The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-23
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,s.a - ss.eo. ~ New York, cornes nArra-
the truit OF the "irrepressibie conf!ict, ma
Beecher rifle doctrine at the North sfha
particulars are given by correspon dent Of
fayette county, Mo. Well does that uoner a. :
in reference TO the threat against the Mis-.
sourians, that If this Is the game Of the Brown
Republicans, Il is time the people Of Mis-
and The cord for protection.
Mr.. VIM. q. Burns, Of this county. had a
negro man tn run of about six weeks ago.
He learned, last week, that the negro was in
Kansas, and sent MIR. Remington Bell after
him to arrest him. Mr.. Bell Went into Bates
county to a small town near Fort Scott, near
the State line, and there obtained the aid Of
tec reliable men, by the names of Bennett
and Brown. On Thursday, the sth. they pro-
ceeded TO the neighborhood Of Ossawatomie,
aud stopped at the house OF man named
Taylor, who, they learned, was a reliable
person in whom they could confldei and upon
learning that the negro was living with
widow Martin, in the neighborhood, they
concluded to remain all night with Mr.. Tay-
lor. That night his house was surrounded
by about nifty men, who demanded OF Mr.
Taylor the delivery of the men he had in
his house, or they would burn it down, and
murder the entire party. They surrendered
upon the condition that they were not to
be molested in property or person. But
their intention was to carry them to Ossa-
watomie and try them for coming into the
conditions they surrendered-the house was
opened-ten or twelve men came in with the
negro, who was armed, rs were the balance of
them, with double. barfeied guns and pist
They took their prisoners about a mile from
the house-then ordered them to dislnount,
saying they Were going to equip the negro in
the best they had; they then robbed them of
horses saddles and bridles putting the negro
on the pest horse Mr.. Bell was then ordered
to draw his over and under coat, which he re-
fused to do Two pistols were presented to his
breast, the men saying: "Draw them off or
die p which he did and they were put upon
the negro; they robbed him OF his money-S5O
pistols, knife. and gloves, the latter for the
negro. Looking around and seeing Mr. Brown
had on the best hat, they made him pull it off
and give it to the negro, at the same time or
dering him to put on the negro's which he
protested against. Two pistols were presented
as before, the men saying, "Wear it or be bio wn
through They also robbed Brown and Ben
nett of all that was VI aable, even to Bennetts
boots.
They then held a consultation as TO what
should he done with them. They seemed
the other party contending that they had
promised to protect them If they surrendered.
Both parties drew their weapons and threat
| ened each other. AT length the counsel of the
pacific prevailed, the other party riding Off
crr. Bell and friends thought this feigned
quarrel a ruse to cover up their villainy.-
They marched them four or five mile towards
| the State line, saying, "the id rascals they
",
they were then told to be out of The Territory
by daylight; if Capt. John Brown was hung
they would string up the last one of them; and
if the Virginians hung Brown, they intended
atone for his blood. knowing that Capt. Brown
would smile on them from above. This BAN
ditti of abolition thieves then lift, Messrs.
Bell, Brown and Bennett then walked on
twelve miles half frozen with cold-Mr. Bell
getting one of his ears frozen. ALL this hap
pened on the Sth, that ex extremely cold weather.
MORE ABOUT THE MURDER OF DOYLE AND
HIS Sons IN KANSAS By JOHN BRowN.-We
give elsewhere several letters addressed to
Mrs. Doyle, making inquiry as to several fac is,
and her affidavit before Squire Browning In
addition to what has been published, we may
add, that we have had interviews with Mrs.
Doyle, and heard from her own lips the sad re-
cital of the terrible tragedy that befel her de-
voted family in Kansas. The only motive she
can conceive rs influencing the Brown party
in the commission of this dastardly massa-
ere, was that her husband and one son were
jurors and had been specially charged by the
u. 5. Judge to report at the next term of the
Court all knowledge they might gain of rrea-
sonable or criminal acts committed i'll the ter
ritory. Fear of exposure, then, may have
been their pretext. The Doyles were peacea-
Bile, quiet citizens-disinclined TO take an ac-
tive part i'll public matters, all who knew
them here can testify They had not partici-
pated in public affairs at all in Kansas.
As to the identity of Brown, Mrs. Doyle is
quite positive. The murderers OF her family
were univeis sally known as the Brown par
ty,'' led on by Brown himself. On the same
fatal night two other men, living in the same
neighborhood, We're kilied-Wm. Sherman and
Allen Wilkenson, the latter of whom was
postmaster, and whose wife had seen Bre ewn
before and recognized him on that occasion.
But it is needless to introduce further testi-
mony. The facts had remained undisputed
till it became essential in the role of Black
Republcanism TO make hero. aye, a martyr,
of the Ossawattomie bandit There is no Ques-
ton but the murders on Musketo Greek on the
oath of May, 1856, constitute the blacklist page
in Kansas history, though they have not been
held up to the execraton of the world by the
press of the North, simply because the damn
ing responsibility would recoil upon their own
heads. Hence the increduious astonishment,
and these letters of inquiry! We are glad ot
this opportunity of yindicating the truth OF
history, and contributing, at the same time, an
important fact to the overthrow of Black Re-
publican falsehoods.
In what position, then, do we behold the
sympathisers with John Brown A man who
to the crimes Of arson, robbery, theft and bur-
glary in Kansas, added that of high treason at
Harper's Ferry Is it possible that any Amer
lean citizen is SO deprayed by nature, or so OBJ
liyious of the patriotic memories that cluster
around our eventful history nation, that
he will deity such man l-Chattanooga Adrer-
tiSer.