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KANSAS. 
Kansas chy to Lecompton. When passing places of more than 
usual loveliness, she would say, “she should like a plantation 
there, with about two dozen negroes.” To the question how she 
liked “ border ruffians,” she said, “ she liked them infinitely better 
than Massachusetts paupers.” Every time any attempt was made 
by others in the stage to vindicate the free-state cause, she re¬ 
marked, “she did not wish to hear anything about it.” She 
remained scarcely a week in Kansas, and, in reply to the ques¬ 
tion, “ Will you return to Kansas?” she said, “ I should like to 
live in Kansas if it is a slave state, I suffer so much where I am 
in associating with abolitionists.” It would be kind in the gov¬ 
ernor to have regard for her sufferings, and go into some obscurity, 
where she could be relieved from the enlightened intelligence of 
Ohio. 
Col. Titus, a few days ago, told a man who came to him for 
money to buy a claim, with oaths, “ Wait, and we will get it any 
how. Now is the time to drive out the d—d Yankees.” 
Acting upon this impression, probably, two days since, he at¬ 
tacked a young man, living on a claim two miles from Lecompton. 
After beating him severely, and jumping upon him, he ordered an 
accomplice, standing by, to fire his house. A free-state man 
immediately talked plainly to Gov. S. in relation to it, and con¬ 
cluded by telling him, “ if he did not prevent such outrages, the 
people would.” 
Gov. S. immediately sent for troops to protect Titus. Free- 
state men are driven from their claims, beaten and killed. Then 
the governor employs the troops to protect the assassins. Such is 
dragoon government in Kansas. It leaves the free-state people 
exposed to all outrages; and, when they would assert their rights, 
and take care of themselves by driving out the ruffians, the dra¬ 
goons protect them by orders of the governor. Gov. Shannon 
has said, repeatedly, that the state “ prisoners, if charged, would 
be tried; if tried, convicted; and, if convicted, hung.” „ Judge 
Lecompte has made similar statements. Woodson has said, “ they 
did not expect there would be a trial, but they meant to keep 
them imprisoned.” 
W. P. Fain, who acted as deputy marshal in arresting Judge 
