New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-30
state Of defense; INT snce the execution OF The VITA
Of arrest BY the United States heope under the bogus

state Of Defense lint ence the execution Of the VITA
Of arrest BY the United States heope under the oogus
swp the people feel that nothing Of more outrageous
character be done by these minons Of the slave
Power than they have already done, and that TO pu'
the city in the attitude Of defense would be
We are subdued by the Slave power-no, a. welded
by the abject, ignorant, and bArh.rous rufians Of
hhsouIi who made laws for Us by the boodthisty
and drunken Alabamiars South Csrolnians and
Georgsps who are n'w enrolled by shannon a. q
Militia to enforce thsse laws; but by tina. power a. It
wslde the General Governments Gov eminent which
should have protected instead of outs aged us in our
rights The people here have come to the conclusion
that they will resist to the death any attempt TO en-
force these bogus laws by Sheriff and mob setting
under Territorial authority, let that mob come from
whatever State it may bu. that they will not resist
the United States authorities under any circumstances
whatsoever. This morning Col Jenkins and Mr.. G..
W. Brown were snstched from their bu.iness and
fsmiBes by rufian mob, merely because they did
not entertain opinions in common with them; were
marched 10 Lecompton under strong guard, there to
be handed 10 the tender mercies Of the Ave or
six hundred drunken fsnatcs from the South who rule
Shannon Pierc. is ruled, but in different way
Shannon being in fear Of the end Of his physical Pierce
of bis political life.
To give some idea Of the outrsges Of this army Of
Southerners whom Shannon has been pleased TO enroll
end outfit the militia Of the Territory, will relate
ali incident. Last Friday Mr.. MIer, late editor OF
The Free State, though nstive Of South Carolina
while on lie way to Lecompton on business was taken
by a mob, tiled before mock judge and jury, an /
found guilty Of treason against the State of South
Carolina Before receiving his sentence, some friends
iptefered, aid succeeded in getting hun released from
Il EN-. The United States Marshal, Donaldson, was
present but refused to interfere in his behalf though
that same man Donaldson would s,immOn the whole
United States forces TO serve two-Penny wit on
Free State man. If be could not il without them
Other outrsges are being committed by these people
UPON peaceabe ard inoffensve settlers, and thrust
Themselves before the astonishei neighbors of the
urforuDste almost every Day, the details of viii N
would from their frequency, occupy more spsce than
you can spare Cattle driven away and slaughtered
ard eaten, unbought and unpaid for horses and
saddles are stolen stepped, Questioned, and
searched, by bands Of these young chvalric adven-
turers boxes and bag, and even tool chests, opened
and plundered, and yet there is no appeal from thus
but an appeal to arms Arms Nonsense What
could thoussnd men In Lawrence do against thou'-
aud invaders who under color Of id, and bscked
by the United States Cove nmeut and its regular forces
on the spot I Whist could they do Let these out
rages stop soon-rather let her continue much longer,
and this question may be answered Then VINO VIII
be blamed The Government or the people