The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-08

the town, when left them ot not see him again rnt
two hours rfer dark that evening" as 70 asoanans,
cannot speak concerning the ntento as OF the otawaN
ME company, our Ossawatome compa ny considered II
breaking up, and we dsbanded
Direct examination resumed-- judged 81 the ieehng
tho other camps about protecting Iawre ace rom mo
violence from tho expressions OF the men III the othe
camps besides our own the dispatches irst mentioned
about free State men being driven or eivedon
believe lrcm Mr.. Browr and two from 9th, y person.
whom do notreconecs; on arriving at Pamyr coul'
not learn OF any free SKATE having been driveL away
as represented in Browns DESPATCH ct The
angrage above TO this eject that do MOI nbe po
stivciy that y Of dispatches reprcsersed that free
Sette men had been driven obut that there u.
bles threatened there ard that vicinity; these hrt
companies numbered a hundred or more well
armed
oss-exarsna.son resumea-I heard pact,cuars OF
affairs at Lawrence until Mr.. Brown gave his explanation
started souhward The state ef affairs at Iawr,r &c was
found not to be bad had be3n represented fOre
there by Sheriff jones to make arrests aud after
he was through with .he posse, he dsmsted them the
town, and that these outrages committed Ly the
men after they were dismissed.
Here the prosecutions rests.
Defendants declined sailing any witnesses.
The prosecuting attorney declares that he no further
prosecutes against either Of the prisoners except JOHN
Brown, Jr, MIR. Williams, Mr. Partridge and Mr.. MsrSe.
Counsel heard pro and con-
Ordered, that the prisoners John Brown, Jr., and
Henry H. Williams, be held to answer any ndictrne nt
that maybe preferred against them on the charge afro.
said &c.
Joseph B. Higgins recalled. "a set OF resolutions or
fered in evidence and hereunto annexed marked "An
rcccVeu anu prosecuting attorney) so lar as
these resolutions are concerned they think, word
for word with those passed at the meeting mentioned By
me in my examination IN chief they to the ef
feet certainly; to tho preamble do not recoect pre-
cisely
APPENDIX 4.
At meeting of the settlers of Ossawatomie and vicinity
he'd at April IS 1856 the following prear
bic and resolutions were unanimously adopted =
Whereas several nvasoas from the border States have
been made into THIS Territory To subjugaie II aud make IL
subserient 10 slavery and whereas, said nyaSous
made for and resulted the prosrtion of civil
political rights and the entire pollution Of the ballot box
htors who unlawully assembled Mission on
the indian and there attempted 10 impose upon
tue settlers cruel aud yrann!ca laws and appointed officers
contrary TO the fundamental principles OF for
the term OF six aud whereas crediby Informed
that attempts have been collect
by men appointed Tor the purpose by the Territorial Legsa
tre so called therefore resolved that utterly regulate
the authority Of that legislature, body eanang not
from the people o Kansas but elected and forced upon
aforeign and the
therefore no legal power TO act.
Resolved, That pledge to another mutual aid and
support IN orcble resistance to any attempt to compel
no obedience 70 those enacmens let that
whatever source and that men appointed by that le
gaure to the Office sheriff shall hereafter
tempt 10 assess collect of us they viii do al the peril Of
such consequences shall henceoh be necessary prevent
the
Resolved That committee Of three be appointed inform
such officers Of the action Of this meeting by placing In their
hands copy these resolutions the proceedings this
with rcques; to publish the