Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-12-22

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Y The conclusion Of his article mars its gene
raj tone. We did not say we should keep the
motto at our editorial head "right or wrong"
We said the sentiments were uttered by Henry
Clay, which you dare not nor canno: deny, and
as the sentiments Of that gentleman, we shall
keep them before the people. Again, you ask
us not to make a fool Of ourself by " denying
that Henry Clay was IN sentiment a Kansas
Nebraska man." Here you pitch headlong
from the point. You claimed he was Kan
sas-Nebraska, man, not in sentiment, but in
fact! We claim hevas not Kansas Nebraska
man, because to be such it was necessary for him
toviolase that holy, solemn, binding compromise,
he had sworn to maintain.
WHO WE'RE To BLAME.
In our issue Of yesterday We denied that the
Free States men were to blame in bringing ON the
late difficulties in Kansas, and asserted that the
sequel would prove that the Missouri cut throats
were the aggressors. How is it? Why in the first
place Coleman, (the man who was shot) wanton-
ly killed young man by the name of Dow,
which act exasperated the Free States men, and
they held a meeting to take the matter into con-
sideration. A series of resolves were passed,
as we learn from the Kansas Herald of Freedom,
and a committee of vigilance was appointed to
hunt up the murderer and bring him to justice.
-H Coleman and his party fed and placed them
selves under the protection of Gov. Shannon.--
Soon after the Sheriff of Douglas County, Zap
pointed for six years by the bogus Legislature)
with fourteen others, made their appearance and
arrested Free States man by the name of Bran
don,but while on their way to Lecompton, num-
Der Of Mr.. Brandon's neighbors intercepted them
and rescued the prisoner. Jones, the Sheriff, inn
mediately sent to Gov. Shannon, for aid, alleging
that ten thousand men would soon be at his COM
mand, and from that period the excitement COM
menced and has been continued ever since. The
Herald of Freedom says The country is all on
fire.! Means are being employed to call the peo-
pie together. A company are patrolling the streets
while we write, end the soul-stiring drums are
beating to arms. 0N ''''' 't~e
"a There is no doubt, ere the day expires, an or.
ganized body, under the charge of the Sheriff, will
be again upon the country. What action our peo-
pie will take in the premises we are not advised.
1t is probable meeting of the citizens will be
convened this morning.
The St. Louis Intelligencer, alluding to the
matter, remarks - . -2lA 3g( .ah s,1s- -es
u What are tts facts2 Simply, as the truth now
appears, that the Free States men have raised no
sudden flag of rebellion at all. They have only
"appealed unto Cesar" They refused to ac-
knowledge sheriff put over them arbitrarily by
the Territorial Legislature. They have, all along,
done the same thing. They have long ago pro-
claimed to the world that they did not recognise
those Territorial officials at ali but by virtue of
popular sovereignty, which has been disregarded
by that Legislature, they meant to choose their
own officers. They were as much in rebellion six
months ago against those Legislative sheriffs
as they are now, or have been.T Even in lately
reasserting their opposition to the officers and
laws of that Territorial Legislature, tho Free
States men expressed their readiness to submit
themselves to the officers of the U. S. Government.
They ssappealed unto Caesar. ..s.-.-..s.
For this reason for thus appealing to true law
seeking to avoid, lawfully and peacefully, the
operation of laws that they regard tyrannical and
unjust, fire and slaughter have been invoked, and
cohorts of excited Missourians assembled on the
border to be led in bloody foray against them.--
We do not utter one palliating word in regard to
the Free State outrages on pro-slavery citizens,
that brought on the late disturbance. We will
grant that members of that party may have be-
haved very badly. We know not. Yet we assert
that their position as reported, is now law
abiding one; and that Gov. Shannon, in calling
out the militia, and by his Secretary (Woodson)
rallying the citizens of adjoining State to his
assistance, has acted most indiscreetly and un-
lawfully, and has threatened Kansas with ter
rible calamity, a. the result of his passion or his
indscretion. 1 assrss-f,ye e,s n, ssrG ada, sssst
At the latest accounts a meeting was being
held by the "border rufdans' ssto see if some
measures could be adopted to terminate the mat
ter peaceably, If possibly, forcby, II they must''
We most devoutly hope that the Free States
men will not yield an eight of an. inch, and we
believe they will not. The old cry of dissolution
of the Union, or civil war, may frighten some
limber-back doughfaces, but We anticipate no
civil wal, ,nor do anticipate dissolution Of the
Union, for the moment the South find that there
is North, that moment the rights of the settlers
we wish to be counted in on the side of Right,
Justice, Freedom, Humanity, and if need be, fight
for the homes and frssides Of those who are peril
ing their lives in a just ard holy cause. Vein
sist that it is time for the free men Of the North
to take stand and maintain IL at aHhazdrds.---
We have yielded, yielded, yielded !! sn but
let US yield no longer. Binding compacts have
been torn asunder, and the Slavery propagan-
dists have carried the way into Africa, ,---let Us
meet them, and let the question be settled ncw,
whether twenty millions Of freemen shall be eter-
naly bamboozled BY three millions Of slave hold
ers or even smaller number than that. We do not
advocate violence except in extreme cases. We
would much rather that Congress should settle the
difficulty amicably; bat we do advocate the
maintenance Of Rights. We do say that it is