The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-02-10
Kansas Troubles.

Eg- Accounts from Southern Kansas
exhibit lively prospect Of civil war be-
tween Missourians and the citizens Of the
territory. Kidnapping of free men from
Kansas, has produced retaliation, rem
dering the chattels" rather insecure
property along the border. Not long
ago, two companies of Free State men,
one lead bby old Ossawotamee BRowN,
entered Missouri, and released some
eleven slaves. and killed one of the own
ers, who made forcible. resistance
Brown, in a letter 10 the Lawrence Re
publican, says that it was done at the So
licitation of a slave, who, with his wife
and children were about to be sent to a
slave pen and sold. He goes on to de-
tail the transaction of Hamilton and his
band, who forcibly arrested and brutally
shot down eleven men, whose only crime
was, that they favored free labor. He
p,rtinenty asks what the administration
of Kansas, or the Governor and people of
Missouri did in reference TO this massa-i
ere, and truly answers--nothing. But
low, that eleven men, women and
children are restored to their natural and
inalienable rights, and one man killed
through his own rashness, cry of holy
horror goes forth-the administration
party demands loudly the enforcement of
law-the governor of Missouri exciledly
calls for vengence-arms, ammunition
and money are voted by the legislature
and U. S. dragons are hot in pursuit Of
the perpetrators of the -unheard of out
rage" What causes the difference =? /
Recent advices from this district give
an account of another outrage by Mis-
sourians which bids fair to end in some
thing sanguinary, A party of Missouri
ans from Platte Co., entered Kansas,
captured several runaway negroes, and
arrested, without warrant, a Dr.. Dor,
and his son, carrying them by night
marches, to Weston. Mo-, where they
have been made to suffer every indigni-
ty and outrage! Fl
The Leavenworth Times has the fol-
lowing in reference to them, the letter
being written by pro-slavery resident
Of Platte City:
PLATTE CRY, Mo-, Jan. %, 1859.
Your Kansas men are in JAIL They
are chained to the floor. Our people, /
blush to say, demand their death as an
example for your citizens to profit by
Many favor burning them. The prison
ers acknowledge protecting the captured
negroes. but they say they had no hand
in their escaping. Neither the Doctor
nor the son evince the least fear, and
they say, if death must come, they will
die like men. Some of US will do all we
can to save them, but can give YOU lit
tie encouragement The greatest ex-
element now prevails. God grant that
our people may awake to their senses. y
L AZ afa 10 Yours, -
In addition to the above, we had a
conversation with another Platte City
man. who said the conduct of the people
towards the prisoners was most dastardly.
He, too, was fearful about them. vi ( aA
We present these facts for the consid-
Grafton of our citizens, and await further
reports with burning anxiety. The facts
relate to no "niggers," to no E" slaves. !"
but to free white men, honored and es-
teemed residents ofKansas. Let Missouri
beware A dangerous feeling is astir
We cannot submit to such outrages on
our citizens without retaliation. If Dir.
boy or his son are harmed. the bonds of
peace will be broken between Kansas
and Missouri, and war will be proclaim
ed.
Our citizens must be returned unharm-
ed or We dash the calumet to the ground
and resume the Ratchet. 1t is for Mis-.
sori 70 choose betwixt peace or war
Kansas would have the former, but she
will proclaim the latter ere oonsenting to
the Imprisonment and outraging OF her
favorite sons for no crime but that they
love the sacred cause of Freedom.
LArER.-At two o'clock this MOI ming
we received news from special messen-
ger who left Lawrence at nine O'Clock
last evening. Gen. Lane made great
speech, and the whole city was stirred to
its center by news Of the kidnapping of
DR.. boy and son. The intelligence was
rousng name Of fury throughout the
country. Gen. Lane will return to LeaY-