Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-27
symptoms of Civil War


ings Their resolutions declare that the sessia
of the late legislature was "the monstrous con
summation Of an act Of violence. usurpntiop, an
fraud unparalleled in the history ofihe Union
that they. 'di>own aud dissvow with scorn an
Indignation the contemplate and hypocriiic'
mockcry of representative government" thu ,
they 'owc no allegiance o. obedience 10 the ~
raunical enactments ofihs spurious l. gislature
that they will endure and submit to these law
no longer than the best interests OF the ierritor
require, as the least of two evils, and win resi-.
ihemae bioody issue as soon Us they ascertni
that peaceable remedies shall fail, and forcbl
resistance shall furnish any reasonable prospec +
of success and that in the meantime they recon
mend to their fricnds throughout the Territor,
the organization and discipline cfthe roluife
companies and The procurement and pIeIaratio
ofurms." After the adoption OF these gunpowde
resolves, and another refusing TO recognize th,
slection laws of the Legislature, but naming day
Of their own for opening polls and choosing del
egate.to Congress, Exc Governor Reeder was nom
inatedby acclamnGon their candidate fh that Of
flee Being present he came forward and accep
tedIhe nomination, stipulting only that he should
not canvass the Territory in person, (which was
mos, prudent condition, Cor lis "porson") bui
rledgng them ga steady, onainching pcrtinscit,
of purpose, never firing industry, logged prrsr-
verance, and oil the abilities with which God had
endowed him, to the Fighting Of their wrongs and
the final triumph of their causo"--to wit, the ox.
ou~ion Of slavery from Kansas. He told his
hearers that day bydny n crisis was coming,
that would in after times be to posterity turning
pont' as are TO us the opening of the revolution
and the Declaration of Independence:
Je alluded to the Unprecedented tyranny under which
and have been and said that If supposed that in
tons 10 be imposed by force upon free and enlightened
people they never knew had forgotten the history
fathers American citizens bear in their much
the spirit Of other and trying days aud lived long
the blessings of liberty to submit oppression any guar
teri and the man who having been free could aney
submit TO tyranny, 1T be slave.
lie urged the Kansas forget all minor
issues aud pursue dcormncdy the great object never
swor .ng but steadily pressing did the wise who
followed The star to The manRer looking back only fresh
coagrment He counsolcd that peaceful resistance be
the tyrannea and unjust laws Of the spurious Legislatures
that Appeals the courts to the baotbox aud Congress
he made for relief from this oppressive load that
should be deprecated So long single hope Of peacoabe
dress remained but II nj last all these should faf
proper tribunal there hope for rghts outraged
aud profsnedf si to suffer that corrupt may
reap harvests waterod 10y then there
chance Justice God has provided In the
things redress for every wrong and there remains
the STEADY eye and the and conquer
gle the bodies Of the oppresors with those Of the oppressed
upon the solwh the Declaration Of Independence longer
protects.
He did not consider the public South
as endorsing the violent which had been pcrpered
By Mssoufians reTto, and that being he' waited
hear their rebuke Should come and all hope
influence these evils be OF
country fail while wrongs still continue then
WIN they have easier TO bear by long God
forbid that any lapse of should the
duties of slaves and when such fatal danger
comes, then Is the time
g Strike for affairs and our fires
Strike for the green graves Of slros
God and our native land.
As he paused there says narrave)
deep silence when question death Is being con.
sdered Every drew long breath next nstan,
the with cries win strike" White men
slaves Reeder 'Recdcrr Nine cheers for
Reeder right During speech constantly
interrupted by shouts and shaking of hands but the
thusiam ungovernaei the gathered him
with the warmest greetings.
Such are the sentiments, at last distinctly
avowed, of President Pierce's appointee to the
Governorsbip of Kansas, and such is the spirit of
the people, with whom he is &C. cooperating in an
effort to exclude citizens of the South from mi
grafton to Kansas, and to surround the State of
Missouri with population Of negro stealers and
incendiares. In these efforts they IRE urged on
by brutal and atrocious shouts of approval from
their synlpathizers in the North, who insanely
strive TO infnse a courage which they themselves
do not possess. Hear how Stewards organ the
Times, of New York raves and bullies:
I'VE have spoken blood shed on the ground OF
Kansas We do not see how 1t can be avoided our New
England and Northern have quietly settled there
are no brawlers they do not love fight But have the
same blood In them which poured like Bunker
Hill In defence Of the feeman rights choose his own rulers
They VIII rally around the baobox against the bues
Slave party their fathers did against soldiers of tho
Ohareses and Georges And they men, when once in
the contest easily TO give II this tyanniea usurpao
proceeds there be Repoutfo cannot be helped Ey
cry free-State man in the Territory beginning
Then those wild distant praire forest will
be fought again the old battle Freedom and
aesposmA American Slavery and American Freedom viii
nave the first hostile meeting an awful thing TO doto
e brethren with the bloody hand but even that must bo
dome for Liberty. The sons of the Free -,
wh - ,s rights of citizens without a struggle -
mehave been informed that from all The Noh, =
na'es brave men are pledged come forth ana 60,
iue vanguard sf reedom, if tie thing comes 10 ~, ~
-, r tioie TO us would be even fearful for a.
' heht the fires OF an internal war ON their bor,s
~ouio ehdahger slave property, wherever II is held
Inc present Governor of Kansas has pubI;c,,,
declared that he recognizes the authority Of tho
Leg stature which has just adjourned, and the L.
gaiity OF its acts. He is the commander Of the
military forces of the Territory. and II will be
his duty to see that those acts are enforced
Should his force be inadequate to this, then it will
be the duty of the federal authorities to 90 to his
aid and treat as traitors all who are found in on
position to the laws and the Government. We
could wish that we had ct the head of affairs +,
man Of more back bone for the emergency than
the present Executive has ever shown. Our o.
pinion is that there will be more use for the gaows
than tho ha vpnaf and mo ,youIJ ILL., 4. =. -.