The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-12-17

weld obedience TO the United States author
tiles, TO the Organic Act, to the Courts crea-
/. t,d under it, and the Judges and Marshals
appointed by the President. These might
Cypress them, being opposed in political SEN
tment, hut they woud--he knew all would
submit 70 such authorities, and only appear
from them TO the United States Supreme
Court, where they would get Il FAR hearing,
/ They must take every step with prudence oha
care: take the right course. and having taken
. it, go on fearlessly to maintain It, lie APP
proved of Lowry's proposition, winch haa
this object in view. The speaker delivered
4 his views with ability an! earnestncs~, ana
seemed to be responded 70 by all present
LAWRENCE, NOV. ~.
The committee of which Mr. Lowry was
Chairman. made the following report:
s.Ne the citizens of Kansas Territory find
ourselves in Il condition Of confusion and de-
fcnselesS so great that open Outrage ana MD
ciay murder are becoming the rule, and quiet
and security the exceptions ana whereas the
law-the only authoritative engine to correct
and regulate the exeesscs and wrongs oi So
ciety-has never vet been extended 10 our
Territory, thus leaving rs with no hxed or
definite RI Of action or source OF redress
we are ft.iueed TO the necessity of organ
ztnr ourselves together on the basis Of hrst
prtnt.ples. and providing for the common de-
f1nse and general security; and here we
uleire ourselves 70 the resistance Of lawless-
ness and outrage at oil times when required
by the officers who may from Ame to time be-
chosen TO superntend Sne movements or TINS
organization.
d The writer noting these things SAID:
One thing struck me forciblv; The Secre-
tary of the meeting carried the paper through
the hall az the easiest why OF obtaining sig-
natures TO il. and as he did SO, took With
him Sharp's rifle, which happened TO DE
convenient. and those writing their signatures
did SO on tho wooden stock. No one seemed
to note the novelty of the writing desk but
could not help regarding II as Renaissance
of .'good old colony times"
The Organization and Vigilance Commit
tee. being created. the meeting adjourned
after having indorsed the resolutions adopt
Ell bv the meeting at Hickory Point.
The Rubieon has been passed. and either
thoSa who have boosted thar they would ear
RS oat the law Of the bogus Leg stature must
recaie or the Free State men must. beth
er the former will do SO rel4 ans 10 pc seen;
that the latte- will not. am sure. Iharo
was something in the counrcnances OF the
men assembled here this morning that showed
they were in earnest, ana that they fully com
pretended the Importance ami re'pohslbit-
ties If their positon The Eastern and
North ". stern inen here are peaGe-loNing put
there Was little glimpse to-day OF the spirit
that spoke AT Lexington and Concord, and
fearful viii be the issue If the path to peace
md security lies over the crushed resolution
VI sueh mea.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE
MEETING OF CITIZENS At HICKORY POINT, NOV.
ID, 1853.
HhrreaS. Charles ". Dow, citizen Of
this place, was murdered on " Wednesday a.
tcrn00n last, ana whereas evidence, by al
mission and otherwise fasten the guilt OF SAID
murder upon one +. VI. Coleman; and where
ns, facts indicate that other parties Buck
ley. WAGNER, Reynolds, Hargus, Moody and
others were implicated III said III lrder, AMI
whereas, facts further indicate that said ind-
yiduals and parties are combining for the
purposc of harrassing ana even numbering
unoilending citizens, AM whereas We are now
destitute of law even for the punishment Of
crime in this Territory, and whereas the
tforesaid individuals have He'd - Missouri,
therefore,
ReSoircd, That we deeply sympathize with
the family and relations Of the deceased.
ReSoired, That we rega, +. NJ. Coleman
and those ne4.ed with d l. ds ~ifal MUIR
ierers, and that they should be treated as
such ty all good citizens.
Essolred. That we are ready to stand by
ana defend any and all Of our feiloweltl
Acr, III protecting their lives ana property,
ANA consider ii our duty - spare neither
time nor expense in retlng ont and bring
ny To con Ign puni .t.nent al connected
w,h tbs Infamous crime.
kesofred, That vigilance committee Of
twenty five he appointed, whose duty 1t shall
De 10 brn-, the above nemed individuals, as
well as those eonncctu1 sglth them IN this al
fair, 70 i've.
Resoie. D. mat We stamp With dsappro-
baton the action OF those persons who
knowingly permitted the body Of the deeeas-
ca - ay nv the roadside without giving IN
E,rmation IN regard to II.
THE PILGRIMAGE WHICH Gov WISE OUGHT
TO AAaE.-The Hon. Henry 4. Wise, in his
last letter, which, considering the writer, is
manual Of civilitv, does US the honor TO re-
greet that he has never set foot on the SOIL OF
New England His regret il certainly we'll
founded, and if his EScelency, leaving the
sword of Virginia to take care of itself for
little while, will but sued upon Us the light
Of his ineilable countenance, we have a few
eurosiiies which are worthy the attention
even of Governor. Indeed we think he
will be quite astonished a, the singular fash
ions winch prevail in these wonderful part<;
and shnad he escape assassination and re-
turn 10 Only, near Onaneock. a very Mande-
vile, or Mauudrell. or Mendez Pinto, he can
astonlsh the natives, who, like Desdcmona,
will seriously incline 70 listen while he unra-
wells his story. sin this astonishing country,'
he can say, (which have iust visited, the
young spend their time in acquiring the
worthless accomplishments Of reading and