Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-31

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Territory, IN said town. and admitted ball. aud prov
ded further, that Gov Shannon agrees TO Use his in
hueuce to the citizens Kansas Territory re-
Enumeration Tor damages sustained unlawful depre
dations II such have been committed by the Sheriff.
posse Ia Douglas county. and further that Gov Shannon
states that he has called upon persons residents of
other State TO aid in the execution of the laws and
such here this Territory here of their own
choice. and that he has authority legal power
to do will he exercise such power and that
he will not call on citizen Of another who
be here that wish it understood that do here
IN express opinion the validity ofhe enactmeuts
of the Territorial Legislature
Wilson SHANNON,
{. ROBINSON
J. II. LANF.
After tn" signing of these articles Dec eth 1855 Gov
Shannon being called upon, addressed the people OF Law
renee Among other things he said:
There part of the people of this territory who
denied the validity OF the laws Of the Territorial Icesl
ure He not there urge that validity; but these laws
should be submitted TO until legal tribunal set them
aside. lie did not how there was any other cours,
but such submission TO he aud it certainly was not his
part, an executive officer them aside or disr
gard them He was happy that after having
an interview with the officers of their Con,nit.
tee of Safety he had found them induced thus far to
respect these laws they being willing see them enfor
ed provided they had the reserved right Of testing and
escaping from them legally. He was happy to announce
that all difficulties settled There was perfect un-
derstandng between the Executive aud the committee
The ditheultes had arisen from misunlerstandinr lie
would 60 down and di,band the sheris posse lie would
dismiss the officers of Territorial militia Gems Richardson
aud Strickes but would order thahe forces be not dis
banded until they were taken Lesvenworth or the
nrghborhood Of Wcstport All the difficulties were al.
Ju,ted, and he was willing and anxious do all in hi,
power to prevent collision and the shedding of blood
Not word Of dissent from this Interpretation of the
compact hsped by any one so tar a. we know and
the friends OF law and order believed and had right t
believe that the danger of any serious trouble in Kansas
vas past And 30 II would have beeu but for the booil-
thirsty Shapes Rifle Kilem gentry at the East vbo-
personal and political ambition would have been endan.
gred by nal settlement of the difficulty until after the
Presidential election IN November We of course af,
ignorant What instructions or counsel wns eut Am,
10 the Lswrnce people by their Massachusetts, aud other
patrons but 1t Is fair presume that il accorded with the
subsequent results aud with the OF the Black R.pub
lean newspapers and preachers in the quarter from which
Tie advice enanated But however this be- soon
appeared that the Laurence people and their associates
had no idea OF submitting 10 the laws and officers of the
Territory, but only to those Of the United States Govern
meut Accordingly, the Topeka Convention was set ON
foot the very design aud purpose of which was 10 su.
perede the laws aud appointments Of the Territorial L..
gslature by that Convention, provision was made for
The election OF Delegate to Congress in lieu OF General
Whitfield, elected under the Territorial aws-a,o for
l. = Senator,-and State Constitution wa. alout,d
just If the Legislature OF the Territory elected under
the Nebraska Kansas Law Of Congress- and all it, enact
ments and sppontn ents, absolute nuli:y This
high.hnnded procedure. which in efrontery threw the
Rhode Island Dorr rebellion into the shade would ccain
y never have been hAztrrd but with the expectation of
strong moral aud material support from outside the Ter
ntory This support it has received to q large extent.
although 900 Of the rifles several pieces of oannon
are a'd TO have been mcarried having been seized AZ
Lexington. No, by the public authorities. IL short
blood and carnage have been istgted for months past
bV anatical elegynen aud Others the Est aud now
they begin to see the fruit OF their abOrs Take the fol-
lowing as a specimen Of their language. Scene the
Black Republican Convention Pittsburgh I'VE uuotr
from the Connecticut Register
Prayer By the Rev. NJ. IOvejoy
Rev Mr. Brewer Of COnneccu was in fyor of us;u,.
firearms aud FIGHTING for freedom ia Kansas"
Rev Nj. Chandler said he believed with Greeley that
Sapss Tftes 'cere tie best peacemaksrs there vas NO
danger too many OF them would be- introduced into Kan
sas. Although more than half a century old If matters
should come tn the ~orst he ready doF his JLaek
coat don lace one, aud battle TO- freedom ia Kau..s
Mr. LoyeJoy was wiling to 60, either as a captain or
private lie would rather be there weitcrug IN blood
ha soc set OF drunken ruhan take the goycrurnt out
OF the hands Of tb" people Of Kansas lie would use
Shapes rife, aud fire rh good aim. They should put
down drunken border ruilns; should 70 to Kan.as
armed aud equipped for Udrfo tie kdfe and hih Tit
must be 30. lie said that caution without determination
would not 10. Instead of preaching caution b. Woud
say ~ are With you brother. in Kansas"
We need not refer 10 the Shapes ride meeting in New
Haven, to the blood thirsty articles with lc many
Of the pspers and fear some Of the pulpit. AZ the
North aud Fast have eened for weeks and months past
hmgrants 10 Kansas have been advised by 80 called re
gous paper ia this city go up the Missouri n large com
panies, veil armed aud maintaining openly military or.
guilnion aud vigilance one Of the latest numbers of the
same paper (tle independently -ays Every emigant TO
Kansas should be furnished With c0ty Of Fnrt Mann,
armed but not a dolly instructed in the use Of arms
These arms aud this instruction n the use VI them could
"y ne necessary TOT thc purpose OF resisting the authOri-
ties aud laws Of Kansas. Indeed, the uuly Of those
awsWo mean the laws enacted by the Territorial Ii.
aturea- been habituay assumed by the c-- Of pap.r.
alucd -, and the officers appointed by the same body
including SHERIFF., have been spoken Of ~ usuruers
notwithstanding that both have been declared valid y
tie Governor and Judge. Of the Territory appointed
under the authority Of Congress- and by proclamation OF
the President Of United States Wei the experiment Of
resistance has been tried aud behold some Of the re-
suits u has been tried hrst, ny legislative usufpagon
900 the acs and appointments Of the TOpcka Convention
aud the results. that indictments Tor treason have been
iOund sgainst the leaders Of the movement and that they
have and all taken their heels IL has been tried y
laws have tuuphed Thhs matter Of just congratula
ton - all the friends u order aud law. What isy Not
the fact that resistance has been BadcnOr che TACT that
10 overcoming H. property aud perhAps hl, has been
lOst,-iof n themselves these things deeply 70 be
deplOred but the fact that the sws have uumph,d
that the usurpers have been put DOM that the iustgs-
tors O rebellion have thwarted FROM their success
10 resisting the Fugitive Slave Law with the help oi the
negroes do their dirty work these men have cone n
think that that they resist other laws with iupumty
They have taken stand which, " maintained, would
overthrow MI our Institutions and laws OF course
free county but they will rave 10 vain. The laws will
be sustained. Rebels aud the ustgttors Of rebellion Will
I be put down. ~ r ruined people.
We have great hopes thst before this time, the Law
faction which by the way includes bat small part
Oi the Free State in Kansas have submitted the
region n ihe laws, anti cy he regularly modified or
repealed by Legislature Ut 10 bee elected This II the
fret step Doe the pr0cs Of fecthcaOn The should
BE- special the part Of COngrc-s, that az the next
election tie Of The people shall be freely expressed
without Interference from any quarter This y thc prir
cipo 81 The Nebraska Law and u is also the Fundamental
princple VI RcpuJicauisn. Itisa safe Principletry
sud see.