Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1856-07-22
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CAAE Gh OE w 1hAC6o CUll Il
ted in Kansas by the Emigrant Aid
Society Of New England and their
Myrmldons, claiming to be Free State
Men and Friends OF Humanity.
NOVEMBER, 1854.
The New England Emigrant Aid So
ciety sends large number Of their hire
lings to vote at the election for members of
Congress, who after voting On the 29.h of
the same month, started back to the East
the next day.
NOVEMBER %, 1854.
Mr. Davis, citizen Of the Territory
bru.ally murdered few miles from Law
renee by one Kilby, a hired tool Of the
New England Emigrant Aid Society, wEo
has since fled the Territory.
March 25, 1865.
Malcolm Clarke, one of the best citizens
Of Leavenwortlr, murdered by one Cole
McCrea, higher law lecturer and ruffian,
who has broken jail, fed the Territory,
and when last heard from was lecturing to
adsni:ing throngs OF Black Republicans in
Wisconsin.
MARcr, 1855.
Tie New England Emigrant Aid So
ciety send hords of voters to the Territory,
a number of whom obtained Buffalo Robes
i, Kansas City and Wes,port and returned
them after the election held on the 30,h
March, and returned to the East.
ApR1L, 1855.
The Secret military organization enter
ed into by The hired tools of the New Eng
land Emlgrant Aid Society in the Terri
tory, bound together by tie most horrid
oaths TO resist the regularly constituted au-
thori,ies of the Territory by force and
: bloodshed, and protect and defend each
other in their midnight atrocities-for
which purpose they abundan;ly provided
themselves with secret signs and grips, by
which they could a, all times recognize
each other, and more effectually carry on
their disorganizing and revolutionary
schemes.
APRIL, 1855.
), The New England Aid Society COM
menced erecting a Stone Fort in the town
Of Lawrence under the disguise Of Ho-
tel, building it with numerous port holes
and parapet upon the top behind which
their myrmidons could fire with safety upon
the legal authorities and thus prevent the
execution OF any legal process in the town
OF Lawrence.
MAY AND JUNE, 1855.
Sharp's rifles and other deadly weapons
arrive at Lawrence, having been sent by
the Emigrant Aid Society to their secret
military organization in the Territory, to
aid them in executing the revolutionary or
ders Of their masters in the Fast.
SEPTEMBER, 1856.
The minions of the AID Society held the
notorious Big Spring Convention, and re-
solved that they would resist the laws to a
"5loody issue"
The same Convention, after ignoring
the laws, appointed the 9th Of October 70,
holding pretended election for member
of Congress and appointed an Executive
Committee with james. II. Lane, Chair.
man. to designate districts and pretended
judges for said illegal election
The same Convention nominated A. II
Reeder as their pretended candidate fol
Congress, who accepted the same i'll very
lnhammatory and revolutionary speech.
OCTOBER 9, 1856.
Said pretended election was held ant
some $500 pretended votes po!led for A
H. Reeder as bogus Delegate to Con
gress, and at the same time members wer,
elected TO pretended Convention to form
State Constitution.
OcToBER 25. 1855.
One Collins. Of Doniphan, an officer il
the Secret Army of AboItionis.s, bru,sll
attempted to murder Pat Laughlin, an as
sociate in the same organization who be
coming disguised with its reasonable an
diabolical schemes, exposed them to tn
world, with their watch words and secre
signs and grips.
NOVEMBER, 1855.
The pretended Convention met at TIC
>. peka and adopted Constitution for th
"a Bogus State of Kansas.
Is NOVEMBER "a, 1855.
10 A number of outlaws calling themseiye
Free State men of the Hickory Poir
neighborhood, Douglas county, in publ
r meeting assembled, adopted resolutions de
'e claring that there were no laws in tn
e Territory, and appointed Committee I
punish summariIy, all persons whom the