The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-16
THE DAILY UNION


And we further believe that General Clarke viii be
watched waylaid and assassinaed and bis property de-
stoyed unless guard kept In and around his prem
We further state that time after these three men had
concealed themselves in the timber body OF men
emerge from the timber horseback numbering some
eight en who rode OF together towards the road lead
ing to Lawrence A. J. CROCHET,
Mems rights are held in regard by heseawles bands
OF hired Their property their lives that Of their
unprotected wives and children are IN jeopardy Official
authority except backed by United States troops com
mands respect and has restraining power upon the
citizens of Lawrence The peace OF the Territory hangs
by single thread, and all caused by set OF who
uphold themselves before the world In direct rebellion
against the of this land Are these things thus
to continued VIII tanely submit to be told by men
influence among this armed band OF rebels that they can
show many Shapes rifles as would wish to see
that they will throw themselves under their protection,
no harm would be done tham2
The chairman OF this committee, along With other gem
tlemen, told by g. r. Lowry esq, that be could
show them just many Shapes rifles they wished TO
see and that If they would place themselves under the
wing Of his protection while in Lawrence he would pro-
them from insult aud injury. Whence came these
rifles and by what authority they held Again ):
When the messenger of the shooting Of Jones went to the
hotel and before any alarm was made why was II that
Reeder Lowry, and others came out with alarm on their
faces inquiring "wha was the materr Why was il that
A. w. Reeder could give his word that harm should be
done any else 2unless indeed they the lead
the heads and fronts Of these armed hordes OF secret
kansas regulators
Herald of Freedom miserable attempts TO shield
themselves before the eyes of the world from that blame
which justly attaches 70 them as the leaders 10 this socaed
uree-State movement OF what avail with such men are
the procamations OF the Presidenti Let us celae some
few extracts from these speeches. and expose ut once
the ngraned rebellion and the happy consistency OF these
men, whc with words Of treason in their months pretend
charge upon the law-and-order that they are the
prosecutors Of men engaged in hoy cause Happy con
ssiency #a fa tgi lFet $50 #s ath.
Reeder says; Their cause too holy too strong too
just 10 need such assistance II is cause IN which they
wanted the help Of the Lord and not OF the devil the help
of honest wemeanng men, not OF murderous assassins;
the help of orderly aw-abding though determined men,
and of outlaws and murderers And yet he tells us
in the breath that these men were esdy and willing
all occasions, to shed their blood for their political
rights and the in which they are engaged and that
the blood of your brothers has cried from the soil for
geance," Mark well the following language
am not here to Justify Mr. Jones' his course during
the past winter when by his il-wl towards the people
here his alleged misrepresentation 10 Shannon, he
brought upon you force likely TO destroy you. not
here 10 Justify the motives that induced him to here
Saturday. and doing What he did Sunday last bring
ing yesterday those United States troops here and his
rest of your citizens afluat sa a.s~
| We are not disposed to Judge any man harshy
justly yet he who could hold such language this cannot
be viewed prophet 'of the Lord,o nor an Hhones,
welmeanng man. but rather Of those spirits sent
forth by the Lord TO persuade Abab go up to Ranoh
Glead that he might there be slain Read the following
of policy and consider the desperate character Of
these blind leaders of the blind. rasr
eSuch the doctrine forth by the freeSae party
that they would submit TO the laws of the Territory
as permanent Institution but would set themselves about
obtaining remedies for the purpose of getting rid of them
that the ballot-box and the courts and all peaceful
dies should be resored to- and after those remedies had
been exhausted and they had choice but TO sit down
under these laws permanently resist them by force they
would resist them without regard to consequences The
people Of town have been going quietly, refusing to
recognise the territorial authorities avoiding conflict
with the authorities of the United States which be
destructive thus keeping precisely in the right PATH and
in position where friends at home and abroad could
defend and justify you. #.# s".N#
g We have two alternatives presented to us which we
cannot eyade if we woud-that Of stabbing
prospects, and doing violence to opinions,
the other hand, denouncng the author of this act"
Why these iniiammatory remarksY Why these innuen-
does against the only recognised by the laws
Of the United States if he be "orderly and awabiding
Can who hold such language themselves at the
iribanaI OF public opinion
Are they lhe men speak to law-abidng citizens about
what is right and hat is wrong Mark well this Ian
guaCe: #a n
The people of this town have been going on quietly
refusing to recognise the territorial authorities avoiding
conflict with the authorities oil the United States which
must be destructive"
When they resist the territorial authorities do they
resist the government Of the United States? Can they be
considered Ia any other light than rebels and perpea
tors Of treason Yet how sagacous about destruction
Suppose TO 10 himself the title of king
IN ibis country and have few hundred at his back,
and REFUGE to obey the governor and the laws of the State
in which he might reside; what view would all take
Of his ghtsi And yet this Is the very position which
Robinson and Reedcr occupy before the world in regard to
this Territory Can they be believed their oaths
in our cours2 By means And shall their ostensibe
defence of this lawess outrage be heard by the citizens of
this country Reeder tells us that the courts have been
sought What court2 We of court nj
which he his party have sought redress but that Of
secret organization. He says that sher 'parti
sans carefully selected for their work. and they select the
Jurors who are partisans This not true the jurors
selected by the United States MARSHAL and the fellow
knew it, and yet wished to pervert facs and send forth
statements that bear upon their face the seal Of ulsy
c. Robinson tells us that they engaged In sort OF
warfare 10 the State of Kausasit is honorable warfare
part and vet, while the murder being perpe-
traed he, have good to believe caucusng
with of bis band in gulley behind the and
this is honorable warfare But listen 10 h remarks
about Sheriff Jones and then calmly weigh the judgment
which we would pronounce against him. that he one
of the abetors Of the attempted assassination Of sher
d aud in nil probability, ebsen;ed himself from Lawrence
whilst the foul deed being perpetraed in order that
he might point to said absence as lie has done to clear bis
own skirts OF all connexion with the transaction
But then in comes sheriff. who has made himself OBJ
noEous 10 thousand ways aside from bis political posi-
ton Because sheriff unpopular therefore he who
ressts arrest by the ia perfectly jusfabe accord
ing TO the code here prescribed the bawabidnp ci
zens OF Lawrenee indeed throughout these evaporons
Of pretended indignation struck with the singular
fact that the murder Of Jones nowhere condemned only
sham indignation at the manner the nearous deed was
committed and 10 produce the impression that II not
done by men Of Lawrence. Precious quibblingl
lie comes into streets and attempts arrest men
here without any cause whatever for very nsgn
cant lie comes with whole batch Of warrants TO
them upon community that Is exasperated against
hin, for various reasons
Some ndivdualsn-why does he disguise the potori-
fact that all individuals H refuse be arrested and
then he resorts the army. There part Of the army
OF the United States in to-day In times OF peace we
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