Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-12-23
CIR Star auo Gbronifle.
MONDAY, DEC. 10, 1859.
Can such Lies be believed?


ry. There are Abolltionists who do, but nc
Republicans, Cor it was an act directly contra
~ 10 their creed. Gov. Wise, with thousand.
OF NHginlans, applaud the bravery and the
frankneSS of Capt. Brown, as well as do the
people generally, however much they may
condemn the bad use he and his comrades
made of their powers. There was not 4
known Republican among them, yet that is nc
reason why they should be charged with
crimes not theirs. SIll, We find in different
papers-among others, last weeks ArSus-
articles, a tissue of the baldest untruihs-like
the following:
"JouN BRowN came 10 Kansas not as a
peaceful settler. but as a guerilla fighter. lie
never vas driven from his property by border
ruiiians, as he never had any property 10 be
driven from. All the hostility he met with
was IN retaliation for his own barbarous and
brutal deeds. The first murders IN Kansas
were those committed by Old Brown. He
opened the bloody ball, and he more than any
one else is responsible for the terrible scenes
that marked the prutracied political Squabblcs
of The Territory. Of ALL the acts in the
bleeding Kansas Tragedy, The frs. IN order
of time ,c6re tie murders c1Rniff69 on tie might
Of the "A Of May, 56, on Pottawatomie Creek"
And so--ihree, four and five years after the
Kansas war besun-ihe world is told that
JOHN Bropa commenced IL aH-that first in
order of time were the murders of II May,
ls56-which il is proved he did not commit.
(We expect, nex,, 10 hear that the Republ-
cans repealed the Missouri compromise, and
that Seward led the Border Rufians IN person
all through their sanguinary invasions,)
II may be well 10 refresh the memory of all
in this matter, to establish how wanton and
wicked is this foul libel Of the dead, and to
show how easily its falsity may be proved.
We CLEAN our dates mainly from the Rtport Of
the Congressional COMMITTEE on the Troubles IN
kansas 1885, and from Gery and KGnsds,
by DIR. Gihon. Qs57) and think they are
mainly correct.
1851.
The Opening Act in the bloody drama. was
the wanton violation Of the Congressional
compromise by which Slavery was allowed in
Missouri on condition that il .shall be aud is
forever prohibited" north of Sc, 30. May 70,
1854, Pierce signed the Douglas Bill opening
hduNdS anu .N'bId>hd 10 SldEtrN- ana iNti- .
ting the North and South 10 "enter IN and FIGHT
1T oUTE
Acting Vice President Aichson resigned
his seat in the L. s. Senate and haStened 10
the western borders ofMlSsourl, where secret,
oath bound Blue Lodges" &c. were organiz-
those Territories.
As soon as the Act passed, great numbers
of Missourians crossed over into Kansas and
took forcibis and iA,gal possession Of Indians
and other rich lands.
A meeting at Westport, Missouri, in July,
Resolved to expel and keep out of Kansas erery
AboGtionist (as they called all men from the
Free States)
rF'In August, the first Free State men
reached the Territory, and founded the town
of Lawrence.
On the 9th Oct. an armed band marched
from Westpor, to 'swipe out Lawrence" but,
the Free State men being prepared for them,
they retired for reiniorcemenls.
The Missouri river was blockaded against
Free State men, who were searched on the
steamboats,, disarmed, and sent back.
The first election for Congress in the Ter
ritory. citizens of Missouri marched over,
seized and stuffed the ballot-boxeS. and with
near 1900 VIGOROUSLY false votes elected Gen
Whitfield
1853.
The first Territorial Election, also was so
grossly fraudulent that Gov. Reeder refused
to sanction it. An alleged Legislature pro-
ceeded, however, and passed the most dcspot
ic and abominable code of laws ever formed
in a civilized land.
Free State settlers were spoiled, sent away
by force, and their female friends insuied,
systematically " appeals to the General Gov
eminent for redress in vain, and Gov. Reedcr
made powerless BY the under-ofiicers appoin-
ted at Washington.
In MAY, VIM. Phillips, an eminent lawyer
in Leavenworth, was tarred and feathcred. ,
and sold TO a negro-( afterwards, was Shot ;
down in cold bloody {
Methodist ministers were warned away,
and the Parkville Luminary was destroyed. ,,
Gov. Reeder was elected Delegate 10 Con- ,
gress by the bona fde settlers, and Consti- {
Congress refused Reeder his seat (and the I
Legislature authorized by the Convention was !
dispersed by company of u. S. !
Troops under Col. Sumner.) 5
Buford's Georgia despcradoes ravaged the b
country inficting most unheard-of cruelties.
Aug. s, ]. W. b. Kelly was terribly beaten,
and driven out OF Atchison. ),
Collins was killed, at his own saw.mill, BY b
asang headed by Laughin. Il
Rev. Pardee Butler was sent down the rv- S
er on raft. D
Nov. 2lst, Dow was murdered.
In December, Sheriff Jones calls for three !
thousand men from Missouri TO enforce the "
Border Rufian code &c laws. o
Dec. 6, Thomas w. Barber was shot down, l
in the presence of his brother, Robert F. Bar ;,
Der and brother-in-law, by the Indian Agent if
Geo. w. Clarke. h
1856.
Jan. Is, an election was appointed under
the Topeka Constitution, and the Free State o
men had TO rely npon their arms in some u
towns TO hold an election. "