The atrocities committed by the 'Border Ruffians' upon the free-State settlers sent a thrill of terror through all law-abiding communities.
I have never pretended to know whether Dred Scott's owners were Democrats, or Abolitionists, or Freesoilers or Border Ruffians.
They were properly classed as border ruffians, and as a rule were whisky soaked.
The people there were fearing a raid by the "border ruffians," but this was fortunately postponed until our departure for Leavenworth.
His son was killed by the "border ruffians" near his home in Kansas, for which a fearful revenge was taken upon the murderers.
It has been reported that Shepherd harbored border ruffiansand it has been said of him that while "he did not willingly steal, he had not scruples about harboring those who subsisted from that kind of traffic.
When these same New England gentlemen were in their turn stripped of all they were worth by the "Border Ruffians" it changed their feelings toward their free State brethren "mightily.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "border ruffians" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
