The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-05-28

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[From the st Louis Republican.
LATER From KANSAS.
Re der Threatens tbs MarshalEs hJe-
The Committee Sststais Hins-Ls-
,aansnsatory Speeches 6y Sherman and
Ro,oayq
News has Just reached us Of avery
important character, and We stop the
press to insert it. The CouEt, day be-
fore yesterday, issued subpoena for A:
Fl. Reeder to appear before the Grand
Jury. The Deputy Marshal vas de
rected to serve the process, and imme-
diately prooesded to Tecumseh, where
Reeder was then tending the session Of
the committee, and served the summons.
Reeder told the Marshal emphatically
that he would not attend. Upon such
return being made, Judge Leeompte is
sued an attachments, and the officer pro-
cecdedyesterday to Lawrence to serve it.
He found Reeder in the committee
room, aad informed him of the attach
mont he had against him, .whereupsp
Reedsr told him eff be laid his hands
upon him isnEeuld hs st the peril Of his
life, " I'D thatyks would not obey
the sd b, and ht he was exempt
from any arrest, {; being delegate to
Congress from KaPf@ Territory, and
repeated again that the Marshal at-
tempted to sHecute the attachment, he
should de it's the peril of his life.
During fhs.reparks of Reeder he was
several times tapplayGd by the crowd
gathered in TIE room and around the
house at the 6rs and windows. Upon
Reeder's taking his seat, Sherman, one
Of The committee, in very animated
and warm manner sustained Resdsr in
his entire position, acknowledging him
delegato from the Territory of Kan
sas, end that no 4little Territorial
Court" bad tpe power to interrupt Mr..
Reeder, or that body, by the arrest Of
Mr. Reeder. He was spored from the
touch of any such attachments. He
said that they tthe committee) had the
power and sufficient grounds to have
every member Of the Grand Jury ar
rested and sent TO Washington. He
said many other things of similar char
aceer that inhaned the crowd to fraquent
outbursts of applause for Sherman and
expressions of resistance 10 the laws.
Immediately after Sherman bad con-
cluded, Howard, the other Abolitiop
member arose, ahd sustained both Reed.
er and Sherman. His remarks were
passionate and infsmmatery, and were
received by the crowd in the same man
ner as Reeder's and Sherman's.
hs. Oliver still persisted II the re-
fusal 10 agree with tho committee. He
said that he as a committeeman, feeling
be had no right or authority to act in
the matter, would do nothing, Nessrs.
Howard and Sherman still persisted in
their ccurse. The Marshal returned
without making any qrrests, and 90 the
matter stands up to this time. Thesa
are the facts Just communicated to us
by these gentlemen. present during the
proceedings, and if we had time ne
should take their afidaYits to the state
ment
After the remarks of DIR. Oliver,
Reeder, very indignantly and insulting
ly told Mr.. Oliver that no man who ac-
knowldged himself lawyer, would dis
sent from thu opinions of Messrs. How.
ard and Sherman; that be was privil-
eyed from arrest as . Territorial dele
gate, and repeated, " that if the Mar
shall laid his hands upon him, that he
would do it at the peril Of his life.'
PROCLAMATION.
TO THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS TERRITORY,
Whereas, certain judicial writs of ar
rest have been directed to me By the ist
District Court of the United States. Sc.
to be executed within the county of
Douglas; and whereas, an attempt to
execute them BY the United States; Dep
uty Marshal was violently resisted by
large number of the citizens of Law
renee, and as there is every reason to
believe that any attempt to execute
these writs viii bs resisted by aNlarge
body of armed men; now, theref0re, the
law-abidiDg citixens of the Territory aEe
to be and appear at LeE
compton as soon as practical, and in num-
bers sufficient for the proper execution
Of the lay. =
Given under my hand, this llth day
of May, 1856.
I. B. DONALDSON.
u, S. Marshal for Kansas Ter.
The U. s. District Court is now in
session. Judge Lecompte presiding.'
His charge to the Grand Jury was weil
calculated to impress them with the i'm.
portance Of their position. He spoke of
the attempt on the part Of men here to
establish an independent Government, in
opposition to the present existing ones
also to assume Offices of public trust,
Yithout due authority, and many other
criminal offences committed in our midsk.
He told them it was their duty, as law
loving, 1aw-sbiding eitizens, made IN
porative BY aolemn oath 30 aryaien
these men before the recenniSsd trIbu.
pals of the country, and mako, mem sqf-
fer the Just penalties oftha lxv. =