The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-28
Gov. Robinson to Col. Fremont.

In DURANGO NILE,' Camp near Lecompton,l
Tuesday, June 3, 1856. s
DEAR SIR: Your note Of the 18th ult., is
this day received. 1t would afford me much
pleasure to visit the East at this time, but
Frank Pierce has decreed otherwise. Last
Fall threats were made against Lawrence, and
our citizens and the people prepared for their
protection, and the place was saved but the
citizens were indicted for treason, because the
Presidents tools said they only "intended' to
enforce a legal process, aud we were accord
ingly armed against the United States Gov
ernment. The President, IN a message and
proclamation, denounced US as traitors, and
endorsed the bogus officers in the Territory
and pledged them the service of the Army
and Navy Of the United States, and the mill
tia of several States, to subdue the people of
Kansas. In consequence of this action OF the
President, the people of Kansas decided to
leave their towns and villages unprotected, and
the Presidents tools to execute his will with
out opposition. About the 9th of last month
I left for the East on business of my own, and
| had 10 sooner left than the signal was given
for the commencement of operations. was
detained by mob at Lexington, No. an in
dctment found by packed Jury, and proc
lamation issued calling upon all who desired
to destroy Lawrence to assemble under the
command of the United States Marshal The
people, not believing the President intended
to outrage humanity, kept about their -busi-
ness and offered no opposition to the officers
posse. They have, however. learned by bitter
experience that there is no greater outlaw in
this country than Frank Pierce, who, after ar
resting few men and disarming the people,
hombarded the town, blew up and burned the
best hotel in the country west of st Louis
with its furniture, destroyed two printing of
fees, burned my house, barn and outbuildings
with furniture, library, papers, wearing appar-
cl and everything nflamable robbed and pill
laged the whole town. carrying away and de-
stroying tens of thousands of dollars worth
of property belonging to the hardworking pi-
oneers.
The men belonging to the same posse, many
of whom are enrolled as his militia, have since
been ro5bing and plundcring Free State people
wherever they could find them, till now the
people have risen in their might and have com
menced protecting themselves Civil war
now RACES in Kansas, and nothing but the
speedy suppression Of those armed invaders
under Shannon, Buford & Co, can save the
country from destruction. The people are
driven to madness, and will bear no more out
RACES, even from the President of the United
States. Judge G. w. Smith, q. w. Detzler,
G. Jenkins, G. w. Brown and myself all,
save the last, the most quiet and the best citi-
zens Of Kansas, are now guarded in the open
prairie by United States troops under charge
of treason, here to remain till next September,
when, if they so decide, a jury will be packed,
a mock trial will be held, and we shall be hung,
Such is now the state of affairs in Kansas
| The people of Kansas have determined hence
forth to protect their lives and property with
their own strong arms. and it is to be hoped
that the people of the country will approve
their course, and place some man in the Pres
idential chair who will not rob, pIunder and
persecute the citizens of infant States. because
they happen to differ from him in politics.
The present of our beloved county is dark and
. ominous of evil, the future is in the hands o
the free voters-of the Sons of Liberty.
-. Very truly yours, &c,
/ C. ROBINSON.