Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-01-12

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btCpANDtN0 oF THE pIFrI.Ne
Large numbers OF the invaders OF Lawreaoe
were kept in force till the 18th OF December tho
TINA If ,bo c,ac,ion IN do,orr;no n,o, thu odo,.
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company OF them assembled at Leavenworth on
that day ostensitly to receive their discharge but
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Alter thls primary WORK oi their assembling had
been accomplished they tisbanjed. The fol-
lowing account Of this process we take fro III q sub.
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The men were mnrshalcd out to an open space
toward the back OF town. and there came oh the
second edition OF the law and order humbug.
Judge Payne, who now figured as Col. Payne.
called The meeting to order; that Ia, he tried to do
So and also introduced the gallant Gen. Eastin .v
the men who he was about to dicLand, and this
ho did IN quite handsome manner.
Oeh' Euslin was nIuunteu on horse. lie IS q
tall, shouIdered, delicate Locking thin faced
man. has not very martial appearance, and made
speech that was rather commonplace, but short.
lie congratulated them ON their good and orderly
conduct on which their recent occupation was an
excellent commentary. lie also comphmented
them on their appearance, which was quite divert
ing. But by far the most Important part Of his
attention OF the powers that be, was proposition
that these men should Immediately enroll them
selves INTO regular volunteer companies as soon
as they were disbanded. lie said there were three
thousand stand OF arms due the Territory from
the U"ited States, and that If they took the proper
steps they could get them. Atrocious as this
proposal may Look, have investigated the mat
ter as far MS possible, and it. really the intention
thus to get the arms designed for the defense OF
the Territory into the hands Of those who are to
invade it. a part OF the force thus TO be armed
will he Pro Slavery men, residents Of the Terri
tory; but the great bulk of these arms would thus
find their way into the hands of the Border Ruff
ans. Let those in authority sec to this important-
matter.
After Eastin had been duly cheered,a Mr.. @. W.
Perkins Ia general OF some kind too, beheve,)
got up, or rather sat on his horse and addressed
them. lie WAS rather fine looking man, or would
have been II he had been shaved lie spoke in o
firm. decided voice, and pretty well bot good
Lold deliver us" from his policy. lie began by
calling them his boys"
You're my boys; yes will call you my boys;
won 7? (and they scrceched and yelled re-
sponse till thought he had an interesting familyt
lie did not altogether like the treaty that had
been made with the "Abohtionists, their arms
ought to have been given up; this suggestion
seemed to give immense satisfaction to his audi
ence, but 1t was better they should have come
back as they did; they hal earned repatation rs
law and order men. The Lawrence 1euple were
pledged to carry out the laws OF the Legislators
(not Tact, by the hy,) and that was what they
were hghung to enforce 1t these Aboilnontsts
did not do IT, they would 80 back and whig them
next tImH; woutI they not! (yelis and shouts OF
aye!l II he was ordered to march aud burn ano
Destroy Lawrence, w"uld not they 20 II ne calico