Squatter sovereign., 1856-08-19
The Chicago Weekly Democrat Press.

The Chicago Weekly Democrat Press.
We are not in the habit of quoting much
from this print, although Its persisten, mem
dacity has not escaped our attention We
have noticed several articles however IN
the copy of August I'd, 1856. which for
unbiushing, unniiigated. pure lying. is
worthy even Of "the Chicago Democrat
Press
One Of the articles we refer to, purports
to be written by ''Kansas" correspond
ent of that paper, and intinates that Sen
ator DOUGLASS is in concert with a secret
Pro-Slavery association, In getting up the
new Senate Bill. We copy however the
whole article:
The Effort to Africanize Kansas.
Missouri RIVER, july 18th, 1855.
| IN my lass limited at presumptive evil
fdence that Douglass was acting in concert
with the secret Pro-Slavery League in
getting up his last bill. How else can
this simultaneous action be accounted Cor.
Why are Kansas emigration meetings be-
ing held In Western Missouri to get men
to settle in Kansas by the 1st of August,
and means TO support them there, long be-
fore the bill had passed. A gentleman
who was present at one Of these meetings,
| stated to me the substance of some of the
speeches as follows. Major NORM, an
| old wheHl-horse and agent of the secret
| league, opened the meeting thus:
He was before the audience not as q
| candidate. NJ. no but as citizen
There had been meeting held in Platte
| city to take into consideration the bill be-
fore Congress, which had passed, or would
soon, to settle the difficulties of Kansas
The bill requires persons to be actual set.
tiers three months previous to the ensuing
election to become voters. He had been
appointed by the meeting a missionary to
travel through Clay, Platte. Caldwell, An
drew, and as MANY more counties as he
| could TO solicit persons to go over there by
the 1st OF August, and secure them claims
and right to Kansas suffrage. What
are two or three months time? Will not
the South reward you2 Let US go over in
numbers TO insure a triumph. Free Soil
ers cannot get there in time. We know
there is now Free State majority in Kan
sas, and without vigorous efforts of the
Pro-Slavery party they will carry the Ter
ritory. These sly. cunning, deceiiful,
sharp Yankees will take Kansas in spite
of us, if we don't arouse to our Interests
We want all to go over and engage in this
great enterprise"
Such are The views of a long-headed
wire-worker. / heard of another exciting
Kansas meeting in which Henry l.. Rout,
Q pro-slavery bully from Liberty. led off in
an exciting speech. He called the Amer
ican Party Abolitionists, and harshly de-
nounced all conservative men. In the
evening during the excitement he stabbed
"a man by the name Of Wright, who died
in three hours. Kout was Git is rulnored,
brought before officers who belong to the
same secret league, and was let off on
$500 bail. So he mounted his horse and
rode of. Greater preparations are max
ing by the Law and Order party to take
advantage Of Douglas last bill than the
first. Justice and honor are not in this
war. KANSAS
The reference in the article to two Of
the most distinguished men IN North est
ern Missouri, Gen. NORM and Col. Hen
ry L. Rout,, and the spirit which charac-
teriZes it must be evident to our readers.
The garblsd quotation from Gen. Morin's
speech, is too transparent to catch any one;
but there is depth of malignity in the ref
erence to Mr.. Routt, which deserves the
reprobation Of every right feeling and
thinking man in the country. Our read
ers know that Col. Routt, after having con-
cludcd an able and eloquent address at
Parkville, was attacked by dangerous,
turbulent man named Wright, recently
pardoned out of the Penitentiary; tina, in
defending himself, he had the misfortune
10 kill Wright; and that the facts of the
justifability Of the homicide were SO evil
dent, that the Grand Jury OF Platte county
refused to find bill.
That there are persons not a thousand
miles from Parkville, who have been cor
respondents of Instantaneous Chicago press,
is fact we have long known. But we did
not know that niggerdom had local edi
tor at Par.viIle. These lying scoundrels
who are fabricating capital for the free
dom shriekers," should be hung without
the benefit Of Clergy, from REDpArH down
to Kansas. If our Missouri friends will
act upon our suggestion. we will cordially
cooperate with them here.
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