The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-04-23

RocH1srfa, CrDAl Co., Iowa,
March 1ltA, 1850

Mr.. HARprR-Sr: I seat myself to
give you some Of the items Of Black r.
publicanism 10 Cedar county, aud the
qu,ntessence Of the tories If '76.
About one year ago that NOTORIOUS
murderer, Brown, who has plundered
Kansas and Missouri, came to this neigh.
borhood with stolen mulcs, wsgons aud
one negro, and . posse Of vsgabouds,
eleven in number, who wintered in this
place and Springdalc settlement, amongst
the Quakers. who protected them and
their stolen property, and as soon a.
spring opened they again left for Kan
sas, aud returned to this neighborhood
again, with thirteen negroes which they
had stolen in Missouri, some time in
February last. He also has u band of
nineteen Of the hardest looking vuga.
bonds l have seen since l came TO Iowa;
Brown calls them his life guards. They
are armed with Shapes rifles aud re-
voIvers, which they say are more certain
than the word Of God. They have a con.
siderable amount Of other stolen property
such as mules and wagons, which he Of
fers to cell quite low third Of their
valuc--to get money, Brown says, to pay
the expenses Of the stolen negroes to
Canada, whom he stole from . man ia
Missouri. / can't at this time give the
uame, have forgotten it.
On last Tuesday the Murderer Brown
went over to Iowa City. accompanied with
some Of his Quaker cohorts, and did not
return as soon rs they intended, in con
sequence Of bad roads and rain, which
caused great alarm in Qurkcrdon; the,
suspec,ng that Brown was arrested. and
that posse Of men would be on tina,
night to arrest the negroes, they went to
work to get men and gune to guard these
stolen negroes, and made raise of the
Black Republican party in Springdalc
They got the darkies in the ,choo, house
at Sprlngdalc, which they occupied rs
fort for the dnrk;es, while the poor Qua.
ker Black Republicans had to stand in
the rain all night; the slaves having a
high time, iiddhng, dancing aud singing;
portion of the party being engaged in
tearing up bridges to obstruc. the road.
They anticipated the party would be on
before morning, but no person came to
disturb their harmony, nor rescue the
negroes, which left them still in their
possession. Brown and his Quaker
friends returned, saying it was ad disable
TO get away as quick as possible with the
darkies. So he took the cars y. Adalisss.
and has gone to parts unknown. But as
Brown can make money out of the slaves
Instead of going to Canada be will run
them down south and there sell them.
Now. sir, this is the kind of philan.
shropists wo have in Iowa. Negro steal
ers aud sccre,ers Of stolen property. and
men who perjure themselves % such. |
will give you the name of one man in
sp'ingda!s township, JOSEPH Townson, a
sworn Justice Of the Peace. who docs not
support the Constitution of the United
States, nor the State Of Iowa, but is .
consummate villain lie is one that takes
an active part in this ungodly act, almost
ss bad rs John Beatty aud John Lamb, of
your county, towards the tax payers Of
old Knox. But We are not surprised
when We see the Black Republicans, ev-
crywherc, opposed to the Democratic
party, This is the State Of affairs at
present, respecting Brown aud the to-
r'e', and if any of the opposite party de-
ny what have written, l can get the
signatures of more than fifty good men
to substantiate wha; say of ,hi. tory
hole. call them 80 for they justify this
rengate Of hell and his band Of Kansas
mnrderers and plundcrers, in their out
laws. Men Of such stripe are not, or
ough: not to be called American citizens,
or have protection amongst decency; but
send them where they belong, to Plu,o's
darkest region. | cannot hold any long.
or with these miserable, contemplate
Republicans without saying or doing
something in defence of the rights If free
institutions, and wien cast my glance
back to old Knox, and see how many
have, for the sake of Office left the Dem.
ocratic party. since lef, it, do not won
der tina: old Knox has gone woo!ly, when
So many swell-hcads have gone over to
the Republican party. In nay opinion, if
old Cochran would marry q few more
blacks and whites, / ere would be few
more tlrn considerably curly.
| must come to close at this time, a.
| have to be with the boys this evening.
D. X. APPLICABLE.
L. 5. ain coming back to cd Knox
this fall; don't like Iowa, IL il too cold
q climate for ne Ny respect. to all.
Yours truly. D.KA.
We give the above letter an insertion
N our paper, tha. the citizens of the
county may sec for themselves what k nd
OF writers they are, who start and pub.
1ish stories abou, the Republicans. A
correspondent. in another column has put
a quietus upon mos: Of the mi,statemcnts
made IN reference to our friends in
SPrlngdale. We have always understood
that they did not approve Of Browns"
dolngs, but that would not lead them to
send back the so-called slaves. There is
one piece Of news in the letter which viii
not cause any Of the citizens Of Cedar
county to shed tears, (unless of joy,)
though it may be different with our
Knox county friends. 1t is tina, portion
which says IL am coming back to old
Knox this fall The treasury Of Cedar
county would be better of, if be would
pay tina, little fine Of $40, which stands
sgains. him on the criminal docket of
,ur District Court, aud also the amount
paid the sheriff of Scott county for board
NO him vhile ha lag in ;.il in D.ro,