Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1856-08-07

by the Emigrant Aid Society Of New Eng
land and their Myrmidons, Claiming to be
Free State Men and Friends of Humanity.
November, 1854.
The New England Emigrant Aid Society
sends large number Of their hirelings TO vote
at the election for members Of Congress, who,
after voting on the 29th of the same month,
started back 10 the East the next day.
NOoember, 90. 1854,
Mr.. Davis, a citizen Of the Territory, brutolly
murdered n few miles from Lawrence by one
Kilby, hired tool OF the New England Emil
grant Aid Society, who has since fled The Ter
rlory.
March, 25, 1852.
Malcolm Clarke, one OF the best ciliztn MS of
Leayenworth, murdered by one Cole McCrea,
higher law lecturer and ru(ian, who has
broken jail, fed the Territory, and when last
heard from was leclurine sdniiring throngs Of
Black Republicans IN Wisconsin.
March, IS 5.
The New England Emisrant Aid Society
send hordes of voters 10 the Territory, mum.
Der OF whom obtained buffalo robes in Kansas
City and Westport andpeturned them after the
election held on the 3gh March, and returned
10 the East.
April 1856
The secret military otganiza ton entered into
by the hired tools of the New England Emigrant
Aid Society IN the Territory, bound together by
The most horrid oaths 10 resist the regularly
constituted authorities pfthe Territory by force
and bloodshed, and project and defend each
other in their midnight strociies-for which
purpose they abundanty provided themselves
with secret signs and grips, by which they
could at all times recbgnize each other, and
more efectually carry on their disorganizing
and revolutionary schemes.
8friJ 1855.
The New England laid Society commenced
erecting Stone Fort the town OF Lawrence,
under the dfguise Of hotel, building it with
safety upo1the legal authorities, and thus pre-
vent the execution Of any legal process in the
town o Lawrence.
Hay and June, 1855.
Sharp's rifles and other deadly wea pons ar
rive at Lawrence, having been sent by The En-
igrant Aid Society 10 their secret military or
ganization in the Territory, 10 aid them in exc
cutting the revolutionary orders of their masters
in the East.
September, 1855.
The minionsofthe Aid Society held the no
torious Big Sandy Convention, and resolved
hat they woad resist the laws 10 ''btoOdy
issue"
The same Convention, after ignoring the
laws, appointed the 9th Of October for holding
a pretended election fora Member OF Congress,
and appointed an Executive Committee, with
James H. Lane, Chairman, to designate dis
tricts and pretended judges for said illegal cleo
! ton
The same Convention nominated A. II. Rec
der as their pretended candidate for Congress
who accepted the same in a very inAammalory
and revolutionary speech.
October 9, 1855.
Said pretended election was held and some
| two thousand nine huDdred pretended votes
| polled for A. H. Reeder, as bogus delegate 10
Congress, and al the same time members were
elected 10 a pretended convention 10 form o
State constitution.
October 25, 1856.
One Collins, of Doniphan, an officer in the
secret army of AboltiOniSts, brutally attempted
| to murder Pat Laughlin, an associate in the
same organization, who become disguised with
ilstreasonable and dioboical scheme, exposed
them to the world. with their watch words,
and secret signs and grips.
November, 1865.
The pretended Convention met at Topeka,
and adopted Constitution for the bogus State
Of Kansas.
NouemJcr, "a, 1856.
A number of outlaws, cal ling themselves
Free State men of the Hickory Point neighbor-
hood, Douglas County, ina public meeting as
sembled, adopted resolutions declaring that
there were no laws in the Territory, and ap-
pointed committee TO punish summarily all
persons whom they might see proper to desig-
nate as offenders or criminals.
NOremjer 25, 1856.
]acop Branson, and officer OF the Emigrant
Aid Society's secret military organization
threatens the life ofa Mr.. Buckley, who has
a peace warrant issued against h i'm by a mag
istraLe, Hugh Cameron, OF Lawrence.
November 27, 1855.
Sheriff Jones arrests said Branson upon said
peace warrant, and while taking him before q
Justice olthe Peace was attacked by party Of
OHlldWS, dlLHSh WIN puuip llHSS1 tS'ohClo,
&C., headed by one S. NJ Wood, OF Lawrence
who forciby rescued said Branson from his
custody, declaring at the same time that there
was no Governor. no Judges, and no Courts ia
the Territory, and no laws except their Shnrp's
rifles.
Norember 81, 1856.
The citizens of Lawrence in public meeting
indorsed the Hickory Point Resolutions. Said
meeting was addressed by S. ~ Wood, the
leader Of the band who rescued BIanSon from
the sheriff, and by Jacob BTanson himself and
from that day the members Of the secret mill.
lary organization throughout the Territory be-
i gan Immediately TO assemble at Lawrence,
for the purpose Of resisting the execution OF the
laws, and protecting Bronson, Wood and other
yioIaters OF the law in theit lawleSs and revo-
lutionary conduct.
The outlaws thus assembled took refuge in
the stone fort erected by the Aid Society, which
also furnished them with Sharp's rifles and
other deadly weapons; but finally finding
themselves overpoweTed by The law-abidinG
citizens, who had been called out by Governor
Shannon TO assist the sheriff Of Douglas County
+ in executing the laws, they secretly sent the
notorious Wood out OF the Territory 10 the
!, Estate Of Ohio, and Branson oui Of The town o.
Lawrence, declaring that they had never JUS
titled those men in their lawless acts, and
were innowise responsible for them; that the,
were not in Lawrence, and thatthe sheriff o
|, Douglas County could then and at all times
serve any legal process ia Lawrence vithoa
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