
suppose themselves to be elected State OFF,
GERS under the Leeonpton Constitution,
lately gave an exhibition of this in Law
renee. These persons were G. W. Smith,
W. Y. Roberts, ]. <. Goodin. P. c. Schuy-
Ter and A. J. Mead. It seems that they
took. some exceptions to a report of the
stbelting'' Convention, and the ..subterra-
nean' nominations under it. which was pub
Ilished in the N 7 1sibuas by Mr. Phil
| lips, correspondent of that paper. We have
examined the report in question, and SO far
as we have been able to learn, it is very
faithful picture of that wonderful caucus,
ouly that the structures are much more mod
crate than the participants had any reason
to expect. ~.
We learn that the parties we have named
sent message to the residence of Mr.. Phil
lips, and under pretense of business, decoy-
ed him into room where the FIVE were
present, and no friend of his. There they
grossly ipsulted and abused him, some of
them going so far as to shake their fists in
his face, and use such language as ''you
1 Cd id son of b-h,'' with other ex-
clamations and expletives equally elegant
and chastee with which we do not care to
adorn our columns.
Not having succeeded in getting any
promise of retraction from Mr.. Phillips,
who told them he had still reason to believe
every syllable of ittrue, they uttered threats
against him of personal character, intima-
ting that they ''would find something that
would put stop to him." One of them
Mr.. Smith-left the room,, the door having
been closed, uttering such threats. He re-
turned in about ten minutes, when the door
was opened. This occurred in small room
back of the Council Chamber, of which
Mr.. ,Goodin is Clerk, -
| As Mr.. Phillips was proceeding down
the Council stairs he encountered son OF
G. w. Smith, who was armed with a lead
ed cane and revolver, which he exhibited to
view. He Immediately began to address the
most insulting language to Mr.. Phillips, ev-
identity with the hope of procuring perso-
nal confict-the latter being totally un-
armed, and not feeling under any obligation
to commence fight with every bully who
might, at the instigation of others. be in
duced to play the assassin. Young Mr..
Smith swung round his loaded cane once OIL
twice, evidently with the design of striking
Mr.. Phillips on the head, when the latter
told him he had no cause of quarrel with
him and wished to have nothing to do with
him, and passed on. Irresolute, Mr.. Smith
remained on the Council stairs for min
ute or two, and then rushed down after
Mr.. Phillips, determined still to attack him
He followed Mr.. Philips across the stree
addressing profane and threatening language
, to him, the latter taking no further notice
) of him..
, So the matter rests. What the partie:
: engaged in it think of themselves, we can
not guess. We notice false version of the
affair in the Herald Of Freedom, (which
paper is Systematically hostile to Mr.. Phil
! hps) in which the outrage is even justified
This is one reason that led us to publish tn,
whole facts in regard to the matter. We
) have heard it stated that there is delibe
rate plot to stop Mr.. Phillips pen by vio
: lence or drive him from the Territory.
| Comment on such an outrage is useless
If the actors in the 'tsubterranean eaucu.
think it will palliate their political sins to as
sassinate those whose duty it is to give sucl
) political events publicity, we think they ar,
mistaken. Our opinion is that it is the
) truth and justice of such structures on tht
boilers that makes them .'cut.'' The boil
ters and their friends flooded the country
: with documents to deceive the people as tt
: what had been the action of the Convention
and induce them to vote. Itis bad enough
for them to make split in the party to serve
their own purposes, but perfectly outrageous
that they should attempt to gag the freedom
of the press that would expose it.
The Minnesota Constitution.
It will be remembered that the Minnesot:
; Constitutional Convention divided into twC
bodies-Republican and Democratic-oI
account of the rowdyism of the latter in at
tempting to prevent proper organization o
the Convention. A compromise was after
wards effected, by which the Constitutio.
framed by the Republican wing was mainl,
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