The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-01-14
VOLUME X. NO. 2.
The Troubles in Kansas.

Romcry ana brown arc 70 DO hunted down 1
Ike wild beasts, while Hamilton and his
horde Of roh5ers aud murderors, Gre to b.
allowed frue range.
Tho ST, Louis Democrat has corrcspon.
dence from Ossswatomie, dated December
2Tth. that gives the history OF late distur-
Dances in Southern Kansas.
The Letter to the Democrat says:
The murder at Cboutcau's Trading Post
last May, and the subsequent killing of Mr.
Popo, aud the seriously wounding OF anoth.
or citizen near Pappinvlle, all of which
wcro done with the most Inhuman and bar
barous aoaus, and upon citizens widely and
favorabIy known for their peaccsble and in
offensive lives all these, coupled with tho
fact that tho innocent woro prosecuted,
while tho perpetrators Of those great atroci.
cice 60 unwhippod Of justice, at the conni-
Vauce Of many citizens along the border; all
thcso have bred in tho minds oi many, a
feeling of hatred in the Territory, which on
Iy wants the match to be applied to tho
srain, in order to set tho whole cOmbustible,
material in blaze
It appears that for several weeks past,
several negroes in Vernon Co., Mo-, living
near the Kansas limo, in the neighborhood
Of Little Usage, havo boen arranging for
running away from their masters, and with
this vicw QUO of their number called jim,
belonging to tho Lawrence estate, and in
the service of MIR. Hicklau had crossed ovor
TO Barncsvile, Bourbon County, Kansas,
unGer the pretcIt of selling brooms, but
really to arrange for the flight OF himself
and companions. On Monday night, tho
goth inst, company or twenty five Inado
Rhoir appearance, at tho houses Of Mr. Hlck-
Ian and Isaac Larne, from each of whom
f,E Of tpht t.h ia,
Ihe caro- of IIicklan, belonged to tho Law
runce estate. They also took horses, mules
and other property to an unknown amount.
While this was ,ranspirng on the North
sido of the Little Usage, on tho South side
another aud more revolving scene was being
enacted.
A party in stealing negro of Mr.. c. and
runners wero dispatched through Missouri
30 raise force Tor tho invasion Of Kansas.
Many of the citizens of Vernon county, of
FREQ soil procliYities, were ordered to leave ;
among the rest, n Mr.. Bloomfold, a citizen
of Missouri for the last eighteen years, and
wealthy farmer aud trader. llo had ta.
ken very active part in tho overthrow of
the pro.sayery party at tho last August
election, and in denouncing tho Cuouteau
murderers, and the murder of Mr.. Pope,
near Pappinvile, last June.
MIR. Bloomfield bad been frequently or
dered and advised To 'iuaro duriNu tho wnnk
as tho Missourans wero collecting around
one Fails 10 the number OF several hundred.
but he porsistoutly refused to leave till Fri.
day morning last, when q pro.slavcry friend
came aud urged him to depart instantly -
Whilo conyersing with his pro-slavcry friend,
stating that no meant TO remain as long as
life lasted, his friend informed him that
Hamilton had already killed. Mr. Bailey,
and was on his way with hundred and for.
~ mon to kill him. Mr.. Bloomfield had
boon working and had his coat off; looking
up he saw mounted party approaching
around his barn, about two hundred yards
distant, aud had only time to blip on his
son's shoes, while his daughter threw hin,
his coat, as he lcaped over the tcnco and
made his way to tho woods. After pursuing
his way for milo or so, Mr. Bloomfield
obtained horse of friend, and reached
This place yesterday morning, and in the
evening learned that everything that Ham.
iltoD could law his hands upon, had been
givon to the flames, probably to the amount
ofGl5.000. Iie has some five hundred acres
of Iand, and about Sl.S00 in cash buried
which he thinks tho rutlians cannot roach.
What has hecomo of his family he does
not know. He has two sons. men grown
WIN, u thcy hnNc NV NiauO e''N 'bN' 10
cape, have shared the fate Of Bailey.
On his way to tho town, MIR. Bloomfield
learned that Montgomery was arming TO no
pei the invaders. and was confident OF hi'
ability to overthrow Hamilton.
What will bo tho upshot of this affair il
impossible now to forcseo, but if Hamilton
should get the upper hand, the most fearfu
consequences will follow, us canscasily bt
imagined by glance ut his anrecedunts- -
This will ali be in reply to tho killing of one
man aud the stealing of those negroes, horses
and mules. What contrast this will Cx
hibiI to tho conduct of Montgomery, las
May, when, after Hamilton bad gathered ~
eleven white men from tho public highway
tho field, workshop and counting. house, anC
taking them into lonely rayino and ther,
ron,orseossly shooting them down. h,
Montgomery marched into West Pon
with one hundred and sixty men to domanc
that Hamilton and his contcderatrs shouIC
be delivered up, not the hair Of tho head o
single person was injured, nor an article o
property disturbed in town; whilo, at tn
same timo, somo of tho murderers woro 80
cretod in town aud run off, in diroct viola
ton OF the agreem Ont then and thcro made
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