The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-03-18

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terrOrs of war upon the free State men who
should dare to disObey the internal code
now in force in Kansas. Mr.. Seward re-
tortcd, claiming that the hackers of the
border ruffians had Congress to consult,
and in less than year, the people TO settle
with. He said Kansas would soon be at
the capitol with free constitution, and he
should then demand her admission as d free
State.
All the signs are that the Kansas question
is speedily approaching fearful crisis.
ANOTHER SECRET ORDER--THE
KANSAS LEGION
We had hoped that the signal rebuke ad
minstered to the members of the Know
Nothing Order by the American people, at
the recent elections. would have annihilated
all secret political association in the United
States, and that hereafter, our political bat
ties would be made in broad day, with BAN
ners flying, and in an open field. The poi
sonous leaven instilled into American So
ciety by the Know Nothing order has not
yet been neutralized, we are sorry to find,
by the wholesome corrective of public re-
probation.
Our objection to secret political associa-
tons have been recently very materially
strengthened, by learning that the Freesoil-
ers in Kansas have organized themselves
into an association very similar in all res
4l,ot &C L., IL N,3 !, 4
They call their order the Kansas Legion.
Its object is to make Kansas hireling
State, and, to that end, to exclude Southern
institutions from the Territory. They have
Grand Encampment and Subordinate reg
iments a constitution and ritual; pass
words, grips, signs and cries of distress
Oaths of secrecy, and of obedience to the
Grand Council, and all the usual parapher-
MALTA of secret associations. Among other
things, the members of the order swear new
er to reveal the nature of the organization,
its place of meeting, or even its existence,
except to members of the association-to
support. maintain and abide by any honor
able movement made by the organization to
make Kansas free State and unfinch-
ingly to vote for and support the candidates
nominated by the organization. in prefer
enee to any and all others. The Grand
Encampment was organized, by the adop-
ton of the constitution and ritual, April 4,
1855. Its headquarters are at Lawrence,
Kansas Territory, where it holds meetings
semi-annually.
OFFICERS OF THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT.
Grand General, Rev. G.. w. Hutchinson,
Lawrence, Kansas Territory.
Grand Vice General, c. x. Holiday,
Topeka, X. T.
Grand Quarter Master, j. X. Goodin,
Lawrence, X. L.
Grand Paymaster. C. Leib, NJ. D., Leav-
enworth city, X. 7.
The speeches of James c. Jones, of Ten
nessee, delivered in the Senate February
18th, 1856, gives the full particulars of this
infamous Association, and the constitution
and ritual of the Legion are given in detail.
1t is evident that the Freesoilers in Kan
sas are determined to hold Kansas at every
hazard. Besides being an efficient political
order, the Kansas Legion is evidently de-
signed as military organization. The
names of its officers are borrowed from the
military vocabulary, and its whole machin-
cry is evidently designed to carry out the
resolution of the meeting of the citizens
from the Northern States, resident in Kan
sas, held September 9th, 1855, which is in
these words:
'ReSOlred, That we will endure and sub
NIT to these laws no longer than the best
interests of the Territory require, as the
least of two evils, and will resist then. to a
bloody issue as soon as we ascertain that
Peaceable remedies shall fail, and forcible
resistance shall furnish any reasonable
prospect of success; and that. in the mean
time, we recommend 70 our friends through
out the Territory the organization and lis
clphne of volunteer companies, and the pro-
curement and preparation of arms"
The above are startling facts which should
arouse the South in vindication of their
rights.
VISIT TO NoRFoLK.-It is stated in the
Norfolk Herald that Mr.. Dobbin, the Secre
tary of the Navy, and the naval committees
of the two Houses of Congress, will make
visit to that city during the present week.
TO examine the United States steamer Mer