The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-16

meeting their bogus secretary " State has declared ta
he would have shot the deputy sheriff, who had wnt
against him had Lieut. Mclatosh been with him And
yet this threatener of human life prominent IN the
meeting and member OF their committee TO ferret out the
assassin We say these seekers AFTER knowledge "Le
him that Is guiltless cast the first stone
We beg leave to submit the following resolutions
Resoiped That the proceedings Of the indignation meet
ing recently held in the iawless town OF Lawrence
unbushing attempt TO lslead and deceive the pub
Tic mind OF the States Ia regard to the midnight assassina
ton OF the sheriff of this county whilst earessy perform
ing his duty assisted by posse Of United States troops
and worthy only Of the midnight assassin and his aiders
and abeors, who thus hope 10 escape the odnm which
justly attaches TO the preparation OF so dabocal deed
Resoleed That whilst recognise the right OF all c
test the validity Of tue territorial laws before the
judicial tribunals Of the country yet no good citizen
will resist by force violence the execution OF those
laws such resistance being in spirit and effect TREASON
OF the deepest dye .a ~. .H s.a.s
RESOLVED That the people of Lawrence sincere in
their claim to be law-abiding community they would
themselves with peaceable resistance the laws
appealing the United States judicial tribunals Of the Ter
rtory for redress of alleged grievances and if they al
lege justice cannot be had from those tribunals they would
appeal 10 the Supreme Court of the United States t
buna unmpeached we believe, by outlaws and trait
ors.
That the failure Of the people Of Lawrence TO thus legally
and peaceaby seek redress of their alleged wrongs their
forcibe resistance 10 the execution OF the territorial laws
their known determination to resist to bloody issue any
process under those laws taken in connexon with their
secret oathbound military organization, amply supplied
as IL 10 with artillery Shapes rifles and other weapons of
death, furnished them by persons residing beyond the
limits of the Territory from SOIL and having
no feeling of interest in with the peaceabc law
abiding citizens OF our Territory vet upon them the ale
cation OF awlessness and treason and be regarded in
no other light by all good citizens. U
ReSotgd That SO long the town of Lawrence conn-
ues TO be grand military arsenal supplying wSh the
weapons of death evidsposed persons incendares and
fanatics for the purpose Of resisting the execution Of the
territorial laws, and harborng, conceang running off
and protecting refugees from justice there be guar
antee for the peace and tranquility Of the Territory
.,... as THOMAS NJ. CRoWDER Chairman
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We the undersigned, citizens OF Douglas county, Kan
sas Territory upon our onhs state that We were sum
oned by s. j. Jones' sheriff osad county upon the
ing OF Sunday April 10th, as posse TO assist in the
cnton OF legal processes upon persons living in Lawrence
Accompanied by the said sheriff. proceeded to Law
renee, at which place arrived about II o'clock,
Upon arrival in said place said Jones' sheriff, as
aforesaid proceeding in the direction of the house Of
one N. Wood, against whom he (Jones) stated he had
several warrants of which WAS for larceny when he
surrounded in the street by several hundred men, and
he 1.-THE said Jones summoned four five of them, who
present to assist him in the execution of his pro-
Every summoned refused recognise the le
gal authority OF Kansas Territory. At this juncture
the said sheriff recognised several persons ia the mob
against whom he held warrants he arrested Of them
who resisted him and rescued by the mob The sheriff
then called upon bystanders BY name to assist in appre
hendng said person Again he was resisted with threats
and After attempting to arrest several other per-
sons all of whom rescued by the mob he again and
repeatedly called upon them in the of the law to
ss him in the execution OF the legal processes which he
held He Was asked by what authority he called upon
them he replied by the authority of the laws of Kansas
Territory, to which answers made, "Ca upon in
the name of ae and viii obey but you arrest
citizen of Lawrence by virtue Of your territorial laws
ave do not recognise themn 9We viii oppose them with
our blood" "Do not undertake to arrest another man.
Jones if you do, you dead man. IF you
coed in arrestDg citizen of Lawrence your life shall pay
for IT," Resign your office Jones' resign your office you
shah never arrest another man in Lawrence"
Very many similar threats made by persons in the
mob in addition to these all of which approved by
the mob, manifested by shouts Of "Yesw @yes r. eve will
never submit and by other ways, from which manifesto
uons knew that the resistance universal and de-
termined. Jones called upon number OF them who as
sisted ia the said and resisted the laws Of the Ter
rory for their names, when he told that they would
give him the 'muster-ro and the mob cried out stake
the muser-rol Jones; we all resist"
We deemed any further attempt to arrest the vioiaors
of law hopeless Mt this time aud we also regarded with
anxious apprehension the public execution of the threats
which had been made by the people Of Lawrence against
Jones and his cQnseqent assassination Under these cir
cumstances mounted horses and amid the groans
hissss and insults Of the mob which had followed
panied by said Jones, we left Lawrence.
... WM. l. PRESTON
..# .aa. ..saa a..ra... j. q. ANDERSON
e#.@ -.a. w. 4. DONALDSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me- justice of the peace
for Douglas county, Kansas Territory, this twentyeghh
day Of April, 1856.
aea. a.a Justice of the Peace for Douglas county.
Dr. j. Cooper Mckee recently Of Peunsy lyana the
fourth member in the posse and would undoubtedly add
his the above but be Is absent attending profes-
sionally upon Sheriff Jones ....-
report true the best of my knowledge and belief
mme.a '##...... H.a ar-t 4. NJ CR0WDER
Sworn and subscribed to before me, this 9th day Of
April, A. D. 1856. J. W. SHEPARD, J. p (
From tho Cincinnati Enquirer.