The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1856-01-19
Triumph OF Prudence in Kansas.

As we begin to receive authentic ae-
cunts of the inglorious termination to
the invaders, of the latest. foray upon
the unofending and lawful inhabitants
of Kansas. by the lawless rufians of Mis-
osuri, led On by tie Gouernor appointed
By President Pierre, We cannot express
100 high an admiration of the wisdom,
the prudence, and the lrae courage man
ifested by the people of Lawrence. nor
too severely censure the precipitate folly
of Shannon, in issuing a proclamation o.
such an incendiary character, which wa
from beginning TO end but tissue o
lies, and which he has been Obliged Ill
the most humiliating manner to confess
TO be untrue. The people of Lawrence
have simply stood upon their rights a.
American citizens. They were outraged
by the uuproyoked murder of one OF
their associates, and the protection OF his
murderers by the usurping government
of the Territory-by the most outra-
geous fabrications, charging them with
burning houses and driving families int
Missouri, in which there was not one
word of truth, and by the most unjust
and unjusti6able calumnies, fulmina ed
against them in Gov. Shannon's false,
one-sided, and wicked proclamation
They saw the borders swarming with
armed rufians-an array of cannon,
muskets, revolvers, and bowie knives
invoked and melted by the Governor o.
the Territory, in the outraged name Of
law and order. They saw at The bottom
of the whole conspiracy to drive them
from their homes, to lay Lawrence III
ashes, and to quench its ashes with the
blood of its inhabitants, that there might
be no check or hindrance to the free in.
gress OF, slavery. Worst of all, they saw
all the consi tuted authorities of the Ter
rity, Governor. judges and Secretary,
arraye1 on the side OF their lawless enc
mics. On thti' side, they had only &
Just cause, prudent counsels, and Sharp's
ities. The odds were apparently against
Them, but they despaired not, and finch
ID not, and Providence has once more
pered their cause.
A correspondent of tie St. Louis Dem
ocrat says The people OF Lawrenc,
were well armed. and provided with can
non, and in my opinion, those Sharp''
rifles had very deieterio"s effect upoI
tie minds of ths mob. | am glad the
affair las happened. Ii has put the mel
of Lawrence right where they want t.
be understood to stanl-willing to re
>pect all constitutional laws, and to resis
all that are not; and having taken tha
stand, TO die, rather than prove recrean
to it. The mob know this now, and
think the political leaders will have hare
work to get them to come again. Law
renee having conducted herself so pru
IDENTIFY. shas made friends by it, and Sc
cured the respect of those who before had
no conception of their character"
II is TO be hoped that the House o
Representatives in Washington, if evel
organized, will lose no time IN having
the recent outrages in Kansas thoroughly
investigated, and blame and punishment
bestowed where they are deserved.
Let The murders of Dow and Barber
be looked into, and the murderers pun
isfed. Let the lying proclamation o
Shannon, his transferring his authority
as executive of Kansas, into The hand.
of an army of lawless desperadoes from
Missouri, his mendacious attempt to OBJ
tain authority for employing the 0. S
troops, at Fort Leavenworth, against thu
unotiending people OF Lawrence, the un
lawful seizure of cannon and munition:
of war from the United States arsenal il
Clay county-let these and the many
outrages perpetrated upon peaceable lrav
elers by these ruffians, during theil
weeks foray, be sifted to the bottom
and the punishment bestowed where i
rightfully belongs.-BOston AAas.
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