Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-06
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rusalem, and showing the heartlessness of
the Thugs, who, avowing that murder was
their religion, wsylaid travellers on the grent
road from Agra to Delhi; with the more
deadly bowie knife for the dagger Of the As
sassln, and the more deadly revolver for the
moose Of the Thug.
IN these lnv,slOus, attended by the entire
suoyorson Of all Security in this Territory.
with the plumber Of the ballot box. and the
pollution Of the electoral frachse. | ghnw
simply the process IN Unprecedented Crime.
II ihut be the best government where an
injury ioa single citizen Is resented az an
injury to the whole State, then must our
Government forfeit all claim 70 any such enii-
nence, while II leaves its citizens thds exoos-
ed In the outrage upon the hallnf-box,
even without The Illicit fruits which shat.
soon exhibit, there is pecunr crime Of the
deepest dye, though subordinate to the final
Crime, which should be promptly avenged.
In countries where royalty Is upheld. It Isl
special offence to rob the crown Jewels,
which are the emhlems Of That sovereignty
before which the loyal subject bows. and it's
treason 10 be found IN adultery with the
I Queen. for IN this way may a false heir be
imposed upon the State; but In our Repub-
I lie the ballot. box is the single priceless level
t Ns
the electoral franchise, out of which are born
the rulers of free people, Is the Queen
whom we ure TO guard against pollution. Ia
this plain presentment whether as regards
Security, or rs regards Elections, there is
enough, surely, without proceeding further,
to justify the intervention Of Congress, most
/ promptly and completely, to throw over this
/ oppressed people the impeneiabe shield of
the Constitution aud laws. But the half is
not yet told
As every point in widespread horizon
radlates from common center, 80 everything
SAID or done ~ this vast circle of Crime rad
dates from the One Idea, that Kansas, at all
| ha2erds, must be made a slave State. In all
/ the manifold weaknesses that have occurr-
ed, and IN every successive invasion, this One
/ idea has been ever present, as the Satanic
tempier the motive power-the causing
cause
To accomplish this result three things
were attempted first, by ontrages Of all kinds
TO drive the friends Of Freedom already there
out of the Territory secondly, TO deter others
from coming and, thirdiJ to obtain the
complete control Of the Government The
process Of driving out and also of detering
has failed. On the Contrary the friends Of
Freedom there became more fixed Ia their
resolves to stay end fight the battle, which
they bad never sCught, but from which they
dlsdalned to retreat; while the friends of
Freedom elsewhere were more aroused to the
duty Of timely succors, by men and munitions
of just self defense.
But, while defeated in the first two
processes proposed, the conspirators succeed
ed IN the last BY the violence already por-
trayod at the election OF the 30th March.
when the polls were occupied by the armed
hordes from Missouri, they imposed a Leg
lslature upon the Territory, and thus, under
the iron mask Of law, established Usurpa-
ton not less complete than any in history.
That this was done, proceed to prove. Here
Is the evidence:
|. Only IN this way can this extraordina~
ry expedition be adequately explained. In
the words of MolIere, once employed by
John Quincy Adams in the other House.
Que didble diiiGeni-iisfdire dnns ceiie galere
What did they 90 into the Territory iOri II
their purposes were peaceful, as has been
suggested, why cannons, arms, fl igs, nun.
bens, and all this violence As supple citi-
zens, pr oeeding to the honest exercise Of the
electoral franchise, they might have gone
with nothing more than a pilgrims steff.
Philosophy always seek a sufficient cause, and
only ~ the One Idea. already presented can
a cause be found In any degree commensurate
I with this Crime; aud this becomes 50 only
when we consider the mad ianaSism Of
Slavery.
2. Public n0torety steps forward to con-
firm the suggestion OF reason. In every
place where Truth can freely travel, it has
been asserted and understood, that the Leg
lslature was imposed upon Kansas by for
elgners from Missouri; and this universal
voice Is now received as uudenIable verify.
3. IL Is also attested by the harangnes Of
the consplmlors. Here IS what Stungfeilow
said before the INVASION.
To those who have qualms of conscience IS to vio-
litng laws state or Natuual, I'M tue IN. when
such iupotons mu-t be- DIS egari d, yuuf ghts and
wopeny afe IN danger. aaa odrt goa, aHs and all,
T. sstar eosry election dfrist IN Kiasa d.s1aes Of
hsedo dad ~ rlis mgra doHs, aHd pste al tss Pen y
ne bsn ekhyt and feroiup. Neither give not tate
quarter, deHi iudk IT, II IL h that tho
sihveholliog intafsst will. IT, f. IN when thsie
appeal. hat fight has ivefnor ksedsr rule M.s-
oudtns 10 Kaa.asl HIS proc .anation and prescribed
oath must NJ fepudiatea Ia - interest TO do
Mind tn", Slavery Il estab shed whore II DOT pfohib
h,d"
Here is what Atchison said after the cleo
toni
&" Well what oext! Why an election 6ir members
Of tho Legislature To organize tho Territory must be
held. What did advise you To do then h! Why meet
them on their own Rrou ad aud beat them NJ tha own
: game again and cool and neemeat the weather
was, went "vef with company Of men Ny object
going not to vote nad iisht TO vote, un,ess
| had disifanehi-ed myself In Missouri. | was not
within two mile. OF Soung place My object IN gong
was not To Voo but tn settle difficulty between two
Of canddates aud the AboliiiOnists OF the North
said, and Published It abroad that aehisoR there
t b0wte saires an! rspooers, aHd by God 'tnas tue.
aspsr dd 60 into hat 7errtory-I aeUsr iEteHdsa %
70 IA ItrrtorriouhaHt bsiRR prepared Jsr all
sufA ktHa gf edts Well, We beat them, aud Govern
or eedef gave certificates 10 maio0iy Of all the mem
bafs both Houses, and then, amer they organ
ized, everybody will udm ihcy were The only eom-
peleat pefsons to say Who were, aud who were not
. memhofs OF the same"
4. II is confirmed by the cotemporaneous
admission Of the Squaiier Sovereign, paper
published at Atchison, and at once the or
, gan of the President and Of these BordereD,
which, under date Of LIST April, thus re
counts the victory;
"tsprr4ssnsos, tNo March 81, lass.
several hundrad emigrnns ffon Kansas have JUS
tofed our city hoy we're proceeded BY tho " eSpoIt
aud Independence blass bands. ihcy came 10 el he
west sids Of The pubic square, and pfoceeda ouely
around IL. hs hands cheering with dns music. and
hr Hmi-fiu win good nu~s. Immediately following
ne ntud. wefo abnut two bundled hotsoen Ia regular
order ioli,~ing these hundred ana 6hy wag.
0ns, cant gns &c They gave repeated chees tot Kan
v-fy inan VIII be in tho Legislature Of kansas. Ne
Aaoe made eisaa snesp"
3. II is also confirmed by the cotempor-
aneuus testimony of another paper, always
faithful to slavery, the New York Herald,
IN the ltter OF correspondent from Bruns-
wick, IN Missouri, under date Of 2Olh April.
1855;
From dvo 10 siH thousand men started ftom Nilsson
ii 10 attend The election, aHne 70 fumovr, nut tho
10 fatufa 10 thti families, with au 'ntantou, H hey
Uked The rrutUfy, MAKE II theif pofnAnunt abIds
at tle eafcst momaut pfaeucabo. But they uteadsd
to vote ine Mtssounaas were, mauy Of them Doug
la iu.n. rhoIe hundred and if vstsfs ifon
this county, oG~ iundted aud -eyeny I'VE fum Howard,
ore hued ud hom C.'opef. lndaed, eyafy uouuy fain
a my" 80 They wire armed
AHd. thefu we've no houses 10 ihs IufntofJ, theJ
| carried teuts Their mission was peaeoable u1e--to
vnte aud to dive dowu tor ihoi fuIo homes
AZ ~ the election, thousand Nv hundrd VI
tho votsis sent 20 M. Hesdvf, ~ asooTtan
ID a wi. bus pufo,e faiiiy The election. ta
rfcd that "a was, aud sail the uaofny al eactOa
must ANY day. Hut ~ h nut " DO deaiod that thu
ono thou aud hve huudiUd uppiehonlng that the Gov
q ul.. LA- m.