Squatter sovereign., 1855-11-06
Fron the 81. Joseph Gazette
Trasto-s EsDosed.

Allow Ire through the columns OF your
valuable paper, to lay before your many
Intelligent readers sefne very important
and startling facts in relation to subject
in which TIE South, and / may say the
whole nation is deeply interested
But before proceeding farther permit me
TO say. It is not lor the purpose OF gain,n NJ
Tor myself any newspaper notoriety that
have teen induced to publish 20 The world
the midnight sreasons of party with which
regret TO say have acted, alas. too
foae Yet ii leaving tnat party and ma
king the exposition do OF so many OF its
leading members. am not ignorant OF the
danger 10 which hazard not only my iiie,
hut also my character for know that
both will be siolenily assailed. But re-
gardless Of the danger that surrounds me,
will come out unmasked, as is the duty
Of every good citizen, let the result be
what it will, and show 10 the nation the
midnight wire-wofleing--the reasonable
actions OF an abolition faction whose trick
cry, If not stopped, will evidently plunge
| the country in civil war, and from the hills
of Kansas which now look so verdant and
| beautiful. shall P!ow torrents Of human
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against Americans in this beautiful land !;
here shall the bonds of the Union be sew
! erred, nd here will liberty be destroyed.-
Anarchy shall follow, and ou, OF confusion
and the smoking rains OF our liberties shall
spring that abolninable thing, an unlimited
Monarchy. t.lf
These are not fancy sketches; they orig
mated IN my nlnd by calm reason. and
were nursed and brought to maturity by
long observation and much intercourse
with this evil designing party. A party
with which l connected myself, not for
honor or emoiunent, but through sympathy
because thought the rights OF the peopl,
were involved, and the laws violated by the
citizens OF Missouri (only) and because
felt could endorse the sentiments of the
Free State party, who held out the idea to
me that they were for prohibiting the ad-
mission of negroes, bond or free, into tie
Territory. that they endorsed the Fugitive
Slave Law, the Kansas and Nebraska
Bill, and that they would only take honor.
able steps to carry out their principles
Such patriotic principles felt We're in per-
feet accordance with my own private views:
labor assiduously in such cause. did
unite with tkeln, I felt was embarked in
good cause. ard God knows was te
them ''good and faithful servan.."
rode night and day, neglected my own pri
yate business for what thought the pub
lie good. Little dreaming that | was a
that tilne strengthening and spreading the
cause OF that damnable faction, the 4Aboli-
lion party-whose negro love far exceed:
their love of liberty or love of country
But | do not wish to be understood as
branding as abolitionists all who are con
nected with this party, nor all who are
members OF the secre, organization to which
l did belong; for an personally acquain
ted with many w!lo are members Of both
who are as good citizens as any III tile
land. and many OF whom believe will Ell
dorse my conduct in making the exposition
do. Many OF them believe are ignor
ant OF the net WORK In which they art
caught, and of the manner in which they
are entansled. They are not aware, per
haps, that they are bound under solemn
obligation, as soon as an abolition factor
shall call on them, to fofsake their familie
and all that Is dear 10 them, and march t,
the field. rifle IN hand, to shed the blood 0
their countrymen; yet this, though strange
is al. q matter OF fact, rs shall prove t
the satisfaction Of all unprecedented minds
In ORDER to do this it is necessary for me +
give history OF the manner in which
, became member of the secret organiza
ton called, OF rather named, the ''Terrlto
~ial Grand Encampment and Regimen,
ol the Kansas Legion"
> There was meeting OF the Free Stat
party held at the house OF A. Larzelere
on the Goth of August, for the purpose G
sending delegates to the Territorial Con
yentIon, TO be held at Big Springs, K. r.
on the 9Th OF Sept. There were fiftee!
delegates sent, only ten of went to tn
Convention. / was one among the tel
:. who attended. was sent at the reques
ofseveral ofthe delegates few days ahea.
Of the others. In order 10 inquire into tn
state of thespany, as well as to have som,
printing done. When arrived at a plac,
called Ocena IN Atchison county, ] stoppe,
: to inquire the way 10 Lawrence. | sool
| found had dropped into the house oil on,
/ of our party. A conversation sprung u
between US in which took very iinpor
tant part, and denounced in very harsl
terms the people of Missouri on account G
their conduct at the spring election.
, showed cur resolutions to the gentle
man with whom was conversing a Mr.
, Crosby) who, after perusing them, wen
into private apartment and bade me fol
low; he told me in whisper that they ha
an organization which served very. nuc
to strengthen our party, and with which h
would make me acquainted; without re
ceiving all answer from me, be babe M
hold up my band and take the obligation
with him. This did !: be :hen gave III
: TWO books. which he told me were the Rit
ual and Constitution of the order, whicl
l he wished me to take TO Grasshopper Fall
5 and organize society there. This / as
: seatedgo and did, without looking at III,
books, only at the obligation, which wa.
bound 10 do, 10 organize the society. l or
ganized tie society there, and gave up tn,