The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-09-29
The Squatter SOVEREIGN.

Ihe Squatter sovereign IS the ac-
knowledged organ of Mr.. Atchinson in
Kansas Territory, and was established
by his aid,. to assist in promulgating
there his views, and subserving his IN
terests. At present we call attention to
it, simply to comment upon two propo-
sitions which have been recently put
forth by it, which are as follows:
/. For PRESIDENT, DAVID R. ATcH-
IsoE.
9. WE TRUST THAT THE NEXT NATION
AL CONGRESS MAY BE THE LAST IL
UNITED STATES. '
This, to many, may seem very un-
important Discrepancy very foolish
piece of badinage; but to those who re-
ally know It's Interpretation, it is mat
ter of far more significance than appears
upon the surface. 1t is pretty well un-
derstood in this State. however obscure
it may be elsewhere, that the Southern
Disunion branch of the Know Nothing
secret society, which was first inaugu
rated in Parkville, Missouri, by Atchi-
son and Stringfellow, in propria persona,
and which has since spread into several
of the adjoining counties. had as one of
its fundamental points the dissolution of
the Union. Such was the end ultimate
ly looked toward to; the means were
mere subordinate affairs.
1t is also equally well known that it is
to this as one of the great ends of the
order that all its members are sworn,
and that any violation of secresy on their
part, is, if known to be punished with
death. But the order is not confined to
Missouri. After having initiated it in
this State, missionaries were also sent
into Arkansas aud other Southern States,
to propagate their infamous principles
Thus, last winter, after twenty five
members of the Missouri Legislature had
been inaugurated into the secret con-
clave, messenger was dispatched by
them, with full approval under their sig
natures, to 90 into Texas and their estab-
lish branches and collect funds for the
same disunion purpose. The messen-
gers name was Harvey, and 1t is proud
reflection for us to record, that in all his
perambulations he only got nine per-
sons to join in his infamous project
Our object, however, in this recapitu-
lation, is simply to give point TO our
comments to the two apparently discre-
pant publications in the Squatter Sover-
eign-the one pointing TO Atchison as
President, the other hoping that the next
may be the last National Congress-
We propose to reconcile them. We wish
to point out in the briefest language, the
sympathy between them, and to show
our readers that, in fact. they are con-
genial.
The Interpretation which can only be
placed upon them to reconcile the two,
is that the " Squatter Sovereign" cen
templates a speedy dissolution of the
Union. They are the true exponents Of
the Atchison Know Nothing party, and
accept freely the ultimatum he has laid
down. Hence it is that they speak thus
in double sense to the people of the
United States.
1t is fact very well understood here
likewise, that in all this disunion move
ment in Missouri and Kansas, Mr.. Atch-
ison is by no means as disinterested II
his Southern patriotism as Northern
prints would wish to make him out
His programme rs to excite by all posi-
BILE means civil war in Kansas, which
is to be the knell of disunion. His pay
is to be the first Presidency of the
Southern Republic. If he can bring
on collision between the free and slave
States in the Territories-the first bat
tie is to be accepted by the South as {
Bunker Hill or Lexington affair. anc
the tocsln is to be sounded from Caro-
lima to Texas Then follows gather
ing of Southern fanatics, and after tha
formal proclamation of disunion. |
| is for this that Atchison is now laboring
and not, as many suppose, for the poo
Senatorial honors of Missouri. The.
are used merely as cover to his de
signs And this also explains the enig
ma of the blazonry upon the shield Q
the Squatter Sovereign. 1t is for Atch
ison as the next President of the South
.ern Republic, and hence it is that
hopes ''that the next National Congress
viii be the last one. So much for it
censistency.--Nssouri Democrat.