The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-05-29
From the Jefferson Inquirer.
DIFFICULTIES IN KANZAS.


We are handed the following extract
from letter to gentleman in this city,
from an old and highly respected citizen
of Northwest Missouri, and one who is
strongly pro-slavery in his sentiments,
and in favor of making Kanzas slave
State. The gentleman to whom The let
ter is addressed is also pro o-slavery man.
Now that the Government has taken steps
to enforce the laws of Kanzas, and order
the United States troops to the aid of
Governor Shannon, if he should call for
them, the citizens of Missouri should not
interfere. No one will doubt the power
of Government to enforce the laws Of the
Territory. We do hope the sober second
thought of the people of Northwest Mis-
souri,, will influence them in this matter
If there are bad men, and we presume no
one doubts tin and about Lawrence, it
is no justification for the citizens of this
State or Kanzas Territory, destroying the
place. Let the proper authorities punish
those who violate the laws, but let not the
calamities of civil war be brought upon
the people of the country because of the
folly of a few political fanatics. AS the
writer of the extract, however, well re-
marks, we are reaping the rewards ofthe
repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and.
we may add, witnessing the beautiful
workings of the squotter sovereignty:
"Schemes are now on foot, which if not
arrested, will put an end to our glorious
Union. There is fixed determination
to destroy Lawrence and raze the very
! foundation of the last house in it. Com
+ panies are now being organized--cavalry
artillery, and infantry, with a view of cal
\ ling on Gov Price for arms, and those tc
/ be used in Kanzas. The plan for getting
J. up the difficulty is for two or three men te
{ 90 to Lawrence, get into difficulty, and
e raise row--then eight or ten more, and
q bv their conduct increase the excitement
then other additional men to go, unit
a they get up general row, then the for
| ces are to be mustered and marched OF
r Lawrence The opinion is that it will
!. take 5000 men to take it. But it is sale
d with artillery it can be taken with 15O(
S men. I hear that cannon heads are now
d being cast at the foundry in Lexington
d for different pieces of artillery that are tt
If be had in the upper part of the State.
j "The plotters of this nefarious schem'
~ to dissolve the Union now have spies il
e the Territory whose duty it is to give
r. proper cozoring to all that is going on.
J. "There is great dissatisfaction gettln!
,r up against COL Sumner. commanding
Fort Leavenworth, and petitions, l an
ID told, are in circulation. asking the Secre
a tary of War, JEFF Davis, to remove him
:: Col. Sumner no doubt feels the delicac
10 and responsibility of his position, an
10 they charge him with being Free Stat
< man. Iheard it said that from the CON
or bina ions forming, that there would nc
r. be house standing. not human beln
left in Lawrence, in two months from tn
r.
time,
n so you see the beauties of the repe;
of the Missouri Compromise. There al
thousands who now think the terrltor
had better be inhabited by the Indians, {
else organized under Col. Benton's
~ mendmcnt to Miller's bill. 1t would the
by have been settled by poor men under ii
" preemption given BIZ it,