The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-07-23
Fof the Cadi1 Democratic Sentinel.
"Ncung America" Fremont Club
- speech Of Charles n oiO!s!

cunb AnheffcH" Fremont Club
speech Of Charles OlO.s!
Ma EpToE'-We have witnessed many de.
pirate efforts made by individuals under despcr
ate anil trying circumstances but neler in on
short life have we seen any thing to equal tn
efforts pat f'rth by the Pepul,Ecans to carr
ia. county Of ilarrisonyot their WOolly IIors
candidate.
Iuacconilnce with call which appeared il
the last R-PH5lieop, signed by some az names
ew persons assembled at the Court House OF
Thursday evening, July 18th. for the purpos
eforgan;ziuga ~ omg america Fremont club
A1rr ringing ile he'll fer diiIerut times, the,
Asasreled to use theruwn Language, il gettn,
togc,her "eaough to organize.
Tic meeting was called to order by callin
$ -. shotwcil to the chair and appointing I
e. Rowlcs secretary
~ II. II McMath moved there be a committee
20 thrcc appointed to report permanent officer
6rtfc club.
90 The Chair appointed J. II. McNath, VIM
l!ogg- and Judge Turner
a- Turner was Of the opinion that hc being ar
'o'd foggy, was consttutionally excluded, an,
therefore, could not serve.
= on motion of VIM. IIog., Msssrs. NJ. Mccall
11B; Lemon, ana J. Herord, NJ D., were appoint
s-etl 10 draft constitution for the club
: Pee. Herford said that he did not fully under
Stand tic aims of the club, and asked to be ex
s2cuscd
va VIC. Nnnay the illustrou3 freedom shrek
Ter, was appointel in the docks stead
'e- On motion, Charley Nichols, Of Coshoctol
county, Ohio. was requested to address the meet
inc
e. sTr. Nichols took the stand and said:
F9'5t Cdi9ns;-It has been suggested to m
by the Chairman that I merely tell you what
saw in Kansas, and not make re7u'ar speech
astherc seems to be other business to transact
lie arrived at the City of Lcyenworth, Kan
's5s, The 18th Of May The town was all in OK
,citcmant; The Congressional Investigating
fom1attco were in session there. lie was tolC
by the Free State men, that the City of Law
r7acc was to be upset by the Missouri cut
Threats. He was told by South Carolinan tha
II was their intention to wipe out LAWRENCE
These cut-thro1ts, dare-doyils and desperadoes
nom the south, sworc by Cd lhey would
twipe it out
He concluded he would go to Lawrence and
S2e it wiped out. He was told by the Ere,
S.ata men that if he did, he would be robbed
Way-lal AMI murdered. lie expected he would
h4t he was d2terul;nol 60 Six of them
formal a company and hired a team to take
them to Lawrence The tcamster was afraid to
50. He said his team would be STOLE He told
LIN if The team was taken, he would pay for it,
re had the money to do it with. lie finally got
s::4rted to Lawrence. Itcommencod raining about
~ hour aAcr he left and drizzled all day. This
dTpy4 the scouting parties all of the road. He
NET some sixty persons on the road; they all
t2Il him he had better 60 back; he would ge(
into difficulty; that the committee Of safety at
Llwrcnco were doing nothing; that they said il
was no use; that the people would have to sub
mit % Che Laws; that they would be enforced by
th3 Y, s. Marsal, and that the people must
n2 resist the United States officers.
ilo sot to Lawrence on the evening of the
l1th, The tayerns were all full Every per
ao( was in u great state Of excitement. They
wanted 10 form an army and resist the Missouri
Hack legs. Tho town was surrounded by hell
h9ral5 from Missouri. The safety committee
tott tn people they had better take their
d'u5h;ac5 ana leave Or else let the officers arrest
TsacsabIythoso they had writs for.
On The i8:i the party that went with hln
Let, lie conceded to stay and see What was go
ing to be DONE as it was stated every day Law
renc9 would be wipcI out the next The safety
committee persuaded the people not to resist,
torif they'd Gov. Shaun~n would have them
all ,7ipad out; that hc Gov Shannon,) was
on, Of the d---dest tools between Florida
and halifax. He didn't know whether the
reqE!c OF Cadz liked swearing or not but he
mud been used TO a d--d site OF it. That
Coy, Shannon did not want the people to sub
mttp3ac2ablg he wanted to have a fight. He
said thai nearly all the Free State men were
Democrats, and that this Kansas question
would blow the democratic party to hell He
was in Lawrence at the time Of the sack. he
took several ladies Il short distance out of the
town anl left them at a Lick yard; he didn't
know what become of them afterward.
AZ he was go.r.s back to the City he discover
a man by the name Of Cock, who few DAYS
before had Rillel two Missourians, running from
the Sown followed by twenty or thirty pro-sla-
very y-nsn. H. cltel to Cook; went to him
and took him down By the river and hid him in
som sSelan:- vines, and bushes. lie chen started
10 the City-uiet the men WHO were after Cook.
ThoSrolo upto him AMI asked him if he was
Cook or Roal.r lie odd them he was neither
They then presented th3ir riff g AMI told him to
deiIrcr'u7 his arms or they would shout him
down. lie pulled out his royolvets and preseh
ted them to these thirty pro-slagcIy men, and
told them he would be ID if he would give
upeithsrhis arms or money. Courageous young
nlan1- fie then told them that he could kill
two Of them before they could kill him. and that
he would never be unarmed They then put
downfhair guns and beggel Of him not 10 shoot!
lie totitheln ha was stranger and would not
be m6lcstsi.A fhsy then told him if he woud
goto Lawrence with them he should not be mo
lestelfrther TO this he agreed, and they all
returned to the city
He SAID the main force oftha cut-throats were
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