The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1855-12-29

49S : aCIS q the Case.
The Sheriff of douglas county arrest.
ed man on peace warrant, and while
on his way to Magistrates Office with
his prisoner, was intercepted by party
OF irresponsible. lawless men; these men
invited the prisoner TO go with them. and
then went on their way, and the Sheriff
went about his business. These facts
were communicated to Gov. Shannon.
WhereuPon ne issued his proclamation.
calling out the militia. 10 this cali
MISSOURI RESPONDED, by sendipp from
ten to fifteen hundred men. Many of
the militia of the Territory seeing LARGE
numbers of armed Missourians putting
themselves in the ranks where the SQUAT,
tiers of Kansas were ready to take their
stand, refused togo. These Missourians
were received Sy the authorities under
Gov. Shannon, and took up their line of
march towards Lawrence, where thew
made their encampment, and where they
have remained up to the present time,
occasionally receiving recruits from Mis-
souri,. We have just learned that Gov.
Shannon has just made an order requir-
ing the people of Lawrence to give up
their private arms. If such an order
has been made, we are at loss to con-
lecture where the Governor found any
law or precedent, for so preposterous and
unjust demand. The demand will
never be granted, and if it is insisted
upon, then the shedding of fraternal
American blood, in our Judgment is in
evitable, and that too upon soil over
which this Government has pledged its
faith, that the fair untramnelled work.
ings and principles of Squatter Sever
eighty should be carried out. The fact
is we are SLAVES, and made so by the
supiness and imbecility of a weak Ad-
ministration. We supported that AID.
mlnistration up to the 18th Of November
last. when we could no longer regard it
as even neutral in regard to the affairs in
Kansas, but on the contrary, from the
conduct of Government officials who took
a leading part in a misnamed law and
order meeting. (held in this city on that
day, We were forced to come to thecon-
clusion, that the Administration had
taken an affirmative stand against the
principles of the Kansas-Nebraska act.
The ultra views of these officials, as ex-
pressed on that wonderful occasion, too
clearly showed that they were doing the
bidding of the Administration, for US to
longer feel it our duty to support party,
that seemingly is bent on perpetrating
the most grIevous wrongs upon the bona
fde squatters of Kansas. We have
made Kansas our home in good faith,
and had supposed we were living under ,
a Government of law and order, that
we were to receive protection upon
American soil from the arm of the Amer
lean Government, that we have ever sup
ported and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT which We
have been loyal, and always ready to de-
fend when invaded by a foreign foe-but
when our soil is invaded by our neigh
bors, who are bone of our bone and
flesh of our flesh, then indeed do We
pause in receiving or giving COUNSEL
The facts, in the first place, furnished
no sufficient cause for the Governor to
call out the militia. Writs never were
issued against those persons guilty of
making the rescue; had the Sheriff been
furnished writs against them, and resis-
lance then been made to the execution of
those writs, and the Sheriff of Douglas
county Mr.. Jones) had summoned a
posse to assist him in making the arrest,
and the posse should have refused, then
the Governor would have been clearly
justifable in issuing bis proclamation
upon this state of facts, and every man
would have volunteered to sustain the
law. We now charge that the President
has been guilty of the most fragrant
omission of duty 10 law and order, and
the principles of Squatter Sovereignty in
Kansas Territory-the responsibility of
our grievances and our wrongs, will be
recorded by thousands of truthful his
torians against the administration of Mr.
Pierce, unless it is that he can show
himself to be utterly ignorant and unin-
formed. as to the true state of Kansas af-
fairs. Which horn of such dilemma will
be the choice of the administration, We
are not able to imagine, but that one or
the other will be fastened upon it no in
telligent man in Kansas can for one mo-
ment doubt. We truly regret, as adem-
ocrat ofno ordinary devotion to our party
TO take the stand We COW have; certainly
We would much rather find ourselves
taking a wrong view of the facts, but at
present we can see them in no other
shape.
We can only say, in conclusion, that
if it is the part of the code Of a Demo-
cratic Administration, to stand By, SUI
pinely look on our misfortunes. to see
armed bodies of men invading our Ter
ritory, and tolerate officials to speak
against every free State Democrat, calling
them aboltionists, traitors, niger
thieves, de-, then we are no Democrat
but can it be? viii such men as Doug
las, Richardson, Harris, and Allen, of
Illinois, endorse such an administration,
or such Democracy? They viii not.
when the true sfafa of affairs In dasa;Iad