Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-11-17
Kansas Difficulties

Kansas Difficulties
In tho virginian of Thursday morning we
unfinished startling announcement from Mr.. T.
I.,cblin., TO the effect that large amount Of arms
.aa money had accumulated in kansas,furnished
he BOSTON Organization, to be used for the
nnr,ose If making the Territory free sta'e
~, his disclosure an attempt has been made
on the life of Mr.. L.
In the Independence Dispatch of the lst inst''
we find despatch from st. Joseph, of the 3lst
Oct, which says that Samuel Collins member
Of the Kassss secret army. met Mr.. Laughiin ut
Dominican the previous day, and tried to shoot
him. His gun mi 81 ed fire:he then stabbed Laugh
lin in the abdomen. Laughn then drew re-
yolyersnd shot him through the henrt. Laugh
Inns life is despaired Of
The st. Louis Republican of the sth inst says:
Some additional particulars have been receiv-
cd in regard to the recent attempt TO Kill f"t
Iaugblin. at ,Doniphan. Kansas Terrtory-his
successful resistance and the killing OF his anita
gonist. The afar occurred about sunrise OF
the 3Is,. On that day. Samuel Collins, who was
II seems. Colonel of one of the regiments OF the
kansas Legion" an exposition OF which had
been made by Mr.. Laughlin, determined TO force
him TO max retractien OF TO kill him. With
this determination, he aud some twelve other oil
his friends proceeded TO seek out Mr.. Langhn
and demanded an unqualified retracti"n OF his
recent statements. This he refused TO do, ana
Collins Immediately snapped his gun ut him. ana
then fired al him, but fortunately the weapon
was turned aside by spectator. Laughlin drew
n revolver and shot and killed him. Mr.. L. was
dangerously hurt in the conflict by knife wound
in the side At the ,ame time, Mr.. Lynch
friend of his, was wounded in the head by tho dis
charge of gun.
Thus bad begins, aud worse remains behind
The revolutionary doctrines of Reedcr and his
.partisans are heget,ing their legitimate results
They have avowed their determination to set a
side all law, and now proceeding TO wreak
their vengeance upon those who happen to differ
from them on the slavery question, and this Is to
be done with the pistol and Shapes rifle in hand
We hope that the pro.sIavery men in Kansas
will act strictly on The defensive, and leave their
opponents TO commence the fighting. In this
way, they will gain a reputation for themselves.
aud have good grounds of justification should
they be forced into a struggle by the abolition
lists.
The Cfisis has Affiveu-LooR TO yohf Suns.
From the Kickapoo City Pioneer Oct 81.
The time has come when it behoovcs every
PRO slavery man to be up and doing. If South
erners wish to see Kansas enter the confederncy
as a slave State they must no longer hesitate
about taking up their line of march they must
come thicker and faster than ever before Our
enemies (the abolitionists) are making every ex-
erton TO populate this Territory with hordes of
their followers Money has been raised to the
amount of 100000 in the East and sent TO the
abolitionists of Lawrence for the purpose of ma
king Kansas n free State; and these tools, it is
said have formed themselves into a secret, mid
night organization, where they meet and concoct
ways and means to accomplish every kind of ras
cality and dishonesty to thwsrt the influence and
strengthen the pro slavery party; and 1t Is also
said they are making use of the money furnished
them in populating this Territory from the free
States the passage of every abolitionlst is paid
who will mgrate-as speedily ms possible to
knock for admission State AT an early day.
The South must at once ially--there Is no time
TO be lost-money must be raised to meet every
emergency, and the Territory must be densely
populated with men in favor of slavery; if not
everything is lost to us. The glorious achieve
ments that have been so valiantly won at the bal
lot box in past elections will amount to nothing
if Kansas is to enter the Union free State.
But we cannot believe TINT the South will re-
main dormant anu inactive, anu aIioW NunsuS 10
be lost and her interests thereto seriously i'm
paired. The gallant aud glorious old South has
money and men TO meet any exgeney-to meet
any attempt of her enemies to wrong and de-
. fraud her of her just rights then why not come
at once, more propitous time can offer than
the present. Hesitate no longer.now is the time
Kansas bound, onward. The pro slavery men
of this Territory will meet you with open arms
and hearty welcome. Come and join us in the
noble Strike for your liberties and the per-
petuation of the oonsttution-put down the aboli-
tionists and fanatics of the North, they have al
ready been allowed too much sway, and con-
sequently become more impudent every day
Strike terror to their black hearts and make them
repent of their past transgressions with solemn
promise never to darken the peace, happiness.
and perpetuty of our glorious republic by lift
ing arm raising their voice to proclaim ne
gro freedom in our Territory, which soil by right
belongs to the South and must be owned by the
South at the sacrifice, if it need be, of her best
and bravest men.
AmeIio ans in the Crimea
The following paragraph, from the Cons'unti-
nople corresnond ent in the Crimca will be read