I LAT& iTIOM 'fflSs. ' haler From llie War—KhitsnS Blvdk‘ aded~?lfi&dering nhd Seal ping. i Pr. Root, who went out to Kansas with tho' Ncw-Haven company, has just returned viii' I lowa, having reached this ciiy on Suridoy,in ■ company with Mrs.'Hops, widow of iMf. Mops, who was recently murdered and scalped near' Leavenworth, City. The facts in regSi tfr (hftt savage murder, as related by 1 DK aro’ns follows: Mr. Hdps had'beprtih the Territory hot a few days’.' ’■_ He Had hired a hofiso in Leavenworth Chy, wirh i.he ihteiitidn of makingfhat placb his hSnde' add wrn’s'ilnhis return from La writhed, whither' he had faltdrf his wife, (who wfrg’out'of health,)'lo remain n few days with hdr bi’dthef, the Roii; Mr. Nute, the Unitarian clergyman. When'he had' returned to within about two miles of Lenvenworih City, and within sight of the' resi dence of Mr. Wallace, a Free-State mao, he was met by a Ruffian on horseback who inquired where he was from ; and being id formed that he was last from Lawrcnfcd, the stranger drew a revolver and shot Him through the head. Mr. Hops was in a boggy, and the horse starling along the murdered flian fell to the ground. The Ruffian sprang from his horse, tpok out his knife and scalped his victim, when he remounted, and putting spurs to his horse rode rapidly nff in the di rection of Leavenworth City, This fiendish 'Olitdage was witnessed by Mrs. Wallace and Tier daughter. A teamster in the service of the United Stales drove up and saw the body before the pulse had ceased to beat. The name of the savage who perpetrated this bbrried deed is Fugerl/and he is well known in Leavenworth, and belongs to the Ruffian flirty encamped at that city under command "of Atchison, fie had made a bet of $0 against it pair of bools that he would go out and •return with an Abolitionist’s scalp within two ’ hours On his return to camp, ho obtained his boots, and, then placing the scalp of fils wicltm on the end of a pole, paraded the streets with it, boasting of his prowess ; and oil this almost within hail of Fart Leaven worth, where the‘United’States forcesare stationed, under command of Gen. Persifer F. Smith A German named Tlimber, Wro expressed himself rather freely in regard In this horrible bafbnrify. was shot dead on the ityol, and another man, who also reprobated the act, saved his life only by precipitate flight, with pistol-balls whistling freely about his head On hearing the fate of her husband, Mrs-. Hops, in company with her brother, Mr. Nute, and about a dozen other citizens ! nf Lawrence, started for Leavenworth to bhthin the body of Mr. H. and give it Chrivian burial. When near Lawrence, the party were captured and held as prisoners by a band n r Ruffians under Copt, Emory, the man of whom Hops had hired the horse and buggs’ The body of the murdered man had been buried, and the Ruffians refused the widow the consolation of looking upon her husband’s grave. Seventy dollars were found in the pockets o'" the murdered man, all whicli wen', as funeral expenses, leaving the disconsolate widow in the hands of the Ruf fians wiihout a dollar. She desiicd to leave the scene or per lornuie sorrows. tnc Ruffians al first refused to lei her depart, knowing ilia', she would be a swift witness against liieir savagery ; hut she finally suc ceeded in gelling on board a houl hound dowj) the Missouri, Jhe captain of which, pul "of .compassion, protected her, and gave her p free passage lo Si. Louis. On ihe hoal she related her slory, and was tumfingly lold by ihe hearllsss and ruffianly passengers ili,u she was uttering another “ u but 11 ion he.” Among ihe parly who accompanied Mrs. Hops from Lawrence lo Leavenwonh, and who were taken prisoners, was Or. Avery, an estimable Quaker gon'leman from Rich mond, Indiana, who went out to Kansas to obtain facts in regard to the actual state ol things there, intending to return in a short lime. WORE OF TOE KA.NSAfe OUTRAGES- BRUTAL M U'R DE R Corrospc-n-lcix'o o. r Tlio N V, Leaveswoktii City, Abg. 28, 1850, Yesterday morning a company of five wagons from Lawrence Here slopped eigln miles Irom Leavenworth, on their way lie re, by a band of twenty or llnrly I’ro-Slavery men. Tnere were twenty persons belonging lo the wagons, three :of whom wore women. They were mostly'passengers. The whole twenty are held as prisoners. Several of them have been brought to town and arc held in custody here. Among the lo iter are the Rev. Mr. Newell of Lawrence, a brother-in law of Mr. Hops, the man who was mur dered and scalped near here a few days since, lie came with the widow of the murdered man to recover his body and effects. These people are robbed of everything and kept ns prisoners, having committed no offense what ever. . A German named Pimpel, from Lecomp lon, who was among thp prisoners, was shot .in our streets yesterday, for having been seen in company with Free-State men, and for at tempting to run away when taken to bo pul into confinement, -jlle was killed instantly. Several of our citizens are prisoners in the camps of the Pro-Slavery men, among whom are Messrs. Leavitt, Ide and Patrick. A boy who was taken with them has been released, and Ims armed, in town. It is reported that Mr. Patrick was hung yesterday, (o satisfy n personal affair between him and one Liste, who lives here. I cannot tell you o I one half the horrors passing around me. Armed ruffians-are ridlrfg about our streets, thronging every highway. Our only hope is that Lane will rescue us. We know not- whether he will, or whelhcr he is able to do it. No informa tion can be conveyed to him. The California correspondent of The Jour nal of Commerce adds another to those who believe Fremont’s chances of carrying that State to be good. Coming from such a source the admission is important. The writer says: “ It is hardly possible to predict the result ofthe next Presidential campaign in this Slate. Had the Democrats put the Pacific Railroad project into their platform, ‘Buck and Brock’ would have earned the Slum; but, as it is, (here are many who look for a Fremont vote ’ v THE A^^AlQl. All Business,aod oilier TTommunicaUone must tje addressed to.tlie Ijditor to Insure attention. T Ii n r s dayglo Itsle? Stale Ticket.' Copal Cormnissioneri ■ < THOMAS COOURAN) of York. Auditor Gehrfal t .. . DARWJiW PHELPS, of 'Armstrong* : Surveyor' Oevtral , . ■ * BARTHOLOMEW LAPORTE* of Bradford County -Ticket. For Assembly —L. P. of Wellaboro. For Associate Judge*- 1 j c Wh7^kel!llkl’d For Ditrt. Attorney —B, 1), StrXng', of Clymor. / For CowmiajiMcr—U, G f Stepeyp, M iddlebur* For Auditor — flf* DoNAU)p9N, WcllsboroX For Surveyor — Henry S, Anpijpß, of Morn For Coroner— Joel ftosE, of ftoiMn &./ FOB / GALUSHA A. GROW oil Susquehanna Cpur The C'auipuiyu For Uie accommodation of<many non-«ubscrU>ors, and , for lb e belter diffusion of important poll lieu 1 in formation omong lbc people, we offer the Agitator from this ireoo, (July 31.) to Nbv. 15, ofr ’for 15 weeb*, oo flie following* term*: ' 10 copies al-fi cenlslper number* for 20;copies <,5 .00 .. 30.CQpics. r ..7 00 and Tor any n'qmbcr less Ilian ton copies, $ cents a A\cck tor each copy, or 30 cents for thecampalgn. These lcrms arc 25 per cent, less than they ought lo be Jn order lo remunerate Uio publishers,. But this is not u offer. Thne is no ppslage on the pgper sent to subscribe) s living in the County, Gov* fiASilrotfb has convened the Wisconsin Leg islalurc‘Tmd in'Jrife MeSfcigsvtoys that, since the Gan* oml-GdrOrtiment lias refused to protect'tho citizens of Wisconsin in Kansas, it is time to selaboiil dm vising means tor their protection* That’s U\q talk, Vermont gave a "majority of 20,000 for the Re publican candidates last week. So sho responds to Republican tWa, and Maine wilf undoubtedly add another ‘'shriek for Freedom” when the YcSultof her Monday's election is made known. ’’Freedom going forth conquering ahd lo conquer. There will be a Fremont Ball at 11, IJ. Potter’s, in Middlcbury, on Thursday evening, 15th insl,— Those who wisa to “trip the light, fantastic toe,'” will do well to be on hand. An overflowing House is expected. t Vekmjlyea gives a party on JO/k *—*"» j lie IrolicKing community seems lo be well looked alter. Bcardslee of the Way nr Cvunhj Herald in his last nuipber s.iys, that wodes'y Jufbids him to. say anything of the Comity for Cpngress — he bcipg very much rchli:d < JU),.tlic editor.. 1 We judge then, lh.it Lite nominee ie cither himself, orTlieoph* ilu* Fisku «f the Pennsylvanian ; iloriab?, lately,-read word Jhr ccftaTnarli clcs in Uifi * .you'gel elected, be good enough lo send 'us a Patent Office Report will you ? The “1/ilUc Folks" had a grand Spnda,y School Cclcbrulion in town on Thursday of list week. It was the finest display of the kind we liavc yet Been .The Charleston delegation reminded us dF the Os ceola Meeting. After marching about tqwn fora short lime, a fine repast was served up hnde.r the .elms on the Orccn, lo \v)iich* old and yourig sal down. The children scchncd td'fcYijoy the treat ex ceedingly, and we dorc say the affair was trs profit able as it was creditable and pleasant; Acknowledgment, llon.'Wm. UtoLEß—Orar Sir; I have <6'ae knowledge the receipt of a package under your frank, containing five documents; for which plootto accept thank?. The'docontcntfl arc entitled as follows "Injidelil if avd Abolitionism, An 'oftcn Letter (o the Friends of Keltgioiiy Morality and the American Union." “Words of Counsel lo Men of Business , hy a Man of Business" “S/iojl ylnsrrers to Rtckless Fabrications against the Democratic Candidate for President) James Buchanan "iloru Uufun Choalc on Qic Presidential Ques tion ” “Zirtlerqf Ex.PrnitUnt Von fluren, June 26, 1856," In the first mentioned document it is alleged that the leading infidels and aboliiwnisU, and their.or gans, are advocating the election of Col. Frcotodl. Prchuming you to bo an honorable man and not dis posed to endorse the fal.-cliuod ol any man, or body of men, willingly, common charily leads mo lo sup pose that you bchevo the allegations in .that docu ment to be sußlatncd by facts of which you are cog. mzanL 1 hold t|iiil none,but a liar will wilfully promul gate a that-lie who retails the lie of another makes it tils own and becomes responsible fur it; sod therefore, in courtesy, I am constrained to con sider you ignorant of the utter falsity of every es sential allegation in tbo document referred to, or you would not,have franked it and thus have given it your unqualified endorsement. For tbo pampTilc'ls making up this package do nolcomc'under the hfcad of general documents, viaspeeches ofa second person, Itipprls; &.c.| but they' arc Written end cir culated fqr a speciol purpose. Those who frank them, or 'otherwise voluntarily aid in circulating them, then, become responsible for whatever state ments they moy'conlain. Is this not Irtic i ■ ' Yon say, In the tllird paragraph of that dbeumdnt —“John C. Frdmont is the candidate for tile Fresh ■“ dcncy of Conjoined fanaticisms, one of which as. soils all (ran religion, and the Other of which as “ sails the Union of the Slates.’’ And you further assort that- every organization boasting infidel doc trines, it now advocating the election of Fremont; - and tint “all those desirous of dissolving the Union “are Openly co-operating with,these organizations.’’ ■ You then go on to enumerate Iho laadoia (as ytm declare) of tiio Republican .pifrty. • la doing this, yon misrepresent tl|c men'named, as well as the de elated objects of that parly. To pul tlip matter be yond question I make the following proposition which I (rUbtyhu will consider and accept. Il'is made and'submitted in good fiiilil; ... T10&4-, C-pUg^Y 1 I«ou iill tjie Fr|njont m)i so completely cpljlheir own limits as lo bp un- Clak&itliin ono&Ali followin||llie dale ogttois, able to rtij|rato SojiiUi In the even! of a dissolution andaSoduco theMjbemof tlie Bonded allcgiijona oribe ci‘~ —\ / < 1 andajliich I finjpln yUr pamp||t, I will all from CtGarfteld hither, 1 and present you with a new hat, to CQat__not less than / '• five dollars. I n. jnzp-:n 1, That John C. Fremont is the candidate of conjoined bTwhich'ossrollsnHtfue religion, and the the Stales. Ncw.York, is a Fremont organ. *4,"" ‘l'litii l i’liccTdorc barker Is a ltitffiflif lilt R(j^ ta a M&i/o Republican party; \ / 6. ’(’lia l Thf Hostap tylinator of June W y 1856, coniiftns'an editorial nuinina. lion, L 'iiiift "’<l * . A . \ 7. TMThe l,il)eraiqtr supports Jo)m C. Fremont. 8. Tlial the Republican parly denounces Hie Bi. bh.i! v.a 1 ' i ' • • / 1 1 denqunepp Glirigjir ‘ ' %uW4L , gross violation oiAno low ril S.Z« w 1 ■■■ ■ VoS WilPbo reqfiir &r cry onfor lllenbdvpa v. Wfieß you eignir tills «Bbr, I wijy ■’ anyrcspbnslbfi paid trVcT/Pa above ter foelsr/- r Idqrir /lb substantiate each and cv /allcgitions, ' .(Ty y’bur determination lo accept . deposit the money in llio liande ot ..le Buchanan man in this place, to be Ai yoil inlhe event of yoar. fulfilling the Requirement. Tlid evidence required to be -always ! llie beat, and in (his case (lie only cv. ice admissible. / A word more: on page 6, you l*k — ■l,' t*Wlial-is Liberty without Union?” 2. “W-htl would Religion be without the Const)' UliuitJ” I transpose and submit to you in the fob lowing ibejn ; / « 1. What is Union without Liberty ? 2. What would the Constitution od without Re ligion 7. 1 Must not concord precede union 7 and Jiae there ever been, is there/ or can there be concord between Slavery and freedom! If ‘yes,*’ produce the evi deriee?; if “ho,” what does yonr first question am* oont-to? : i • /(inly. gilalor. - 1 Was Jto))gW 'before the Constitution, or is it an effect of'ttte’Constitution 7 if the latter, preach it ; if the former, then What does second question amount to? . ■ * hr* In conclusion: 'What is expected to be gained for you?'candidate from the circulation of such pp. er'de lies 7-nfor-that each and every allegation nam ed above ia /dise,,you i; ought to know, as does every mao conversant, will) the sentiments of the men, and familiar with, the journals ( accused, The political complexion pf the pppprs referred to is not Ucpubli* pap.; and were you IsmiUar will) either, the Stanf ord or. you would know that neither ever takes part in party politics except as a censor. The Stqndard % however, prefers Mr, Buchanan, of the three as docs Mr. Garrison, if his word may be given in evidence. Your position should afford you a belief knowledge of the things about which you presume to speak, and of which you speak only to blunder. From pot-house politician* BQchrccklbFS dj'srcgard for truth is expected; but from a grave Senator, who should represent more than half a'million of freemen, it is not—should not be expected. It Is not the vocation your constitu ents intended you to pursue. Hoping to hear from you at the earliest conven ient !«•*'" v |Thc first number of tile Tioga Democrat, publish er! by Mr. J. Milo Br-si-r; made its appearance last week. Il is neatly ;printud and draws (ho ink very mildly indeed itr -odtoattiag Us candidate.- h it hardly probable ibaliits publisher •nrilljmiirii’y*' 1 J ly rioliVaU'tbiniw.^^^"" 1 ' 01,1 liSMSlrom politics svosrls&'il will. ’.ir;Mr.,Blopp does not,starve be fore the campaign is overVha will havS.pstd pod-one of the incidental© which country printers are pecul iarly liable, •'Tho Democrat is afforded at fI in ad vance. .ip . , • ~ , Posters for a “Demdcriltic'’M'ccling” at the Conrl Udoso on Wednesday evening, were pnt op in town during that'day, last week. As the attendance at Churl was' pretty gendral, It was Supposed that an expression of the political sentiment of the county might be had. On arriving at tho Court Hobse We Were greeted Willi—“ Fremont men, to tbo right!— Buclianicra lo llie left ."’and on looking around, wo discovered that some wag' had placarded the walls on the right -with “FREMONT," and on the left with “BUCHANAN." Tho joke was generally ap. predated and the Fremont aide was speedily end lit erally crammed from Uip-lowosl to Uic highest scat, and even tho aisles were densely crowded wilh h'rc monters who preferred stpiuling, rather .than to sit ..under the Buclwnicr colors. 210 live Frcmonlcts went counted, while on Uic Buchanan side lire high, cut number scaled at any one time, by actual count, was eight of whom were boys and Frc mooters. The latter, to tbo great amusement of the .audience, made fur the other side when they discov ered the Buchanicr flag over their heads. I Mr Julius, Sherwood opened tho meeting very | good httmorcdly, alluding to the faithful feio as rc j minding him of tho twelve apostlds. This allusion brought down the Fremont side in a loosing dicer, lie made wav for ’’ Mr. Henry Sherwood, who labored to convince the Frcindrilcrs that there was not one old-lino whig in (ho county who was not going for Fremont. Wo wanted to ask hint about those 51) old-lino whigs who went up to the Covihgton meeting with a Buck and Brock flag. He then told the whigs that they wefe Clleatingr themselves—that Fremont was a democrat abd a West Pouit-CaUct! . Tho first was true dhodglifbul the hist assertion ralhar tickled tjio audienbe. lie said that his friend Mr. J, W, Ryon, would fallow with a speech to be topped off with a flourish at Knownolhingism,mnd sat down as ' Mr, Ryon arose and. said tint empty declamation was common and easy ; men, hud but toopen their mouths and it dropped out. Whereupon lie opened his mouth <and demonstrated ins proposition to tho satisfaction:of alb ,6aoU- ; reckless perversion; and unjssUlenitnla, of historical facts, seldom Ag pom tho lips of honest men. ,He said, that all the. tcriri. .lory west of .the Carglinaa Virginia and, Qeargia, came; into ills Union with Slave .Constitutions,. This is not tree. Ho said Ihgt.Uie proposition to extend llm time for,ih e lim^oilolion, of came from New Eoglapd.: Thui is not true. He is referred to Jefferson’s Report's of the debates in that Conven tion., Ho, said.that. thpro was a higher law than Lcgislalares which determined the extension of Slavery,’and then, said that a majority could estab lish it anywhere. However this may be, there is a higher law in accordance with which demagogues gravitate to the lowest deep of political Infamy •Mr. By'on Is a good speaker, but indiscreet. He should'not have traveled into the past for proof of tho divine origin of Slaveiy. If his historical dta. tions did ndt mean lhaf, they meant nothing what ever. We know that this’la tho doctrine held by tho democratic leaders, but it is very indiscreet to preach it to Ihe honest masses; and we volunteer this hint, hoping that the Bushanier stampers will /atiUy, Mt} . Confriitullon as a; '’God and the rights of Yonrs, respectfully, M. H. Cobb. 4GITATO&,. ,«E.,hoM end nwnly. in its lone asf ogg for the interest of oar Northern merchants to pat ronize such men in preference to'all others. When theßlare poorer strikes at our business mfcn ’wlio re fuse' to' be : enehvcd.ilct'us at the North gather or ourt'eb to sustain' there. Wo liad bettor drop oaf mom ey into the coffers of such.men. than into those of bor mortal enemies. Read the Card: . >. ' “W<j hQEo been‘informed by a large number ourSoulliern customers Inal sy^lcgoalie and petti* naciouii efforts Iqre constaplly maijo'to deprive,us of a portion of* l)y. appeals' tb the prejudices of Buyers, on the eedre' of nftkound Political sent!- mchts'of somoiaf lire members of confirm! . “Wo therefore tccl it a,duly .wo.oivo tpoujseive* and lire commercial community in which wo reside, to publicly declprc lliat u'b hard ho apologies id make for our opinions,‘arid that wa will continue as ever, to'liold and express just shell sentiments ns obr consciences and convictions dictate, williaut refer ence to Hip supposed views of customers, and in es pecial contempt of that class of dealers in our city wlio'“scll their principles with their goods." “Id lliis conneclion’it is but justice to a larga.ma jorlty of our Southern friends, that they thoroughly appreciate and heartily deapise that cringingsecyil tty which seeks gain by insincere' professions of do ration to Southern institutions, or in the less manly though' indre 'discreet form of inuendoes as to a neighbor’s sentiments, ulf, aftorlliis, there nrQ..any who desire to know our views before purchasing from ns,.we can best reply by embodying in this note an extract from c letter written' hvus some months since, which will explain itself ’ “ ‘ The members of our firm, entertaining a wide difference of views on various topics, and as many opinions on the Slavery question os there are mem bers in it, pro fully united oh one point, namely, that where any one presumes to demand as a prelimina ry to p'orclibsihg frond us, that Tie shall know our opinions Upon Slavery or any. other mooted quest lion in Religion ct.Fomics, he shat) be informed. as we now tell yoq, that no’cqnmt purchase from, us for cash or upon iniyltCrnis, Until he shall have am. ply apologised for thd inialfc 1 ■ . ' M. Li. HALLOW ELL & CO. Philadelphia, Blh idunlll, 22d, 1856. There will he a Republican Mass Meeting at Ti oga on the 2d of October. Judge Culver of Brook lyh will be present, as also 1 several other emihenl Speakers frbm obroad. Particulars next week* 1 1 MMNE REDEEMED!!! 10,000 MAJORITY FDR THE REPUBLICAN TICKET!!! OVER OLD-LINE WHIG OBEY AND SHAM-DEM- OCRAC Y! THREE TIMES, THREE FOR FREE. DOM AND YOUNG AMERICA!!! OCT The Deiiociiaov Acknowledged to be in Favor op the Extension of ti— >7. v. Duy n uop, a lend ing Buchjnnn drganr, which ihd Hunker jour nals of this Stale quote, from more freely than .from any other paper out of the Slate, ftHies-theifosiiion 0f,., the. X!eaiacraxic-j»»»‘y nmranunoWlifg explicik l language: We' hold negro'4la»6ry” , to : be right, right per se, right in iiqeif, lit the nature and necessity of things ; that whilffThbre axe de 'feels or’ iritperfeciidiis of' detail, as in every ihing/ ‘else, and in all human instilbtions jhCrfe are, perhaps lio more evils connected ivilh Southern society than (hat af the'North; that negroes ate negroes, tod not while men ; and, therefore, the peculiar domeslic inslilu tiort'ortlie Soulh is no slavery at all; but, on the contrary, the naiural relaiion of the races, and ’ the normal Condition of society, whenever or wherever whiles and negroes are in juxtaposition. And we further hold that slavery-extension, so catted, op the free, full rind unembarrassed movement of South ern population,' or its perfect freedom of ex pansion,of emigration, of developmenfsouth ward add IropicSvard, is absolutely eSsenlial to the peace, progress-and safety of Ameri can civilization, and, indeed, to the very existence of ihe American Republic. • And in our frequent articles on (his particular phase of the mighty question now upon us, and before the people for their action, we have said that the Northern Democracy, when the question should be presented to (hem, would be in favor of the free expan sion of Southern population, or as the dupes of imposture would term it,- the extension of “ Slavery.” Freedom ta tfle SoulH - A loiter in the New Orleans Bulletin, commended by the-editor,,states that In the evenl'of the election going to the House, if any southern rhemher should vote for Fre mont, be would be'burnt at the stake by his constituents, on his arrival home ! The Charleston Telegraph truly represents the feelingmf the dominant power at the South in the following paragraph : “ Let us declare through - the public jour nals dial the question of slavery is not and shall dot bh ( bpen fOr discussion : that Ihe system is lio deep rooted among us and must remain for ever ; that the very moment any private individual atterhpts to lecture us upon its evils and immorality, and the necessity 1 op puljing means in opejalion to secure Us fifWi thdpfiy irt ihe sattie moment hUtongve shall be cut dul ahd'cdst upon the dung'hill," \ Wa sic this feeling manifested in die exile of'Uoderwood. inifie 'itiblis at Wheeling, and in lynching Methodist preachers, whose only crime is'lhat jhejt belong to the church North. Freedom of opinion W abholiueily crushed out, on the subject of slavery, in’any and all its aspects, and a despferate attempt is now ma king lo extend tfife'same tyranny over mind and conscience in the Northern slates. Are the people ready for this. If hot, there must be a mighty struggle to preserve our lirerties. ' Another Democrat. —Hoo.. H. B. Ely, a leading Democrat Member of the Michigan Legislature of 1853, is the Republican can didate for Senator ip the .Marquette distaict. Mr. Ely is now a warm fremonlcr. -Confessions of a Border Ruffian. The Jfarlford Pres»|)publishes the follow ing speech, delivered a£B Kansas Aid meet ing, heMJin l)i|t jcity oijiT'riday evening, by 'Mr. Semen" Ci of Meri -deo-Ct—Tiifi,Connectkuj papers. inderseJlr. Williams ns a reputable and reliable man. It Wf,{William's ac count, lhal.Buford’s mep are not only ruffians id - ’rd ak bos been kpown /ears. Its Grier :isUa«r luvo-won , Bui her mer- tbt' ina.jop.4Qr f. free ;ht to think, say .flß'Hie’ topics of to-bo'presoribsd-by. and murderers, but' 'somewhat of the chalatter Of cSniiibifi ; - - GTKzEira-oF- HsirrrtmD ; —Two-years iagp;l,'9a9hi}K|And well known to lha,Ha/i -fdrd pedpld. 'Sidce then I have pdssed my fife, part Offhe-lime-itt-Aiabamaveod parl of lha lime in Kansas. ! lishatl,deliver to you this evening, not a political! harongue, but a plain statement *>f ■ fools which, came under my own observation, and parlof my own sad experience. .ItyMSMd aC f M.X., IDealers.™ Rltei' In January last Col. Buford of Alabama, whore I then resided, offered for sale at auc lion 50 negro slaves, the proceeds- of which were to be given.lo pay lire expenses of young men ( unmarried,-vvfio would emigrate with' him to. Kansas.. The inducements holdout to the .emigrants were 160 acres of Govern ment land, which tho Colonel .should pul each man in possession of. When the lands were brought into market they were tp be sold, and one half the proceeds should be ..retained by the Colonel; the other hail*, 80 acres of the land, should be the properly of the emigrant. Upon those, conditions I enlisted, the third uppn h>s-list. Wc left New-OrJeans to stem the swiff-roil ing Father of Waters for Kansas, 305 men tn all. Nothing happened on the way wor- Ihy of pole ,pnii\ we prrived nl: Lexington, Mo., which we did upon the Sabbath day. As we came up to the wharf the church bells were ringing, and services had commenced. Upon our arrival ministers slopped in their services, churches were closed, and we wore escorted by a large procession and a fine band of music to one of the churches, which had been reopened for us, where we listened to—what shall I call them 1 Speeches ? Ora tions ?, I’ll call (hem sermons^ a kind of J?or der Ruffian sermons. They were to encour age us to do nil in our power to make Kansas a Slave-Stale ; and after our sermons from these ministers of the Gospel of Christ, Bu ford declared for ns, jyith (cars in his eyes, that we .make Kansas a Slave Stale, by words if wfi could—if not it should be done by arms. Returning lo the boat, we went on till we carpe lo Kansas City. Here we were morcbed to a small hotel, which could accommodate butabqpt one-third of us. There was a large hole! ip the city,,but we were for bid entering it. Thus we stayed for .three nights, taking our l.urn of sleeping in bed and in the open air.' The weather was very wet; it rained almost every half day. On the morning of the fourth day we ’ marched lo Westport, four mites. Here lhere were no hotel accommodations for us, and we were told that cloth would be furnished to those who might not use the canopy of heaven. Jbr a covering. Cheap cotton cloth was furnished ns. After twa or three days the tents were ' made. In a few days Buford provided carts and oxen to transport our provision and baggage. He would allow no trunks to be taken, which inconvenienced but a very few of us, as we had bm Jiule. clothing Jo—'Vy. '! wits "used W driving cattle in my native (own of Meri den and I foe fact that'F was a good teamster bping knownijl Was appointed boss teamster. It was a office ! and I filled it well. And thus, coming from the warm climate of'thii South into the cold winds of the North, wo suffered much ns we drove' ’ eight miles from WeStport, where we were called to haft. Here our train was divided into several par ties, and we were to proceed separately tootir lands, some to Topeka, some to Lecomplon, and some to other places. My company were bound to Lecomplon. We shook hands with each other as parting brothers, sadly, for os brothers wo were, and as united as the Fre mont clubs are united now. [Cheers.] 1 continued with my company, some of whom we buried by the way, they havinn died by (he’llnrdships they endured ; through raid and sleet, fording creeks and wading through prairie mud for ten tedious days, when we arrived at Lecomplon, and lo ! here we fdund two of ihe other companies, who, having started (of other points, had been con ducted lo Lecomplon by their leaders. Before nighl.anolher company arrived ; and anoiher; and aholher until we were all together again, at Lecomplon ! When we were about a mile west of Liw ranee, one day, on our way to Lecomplon, 1 was a mile or two ahead of my company, looking for a suitable place lo pitch our lentS, when 1 met three respectable looking gentle men, and was asked by one of them where 1 came from. I told him, “ None of his busi ness.” “ Where wins I going?” I told him, ” Where I had n mind to.” It altered the matter with me, however, when he told me that he was a Deputy United States Marshal, and his name Donaltlsoo. After receivingmy apologies, he told me that he was on his way to Lawrence to arrest Messrs, Reeder and Robinson, and wanting help, had spoken to me Ilf the manner he had. I told him there wusa company behind of fifty ofßuford’s men .who,would soon be olong and he could use them. Upon their arrival, we were ordered to pilch our tents and lie upon our arms all night, after stationing sentinels,around the camp, and await further orders. All through the night we watched, but heard nothing of ..Donaldson., At daybreak wo resumed pur march, and went on lo Lecomplon, whore we arrived as before staled. I saw Donald son there, and asked him where Robinson, was..Oh, he said, he went to Lawrence after Robinson, and told horn that he had a warrant for his arrest, and'was told-'by Robinson, " Take me if you dare /” And lie did not dare, he left him until he could get men enough lo take him away from Ihe Free- State men, and keep him after he had got him. After wailing some lime to gee what dispo sition was lo be made of us, Major Buford, ope day, said lo us that if we would slay where we were, he would ‘feed us until Win ter, This was hailed with an outburst of discontent from the parly, and we look a vote lo see whal portion of us would accept the terms. The majority voted to stay. I de murred. J )iad come lo Kansas with honest inlcntions, expecting lo ii]l ihe mother earth for subsistence, expecting to locate myself there for life, as you, in Hartford, are loca ted here by your own fireside's. I wanted to work, as. I had not worked for a long time. The money we had.ctll intrusted to Cof. Bu ford, he had lost by gorabting, and seat abroad the story which yqtl at the East wHI still re member, that be bad been robbed of it. Marshal Donaldson summoned ns nil to Lawrence to fight the Iffee-State ripea.Wbal could Ido? I was’without money;! was called upon by the of- the Doited States. When I beard t&summot» r .it tall like ice upon rhy heart Could I go there and fight against the . Freemen of ’Con necticut, Massachusetts, and (be other Free States ? If I did, for what did I fight them f For being honest industrious men; men who had.infused new life upon the Kansas wilds; built-hotels ~ set up trade-shops and meehan* ics’ bencbes, and tilled the soil of Kansb&by the labor of the Free? (couldn’t doit, 1 asked’two orthree of (he men whobadcbroe from Columbus. Alabama, if they could go pnd fight those innocent men ? They said no I Well then, said I, if you will follow my di rections we will gel away. But how ? I would see to that myself. They agreed tq mal>e ths attempt under.npy.leadership. Ac cordingly that night I went to a Pro-Slavery owner of the only boat in' the vicinity, and mode pretense that 1 wished to set a trput r Uae in the river, and I wished .he would keep quiet about it as some of the men might know of it arid take the fish .I caught. - To this bo agreed, with the proviso (bat Ipbould bring it back in an hour or two, as he wanted to ferry some one across the river every. little while. . Jf he wanted it he , would blow his born, and 1 must immediately return with the craft. I promised him that Kp might blow his horn, and when Ihears it, he might look Tor me directly. We smuggled provisions From the encampment on board our boal and started down the stream, pulling through the darkness for dear life. The next morning at daybreak we were within sight of Lawrence, and hauled our boat into the bushes to secrete ourselves for the day. The morning sun arose and ushered in the day which is celebrated as the day of the sacking of Lawrence. From our place of'chncealment wo could see upon the hill overlooking the fated city, the cannon planted, and the cavalry of the United Slates drawn up in, battle order. We saw the hotel bat tered by the cannon balls, and saw the explo sion when the two kegs of ignited gunpowder sent the building into the air. The night coming, we proceeded on our way. When at last St. Louis burst upon our sight, Ross, a man whose father owned sixty slaves, and had five of his own jbaid: "There is Heaven to me !" During our journey, ilis true, we appropriate* to our uses such things as were necessary for our bubsistence, With out leave of the owners thereof. Those will blame us who have never been driven to the desperation to which we had arrived. Nature has callings which will be heard above the pleadings of the strictest morality. We were fleeing for our lives, from those who would set our lives at a less value than a straw had they known lhat our hearls revelled at the atrocities we had been called upon to perform ip ihe name of 11 law and order,” While under Donaldson’s command we were ordered to take what we wanted and could find in possession of Free-Stale men. We were strictly forbidden taking the small est article from a Pro-Slavery man without paying his price. Joseph' Truce of Alabtflnfc at one lime took a rifle away from a Missou rian. Buford ordered him to Th* rope was placed over his neck, bat, t(Fbog intercession of the party, punishnrpnt'lfas commuted lo chain and ball. '"' r ’' In ope of the hellish forays upon which we were sent, we came upon a small party of Free-Stale men. They resisted our taking away their property, aud Buford's men' left two of them dead upon the grass ! When we were in the Shawnee Country, we were invited to call at one Of the Mission Churches by the chief of the tribe. As the doors opened before us, what a sight presented itself! Three Massachusetts men were hanging by the neck. For daring to say they were for Pree-Soil, two had been shot and one slabbed to the heart, and they were hupg Opto strike terror to the people from the East. Fourdays aftpr, one of Buford’s men came into ’ llte' ! camp, holding upon the point of a' bowie'-knile a human heart! *< Boys,” said he, see here; “ here is the heart Of a damned Abolitionist; “ he told me he was an Abolitionist, and I “up with my rifle and dropped him : I. cut “ his heart out, and it ain’t cold yet; now “I'll cut it'open and see how It loots inside; “ then 1 shall fry it and see how the damned ” thing tastes .” ' 1 After I had arrived at home, I saw in my lather's house a paper which has there been a weekly visitor ever since lean remember— The Columbian Register of N6w' Haven. My blood boiled with indignation as J saw in thnt paper that “ all was peaceable in Kan sas “ all these stories of murder in Kaiuas are false,” all the wrongs in Kansas are done by Free-Stale men,” “ all for Apolitical effect,” &c., and I threw it down, and; said to my father, “Father, that paper lisa P” In ’53 1 voted the Democratic ticket, (br Franklin Pierce; and after all 1 have seen in Kansas I shall, living until November, again vote the Democratic ticket, and dost vote and influence for John C. Fremont'[Cheers.] After all The wiong done to Free men in Kansas, this bogus Democracy would not be lieve, or would not profess to believp, the ac counts of them, even if the whole 1 “country— I hod almost said, heaven ap pear as witness to the fact; But let a man see what I have sden, hear what! have hoard, and then, if he can Satisfy his conscience or his God, let him vole for James Buchanan, whom South looks on to continue these wrongs, "unless (he Free men of Kansas can protect their rights, which they cannot do unless they have foreign aid. No Northern man who knew how the wives add husbands, sisters, daughters and brotherf in Kansas have suffered afthe hands of the Pro-Slavery party there, could vole for James Buchanan. TAe Press says Mr. Williams riveted the attention of the meeting for an hour and a half. In the transfer of this outline of his confession, there is lost the irresistible Yan kee htimor of tho speaker. As he said, be is plain spoken ; he was bred 4 farmer, and can plow belter than ho part Speak, so far as
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