Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-02-14
.[WTIoLE NO. 0l4
While these things were in pr,gre., the

While these things were in prngress the
/ Territory was Igain invaded, carly in DE.
cember, by armed bands from Missouri, now
called into action by on Extraordinary pro-
: cbmotion from WILSON SnAssos, Who bad
/ been appointed Governors oi the Territory,
/ in place OF his removed predecessor. The
town Of Li~reIce Uas actually bceagLee,
and i,s destruction frceIy7thrca,rned. The
people Of me Territory sallis TO its defence,
and, Tor many days, ciyil war was imm nep'.
SAt length, however, tia Gogetnor became
sensible Of the error lie bud committed, aud
succcGed in Inducing he invaders to re.
tire.
Their presence had been marked by ou..
rsge, rapne and murder. Their Withdrawal
was angry ani reluctant. II indicated re.
mission Of hos,iitics, not peace
{, uence II .is rnl s0tpfIing lhpt the sies-
ton Of State officers under the new Cos.
siituIion, on the 10Th of January, WIS made
tha occasion Oi fresh GUstiitiss. The Ter
rilory "ao again inyaded,snd an actual Ieu.
conirc toJk place bs,ween the invaders and
the se.l"rs. Sometime after its tsrnns-
ton, respected citizen, Oh enigrgut ;rosu
Kentucky, OF the name OF Brown, who had
been engaged in it upon the Free State
SIDE, was seized and inhumsny murdered
" the opposite piTty
The Communication which | transmit,
expresses strong apP-ehensi n that pre-
PiraiIons are no" mahing for new III
ya-ion with greater numbers, sad more an,-
pie provision Of implements oi Gestructjon
!nan any which has preceded it. Inior.
nation from o'her sources confirms The
opinion that this apprshen.on:i. sot grounl-
lest.
1t - impossible - contemplate these
things without de- p feeling. They are the
eStluilte trulis IT lhe repeal o. the Mis-
souri Prohibition. II may not be possible
at present To- re-es'abiish that prohibition.
1t IS, Perhap., not p'poaole that Congress,
as At presen, constituted, will consent 10
the admission Jt X ,nsss into the Union,
under h,r l-r' Safe Consl tuition. The
General As.eu!y % ONO mas, perhaps, no
legislative PsSsr 10 redress tho wrongs of
The people " ths Territory. Bnt still some-
thing, not triumphant, may be done. The
General ASS IN liy can express the sense Of
the people D 10, in R.so .utons Addressed
10 their Senit1r' AMI Il 'presentatives in
cengress. Taey can recommend the sd.
mission Of kInzas as Free State the en-
actnsnt q suitab law securing freedom
Of election IN case the territorial govern
ant be not supersrded; and what perhaps
Is OF more Importance still, the prompt Al
mission OF the Delegate Of the people 10
seat in Congress. that he may have the
most tavora0!, opportunity Of. gaining tbs
atlentjon of the National Legislature to
tn -r wants and their wrong. The Gener-
al Assembly may also,by suitable resolutions,
commend ths course of KaBz4s to the warm
sympsthies and iibera. contributions Of Their
constituents. They will Hot, | ana sure. i"-
woke the prompt action Of the people Ia
vain.
Having thus performed what seemed to n.s
to be my duty, in transmitting to You :ha
communication Of the popular authorities in
k1Dzts, with such observations as the &C.
casion appeared to demand, cheer:uily sub
nit the whole matter to the superior sdom
OF the General Assembly.
5. z. CHASE.