Squatter sovereign., 1856-08-12
Barbecue at Port William The Beat
of a Lamb.

Of Lamb.
Captain Martin. informed us that tie
barbacue al Port William was weli attend
ed, aud that everything was conducted n
good order. He also informs as that
Mr.. Lasnb,--a tcoif III sl.sepS clothing
was on the ground and made speech,
which TO the ears Of law abiding ciiizens,
sounded extremely curious. 1t was moth
ing but a TRADE against the last and first
Legislature. He took i. upon himself TO
denounce the code OF Laws which We
live under as horrible, terrible, dreadful
Had thar Sheep been delivered OF that
still born Limb in Leavenworih county,
the citizens would before this time had
pat spoonful of tar on his nose. 20 relieve
him OF the snuffles, but as it happened to
take place in Atchison county, they did
not consider themselves called upon 10 in
terfere.
The Pioneer is very free TO meddle IN
the affairs Of lis neighbors. and dictate to
them the course they should pursue. That
pr int, we opine, can find patients enough
TO cure of the "sniffles' in its own pre-
cincts, without travelling abroad.
We cannot say that there has been any
injustice done to Mr.. Lamb. We have
been aware that he has for year past
been endeavoring to create discord In
the Pro-Slavery party. as well as bidding
freely for the freesoil vote. His whole ac-
ton has been the result of personal ani-
mosities, and a vindicttve desire TO impure
the success OF individuals against whom
he has private grudges. The Whole Sc
cret of his trades against the laws of the
last Legislature is eiicompassed in the fact
of his failing TO obtain charter for Fer
ry Boat at this place. He is actuated alone
by groveIing jfa ousy at the success Of
others, and the continued defeat Of his
own disorganiz ing, corrupt, and selfish
schemes. The whole burIhen of bis song
is injuries done to him-poor, afflicted
creature, 10 hear him wall you would i'm
agine that he had received as a dowry all
the ..iils that flesh is heir to-" Or that, like
lob of old, he was bnrthened with accG-
lated trials and uibulatons, just to test
what modern humans can bear. We have
no sympathy for such manner OF men. II
there be wrong done-if there be screws
loose in the Governmental machinery, we
believe in their being pointed out ; but
when we see an individual setting himself
,,o tho errea1 rananarator-a tl,a rna,,
III whom alone rests the honesty to see
justice done the people, we Set Kim down
at once. as base lmpostor-as one who
too lazy to earn d livelihood by honest Ia
bor, would fain feed upon the public crib
-as one who, destitute of the ability TO
build up his fortunes upon his own merits,
resorts 10 the errors anl imperfettions Of
others as medium by which, through a
tissue of falsification and nagnifying the
acts Of those who may have erred, they
NAV rise into position. Such man is
T 70 e; w. La nb. His ol:'y element is
slrle and conten.ion-his sole enjoyment
the brewing of quarreis and ill-feeling
among others-excitiEg neigEtor against
neiehbor, and section against section,
with the Lore that in the general conlu-
sion he may chance to pick up bone for
himself. Despised by all with whom he
comes in contact, he crawls on earth mis-
cradle Representative e of self humiliation.
a victim of his own inslgniicance.
Although cognizant of the sneaking
acts of this individual, we have not Deem
cd anything he could do or say OF su FL
cient Importance TO observe notice until
the appropriate time had arrived for the
selection of candidates for the Legisla-
ture, after which we would have given
him ''set back" that would place. him
where all such cattle belong but as to
the administering of tar, the subject is not
worth tie trouble. He can do no harm,
and such treatment would come too near
under the head Of ''cruelty TO brutes'' TO
make it jus,ifiable.
The Pioneer misrepresents Mr.. Kirk.
All who know him will testify that he has
the spirit to resent any indignity tha,
might be offered, and. on the occasion in
question. reb uted IN the most emphatic
manner the assertions of Mr.. Lamb, de-
nouncing him as '.liar and scoundrel," :"
or terms to that effect. In all things con-
cerning the interests, or honor Of the par
ty, we have no hesitancy in asserting that
Mr.. Kirk will go as far as the farthest.
ADDITIONAL SEeuRITY,-Once in
while vaulting ambition viii overleap itself