Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-10-09
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We have been put in possession of copy
Of the N. Y. Tribune Of March I'D, 1856,
which contains letter written by ABELARD
GUTHRIE. Of Wynandot, Kansas, on the 22d
February, to Hon. DANIEL MACE, and by him
handed over to GREELY who.was then in |
Washington, for publication. As key to
certain events that have transpired in Con-
gress, since that date, the letter is most i'm
portant and significant one. By the extract
which we publish below, it will be seen that
the project of Withholding supplies from the
army was already conceived at that early
day. Taking subsequent events, both in Con-
gress and out of it, in connection with the
recommendation of GUTHRIE's letter, and we
have disclosed the startling fact that the de-
feat of the army bill, by the Black Republi-
cans in Congress, was for the express purpose
of forcing a withdrawal of the u. S. Troops
from Kansas, SO as to enable the invaders
under LANE to envelope the Territory in the
fame of civil war. An determination of the
Territorial officers and of the pro-slavery peo-
pie of Kansas, was most coolly and deliber-
ately decided upon, and brooded over with
the malignity of 6ends by these political Cat
alines. 1t will appear perfectly clear to every
one why the Convention at Buffalo, at which
an armed invasion of Kansas was openly ad-
vocated and money pledged for that purpose,
was in session just at that particular time
when LANE was stationed in Iowa receiving
recruits, and Congress was engaged in defeat
ing the bill making appropriations for the
subsistence of the army. Three such import
ant events did not transpire at the same mo-
ment by accident. The whole thing was de-
liberately planned and well understood for
months previous. Members of Congress were
acting in concert and in secret communication
with such men as LANE, REEDER, GERRITT
SMITH, HORACE GREEDY and ABELARD
GUTHRIE.
Suppose the foul plot Of these conspirators
had succeeded! What, at this moment
would have been the condition, net only Of
Kansas, but of the whole Western border,
and, sooner or later, of the entire Union?-
Civil war would have now been raging, des-
olating the country like the whitening blast
of the Simeon.
But to the extract-and here we ask the
reader to note it carefully:
L Al Ia.
dangers. Will our friends and brothers of the
free States turn a deaf ear to our appealsf We
want men and arms, not money-tce tcdnf men
and arms Send US one thousand men well
armed, with half cavalry, and a few small pieces
of artillery, with men to work them, and thou
sand Shapes rifles, and we will do the rest
No, we want yet little more provisions for
the men you send, for the condition of our peo-
pie the past year has been but little favorable
10 agricultural pursuits. besides the country is
too new for much progress In that important
branch of business. II you will send US the
men, the arms and the provisions / ask; and
tctu make no appropriations for the army Of the
United States for the merit year, we will soon
have law and order and prosperous State here,
in the garden, as well as in the center of our
great Republic. II you will refuse supplies for
the army, it will fall to pieces and thus deprive
the President of that terrible instrument of des
potism. The army is indeed at least, of no real
benefit to the people of the United States, and
might be dispensed with or greatly reduced,
vastly to the benefit of the public. beg you
will give this matter earnest consideration"
There we have the real design of the late
revolutionary movement in the Black Repub-
lican House of Representatives, in nat shell.
1t was nothing more nor less than to enable
the conspirators to overthrow, by force, the
Territorial government organized by Con-
gress, and set up in its stead the State gov
eminent organized by the Topeka Conven-
ton. This we have repeatedly charged up
on our opponents, bnt they have affected to
deny it. With this letter to perfect the chain
of evidence that such t0as their design, deni-
al is totally useless. 1t furnishes proof that
is conclusive and overwhelming.
Now, let it be remembered that every
Black Republican member of Congress from
this State, with the whole body of their con-
federates in the Northern States, stand self
convicted of this damning conspiracy.
20 The Journal complains bitterly. this
morning, of the officers Of the New Albany d
Salem Railroad, for not running more excur-
sion trains than they did, particularly as il
was announced that they would run them eve, /,