Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-20

suffering people be justified in resist
ing to the death every legal Terrific
riel writ md officer. and protecting
their rights aud their property by
their own organizations Yet they
have not resisted. But they mag ere
long. Aid them to defend North
ern Rights
NO excuse ron DESTROYING Law
RENEE
l. B. Donaldson, United States
Marshal for the First District Court.
et cetero collected his monster posse
under the pretext that he could not
execute the wrlts ia hls hands by an
ordinary force.
His letter to tho people Of Law
renee proved that tins was a mere
prelext. AuoIher fact confirms this
charge.
ON he epeuing pr,ceding the
destruction Of The Printing Offices
The F'r4e .N'atc Hofei, Coz. Robin
sons Residence, and tie SackiHc Of
Me city, M. DonaiSor's Depuiy
Marshai-M. Fain-Serred i.oo
icrits ia Lawrcace, oiihout the aid
Q any posse or eilcoaateriHg The
slightest opposition
Let this fact be borne in mind !
HAPEs.
A few days previous to the sack
ing OF Lawrence, two young ladies'
we're violated by gang of claw
aud order" rutIiaus on clam
five miles north vest of the city.
The lived ou the claim with
their mother. Their father had re-
Gently gone East on business
They saw four or five men seizr
two of their horses IN the field, aud
lead them oil. They went down,
and protested against The act. The
ruffiauS seized them, carried them
down to the woods, and cousuma-
Ted an outrage upon their persons
There is day of retribut ion
coming for all this-lnd thar speed
lily.
srRINGFELLow ~ STORE.
Nj f. Lrgate of tins cliy. was
in Me- Bibcock's store when DR..
Srmgleilow and other law .abid-
ing - persons entered H.
S,ungfellow sald-- Boys can't
we get some good cigars here -
He went hehlud the counter,
and put box under each arm.
Well boys" he said as he took
them away, guess thus is as
good plunder as want"
The other men who came il
with him carried off goods
Two hdudred horses, at least,
have been stolen from the Free
oate m"u, within twenty miles Ut
Lowrence, since Mr.. Marshal DON
Alison issued hlS illegal proclamation.
y party of Free Stale men have or
gan2ed aud left Lawrence, aud
swear that they will not return 10
the city until these horses or an
equal number, are agalu u possess
ION of theic owners.
They say that they viii seize
the horse Of every man within
20 miles OF Lawrence who is
know to have given aid aud com
fort to the thieves.
As soon as the number is made
up they will Immediately disbaud.
They are So exasperaled by the
ontragrs aud humllIalluus to which
they have been forced to submit,
that It is impossible to restrain them
from retaliation,
The Law and Order organs will
soon TEEN with essays, | doubt not ,
on the virtue of obedience tn law ;
but 1t is extremely doubtful wh.th-
er they will even incidentally refer
to the causes which have ted 60
this unfortunate sleE.
DIsUNIoN FLAGS ASD ACTS.
A white flag, with a blood red
star in the centre--lhe ensign OF
The Southern Disuniouists-was
hoi.ted Oh the Free State Hotel be-
fore the cannonading commenced.
Sheriff Jones himself planted Il
red hag-approprIate emblem OF
pirates ION the root of The Her
dH Of F'reedOm office.
An American flag fioaled from a
staff at the fort erected last Apinnl
near the Kansas River. The le-
galIy orgaulzed mIlHia hauled It
down aud tore it into ribbons -
Tins act IS significant of their nj
umaie designs
During the cannonadug a rumoS
spread rapidly ,hat United States
Troops were on the opposite side Of
the river, preparing to cross over
An officer rode up to Sheriff Jones'
aud spoke to him.
On returning he shouted
Boys !. quick A hundred OF
you run down 10 the iiver and Sc
cure the ferry boats II the uoops
try to come over, fire at them and
keep Ihem back "
A crowd instantly ran to execute
the order The ferry boats were
secnrej,
The rumor was false
" NOT WORTH A PIN
A pin is not always so valueless
AS the proverb wonld indicate. A
mans life was saved by pm on
the 2lst of March.