New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-18

shi-h peacs BE- scursd % ihis soti,a sf oar b.
public, and justice done 10 Ourselves aal poerfy,
The ismsdia ad-tissioe Of Ksnsas iuto .Ae Uui,o,
under our present Cop~fisu.iou earnestly CAL up a
ON, friends m the bato.al House OF Representatives
10 stop al supplies urtii the Senate and Execuive
are compt lled tosdmit IA
Di.tzIey, G. w. Browp, j. Jenkins, G. ". smith,
Jobn Brown jr., and w. II. Williams and Others havs
our deepest sympatl les martyrs Of liberty; that we
are still convIncec of the justice Of the in whh
they suffer- and that ready O suffer with he
We further declare that there - M. nov, nor b.s
there ever beep any organized armed body OF Free
Sa'e men 10 sst the execution of the h%s. th4:
ther never has existed any disposition otasr than 10
su,ut 70 all legal fequremen's ent a; all Il ines 70
dsmean ourselves ss good citizens and an order-oying
conn unity.
non. Therefore, That the foregoing sentiments may
be- difased abroad, the principles upon which We
Reso,red That this declaration be printed, an q
COPY thereof be Forwarded to the Pcesidans OF the
Utited States 10 each member Of the Sanate and
House Of Repre-s nstives, to tie Goveroors OF the
- vera and the various presses Throughout the
county.
of. red and accepted:
Vh,,as. The Government Of the United States is
Goserpmept Of the people, and rtsreas, the laws of
orr Govsrnme n, have wisely provided ample means OF
rrmoying from Office any person holding office under
the law of the United States wn, shall be guilty OF
enx ui.dt meaDor or NAL practice in ohce and rhere
~, Judge Lecompte has been putty Of high aiisds-
ueapor 10 ofce JuOge Of the First Judicisi District
Of X .nsas Territory such osght 10. 70 DC suffered
BY fee people, therefore
Rfsolped, That this mass meeting Of the people Of
Rama, Territory appoint committee OF hve 70 draw
n NJ. noria 10 the House OF Representative OF The
Cpred states well authenticated by atit4vits, charg
i,g te said Judge Lecumpte with high mi ,demeaaQrs
II Office snd request that the House OF representatives
n .fer artc es of impeachment to the Honorable tho
SENATE Of the Un,ted States against the said AdSe
T.conlie for his removal fro IA Office Judge of the
Firrt Juoiciel Dls'rc. OF the Territory Of .nsas.
Resoired, That committee ut hve bs appointed TO
collec, meaIs and construct passabIe wagon-rotd
fn,u N.bra.ka City TO some sv .iable point on the
Kapsss River, for the purpose of Arranging and OK.
otdi,ibg the travel Of epigraus into tae State. OF
Kansas.
LETTER FROM TIE PRISONERS AT LEcoMPT0N.
CAMP NEAR LLcoMPTos, KANSAS,
July l, 1850 !
To NE friend. Of Lar oad O,der eosrened at T,peka:
The undersigned desire to say word to their friends
in r, paro to the present ect Of affairs IN snsa5
II IA bchIy important at this tine tnst the assembled
pcvple Of X ansas should occupy tenable positloa-
ope that the country ami the word VIII sustain. there
i il sc, ms to us, position which we can occupy and
he triupph ant waelber rcome by numbers or not
while there il another position which, if taken, would
p,eiudicc our cause, and might lead to defeat aud
weaken the confidence snd support OF our iriends II
the coultIy.
a, Legislature. Compete the State Organizsgon,
and pass all laws necessary to the successful admias
trntou of Justice and the Federal Government - no
AUTHORITY 10 III erfere with you In the exercise OF this
RIGHT Should il do 30 it becomes y rannicsl usurpt-
tion of power aud resistance on your part becomes
justifabe selfdefense.
F. officer in the service OF legal process, when
the defense Of the State orgsL'zat is not involved.
ST oud q collision occur under such crcu nstsnces II
would be most unfortunate and should be evoided II
Ossible If AL atttmpt, hoxever, Is uHde TO attest
the members Of the State 0rga lzaon merely
they AZ. SUCH with view O dsaoe IT, then resistance
becomes defense Of the State organization, and Is
mspifestly ju>tIfablt.
Accoroins ly al persons against whom indictments
are known to be pen ling fof any other charge than
that of beitg member of the State org snlz it0o,
,noud rot be found at the capital, as tn It might In
yolyt the people in his case. We feel that our nope
Of succ. Is in thls important crisis depend first, on
right positiop, and secoad, upon cain, unilnching
frnp, S. You have met for the purpose Of og what
other new States have DONE ana wntt yoa have ,a-
stu0La ai right TO do sno no man or class OF men mas
night to interfere, not excepting even the ffeaaent
OF tie Uniieo States.
Our aesire " be with you on the crowning e1,er'
eebcy ain irresistible, and nothing bat the fears
that your position might be chsngeo from defense OF
The State org III zdtiOn to resistance ~ oar rearreo
cyp reconcile us to this absence. Asn s You have oar
earp. II sciude and fervent prayers tAat alt n1y go
well with you, AID that you may earn, ~ y01 Will, II
every sicp udciousy and firmly taken, the grattu ie
# million, Ct your fellow men, ahd the appreciation OF
the God Of jnstice and humanity.
CHARLES ROBINS0N,
GAIlJS jenkins.
0EURGE ". DiETZLER,
HENRY II WILLIAMS,
John BROWN. Il.