Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-07-22
Kansas Correspondence.

one of the many beautiful towns yet to b.
built in Kansas, but as yet exists mostly on
pap.r. They have, however, one tolcrablt
store, with hall overhead for schools and
meetings, a good hotel in process Of build
ing, and three or four small dwellings or
! the town site.
| The spot for town site is second to but
few even in Kansas for beauty and central 10.
cation; and if health does not there abound
a physician is there, all ready to attend the
sick and the lame. spent the Sabbath
there, and worshppcd in concert with old
and endeared friends, with no ordinary in
terest.
On Monday left, and after ride Of
some fourteen miles stopped at Osawatomie
at about ii A. NJ.
This is a point Of no little notoriety in
the war of 1856. was there often, at the
first settlement of the place, in the fall and
winter of 1854. l attended the first rel
gious meeting and preached the first sermon,
think, ever had in the place.
have not been in the place since Feb.
sc, until this time. But hava heard
from them, and SO have many others.
In 1916, the town was sacked and burnt
and number of its inhabitants. tive at
least) cruelty murdered. was shown the
battle-ground, and the fatal spot where the
murdered men fell, by Rev. Mr.. Adarc who
was present, and assisted in taking up and
buryns the dead. The funeral services
were attended at the common grave.
was introduced to, and enjoyed the hos
FATALITIES for the night, with Rev. Mr.. Reed,
Baptist clergyman of this place, who was
one of the eleven shot and left for dead by
the notorious Hamilton and his party MUIR
derers. He is man Of much apparent en-
ergy and firmness, intelligence and piety.
His wife is Of a kindred spirit, and will do
good wherever she may be.
The scene through which they passed is
too horrid to relate, if indeed it were in the
power OF tongue or pen to do it Justice
Bro. Reed was dreadfully wounded in his
back. saw the coat and vest in which he
stood, and which were dreadfully rent by
the charge. lie fell, surprising his wound
mortal and remained pr strate and motion
less as far as possible, for the fendish
wretches approached them and re-shot such
as they supposed to be still living.
hn ,r;t III a. rF
whom died) weltering in their gore. until
found by his wife, who had pursued the
numerous band as they drove the prison
ers before them to the place Of execution
She lost sigh: of them as they went into
deep ravinc, and were concealed as they in
tended to be, among the timber. She found
the spot. But what could she do2 O, hor-
rid At the request of her bleeding hus-
band, she fled in haste, rocking with sweat
and tortured with the most poignant agony
beneath scorching July sun, to the FIRST
dwelling to be found. She soon raised help
and fastened to the spot where the dead, the
dying and the suffering lay.
And what is the apology for all this !?
VII. --~-..- a:I 49, .~.-s~.s-. assign for
their deeds Of death? Why, jus: SIMPLY
that the prosecuted and wounded men were
for hJerty-were free state men-were ADO
LIrioNIs1s. That is all that they pretended
at the time 10 allese. as we'll it might be, for
the sufferers were innocent, peaceable, unof.
dor l.,,~
True, they were free state men, and did talk
and vote against Slavery in the territory and
had just voted against the notorious and
most Infamous Lecompton Constitution.
This last act was probably the immediate
cause Of the persecution and death of which
here speak
This Infamous Hamilton, the leader Of the
murderous band, was candidate for coun-
gilman und,r the Lecompton Constitution,
and had it been adopted, he hoped to come
into office. He was defeated and was known
to swear vengeance against his ncighbors
who voted against him.
Poor, vile, haters Of freedom Betrayers
Of liberty and murderers Of their brother
men Their names and their deeds will 20
down to posterity, clothed with infamy, and
they will be remembered only to be despised,
as traitors and murderers. The history OF
Kansas has yet to be written; and the time
will be, when the impartial historian will do
ample justice to her prescribed, prosecuted
and wounded prisoners. But woe, woe in
that day to the reputation Of the tetrayers
of her freedom, the prosecutors ana murder
ers of her sons and Of the government which
restrained them not"
Osawatomie is now thriving town Of
some sixty houses. Has large trade am
told, and bids fair to rise fast and flourish
permanently.
We left there on Tuesday the 2sth. in the
mail stage at A. NJ, and after ride of
some iiIty-four miles, arrived at Kansas city
in No. at l2 P. NJ. Most of the country
through which we passed had not seen be-
fore. 1t is much the same with the great
mass OF the country. In the language Of the
irest, it is 'hard to beat
Among other places passed on our way
was the notorious OXFORD, Of some or ~
houses; not more anywhere in sight. and yet
there it was said more than 1000 voters were
poled in Oct. 1857. 1t has never polled