Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-10-31
Tho Kansas Tragedy.

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State men have gained nothing by the re-
moyal Of shannon and the appointment Of
Gcary. Shannon was nothing hut Elephant
tool of Pierce. Atclison. aud Stringfellnw,
and no act was too mruial for him to perform
to carry cat their reasonable designs upon
the honest settlers. Ills Administration
was burning disgrace upon the whole
country. But be- was not accountable Tor
thos, acts. lie only dad the bidding OF his
masters. lie was sent to the territory by
Pierce, Tor the purpose Of carrying into exc.
cu,ion the daholicll schemes of the slave
oligarchy. IT, fulfilled his mission faith
nlly-.ry,d hi. ncgro.driying masters with
wonderful fidelity, and was then kicked out
doors by the very men who gave him hi'
ro.i,ion-,hc very men he lad served with
more than the scryili,y Of log.
M, successor. Col. Gcary, went tokanas
with high sounding professions of friend
shin to the Free state men upon his tongue,
hot 1t turn, out Tut the pomp1us hwnns
Of vain. tymuical man, who, while h"Pn-
ta4, 10 be- governed b, a high sense Of jus.
ticc, j. ready to deny It to all, not in league
with the fond, in human shape, who, like
wolves in sheep fold, are prowlinc round
scrntiur ror blood Like shannon, hcishut
n tool in the hand. or the rro..l1yary drspots.
When be fr,, arrived in Kansas, Boz visited
an army Of Missouri land pirates, under Col.
Reid. who were mcliia,ing tho destruction
nj Lawrence. and they d.s'audi upon tho
condition that Gslry would carry ont their
l.,lsu, in sulluinr Kansas O. slavery.
Gcary gave them thc .'r,ns-., assurances
that De-, by lhc help Of lhr United State.
forces, could. and would much moro cnrc,u-
ais accomplish the ole1 which they have
IN view. than ihry, the NIss'urI1us, could
possibly ID. one m' f-,t acts wa' 10 ar.
-r.t ono hundred AMI "vn irrr state men
.'r tie alleged crime Of narl'r-"hen 'h'
'0rcc they had committed WIS merely %
.lul t.ems.',0, against t"' mnr.gr'n. a'-
luIi' OF th' h'rIrrrnaln h"rI-' in''''ins
ne territory. The model Governor doe
'oi allow ir'" state mon 100 Kansas even 'h' .
natural rirhtofs'li-d'irr,'. IT, when they
W. surro"n'.l hv horls' % ir'"h''''r' and
.'-a"aymru,-vh'n th.. h''e Che pistol of
he murderer pointed at their breast they
'ii'mri 90 save their lives Their families
md d"''hnt',-'' 'h'y F'T' .' la' 'ai-'T
i i'' a.s,,.n' ana resist TOE iA"'.,. aim o'
Zoe h1rlr piu'r,-ih.n ."r'1.ry''irs fho''
sod given rI2his they arr -if.l by tm'
'oatiu.Pilat' and thru! into q dungeon,
non dra,ei nfrea l'c1mr'r,or some
'..iy as'tzs-,-'.d on Oh 'lart' "i murder,
,t,l none but liors'r Nuih'n' i'r jurors.
ui none bot yru'l sco'nar.'' '"r ma;.'.
Thrr ~ mrnawiurircru''d gloomy
ur.rsu-surT,uulrd o. % detachment u'
under pay from thc United
,p,.. government, aud sen, ,hsro ly ih..
1mc Gov. Cary.
Will. G. .ry :, f,rr,l, o uis:.r.luyrr'.
la,l hound 20 arrest aul impr,pn free
tag, mon who have teen guilty OF uo of.
-ncr. ci'h.r ar,tu.' tae law, % God or
llu, 20 allow. Missouri Euf4rs. whose
Try hands arr drr'7, rni h' Hor' ~
lwfra mn anal u'".7 iorun unm"I''iri.
lore than thI.-'D associates with 'h' cut
rr.si.. and with trrm nature, l.srllrstU
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