Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-05-25
The Missouri Slave Driver s.
AtchisOu's Conspiracy.
LETTER FRoN GEORGE $. PARK, EDITOR OF
THE PARKvILLE LUMInARr

iHt fAhhNiibt isbMlNtht
Tho following letter printed in The 81
LouiS Democrat of the 10Th, was briefly al.
luded to in the above despatch published il
the NJ y Tribune Of Saturday morning
Sr. Louis, Thursday, May 10, 1855.
Believing ID. X. Atchison dangerous
man. The LumiHdg steadily opposed his re-
election To the United states Senate, and
, supported Col. Benton.
The consequences were, be let Loose his
hrcling presses upon that paper, but they
got battle 10 their hearts'cunient and retired
discounted from the field. About this time
, the self-defensive association was formed at
Weston, but the masses put it down. y. X.
Atchison, y. f. Stringfcllow, j. L. V. Thorn
son snd others, then organized a secret asso
, ciation. an Informed iis members are
sworn to sccrecy-tu turn out and ftht when
called on from headpuar,crs--,o contribute
money TO carry out the objects Of the asso-
ciatlon- to share equally IN the damages
{ that may accrue from the overt acts OF any
OF its members, and to carry these points
even at the price OF disunlon. They are
bound never to divulge the names Of mcm~
bers. Thus their clan can act III concert
everywhere at once. and lead the uninltatcd
TO suppose that It is the Spontaneous uprising
of the whole people, when they numbrr on
ly a corpora's guard. " hen man Is pros
scrbed they act IN concert to destroy his
business and characters and the poor man IS
ruined witheui knowing tho cause Al
Northern men are prescribed and ruined IN
their business and character or driven out Of
tue country who do not subscribe 10 their
most ultra doctrines. Ore nian said to me
Ia ParkvIllc, Times are worse here now
than they were IN France in the days of
kobespierre;" others snld that tins was the
first time they were afraid to avow their real
sentiments. No one knew when his bust
ness would be destroyed, or he be ordered
ont of the country. In this way citizens are
parilyzed and subdued. They call upon
+ other counties and st Louis Ia co~operatc
and carry on the work. Unscrupulous
they use any means TO accomplish their pun
poses. J hus this secret engine of he'll is at
work undermining the foundations Of all SO,
( cal order, OF confidence and public honor
Emissarics have been sent through the
South to organize these associations One
Harvey was sent into Texas last winter in
dorsed and recommended BY twenty three
members Of tho Missouri Legislature. From
what could learn his mission proved fail-
IRE. heard of but nine members IN the
State. He was anxious to return 10 Jeiler |
son City when last heard from McGce. of
Jefferson County, was travelling in Arkans- /
on the same mission. Lycurgus Shep- I
herd Of Platte County said to ne a few
days since, " that the whole South was or.
ganzeu that they had dccrccd The dcstruc-
ton of every Benton press in the State and
portion OF the Wing presses; that they
could commend any amount of men at a mo
ment's warning and millions Of money: that
$4,000 were subscribed in Missouri that
the destruction ol the hotel at Kansas aud
presses at Lawrence had been decrced; tina,
they had taken cannon along to deuolish
them from distance, so as not to be blown
up by the kegs of powder said to be under
the building; they would not stop until eve.
ry Frce-Soiler aud AbolItionst was Driven
out of Missouri and Kansas they were pre-
pared for disunlon or anything lie was
then Just out of Il secret meeting. These
secret meetings are generally held once a
week or at the call of their leaders. There
IS no doubt but some 20 ii meu are induced
to JON tbs ASSOCIATION and get Involved in
lis meshes before they understand It's ob.
lects. 80 by some overt act or by bluodshed .
aud murder they hope gradually 10 yet the
North snd South TO take sides and BRING on
civil war and dlsunion. ] he nomination of
d. Il. A,chison far tho p,osido,,.,, :. -,
Gus. Publlc meet,ngs ore caIlaj =, III I'' ,tn
prominent po,nts. where n II S,r;nnf'li'.n,
n V Thomnson or o,bor s,aaiie ~ 49,
generally present 10 make cxri,,p,, s,e,,.bos
and lash ia fury tho nassions of ,bn .,,,'i,,
tude. Even the Rev. Mr. Kere, Chaplain of
the Army AT Fort l.cavenworih, left his most
aud came over into Pattee County. and In a
public speech urged the citizens to extreme
idea Of nsinp bonoro5j, ,nson. i, M, -, '.
H. Rich. suitler AT For Iasyon,v,,.,b " ,
raodv IN ,,ob ,ha MAJ, - l.. ~ ' ""s
cYtrs,oc ,neasnres To- ~, ''u 10y sam 'iol'
a,,si,,., ns - -. "' 20 no' io' US Is
r'7i'ii,, ,,ro,,l. 49, IL 'ic'o can DC no
dro,,,,|,oisss S' ,h I',I e! aie no" pussy
-. ~ ~ - .o'''',iun''F mo uuty. q
1"'y' ,Pi'Ju"'eo gu" '"ie'est scented mixed !
Y ""u '''N"ioS, =" ,FerytlhS' he spirit
u, hohor SO hshiy 'auded IN the days of
euNa''y Is u'scufucu oy these leaders; sol
nShness' desire TO ENJOY and appropriate
the iaoof OF DINERS without an equivalent, :
! ilsehood ana detractlon, blindness OF intel 4
let, ahd an lnluraled passion that thirss II
Tor bloodshed aud all the horrors of civil q
war, now govern in that devoted REGION Ii
May the Almighty God make bare his arm g
10 save our country from ruin. The dav | Il
left Parkylic, Capt Wallace was busy non. fc
lying citizens to leave. understand ono If
ady who was teaching school was or,,oSaS ~
O close doors and be off. Some were goina nj
One talked of defending their bomes. h., m
hey were threatened with thousands IF arm va
d men which this secret a.so.,a,;an oa,I1 n,
ollect at the shortest notice Ia,
Mr.. Patterson telepranhed Gov s,or,,n, AZ
nice at Jefferson Civ "tbat The dsnaer W. W,
and asked protect;on a., on H,,as nm
nd properly. None was given ma w. ar
hen telegra1hed 10 the p,es;Ssn, h,, la m
ereivcd no answer when wo laG IA "nS' NJ
ounanv of ,raons bner ordara1 Gu ~ Sns n,
,oaypnwor,h mo-, ,en,hs ~ 90 ~. a;,;- ~ w
would have rallied 10 sns,ain Tho laws oe ,hs n,
country. Ii IS Incl nm the fair fame Of o e Is
,itizens 10 class them all a. mohocr.,s snd n
al, nj - - "' ~, ""u :