New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-22
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SoutherB States That scheme has been progressing
step by step toward its contamination before the eyes
of the Government, allowed to go on unchecked aud
unrebukod, oDd each step so far attended with COM
plete success.
The citizens OF Missouri in large numbers came into
our Territory, and participated in our election fo the
purpose Of choosing Delegate 10 Congress In March,
1862 they came again, some four or i've thousand IN
number, and voted at our polls by oveFpcweTing our
people They came in military array with leaders,
banners arms, and music, and by violence and intml-
daion accomplished their purpose, and elected for US
Legislature against our will. AL this you know, and
YOU also know that this Legislature proceeded to enact
laws for the Territory only t for slaves and which the
Whole power of the Government has been aiding the
10 rivet upon US. The startling array OF facts attend
ing the election Of this body sha not detail, as the
sworn evidence Of them Is before the public.
This was their first successful step. In pre-
pairing the infamous legislation which was to close
our bsot-bo1es shut out from republican; govern
ment and perpetuate their ilgotten power these rob
bors OF the right of suffrage worse than the rohoers oil
the nurse or the dwelling did not hesitate to declare on
the oor of their false and nquitous Legislature, the
shameless object of their action. They proceeded
Themselves TO elect prosecuting officers Sheriifs Pro-
bate judge County Commissioners and other officers
for enoh county, Unable, by reason OF the newness OF
the nonuaron and their ignorance of it, to elect
justices and Constables and yet resolved that they
should not be chosen by the people they carefully pro-
vide that all county and township officers required by
law shall be appointed By the County commissioners,
ton of this crime against the liberties OF whole peo-
e these foreign masters openly declared in their legs
atiye halls that if they allowed our people TO elect
their own officers they would be of wrong pohticai
expended in Selling upon the government OF the Tern.
tory would be lost thus admitting that tue nueflcai
power IVES against them and boldly avowrg thcir In
tent on 10 force upon this numerical meory py io!e9h
power Institutions ard laws which were obnoxious to
them.
Tie elections provided by Congress for Legislature
ard Congressional Delegate they could not entirely
abolish but they could arrange all their machinery ana
prescribe the qualifications OF voters ana 10 men so
void of every sense OF Justice and honor so recklsly
bent upon heliish purpose, INSCRIPTIONS as TO
means and devoid of shame this chance TO abuse
and prostitute power was oil sufficient. The County
ComIns sioncrs are vested with almost unlimited con-
troll over the elections. They fix the places where the
elections ere 20 be held with large discretion TO the
publc notice and they appoint the IN hold them,
taking care to select them with special reference to the
unscrupucus manner i'll which they are expected to
rertom their duties. The provisions as TO fixing the
aces of polls shortly before the election and to the
mode of giving notice. arc SO ngeniously drawn that
the people can, 10 large extent be Kept ignorant OF
places where large Illegal votes may De polied. Dis
creon of an unhead characer is vested in the Judges
test oatbs are enacted 10 shut out Northern men and
facilities are Afforded TO let in foreign votes. cannot
now 90 into all the details of this infamous election
law but have already shown IN former speeches no"
admirably was calculated TO dlsancnise our people,
Tie well-lhid scheme goes on With the judiciary
as their accomplce by of the Judges the Mar
shall ard the Shers, they proceed through The acton
Of these officials, aided by the laws passed for the puf-
nose 10 ulOscribe all Free-Stae men from the jury
box ana then the Judiciary becomes their most terri
BILE engine of tyranny. The scheme 10 force slavery
upon US is then seated upon our neckS beyond all
rem edy but revolution.
The next of these horrible developments consists of
series of atrocities judicial, SEM: judicial and law,
less bnt all under the protection of the authorities and
intended TO provoke resistance even IN the most aO-
ect so that preioxt might be had for open war be-
tween the little band of Free-State men on the one
side and the hordes of Missouri and the army OF the
United States on the other; and calculated, II not
resisted To destroy, disorgaize and enslave us be-
yond all redress. One of these means was to deprive
The party Of its leaders-men whose influence III tue
STATE oaye efficiency and strength 10 the cause and
whose calm and prudent counscs restrained the mass OF
beirends from any rash exhibition of defense or retail
ation for which our enemies were but TOO npauentiy
waiting. Ridiculous indictment for treason, founded
upon the infamous pcverson of law and no evidence,
foreshadoWed If not instgated by thespecal Kansas
Message of the President, are found by packed grand
urcs selected for the purpose and the Leaders OF the
party are thus arrested and confined helpless and IN
active or driven from the Territory Eight OF our Dcs
and most efficient men, whose assistance there or here
would be invaluable, for months and until lately
prisoners upon ridiculous charge in the hands of our
oppressors with the army OF the United States sunk to
the vile and degrading task OF being thelrailers.
been conceived in diabolical magnity-invented with
ingenuity worthy of better cause, and being backed
BY the superior power of invaders and the army OF
the United States, has been crowned with success
Follow them out TO the end, and you Will find the re-
suit always the same.
The next movement was to deprive the Free State
party of their presses Four of these are destroyed
on at LeaveIworth, two at Lawrence, and one at
Osawattame-some through the agency ofjudcial OIL
GERS after indctng them as nusances for prOc8ming
conservative Northern opinions, and allowing not
even the poor privilege of trial before acorrupt Court
and packed jury and others by foreign mobs. avow-
edly coming direct from the State of Missouri for the
purpose This step, too was successful. Having thus
robbed us of all our political rights shut US out from
the ballot box deprived us of access to all judicial
remedies. stripped of our leaders, DESTROYED our
presses the next step was to destroy all facilities for
Northern emigration aud isolate us from our friends IN
the S,aos The hotel in Kansas City, the main land
ing place Of enigrants, was kept by Northern man,
and our friends on their arrival found there hospita-
bic roof beneath which they could have shelter and
aid while preparing to go into the Territory. Here
they could daily citizens of the Territory,
aId procure all the information they needed. Here
they could purchase their outfits and leave their
families nee from annoyance while they selected their
residence and prepared their cabins. Our OppressOrs
saw the value OF this haven to northern emigration and
how indispensable it was in hostile country That it
was conducted with great prudence and strict avoid
snce Of all cause OF oileDse could not save 1t. Its
destruction was decreed as part OF the great scheme.
On several occasions mobs assembled to destroy It, and
finally its proprietor, COL :. w. Edrdge, was called
upon by committee of citizens appointed at public
nj, etng and informed that he must either sell out to
Pro. Slavery man. or have his house torn down over
Lis head. To himself from ruin, he was obliged
TO sell and leave. For the reason, the hotel at
Lawrence-equaly indispensable to the town and the
party-was destroyed by lawless mob, assembled
principally from Missouri, by U. s. Marshal, under
Judicial authority after illegal and ridiculous iudct
of it public nuisance found before it had been
opened for guests and while yet lived in it. The
order for its destruction issued without trial notice
TO any one, and it's walls battered with cannon
it, floors exploded by kegs of powder, and its
splendid furniture cut into piles of kinding by which
it was finally burned to the ground.
As the bypay to this outrage the posse Of the Mar.