Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-07-29
his head shaved, and o,her gross indigniies


put upon his person, 'g's
Previous 10 The outrage public meeting
was held f245l. al which resolutions were
ppanimohsly passed, looking 10 unlawful
violence, and grossly inlolerant in their
cbardciHr, The right Of free speech upon
,he subjec. of Slavery was characterized as
q disturbance Of the peace and quie, OF ,he
community. and as ''cifcula,ing incendiary
sentiments. "s They say 80 the peculiar
friends of Northern fanatics" "Go home
and do your treason where you may find
sympathy" Among other resolves 10 the
following: 5,e3 s'S'- S'
Kesoloed, Tha, the ins,isa,ion ef Slave.
ryisknown and recognized in lhis Terfi,o.
sx;ibst We repeei ih6t doclfinS ih6l.I d a /
moral and political evil, and we huyl back
with scnrt. upon lis sanderous authors the
charge OF inhumanily; and we wssn all per-
sons not 10 come TO our peaceful firesides 10
slander Us, and sow the seeds Of discord be.
tween ,he master aud the seryani; for, as
much as we depreca,e the necessity 10 which
We NAV be driven, we canno, bs responsible
!or ,,he consequences.
A .Commi,tee Of Vigilance of 80 men
was appointed ",o observe and repor, all such
peraons as shall by The expression
Of Abolition sen,imen,s produce disturbance
10 The quie, of the ci,izens, or danger 10 their
domestic relauons, and all such persons so
offending shall be notified and made 10 leave
the Territory"
uri ~ 4 l.
addressed bv Judpe I,ec1mu,e. Col ]. N.
r,nrns of Wes,e,n Missouri. and o,her.. -
Tins ,ho haod or ,ho Judiciary in ,be Ter.
ri,orv no, nnlv .s.is,sd q, a nnbIic and hin.
,erjy nar,;san mea,ins whose direc, ,enden.
20 was ~ nrodnce violence and Sisorder.
hr, haro,a .pv I,v IL no.sod IN Tho re,i,o.
w ha nre;udGes The character q, ,hs domes.
tic ins,i,uIions. which ,be people of the Ter.
ri,ory were. bv their organic law. "lef, per.
rsc,ly ,rss 70 form md rscnlo,e in THAR own
wsy."
On ,bis Commiuee were seveyal Of those
who beld certificates Of election as mem.
bers Of the LEGISLATURE: some Of the others
wsrs ,hsn and s,lI a,e residents of Missouri
and manv of inc Comm;,,ee hava since
been appoin,ed to the leading offices in the
Territory. one of which ia ,hs Shsnffal,v of
the Coun,v. Their first ac, was ,ba, Of
mobbnp phillips =
Subsequently. on The 95,h Of NAV. A. D.
,Rs5 a nublic ,nee,ino wos held. n, which
R. R Rses. n member. .elec, Of ,hs Council
nresded [94s1 The rollowinp resolutions.
offered by Judge Psyne, a member cleo, Of
,he House. ye,e unanimously adopted:
.Resolved, Tha. we heartily inderse the
action OF the Commiuee ol citizens that
shaved, tarred and fea,hered. rode on rail
and had sold by negro, VIM. Phillips the
moral perjurer. ~ t..,
Resolved, Tha, we return our thanks 10
the Committee for faithfully performing The
trust enjoined upon them by The Pro.Slave.
ry parry. .
RESOLVED, Tha. the Committee be now
discharged.
Resolved, Tha, we severely condemn
those Pro-Slavery men who. from mercena'
ry motives, are calling upon the Pro.Slave'
ry party to submi, without further action.
ReSolved, That in order TO secure peace
and harmony 10 the community, we now
soemnlv declare that the Pro.Savery parry
will stand firmly BY and carry ou, the reso'
lu,ions reported by the Commi,.ee appointed
for ,ha. purpose on the memorable 30,h.'
The act Of moral perjury here referred
TO, is The swearing by Phillips TO o Wu,hfu
protest in regard to the election Of March
so, in The l6lk Dislrict. H~r
h The members receiving their cer,ifca,ei
oil ,be Governor as members Of the Gene
.ol Assembly Of the Territory met a, Paw
J nee, the plnce appointed by The Governor
on tho I'd Of July, A. D. 1855 Their pro
|, ceedines are stated In thee printed books
herewith submitted. entitled respectively
, "The Statutes Of the Territory Of Kansas
1.-The Journal Of the Council of the Terri
tory Of Kansas;," and 1.-The Journal o. the
House Of Representatives Of the Territory
Of Kansas" 49, =
Your Committee DO not regard 'hel'
enacsmen's as valid laws A Legislature
thus imposed upon a people cannot atfsc
their political rights. Such an attempt Il
. do so, II successful. Is virtually an over
throw Of the organic law. and reduces .h'
people Of the Territory to the condition G
Q vassals TO neighboring Slate. To avoit
t the evils Of anaIchy. no armed or organizes
Iyeeis,Ance IN thenn should be made. but ,hl