Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-02-19

ueIghbt ing Btatl 81 Mi,louri, il, adedl lth.
Territof5 4 The line App6inted for tt krsi |
election pf nembara OF tnp TerrirGstni LeHl,
islhturS Msrch 30s 1850 and, hAving q.
ken possession Of the pBlls, andsexcluhed
the legal voters, selected themselves, the
persons who were % constitute the Ecgisla.f
lule, without regard to their place Of resi-
dSAce, Mhetl sri6 Missouri otin x aisas
The acts ofthisspbrious Legislature were
worthy ofits origin. Having sxciudetstheI !
Free Statemembers who held certificates Of
election, they proceeded 10 promulgate, in
the forms ofiaw, series Of pretended Stat
pies which have no parallels in the annals
oflegislative usurpation. The Governor OF
eRerriteEy who attempted, intellectually,
70 restrain their .excesses by his Executive
veto, was removed from Office By the Presi-
dent of the United States, and thus full
scope was given 10 their utmost extrava-
gance. sareeS. ss6G' 4t.,sf
h As if disposing Of a conquered province,
they proceeded 70 the decree the establish
nept of. Slavery, and to secnre It against
popular opposition, by providing for the ap-
pointment Of Sberiffs and other officers, by
Commissionsrsof thsirown creation.i with.
ont allowing TO the People any voice what
lever ip their selection and By imposing on
the. exercise Of the right to vote at future
elections Of members Of the Legislature,
with which none but the supporters Of Sla-
very would comply.aqoaa eff "a tslag7a
asIsimpossjbleofsrpeu not them
I.selyes prepared 10 be slaves, to admit the
validity Of this spurious legislation. The
people OF Kansas refused to submit 70 dis
IffdhciiseHent by the usurpers.d Leftwith-
FoutSHlid laws and RENTED tothe orig
final right Inherent in, every community, to
| provide, for its own safety and good order.
lthey proceeded. in regular convention. TO
appoint aSdsy and prescribe the manner Of
feieethg adelegate TO Congress- land topro-
tyideifor holding aeconyeRtien to frame .
,conatitption, preparatory. 70 application into IN
" On Ne sth o. October iasssts, tie DAY qdes-
itInated !or us GSeP selectiSaS5f asqdelegate TO
EGbmkHess,a Andfew 'H9 Reeder waslIehosen
hto tkAeo9ice9aud on the esd ,of, the samt
month a State constitution wss, promulgated
Lbg the convention, elected for thst purpose.
On the 18th Of December this State owen
ton was ratified by the people. and on the
fl5th Of January, Just past, an election was
held for State officers and members Of the
State ,Ieoislature17 The Governor and Sec
retarv. Whose signatures are affixed to the
appeal herewith transmitted. were e." chosen
tat this election. F.a9igHsfS 'i3d5 'Ht'i bhR .
4 III eFfbesel ltb;ros l,s4Ye N nfouress the
LTerr;tory was acaih invaded, earIy in De-
.. rnber. Inv armed hands from Missouri.
Inow called into action by AN extraordinary
proclamation from 'WIEsos SHANNON, who
thad been aptboiuted G efnora of tie Terri
ltofy IN thefalaoe of his fes.oyed rpfedeces-
bsor.,t The town of rLawrence was. actually
lbeleaenred., and. its destruction fercely
fthrea ened, The people Of the Territory
rallied to its defenee, and fof many days,
tcisir waq was imminent! giAia length, how
ever, the Governor being, sensible qof the
error he had committed, and, succeeded in
Inducing the invaders. to retire. ,,..s,, 1,.,,
| Their presence had been marked BY out.
faese.l qrapiine inc and murder. sTheir withdraw,
4afwas arSgfyand feluctantw Itihdieated !
remission Of hostilities, not a peace,, s,iw
/ .Heuaecit,is not srrprising that, the, .elec.
j tiop Of. State officers under the new consti
Tuition, on Tie 18th Of January, was was made
fthe Occasion Of fresh RosGilities. 2 The Ter
,aritorywas ag6ipinvaded yand an actuai rem
eontre took. place between the ipgaders ant
the settlers. Sometime after its. atermina
d ton, q respected citizen, an cmigrsnt from
7 Kentucky, of the fianie Of Brown, who oIha(
1 been engaged init upenthe Free State side
was settled andIinliumanly mafderedb bttb'
:. oppqsite partym,, 81, j, sg .sas vInofs.
The communication which transmit, ex
presses y strong Apprehension that ptepa
rations are now making for a new invasion
with greater numbers. and more anplepro
vision of implements Of destruction than any
i which has preceded it, Informstion from
other sources confirms the opinion thatth
. apprehension is not groundlesS7 .'si'n no.
IShls isimpossible to contemplate tbes
things Withouhd deep ceiling They are til,
} legitimate fruits, of the repeal of The Mis-
\ souri Prohibition. It may not be possibl
4 at present toP toPile. establish chat prohibition
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