Squatter sovereign., 1855-04-10
Abolitionssts at Work.

harbored insthe town of Lawrence, the
headquarters of the Abslitionists and the
Emigrant Aid Society. The negro woman
was traced up to where she was found by
Messrs. Wade and Robinson. Messrs.
w. and R. demanded the negro, and she
was refused to be given up. The aboli-
tionists were then told if they did not give
up the negro their town would be In ashes
in twenty-four hours. Fearing the power
| of the :. rascdlly Missourians,s they wisely
| concluded to surrender up the slave. The
negro says, since her return, the abolition
lists kept her concealed, and for two nights
she slept in the same bed with white wo
man, the wife of preacher. = Kansas
! Herald.
1t will be seen by the above, that the
scum of the population of the Eastern
States, who are endeavoring to monopolise
this Territory. have commenced their ne
farious practices; and, unless summary
punishment be dealt out to the pitiful scoun-
drels, acihout delay, few months will see
| regularly organised g underground rail-
| road" in Kansas. Unless we at once re-
sort to decisive steps in this matter, the la
bor and expense of the late election Will
only have achieved fraction of its ends.
! We owe it-not only tothe protection of our
| property, hut to the noble aid rendered us
| by the South in the recent triumphant strug-
| ole with the minions of Abolitionism-tha
the thieving propensities of the "negro
| philanthropists' should be "nipt in the
bud d''-should receive sudden and effec-
tual check. Missouri has sent her hardy
sons amongst us that she may be protected
| from innovations upon her property; and it
is our duty to see that she be not disappoin-
ted in her expectations.
If we would rid ourselves of a set of
hirelings, sent into our midst with the ex-
press view of infringing upon our rights
andS committing depredations upon our
property, we must act. promptly, and with
an energy and earnestness Of purpose that
will give Abolitionists distinctly to under
| stand that Kansas is not a field for the
successful operation Of their schemes Of
| piunder. Tisvain to procrastinate-it twill
only increase the courage of the Abolition
ist. and make the removal Of the evil a
matter Of greater difficulty.
Many means could be devised whereby
these unbearable nuisances could be re-
moved; but the most efectual method that
recurs to our mind, is to inAict instant pun
ishment upon the offender. We are not,
except in extreme cases, an aJmirer OF
Judge Lynch's code Of practice, nor of
sclf-constituted powers; but, under the cir
cumstanees, we opinc the organization Of
Vigilance Committees throughout the Ter
ritory, for the protection Of slave property,
would not only be julicious policy, bu.
one fully justifablc in the premises. IN
deed, it would be well for every pro-slave-
ry citizen to consider himself member of
Il Vigilance Committee TO see that restitu-
ton be made for any injury sustained at
the hands of Abolitionists. In every In
stance where an Abolitionist is known to
have run OF, or to have attempted to entice
away 4 slave, let an escort be afforded him
to Missouri, and there he will find ready
supply Of boots to facilitate his progress be-
yond the confines OF that State. 1t would
be well, too, not to let the culprit depart
from the Territory without an ample coat
of tar. and feathers, and the map of the
United States legibly printed on his back
with that delicate pencil, known as the
CATO -nine-tails. Laws, at present, we
are without; but were laws of the most
stringent nature enacted-which doubtless
Will be done when the Legislature meets
they are too dilatory in there action-there
are too many loop-holes for their evasion,
for them to accomplish the ends desired.
Protection and redress must come from
certain more source, and that source lies in
the action Of the people interested.
1t is with pleasure we note the decided
tone III which our cotemporaries of the
Kicapoo Pioneer, and also of the Kansas
Herald, express themselves on this subject.
Touching our own vicinity, we have no
fears of annoyance from Abolition impu-
dence; for the few, if any, who may have
settled in this region know that the spirit
Of the people will not brook the slightest
indication OF an encroachment upon their
property. Apart from this, however, we
are as sensitive regarding the actions of
Abolitionists elsewhere as though our i'm
mediate neighborhood was thickly beset by
them; and are eyer ready to second, with
such aid as we may command, any steps
taken for the protection OF the property of
pro-slarery citizens throughout the Terri
tory. As first step, the town of Law
renee should lie rid of its pestiferous In
habitants- =