Squatter sovereign., 1855-11-06

ii Doinphan, n which / was 10 erganize
, society Our delegates were informed
j, Rg Springs, that had Constitutions 10
organize them into a society. When I
.eIurned was immediately put at TO or
ganize them which did. and until after
then I never read their Constitution.
then spoke TO some men in the county, who
would 60 into it only On condition. and
very inkewafsa in regard to IT,
! gave them nc encouragement, ana feit
that ray mission was done as ] bad prom
ised / then felt ,lIat wgs az libe rty. TO
remain silent and push this thing no further.
I concluded I-hed better keep the TIVE cop
les Of the constitution, which ] thought
would be useful 10 me in making this expo
sition, thing had determined on doing
as soon as discovered their treasonable
designs.
But must come 10 the point, and make
known the object Of this society, and-she
manner in which il is organized.
It's object is to make Kansas a free
State. by force of arms. If they fail to carry
their point by legal means. To effect this
they have orgaHized society or secret
army. who are provided with Sharp's rifles
free OF charge. / saw many of those rifles
and otter equipments in Lawrence by an
organization in Boston. got up for the puf-
pose OF aiding the Abolitionists in Kansas
to make it a free State. From this organ
izat;on, have been informed, the Execu-
tive Committee at Lawrence have received
500, 900 TO defray the expenses of a
State organization, a movement which Is
on foot by the Free-Soii- Abolition party.
| am member Of this Committee, and the
above information was brought to me by a
member OF the Committee, This. was just
before tie election for Ex-Governor Reed.
er, and made me feel very lukewarln in
the cause OF the Reeder party, for hegan
to be convinced more than ever that Ex-
Governor Reeder and large majority OF
bis supporters were strongly iincturrd with
Abolition doctrines. yet could not muster
up courage enough to withdraw from the
party until cast my vote for Ex-Governor
Reeder. But in doing SO | voted against
the State organization, for / felt it TO be
my duty, as knew it to be measure oil
Konly small portion of the citizens of the
Territory, and headed only by Abolition
lists and traitors to their country. This
am positive of, for it is the Territorial
Grand Encampment and the Executive
Committee who are at the bead of this
movement. Both know to be propaga.
ting treason, the Grand Encamplnent has
arms with which to rebel against Govern.
ment. In the Executive Committee, o
which became member, from being in.
Ex,E
was resolution offered which provided
that every reliable Free State man in the
Territory should be furnished with rifle
IA brace o! pistols and sabre, and required
TO take an oath to hold himself in readi
ness to march into service under his supe
rior officer when called upon. and that hi
. would GO TO the rescue Of the person o.
property of any Free SoiIer who would bt
brought by force into obedience TO the pres
enr laws of the Territory.
The chairman of the committee, DIR
Robinson, of Lawrence, K. T., advised
the gentleman 10 withdraw his motion a:
they should act upon this in Il private man
ner. Tie motion was withdrawn. This
is sufficien, TO prove them traitors to tEei
country, and | would be more than a trai
tor, If stood silent spectator TO treason
| able designs-and acted in concert with
| faction whose midnight vire-working will
If allowed to proceed. sever the ties of till
Union, and finally overthrow our liberties
the foundation of which is flilt on trutl
and cemented with the blood oil the fearles
and ma My hearts. h
| [ know that many FTee-Soiiers, wht
cannot see as do, or ii they do are no
honest enough to confess it, will coupl
| treason with my name and say, such ar
Irishmen. But if such there be, can OH
IL say, thank God I had The nerve TO ex
pose their villsiny to the world, and b
true to the Constitution and Laws of tn
United States and the interests OF tn
! South-which, when [ was exiled by pov
ery and oppression from my native land
took me TO her bosom. gave me a home
made me freeman, and sheltered me un
der the folds of the Star Spangled Banner
| Receiving such undeserved favors as thes
from a strange people, would not be al
ungratefal wretch if | failed to show I
the world the secret action of party VIII
are led by and reverence the followin
Constitution and Ritual more than they
the Constitution and Laws of their country
Constitution and Ritual
| of the Grand Encampnsent. and -Regi
nsents Of the Konsos Legion. Of Kansa
Isrr iory. .fdopted, .4ri 4th, 1855
/ ARTICLE /.
SEC. l. This Body shall be known a
the Grand Encampmen, of the Kansas lie
/ gion of Kansas Territory, and shall
composed of Representatives elected fror
each Subordinate Regiment existing in th
Territory. as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. At the first meeting nights i
January and July, one Representativ
from each Subordinate Regiment, and Old
additional Representative for every. 8
memt shall be elected as members c
this Grand Body, the Regiment haviu
power to fill vacancies In case of the ina
| bilitv of any delegate to attend any meet
ing of the Grand Encainpnent: Proo,dea
t That should any subordinate Regiment