The Winchester appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-05-31

held meeting, and drew up letter
to the Marshal, stating that any per-
son acting under him would be allow
cd to execute legal process against any
inhabitant Of Lawrence, and that il
called upon, they would serve as a
posse in aiding the arrest; that there
would not now, or Mt any future time,
be any resistance to the law, and that
they only waited on opportunity totes
tify their fidelity to the Union and the
Constitution. They claimed to be
law abiding, order loving citizens, and
asked the protection Of the constituted
authorities.
The purport Of the Marshall's an
swer was, that he did not believe the
promises of the people of Lawrence;
that he regarded them as rebels and
traitors, and that they should know
what his demands were when he
came.
Reeder's Summons before the Grand M-
ry-His refusal TO Obey-Speeches
By Sherman and Howaard.
[From the Lecompton tx. To- Union, May 81
News has reached Us of a very i'm
portant character, and we stop the
press to insert it. The Court, day be-
fore yesterday, issued subpoena for A..
H. Reeder, to appear before the Grand
Jury. The Deputy Marshal was di.
rectcd to serve the process and imme-
diately proceeded to Tecumsch, where
Reeder was then attending the ses.
sion of the Committee, and served the
summons. Reeder told the Marshal,
emphatically, that he would not at
| tend. Upon such return being made,
Judge Lcccompetc issued an attach.
ment, the officer proceeded yesterday
t. Lawrence TO serve it. He found
Reeder in the Committee room and in
formed him of the attachment he had
against him, whereupon Rceder told
him eff he laid his hands upon him it
would be at the peril Of his life" He
said he would not obey the summons,
he did not recognize its legality, and
that he was exempt from any arrest,
"being q delegate to Congress from
Kansas Territory" ndrepcated again,
if the Marshal attempted to execute
the attachment, he should do it at the
peril ofhis life.
During the remarks of Recder. he
was several times applauded by the
crowd gathered in the room and
around the house, at the doors and
windows. Upon Rccder taking his
seat, Sherman, one Of the Committc,
in a very animated and warm manner,
sustained Recder in his entire posi-
ton, acknowledging him a delegate
from the territory Of Kansas, and that
no little Territorial Court had the
power to interrupt Mr.. Reeder, or that
body; by the arrest of Mr.. Reedcr.-
He was sacred from the touch Of any
such attachments. He said that they
0he Committcc) had the power and
sufficient grounds to have every men,
Der of the Grand Jury and every
one ofthe court arrested and sent to
Washington. lie said many other
things Of a. similar character that in
ilamci the crowd to outbursts Of ap-
p!ausc for Sherman and expressions
Of resistance to the laws. Immcdi-
ately after Sherman concluded, How
ard, the other Abolition member, arose
and sustained both Reeder and Sher-
man. His remarks were inhamatory,
and were received by the crowd in the
same manner as Readers and Sher-
mans.
Mr.. Oliver several times requested
the Committee not to say or do any
thing in the matter. Twas a matter
on which they had no authority to act
that Reeder was not part of them,
and that his presence and privileges
were only allowed through courtesy.
He nor Mr.. Whitfield had no right to
demand of them any privilege, that
they were forced to obey, further than
courtesy compelled them. He said,
that this was point sprung and unan-
imously consented in the beginning of
of the investigation, and that he was
surprised to see gentlemen pursuing
the course they had upon this occa-
sion. Mr.. Oliver said that he, as
Committeeman, feeling that he had
no right in the matter, would do moth
ing. Messrs. Howard and Sherman
still persisted in their course. The
Marshal returned without making any
arrests, and so the matter stands up
to this time. These are the facts
just communicated to us by these gen.
tlemen, present during the proceed.
ings, and if we had time we should
take their offidavits to the statement.
After the remarks Of Mr.. Oliver,
lteeder very Indignantly and insult
ingly told Mr.. Oliver that no man who
acknowledged himself a LAWYER,