Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-02-12
Threatenins. OF civil war

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LAWRENCE CRY, x. T., Jan. 3D.
10 HIS Ercelleacy The Governor of Ohio
Sir We have authentic information that
an overwhelming force of the citizens of Mis-
sour are organizing upon our border, amply
| supplled with artillery, for the ayowed pur-
pose OF invading our territory-demolishin
our towns, and butchering our unoffendipe
free State inhabitants
We hope to be able to hold out until as
sstance can reach US. We respectfully re-
guest, on behalf Of the citizens of Kanzss.
that such steps may be taken by the people of
the states as humanity suggests, TO prevent
the successful carrying out of so inhuman an
outrage Respectfully,
JOHN d. LANE, Chairman Elk. Com. K. Il.
" 6oBINsoN, Governor elect of Kanzas.
GEO. DEITzLER, Secretary.
The message of Gov. Chase contains bref
history OF the late troubles in Kanzas Terri
tory, and calls the attention of the I,eoisla.
ture to the alarming state of things described
III the communication, which he saws is con.
| firmed by information from other sources, He
lntmates what is very obvious, that the Gen
eral Assembly of Ohio has no legislative pow
er to redress the wrongs of the people of the
territory, but he says that something NAV be
| done -
" The Assembly," he says, can express
the sense of the people of Ohio by resolutions
addressed to their Senators and Representa-
tiyes in Congress. They can recommend the
| admission Of Kanzas as a free State the
enactment of suitable law securing freedom
OF elections in case the territorial government
be not superseded; and what, perhaps, is of
mole Importance still, the prompt admission of
| the delegate of the people to seat in Con-
/ gress, that ne may have the most favorable
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National Legislature to their wants and their
| wrongs
The General Assembly may also, by suita.
Bile resolutions, commend the cause of Kanzas
to the warm sympathies and liberal contribu-
tons of their constituents. They viii not,
am sure, invoke the prompt action of the peo-
| pie in vain"
| The message being received in the Ohio
House of Representatives on the 9Th inst,
was read by the clerk, and short and exct-
| ing debate ensued. On motion the Il. essage
was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following resou.
| tons, which were also laid on the table and
ordered to be printed -
Whereas, The present peace, as well as the
future welfare OF our country, demands that
there shall be No further extension of Slavery
| and no more slave States, aad
TVhereas, By the reported unlawful inva,
sions of the territory of Kanzas by citizens of
the State of Missouri, for the purnoseof forei-
bly, depriying the citizens of that territory of
their first political right, and thereby establish
slavery therein by force and without authority
Of law; as a consequence of which invasion
civil war now exists in Kanzas; and
WhereaS, The people of the territory of
Kanzas have, by a convention of delegates
|. duly called and assembled for that purpose,
foimed Tor themselves a Constitution and
State government which Constitution is Re
| publican, and said Convention, and the peo-
! pie OF Kanzas, by their ratification of said
Convention, having asked admission into he
| Union as State; and believing that such adj.
mission of KaTzas as q State, would exclude
slavery therefrom, and save that territory from
| further civil tumults, and the further eiiusion
| of blood it is hereby
ReSotced, BY the General Assembly of the
| State of Ohio, That onr Senators be, and are
| hereby instructed, and our Representatives in
| Congress be requested to use their best en-
beavers for the immediate passage of en- act of
| Congress admitting Kanzas into the Union as
State, with such limitation of boundaries as
! by Congress shall he deemed advisable
ReSoSeed, That our Representatives be re-
/ quested to vote for the immediate admission OF
| A. ID. Reeder, TO seat in the House of Rep
resentatiyes in Congress, as a delegate. from
| Kanzas, until such admission of Kansas as a
State.
Resolved, That the General Government be
/ quested to cause a copy of this preamble and
resolutions, properly certified, to be forward
| ed to each OF our Senators and Representa-
| tives in Congress, and that copy be sent TO
the Governor Of each State in the Union.
| Gov. Clark of New York, has received the
| same communication from KanZas and has
Transmitted it to the New York Assembly.
The names attached to this communication
from Kanzes, illustrate the character of the
free State men in Kanzas. One Of these gem
| tlcrDen was General in the Mexican war.
and, as Representative from Indiana, voted for
| the Nebraska act. The other,a New England
physician, who had been prominent in Cali
fornia, and il understood to have been active
in the Free Soil party there.
The resolutions moved in the Ohio Leeis-
latpre appear temperate and iudicious. It is
not unnatural that the people of Kanzas. ex-
| pectng invasion, should make such an appeal
as they do There is no doubt that thew need
arms for their defence. But no State can vote
these aims. How striking an illustration ii
the whole OF the weakness of that President
who might settle the whole contest with
word. lie has gone sa far as to say that both
| parties are wrong. But then he adds. unfor-
tunately for his reputation FOR partiaity. that
if the Missourians repeat their wrong, he can
not help 1t; he has no authority; but for the
men OF Kanzas unless they recede, he will
| hang them for treason.
HYPERBoREAN.--Y esterday the rare feat vos
performed, of crossing the North river on the
| ice, from Jersey City to New York. Several
! persons did this, number of whom, landed
at pier No. 5. When the pioneers in this baz-
ardous experiment approached the New York
side, their appearance occasioned considerable
surprise. An old skipper hailed to know
where they were from, and was almostinered.
ulous at their reply. During the da2 persons
passed without difficulty, from WILLIAMSBURG
to the Navy Yard, across Wallabout BAY ?
| The ferry boats of COURSE made vnr, irrese..