The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-05-17

| iiom INC Iidtlc Nv csoll MO- Argus FNuds MAY l.
| NOBLE SPIRIT FALLEN.
Our esteemed felow-ctizen. Malcolm Clark,
has fallen by the hands Of an Abolition miscre-
ant, called McCrea. Hard words passed be-
tween them, when Mr.. Clark, in the act of stri-
king with his fist was instantly shot through the
heart He died in five minutes. 1t was hoped
for while that an outraged people would hang
the cowardy assassin to the nearest tree; but
quiet was restored, and he was locked up at
Fort Leavenworth.
Malcolm has been slain, but his numerous
attached friends will yet see that a hemp rope
and the nearest tree end the career Of the assas-
sin-murderer, McCrea.
OUR PAPER
BY reference to the proceedings of the great
Pro-Slavery mass meeting, held in this city on
last Saturday, it will be seen that the Platte
Argus received the unanimous aud unqualified
endorsement of the citizens composing it. This
is as flattering to our pride as stimulating to
renewed exertions on our part, to the advance
ment of the great principles of constitutional
liberty and equality, which we have always adj
vocated, and expect to advocate as long as We
| live
We live in a slaveholding State-our organic
law and Constitution recognise and establish
Negro Slavery. All officers are sworn to sup
port the Constitution, and, as a consequence
they exist. All good citizens are morally un.
der the same obligations to support that Con
stitution and ats Institutions. Will any one
deny the correctness Of this position? If not.
| it follows that the man or men who denounce
| in our State the Constitution or its institutions
thereby creating anarchy and characterization,
endangering the lives and property of our peo-
pie, are morally guilty Of perjury, and are
traitors to their COD aud their State.
This being so, the perjurer and traitor are
outlaws. They are in open rebellion and arms
against their country and her institutions, and
deserve the doom which was found Just for Ar
mold, and all traitors, from the days of J,tdds.
Traitors at war with the people should be hang
ed. The law sanctions it; selfdefence and the
! first law of man require it sound morality can
not condemn it; and unpreludiced men the
world over must agree that The people, in their
might, have the unquestionable power to pro
tect themselves against the intestine outlaw and
: parrcidal traitor, as well as against foreign
foe.
We are satisfied that in Parkve alone other
Abolitionists can be found, who ought to be
dealt with-men as destitute of moral principle
as Park or Patterson. Preachers of the Cos
pei, who, instead of teaching the merits of our
Saviour, incucate the lessons Of Abolitionism-
they must be looked TO. 1t is not alone among
Northern Methodists that an Abolition preacher
can be found-and herein we admire the spirit
of one resolution, to investigate the condnct and
teachings of all, whether Methodist Presbyte.
rian, or any other religious denomination.
| We shall have occasion hereafter TO point ont
other traitors in Parkville, as well some near
er home. We shall keep up the ball until it
rolls to Jackson and Cole, and even to st. Louis
county, sweeping into rivers and blazing bon
fires the Abolitionism of the Inquirer, Messen.
ger, Democrat, LateLLigencer, and others of the
same stripe.
For this consummation we devoutly pray
for it we are determined to fight, until the colors
shall strike, or their presses are annihilated
We urge all to go to Parkville on Saturday
next. 1t will be all eventful day. and we hope
all will turn out. We want it done calmly and
deliberately. If Park demand trial, give it
to him, but let it be summary. Let it be just
and impartial, and let the verdict be upheld.
| GREAT MASS MEETING!
A meeting of the citizens of Weston and vi
cinity was held in the Court House, in the city
of Weston, on the 2Sth of April, 1855. George
Galloway was called to preside, and D. p. Wal
lingford appointed Secretary.
! Motions and remarks were made by Judge
Galloway and Peter Abel. A committee was
appointed, consisting of Messrs. p. I. Abel, S.
| p. McCurdy, Lewis Ramage, G. W. Bayliss, j.
w. Vineyard, j. +. Walker, and II. Coleman,
who reported the following preamble and reso-
lutions
Whereas it is now manifest that the speak
ing and publishing in slave States those Free
Soil and Abolition doctrines and sentiments,
which inculcate in the minds of slaves that the
system by which they are held in servitude is
morally and practically acrOng, has already
done much in corrupting and dissatisfying the
slaves and rendering their condition infinitely
worse, &C., &C.; now, therefore, in view of the
| foregoing facts and circumstances, we, the peo-
| pie of Platte county in mass meeting assem-
bled, in the city of Weston, in said county, on
the 28th day of April, 1855, do most solemnly
resolve and declare
|. That at this time, Selfdefence requires at
the hands of the people of Platte county, and
| every other county in the State of Missouri, as
well as the counties of any slaveholding State
in the Union, the immediate expulsion from
their borders of ecery person who may, in any
manner, speak or publish doctrines or senti-
ments calculated to bring reaproach upon the
institution of Negro Slavery, as it exists among
| us, or to corrupt and disafiect our slaves, and
| render our property in them insecure and we
pledge ourselves to use every effort in our pow
err to ferret out all such persons, and use the
necessary means to expel them-peaceaby if
we can, forcbly if necessary.
| 2. That the highway robber, the midnight
| dSSaSSlll, OthSIs1
| who, by their actions, make themselves outlaws,
have no right to protection of law.
| 3. That a portion of our fellOw-citZens hav-
ing put the selfdefensive ball in motion at Park
vile, short time since, by putting a stop to
| the publication of that Abolition and Free Soil
sheet, called the Parkville Luminary we do
| ratify and confirm the action of our friends at
Parkvie, and hereby approve the resolutions
| adopted by them, and pledge ourselves to join
them in carrying them into execution.
4. That while we approve of the resolution
Of our Parkville friends in relation to the North
ern Methodists, we offer as an amendment
thereto, that the principles thereof be extended
| to the ministers of all denominations who teach
| or preach doctrines and sentiments at war with |
the institution of Slavery, and prejudicial to
| our rights as slave owners; and believe there
| arc others among US, equally guilty with the
| Northern Methodsts, and we pledge ourselves
| to make no distinction IN this matter.
5. That we look with amazement upon the |
| forbearance of our friends in jackson, Cole, |
| St. Louis, and other counties in Missouri, in |
so long toleratng the publishing in their borders
| Abolition sheets, and recommend TO them the |
example set by our Parkville friends. There is |
no remedy against the Abolition papers publish
| ed in our State, but the Missouri or bonfire |
for the presses, and hemp rope for the editors;
| and the idea of starving them out by withdraw |
| ing Pro-Slavery patronage from them is moth |
| ing more than the arguments of Abolitionsts, |
who pay them to remain among us, to corrupt |
our slaves.
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