Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-03-14

four hundred men," spoken Of in
these dispatches from Kansas, which
rallied TO the call of the officers of
the militia Sir, if the people of
Kansas had been with the Governor
ii they had sympalhlzed with him
iu his lll-stared moyements--if they
had believed that law and order were
in danger--would the, not have rail-
lied to his support ? On that occa-
sion, the arsenal of the United States
in western Missouri was broken open /;
arms were stolen aud carried into
Kansas. Nothing IS said about this
robbery in these reports. Missouri
ans broke open This arsenal and stole
cannon, ammunition, aud muskets for
the purpose Of going on mamud-
ing invasion aud the late President
of the Senate was compelled-so
great was the danger--to hasten af-
ter them to keep them from hurting
somebody! Yet not word is said
about 1t in these dispatches Sir, il
the lreemen of Kansas had broken
open that arsenal. and had stolen
even gun-illnt, you would have had
proclamation from your Governor,
and your President aud the Army
of the United States would have been
called out Co put them down. But
it was the organized men Of the Blue
Lodges in western Missouri wLo did
it, They have been, and now are,
permitted to violate all law with i'm
punity. Woodson, the Secretary Of
Kansas, urged on these lawless men
from Missouri 10y assuring them that
there Is no doubt in regard to hav-
ing a fight, aud if We are defeated
this time, the Territory is lost to the
ooulh.n
The invading hosts from Missouri
encamped on the Wakarusa, within
about SIX miles Of beleaguered Law
rance. In marked contrast to the
inconsiderate folly Of Shannon, was
the prudent, firm, and heroic bearing
of General Robinson. Throughout
the whole contest his prudence was
slgnally manifested and, in the O.
pinion of many, the country was
saved from bloodshed and civil war.
On the 7th Of December, your Gov
ernor tells you, he went to Lawrence ;
but he does not tell you the whole
story. lie did go 10 Lawrence, and
he met the Lawrence men, and the
Lawrence women, too and he saw
/ the inflexlble determination of the one
and the calm devotion of the other.
He told gentlemen who directed the
affairs Of Lawrence that they had
been mlsrepresented--that they mis-
understood each other and then, af-
ter two days Of conference and ne
| goliatlon, he made a treaty acknowl-
edges that the Governor and tho peo-
pie of Lawrence had not understood
D tuNu OANtis iltlt ~ ulun WHO uSh-
ed the President for the Army Of the
United States who ordered out the
militia, and Incorporates into the mil
tia of Kansas, by the showing OF
these papers, from one thousand TO
fifteen hundred Mlssourians and
then, after doing this, he went to
/ Lawrence-and what did he find
People who flew To arms simply to
protect their homes and their firesides
against an armed invasion of two
thousand men, who were threatening,
with oaths, to burn their city, and Ia
blot them out from existence. say,
Governor Shannon made a treaty
with General Lane, (known To some
Senators here,) and with General
Robinson-a man who, | hope, is
hereafter To be known to Senators
and this treaty closes with the agree
ment oG the part of Governor Shan
non, that he "wil use his influence
TO secure to the citizens Of Kansas
remuneration for any damages sus-
tanned by the sherlffs posse in Doug
las county; that he has not called
upon persons residents Of any other
States to aid in the execution of the
laws and that he has not any au-
lhorIly or legal power 10 do SO, nor
will he exercise any such power
and that he will not call on any citi-
zen of another State who may be
here" In these negotiations he IT,
greed to waive the question Of the
validity of the laws OF the territorial
Legislature. Then he issued an or
der to General Lane and General
Robinson 10 incorporate into the ser
vice Of Kansas the militia of Law
renee, aud directed them "lo use
the enrolled force for the preserva-
ton Of the peace, and the protection
Lawrence and vicinity ~ against the
armed men on the banks of the Wax
arusa.
Mr.. President, this treaty which
Shannon signed WIN Lane aud ilvJ-
inson, on Sunday, the 9th Of Decem-
Der, 1865, will stand perpetual con
fession Of his incapaclly and folly :
this order, giving Lane aud Robinson
authority to use the enrolled force"
with those famed Sharp's rifles
" for the preservation Of peace, and
the protection of Lawrence and Vi
clnlly " against the armed bands his
fatal proclamation had summoned,
will stand a living testimony that the
men of Lawrence were the gulrdl-
ans OF law. Yes, sir, that treaty and
that order will stand an eternul ex-