Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-02-04
Correspondence of the Tribune.
OLD BROW N'S PARALLELS.

EADlNb luST. hullsa>. Jan. 1893.
The editor of the NY. Tribune will great
ly obisc humble friend by allowing me the
use Of his columns while briefly state two
parallels, IN my poor way.
Not one year ago, eleven quiet citizen. If
this neighborhood, viz: VIM. Callsetzer, Wm.
Robertson, Amos Hall. Austin Hall, John
Campbell, Asa snyder, Thomas Stilwell,
William iIairgroyc, Asa llairgroyc, Patrick
Ross and i. l.. Reed, were gathered up from
their work and their homes, by an armed
force under one Hamilton, and without trial
or opportunity to speak in their own defense,
were inrmed INTO a line, and all but one shot
five Killed and five wounded. One fell
unharmed, pretending to be dead, All were
GH for d'Gd The only crime charged against
them was that of being free-State men. Now
| inquire, what action has ever, since the
occurrence in May last, been taken by either
the President Of the United States, the Goy-
crnor Of Missouri. the Governor of Kansas.
or any Of their tools, or by any pro-Slaycry
or Administration men, to ferret out and
punish the perpetrators of this crime?
Now for the other parallel. On Sunday,
the ~ of December, Il negro man named
Jim, came over to the Osagc settlement,
from Missouri, and stated that he, together
with his wife, two children and one other
negro man, were to be sold within Il day or
two, and begged for help to get away, On
Monday, the following night, two small
companies We're made up to go to Missouri,
and iurcibly lihente the slaves, tog,th,r wh
OTHER Stares. One Of these companies as
sumcd t. direct We proceeded to the place,
surrounded the buildings, liberated the
slaves, and also took certain property sup
posed to belong to the estate. We, however,
learned before leaving, that portion OF the
articles we had taken belonged to man liv-
inSon the plantation as Il tenant, and who
was supposed to have no interest in the cs-
tate. We promptly returned TO him all lr'
had taken. cthen went to another planta-
tion, where we freed five more slaves took
some property, and two white men. We
moved slowly away into the Territory for
some distance, aud then sent the white men
| back, telling thcm to follow us us soon as
| they chose 10 do SO. The other company
/ freed one female slave, took some property,
and, as ! am Informed, killed one white man
/ (tue MASTERY, who fought against the libor-
| alton.
Now for a comparison. Eleven persons
are iorchlv restored 10 their ''natural aud
mtllcnahla .iGhts, with but one man killed
and all "llel is stirred from beneath II
is currently reported that the nuverror %
.,i-s,uri has made "A roquisiuon upon the Gov,
onor pi Kansas for the delivery of all sucl
as were concerned in the last named dread
iul outrage The Marshal of Kansas is sai(
to be collecting pnssoe Of Missouri (no
Kansas men at West Point, in Missouri,
ii,tla town about ten miles distant. 10 zen
force the laws" All Pro-Slayery, oonarrya
tive Prostate, and doughlacc men, and al
minislution tools, are filled with hul
horror.
Consider the Two eases. and tho action o
the Administration party.
Respectfully yours,
| JOHN BROWN,