Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1856-01-01

intents and purposes.
9 o'clock, P NJ
The committee or public safety is nov
in session and the following papers issued
and couriers dispatched to various parts Ct
the Territory with this notice.
| FELLOW -CIrIzENs:-We whose names
are annexed hereto, having been appoint
ed committee of Public Safety by the
citizens Of Kansas, assembled at Lawrence
| for the purpose of defending oulseives
from threatened invasion, by armed men
now quartered in its vicinity, hereby deem
it necessary to call upon yoa TO come %
our aid fully prepared for any emergency.
Lawrence. X. T., 9TH Dec. 1855.
! Charles Robinson, q. W. Hutchinson
J. Fl. Lane, S. 5. Emory.
| e. p. Lowry, III. j. Farott.
]. w Deiszler, e. W. Babcock.
w. Jes.-, W. Hutcnison,
J. Miller, :. Is. Pientiss.
J. A. Wakefield, c. K Holiday,
r. III. Morrow.
To his Excellency Wilson Shannon.
Governor of Kansas Territory. !
Sir:-As citizens ol Kansas Territory
we desire to call your attention to tie fact
!
foreign State have coiiecied liz the sic.ni-
~ Of Lawrence, are no. engaged ia Coln~
u.it,ing depEedatons upon oHf citizers,
siopeing wagons, opening and aPProrsiu-
! ting their loading, arrestng. deta!nng and
threatening travellers upon the p1aiic road
and tia, they claimed - Go tLis by your
authority. We desire 20 know Ii they do
appear here by your authority and secure
the peace and quiet OF tie conlnunity b.
ordering their instant removal or compel
| US 10 resort Tor tie same TO other means.
and TO higher authority.
Respectfully &c.,
| Signed by Robinson and the Ii others as
above.
To Coz. SUMxER, ConnAxDAxr AT
FoRT LEAvEN NwoRTH-Sii:iSe the co.n-
mittee OF Public Safety, appointed by tire
citizens OF Kansas Territory, Assembled:
in Lawrence being beiiegued By body
of armed lnen VINO have marched here.
from neighbering State, and who are
| tthrea.ening the town OF Lawrence with
| destruction, aad our citizens with imInc-
diate death as we'll as committing ali man
manner OF depredations upon unoHendiDg
travellers on the highway, ali Of which Is
done without our heirg able 70 learn t!.e
cause Of pToyIcation thereiore If cons:atcn
witt: you discretion an,: duty, We TetIaeSt
of You sufficient force from yoir cornsnaud
TO quell this riot and prevent further inYa-
sion of our peace and siii.tv.
Dated and signed as above by Robin
son and IA others.
n like request was sent to the COM
maudant at Fort Riley.
BY the same persons the following Tel
cgraphic Dispatch was made out ioc the
President:
To HIS ExcELLEScY.
| The PREsIDENT OF TIE L. =.
Sir:-We the citizens OF Kansas Teri
tory notify you that th,. City Of Lawrence
is bes.eged by armed iuen. from neigh
boring Sta-e. committing dePredatlons up
on the unof,nding citizens of said TERI
tory, stopping and afresling persons and
seizing the property OF travellers. threat
ening tn. destruction OF said City and It's
| inhabitants. The lawisss asSeinb.age it
is claimed is here under tie authority OF
Wilson Shannon. Governor OF said Ierri-
toritory. We trust you wtli take such
steps as will remove this armed .ord from
our borders and restore peace 10 cur pco-
pie.
Signed Marcus ]. Parot., J. II. Lane,
]. S. Emory.
II o'clock at night:
Gen. Pomeroy has iuSt arrived from
Kansas Cry. He was arrested on hjs
way, and escaped by swimming tie Kan
sas river. Great excitement prevails. =
Couriers just report that Gen. StrIngfeiox
| I. -. Il
from Atchison, and that it is the design OF
of the invaders to stay in the Territory
till after our voting on the Constitution the
18th inst.
TRIMMER.
LAWRENCE 5tl Dec, 2 P. ii.
The committee OF Public Safety hare
been in session all this forenoon. Very
important and reliable information Was
communicated as to Atch5sons connectioii
with our difficulty. He was in coSui:ation
with Shannon. Sunday. and returned
home declaring he would collect his men
and accordingly sent eouFiers out through
Missouri.
Two gentlemen of the opposite Political
party bat no, identified as get with the in
vading army. came iefore the COMMITTEES.
They had been in town during the nigi.l
and said they Could learn no cause Tor lie
trouble. Tney heard our position. and
said we were-right, and left sayin.. tlsry
s,ould go 10 Leeompton and Try aod ar
range matters if they could, Rut tie r,:Ds
are not In their hands, nor IN the hands Of
Sheriff Jones NOW. Atchison and String
fellow have assumed the command, add
this Is the reason the Sheriff d:1 not cone
to town day before yesterday and make
1 ss:s 5enzsnds as ha Told q. he wouId. Tie