Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-15
Startling Developments Treason in Kan.

From st Joseph Cycle Oct -
TO the People Of Missouri A secret civic
military organization exists in our neighboring
territory, formed to upon our institutions and
to initiate against our lives, our interests and our
hopes. Mr.. p. Laughlin, a Kentuckian and n
member OF the secret society, with danger to his
life, has made The following expose which we give
in his words
There arms accumulated in abundance
IN Lawrence, and in the territory furnished by an
organization in Boston, which has also forwarded
Sl0o,OO0 in cash, to be used for the purpose of
making Kansas a free State. The northern secret
society is prepared to resort to violence TO carry
out its purposes, in case.all other means fail IL
pyoc!aims the Union bagatelle and farce and
the confederacy not worth preserving A house
built at Lawrence by the Emgrant Aid Society
in Massachusetts, and the principal hotel of the
place, is fortress in itself, with port holes and
all the requisites for offensive and defensive war
fare.
"A box marked dry goods, and directed to Dr.
Robinson,agent of the Emigrant Aid Society, was
opened In my presence, and was filled with the
arms and ammnnitons of war. The leading men
of this secret Northern society are directing and
governing the popular mind with a view To war
They proclaim that slavery shall not exist in
Kansas. land boast of having run off three negroes
from Missouri and sent them to Canada
"The object of the society, as openly promul-
gated to the members is to upon the iustitu-
lions of the South. They declare that color is no
bar to perfect liberty and equality, so far as the
whites are concerned. The society is organized
a military basis, and draws on religion as the
spur and the incentive to action. According to
the constitution, the members are bound to mus
ter, intact oath bound whenever called upon for
active service | was introduced to the Executive
Committee by Governor Reeder and recommen-
.ded by him as worthy member, and left it only
when found could not commune with it with
out being guilty oftreason.
"A resolution was offered on the 9th of Sep.
TENDER to the following effect: That every reli.
able freesoer be provided with a rife, a brace
of pistols and sabre, Il to come when called up.
onby his superior officer That he should go and
use his arms for the rescue of any one coming
under the jurisdiction of the present laws of the
territory. For the truth of the above | am will
ling to vouch on OATH P. LAUGHLIN."
From the above, says the Cycle, it will be OBJ
served that the crisis has at last reached it.
height in Kansas. That open resistsnc, to the
laws is neditated by Northern disunionists.-
How long will pro-slayery men submit to a score
organization whose basis is treason to the gov
ernment,the constitution and the Union.
Let meet and consider the subject and SCI
what SHOULD be done in the exigency. The Nortl
is making preparations which must be oppose,
by the South in her full strength and in her ..di
rest Mood" Something must be done. for tn
truth Of the above is beyond cavil or dispute
fact We have in our possession the constitution
of the secrst order. Mr.. Laughliu 10 known t
Us. having had business with the Office time an
again. and ne know that he is sincere. Let u
not be lukevarm when the emergency is a
hand. =.