The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-27

and in some Of pure invention The murderous appeals
Of such papers the Albany Evening journal and the
New FORK Tribune the ncendiary speeches Of Seward
Sumner, Wilson and Hale, the mad exhortatons OF pro-
Tossing ministers Of the gospel to resist the laws OF the fed
era and territorial governments and the shipment Of large
supplies Of arms and ammunition to Kansas manly under
the direction of the New England Egrant Aid Society for
the ayowed purpose of carrying reasonable projects into
successful execution have produced just such results as
sonabe thinking foresaw and predicted at the com
mencement Of the pending difficulties. In the belief of
superior numerical force in the confidence which supposed
strength and promised outside aid and comfort well
calculated to produce, tone and eoloring given,
up very recent period to the Kansas letters which
appeared in the eastern abolition journals which emf
neny calculated to excite alarm in the breast of every true
patriot The correspondents Of the abolition papers wrote
not merely traitors but whom treason had de-
prved of their wits The Union and the constitution
spoken of in spirit of playful sarcasm in terms of I'M
mgaed adherence and disgust The existing differences
and difficulties between the two contendng parties Of the
territorial community to be settled by these letter
writers their wicked and INSCRIPTIONS employers not
through the fundamentally of the baot-box not by
the of law by petition and appeal to that
body which had called the Territory into existence but by
brute physical forceby the persuasions of edpeces and
the annhilang arguments Of Sharpe rifles Ward Beeeher
told his departing dupes for Kansas that they wanted
not Bibles but Sharpes rifles to make converts to their
traitorous doctrines So talked the Rev. Mr. Dutton,
and SO talked the whole tribe of political parsons in
New York and New England they armed the simple
minded emigrans for their mission Of treason and
der What followed has already become part of the his
tory of the times The law-and- orderobserving portion
of the citizens of the Territory subjected only
great personal and political wrengs but they handled
by their enemies in many instances with ruan insoence
Elections held under the authority and by the sanction Of
law were treated as utilities the officers of the Ter
ores subjected to rudenes and in several to vio
lence and in violation of the rights of loyal citizens Of
Kansas and in violation Of the rights of the whole people
of the whole Union, usurping government impu-
IDENTIFY and unbushingly established within organized
Territory of the United States The folly and wckedness
of these madmen did stop here From nsoent threats
applied to gentlemen in attendance Lawrence the
investigating committee they proceeded to
OPEN murderous violence The country has not yet
covered from the shock of the first that
duy-eected officer of the Territory while in the faithful
discharge his Duty deliberately shot down in cold
blood by member of what is styled the free-State
party"
NA'Aoe
sisted for any length of time with mpunity
The upright and fearless conduct of Judge Lecompte his
that the laws the federal and territorial govern
mens should be executed at all hazards accompanied with
the corresponding action to make that avowal effective
have had magical effect in dispelling Of the ilu
sons and decisions under which the officers and citizens
of the new of Topeka have been for time labor
ing They now complain of the difficulties experienced in
/ - N..,- ,l,ta A.
atty of the New England churches they profess be alarm
ngy of Sharpes rifles Latent regard for the Union
and the constitution under the pening influences
Donaldsons proclamation is rapidly warming into full
blown love- and at the last accounts surrender not resist
ance the prevailing idea with the fanatics of Lawrence
To show the altered state of feeling and of things in the
Territory that the majesty of the law is about to be
vindicaed and maintained make for the follow
ing from the last letter Of the special correspondent
of the New York Times Lawrence The letter bears date
May IA;
Marshal Donaldson has sworn, and his posse
sworn also to never abandon their work they arrest
whoever they may please that they will be satisfied that
there will be further difficulty in making through
sheriff. any other way in future and, most outrage
ous humatng, deriiish of all, they ask gve up all
our munitions Of Coz Shannon We
our cannon rifles powder and leador die Before
the broad universe which shall do These gem
orally property, and by the constitution of the United
States permitted to possess them. No people
driven by necessities to extremtes there
may be pass which to surrender not dishonorabie.
There apology for coward but at this crisis chain
Of misortunes overwhelming IL is when
men cannot be easily enrolled. We without dollar Of
money to pay them. We without credit, are yet
smartng under the expenses of the last We with
few arms-not in four among has any. We
have third many men in town had last De-
cembe opposed by much larger force than
We have leaders, ten twelve Of best
in the States and the result is there of confidence
in those now command 1t is duty put lives
against odds Of ten who the incarnation Of
monswho already threaten that they shall have Evidence
left Of their bloody deeds bear the disgrace of giving up
They threaten, ALSO that they bound play
second Mormon with us-to first disarm u.s. then de-
stroy root and branch.
There nothing improbable in their dark Deeds and II
Is like crushing manhood to submit to any altcrna
who protested large degree Of bravery heretofore
osed erapche when the hour has that tries our
buckram St, do not blame them till you Of the
God Of Battles"
Men forced TO abandon bad and mad positions OF COM
PEELED TO orego the execution Of wicked resolutions sell
dom do so with good grace. But we gratifed
with this reluctant disposition, manifested in the
above extract TO yield to the right and to avoid collision
with the legalyconsttued authorities Of the Territory
that cheeruly overlook the nonsense and bader
dash which may hereafter be manifested on the