Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-06-18
Eonr Scott. Kansas, May %, 1856.

F. VI. NICHOLAS, Ese:RMy Dear S;r: lNtsare ntsaa
all ina hu5b15 this iifvrniI,g. nj; Our cSuatTy kin
arms The trerSorrs aud abuli;ionsts arc going
To and fro through The county numbering every
pro-sllvrry man they can tin'l. burning dow"
their 'uscs aul taking away the llsi n'orsci
of provision. Yesterday we received four Dispatch
Is from Brig Gen. EuRrEI, tha! they bad murder
ed live rro-slarcry families ne:lr his camp, and re-
qucstn NJ that we would semi him, at once, onr hum
,lred picked men, to assist in quellins the l0wlcss
rebellion Of these laatics We are organizing and
will, al, soon AZ ready, r'plrt tu headquarters :or
duty Immediately upon the receipt Of this dcs-
Pate, from Gen. BuauEr., sent Dispatch for Cap
tain BELcuEG, Col. FAINTER, g. liocsroN, &. DE-
LAUGHTER, - HESTER, - Sr.EL, DC, &c., ri:
Carulinians, wEo with myself, had be,n appointed
to sur. ~ cut ruad from this place 10 Fort Akin.
son, aboat 3jD niles west OF this had rcl'a:ned
behind 10 carry snIEc provisions when this dis
patch reached Us hcre.) The express man has mol
returned, but expect him every hour. We have
put our toxin under Strong guard as threats Lave
been made against it. AIrr sa:iicrn, guard are
iet here, the rest will 50 MP 10 ira!-!narrrs 10:
active services. When things gel qa:ct IF they
ever du) we sill fcsamc our road survey but mol
till then.
The pro-slavcry party, here, Lave ayays been
law-ab;lny men, and in 10 instance lave they
been guilty Of violation or INSTRUMENTATION 10 the
laws All this anarchy and confusion, blu"dslcd
and arson, have resulted from law!css insubordina-
lion upon The part Of ub1litiunsts The Borler
Rnlsians are the law and order men here, certain.
You have, no doubt, seen the rc"rt that Sheriff
JOKES was shot By SOME assasaiIIs in Lawrence,
while in the discharge of his official lu:y-lhry did
the deed 1T night He is no; dead 'clorfnl:
bat is now oil his hurse The !rce-sol Hotel, Rob
n:,ns house, and the printing presses arr all de-
mulisr,l. Hcelcr has hrl from The Territory
Robinson is in cusuiy in Missouri, and nn $; cf lr
To ek;l Legislature are keeping ont Of the way o!
the Marshall.
We don't fear them in any way upon far terms;
but our hands are tel. We respect til. laws, aud
are wiling to obey and observe them rs long We
can but we cannot bear 10 see our own people
murdered by these lawIrss bands. If the Govern
mcnt cannut, or will not, enforce the Territorial
laws, in Gods name, let us know It, that we may
no longer lean upon II broken reed; Lu, take the
matter in our own hanIs and drfelid ourselves
a against their assassin attacks. We need mel-we
need mency; you must send US both We are too
few in nulnbcr-tlleir superior number gives them
holiness. In the name Of our glorious tnon, help
us to preserve it from such anarchy and confusion.
Ten of us have purchased printing press to aid in
our common cause. The paper will be out in
few days, and is 20 b. called the Southern hanSian,
by llEEEEY, Of Miss.
Our health is Good-prosprcts Cue, and the
country is cv crythiEg that has been represented.
1t is certainly the best country in all God's green
Garth.
am now called O ut by The Colonel for meeting,
exercise and parade.
Respectfully Your Friend,
G. w. JONES.