Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-12-12

where the Missouri Legislature is in session
was by adespatch from Mr.. Boone, citizen
OF jackson county. Missouri, TO Mr.. Mccarthy
member of the Missouri Legislature. That
despatch contained this sentence:
s'Ne want help. Communicate this to the
| friends.''
Now, in the DEVILS name, who is it that
sswants help!'' And what 10 they want sshelp,,
for Do the citizens of Missouri want sshelp7,,
" no or what is putting the citizens of Mis-
souri, IN peril SO great that the legislators and
the friends at Jefferson must sshelp.''
is it not the government of Kansas tina [
wants help! If SO, let them call on President
FIERCE for assistance. Kansas is under the
care OF the federal government Missouri has
no duty to perform in the premises. II the
national government cannot take care of its
own pets and appointees, its Reeders and VIII
son Shannons, why let Pierce resign. and a
new government come in. The people of
Missouri are not the ones to be called on to
back up the miserable political puppets that
Frank Pierce shall send out from the Eastern
States, to play the fool and introduce blood
shed and anarchy in Kansas.
Ifthe poor imbecile of the White House
had possessed the good sense or the Justice to
put over Kansas, at the beginning, Western
man, of high character, courage and expert
ence, there never would have been particle
of trouble in forming the community there in
TO quiet and thrifty State. But instead OF
that, we had Reeder and his free soilers, then
Shannon and his ro-slaveryism-all wretch
ed, tmc-serving, place-secking demagOgues.
who have played out their reckless game for
political aggrandisement and drawn upon
poor Kansas the curse of lawlessness and
blood.
Now, let Pierce reap the fruits OF his imbe-
cility. Let not the people OF Missouri, by
any urgent appeal cunning device, be
drawn into the internal feuds OF Kansas. 1t
looks very much SIS if there were preconcer-
ted effort to do this very thing. Our despatch
es from the West say that parties have already
proceeded from Independence into Kansas.
and that ''mectings have been held at Weston
and St. Joseph;s, and companies formed to go
to Kansas
There il isl Now. is not this conduct most
fatal to Missouri interests and honor! In
heavens name, let Pierce and his political
pcts-his Kansas offcaS-take care of them
selves. Have we not been told, time and
again, that the pro-slavery party were the pco-
pie Of Kansas; that four fifths of the actual
settlers Of Kansas were supporter of the Ter
ritoriaI officers and the Territorial Legislature
and that the free soilers were an insignificant
squad out about Lawrence, who were devoid
OF courage and fit only to be laughed at?
And now, forsooth, the United States Off
cials in Kansas. and the aI-prevailing pro-
slavery people of Kansas, are in deadly peril,
and Ssdespatches from Weston and st. Joseph
state that large meetings of the citizens have
been held, and companies formed TO go to
Kansas--Jll to protect that country from the
''paupcrs and hirelings" lately shipped to
Kansas, like so many cattle, we were inform
ed, at the expense of Emigrant Aid Societies.
1t does seem to us that one of the DEVILS
own choicest humbugS is exploding in this
call on Missouri for sshelp. ''-!Sf. Louis IAfel-
HgeHcer, Dec. l.