Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-21
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Notwithstanding the telegraphie report,
which win be found in another column, an
Aouncing the " settlement of difficulties . in
Kansas. by the people Of Lawrence agreeing
:. TO recognize Shannon's authority, &C., &c.,
!, and the disbandment and return home OF
6hannon's troops, from their foray upon an
unofending people. it is evident there is SONS
game about the matter. and that the ruffians
backed out from their threatened incursions
Tor very different reasons from those stated in
the dispatch; for the people of Lawrence have
never refused to acknowledge Gov. Shannon,
nor siolat d any law Of the United States
8 10 plain these invaders had become
convinced that their threats and braggadocia
were more than cou nterbalanced b. the COOL
ness, sagacity, and determined irmness of
the people Of Lawrence. who, I" having de-
nanded nothing but what was clearly right,
would submit 10 nothing wrong" and SO
these maraaders, adopting the rule that ''dis-
erection is the better part of valor,'' concluded
it would not be quite SO disgraceful to back
out. as to be backed out by the potency of
Shapes rifles. which would haze been brought
to bear most numerically upon the cowardly
and traitoroua invaders. had they persisted in
their attack.
IL Is very appropriate that public meetings
should be called in the cities and towns
throughout the free states, to take into con.
alteration the matter Of furnishing material
aid to the settlers Of Ksnzss, in the present
crisis There is no knowing how soon, or in
what manner, the most fendish attempts will
be made again (should they be quelled for the
present, which is doubtful) by the Missouri
rufians. countenanced and led on, as oppor-
tnnity may offer, by Shennon, Atchison, or
Stringfellow, to overawe and dive oat of the
territory those in favor of making it free
State.
We see by the papers that great meet
ing having this object in view, was held
at Cleveland, Ohio, On Saturday e4en.
ing last, and that every speaker strongly urged |
the necessity Of bold. but calm and deiiber
ate action A committee was appointed to |
take into consideration the adoption of appro, |
pirate measures, which of course means the |
immediate raising of funds for the purchase
and sending on to the settlers in KTszas
means Of defence from the incursons of the
"border rnfians.'' No doubt meetings of
similar character have been and will be held |
in various other places. 1t is certainly ex-
eeedingly appropriats that the a Heart Of the
Commonwealth" of old Massachusetts should
not be behind other States, in work like
this IL should rather be her province to lead
in any cause having the furtherance of Lib.
erty for its object. For this reason we antic.
ipste, from the meeting which has been called
for Tomorrow evening in this city, at the
City Hall. demonstration worthy of tho
cause. Let the people turn out, without dis
tinction Of party, at al meetings of this char
acter. and show the minions of tile slave
power that at last the conscience of the coun.
tEy is awakened, and is determined to submit
70 nothing short Of the rights Of freedom, as
guaranteed by the Constitution.