The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-09-20
soUATTER SOVEREIGNTY.
FROM THE souArrrR sovERrIva OF AUGUST 81.

FROM THE soUATTER sovERFING OF AUGUST u.
! On Thursday evening last one Pardee
Bmier arrived in town with view ofstar-
tiny for the East, probably for the purpose
of importing fresh supply of FreeSoilers
from the peniteuitarics and pest holes of the
Northern States. Findingit inconvenient
to depart before morning he took lodging
at the hotel, and proceeded to visit numer-
Gus portions of our town, every where
avowing himself Freesoiler and preach
ing the foulest abolition heresies. He de-
clared the recent action of our citizens in
regard to J. w. B. Kelly the infamous
and unlawful proceedings ola mob, at the
same time stating that many persons in
Atchison who were Freesoiers at heart had
been intimidated thereby, and feared to
avow their true sentiments; but that he
| (Butler) would express his views in def
ance Of the whole community,
! On the ensuing morning our townsmon
assembled en- md5se, and, deeming the
presence Of such persons highly detrimen-
tai to the safety Of our slave property, ap-
pointed a committee Of two TO wait on
Mr.. Butler aud requested his signature
to the resolutions passed at the late pro-
slavery meeting in Atchison, After peru
sing the said resolutions Dir. b. positive
Ily declined signing them, and was instant
ly arrested by the committee. ID.
After various plans for his disposal had
been considered, it was finally decided to
place him on ratl, composed Of tl0o logs
firmly tasted together; that his baggage
ana a loaC Of bread be given him; and,
having attached a flag to his primitive bar
que, embazoned with mott0es indicative
of our contempt for such characters, Mr.
Butler WAS SET ADRIFT ON THE GREAT MIS-
SOURI,, with the letter R. legibly painted
on his forehead. ..s
He was escorted some distance down
the river by several Of our citizens, who
seeing him pass several rack-heaps in quite
skilIful manner, bade him adieu and re
{; turned to Atchison. ..... .
Such treatment may be expected by al
scounderIs visiting our town for the pur
pose ofinterfering with our timc-honoreC
institutions, and the same punishment VIZ
will be happy toaward all Freesoilers, Ab
t olitionsts, and their emissaries. If this
should prove insufficient to deter them
from their dastardly and Infamous propen
sity for negro stealing, we will draw large
! " on the hemp crops of our Missour
| neighbors for supply of the article suf
t fcient to afford every jail-brd in the Nortl
a necklace twelve feet long. Y
The. St. Louis Democrat has a commu
: ncation from the Rev. Mr.. BUTLER, writ
ten temperately, reviewing the acts before
/ his own case was taken up, and then civ
ing statement Of the treatment he recev
> ed. We give summary of his statement
: The "Squattor Sovereign is published
t at Atchison, in Kansas Territory, by j. II
Sningfelow and II. S. Kelley. The fol
lowing editorial appeared in that paperu un
der date Of July 3lst
owe receive letters by nearly every
] mail asking our opinion as regards tn,
security of slave property in Kansas Ter
ritory. We can truly answer thatno Ter
ritory in Uncle Sans dominion can b.
found where the slave can be made NOR
4 secure or his work command a highe
/. price. Kansas is adapted to slave labor
O as all can testify who haveexperimented il
= the matter. Our slave population is grad
: ualIy increasing by the arrival of cmigrant
and settlers from the slave States, who
d having an eye to making fortune, hay
Y wisely concluded to secure farm in Kan
!, sas and stock il well with valuable slaves
There are scarcely one hundred slaves il
: this immediate neighborhood, and We hav,
yet the first case of ones escaping to re
J, cord. Situated as Missouri is, being sur
I. rounded by free States, we would advis
( the removal of negroes from the frontio
counties to Kansas, where they are com
i paratiyely safe"
P In reference to this paragraph Mr.. But
e lor says that it texaggerates the number o
g slaves in the immediate neighborhood o
, Atchinson, but that its statements as to tn
security Of slave property there are strict
lycOrrect. H.5 E n.
But, seven days after the above publ
cation, "whcn Mr.. Kelly wished to sti
up the bad blood of the citizens of Kan
9 ss and Southern men generally agains
d Frecsoilers, the tone of the Z" Sovereign
Y was changed, and the following appeared
its editorial columns Do
-, Circumstances have transpired viihii
u a fetO peeks past, in this neighborhood
t which place beyond q doubt the existence
+ of an organized band of Abolitonists il
q our midst. "Such is the effect produc
p ed by allowing the coauicts and crimiaai
Of the Eastern cities to reside in our midst
The depredatious Of this lanatical sect d.
S not stop here, Their crimes are NOR
+ numerousand their acts more bold. 1t i
well known that on Walnut and Indepen
dence Greeks great number of Freesoil
5 crs or Aboliiiopistsare settled, whose thiev
n ing propensitics have been we'll known 70
a some Hmel past" -..,-..s. /
Mr., Butler accounts for the inconsis
tencyof the two paragraphs above quote
II by stating that the time the latter one wa