Squatter sovereign., 1856-10-14
Lecomrton Correspondents-''The Con-
stitution."

Stltutlon.
In Tie Republican (St. Louis) of the
End October, we noticed letter from Le-
compton signed ..the Constitution" Tie
writer chose a name Significant of every |
thing honest and right. and we were pre-
pared TO find the contents of the letter
correspond with it, especially vixen the
first portion Of it was structure upon the
correspondents who had proceeded Lin at
that place. Men make use of misTepre-
sentations generally for one Of two purpo-
ses. either 10 injure the party or parties
lnisrepresenied, or 10 benefit soiEe one
else. Now as we DO not believe in that
kind Of good, obtained by fraud and do rot
! chose to permit ourself TO he misrepre-
sented, we will notice this new cores
pondent. He admits that he has been a
| resident of Lecompton only some ten
days, bat does not tell US where he halls
from, that however would have been use
less tro, bic, The foot prints lrtray ''tFe
beast i.e3is from Ezsrth of s.Mason &
DIXON" Tile letter contains at least
three falsehoods, not direc, but just as bad.
We WI notice them. He intimates that
Goc. Geary has caused writs 10 be issued
against US ('John Fl. Stringfellow) ard
other Pro-Slavery agitators" for Foiifical
offences of course, and that hitherto, Pro-
Slavery men were exempt from TIE opera
| lions Of the law, that the notorious Walker
was driven from his home and his proper
ty taken and destroyed in a manner sim
liar TO the. destruction OF Col Titus prop
erty. A simple statement Of facts will
show the covert lies of this veracious (?)
correspondent. After the Ggit at Hickc-
ry Point and whilst tie Northern horde
of thieves with Lane at their lead were
yet in the Territory, an abolitionist living
some forty miles west oil this place near
the "Rogues Road" came lere TO buy
load ol provisions, some OF our citizens,
les made by this man, thought j, would be
best TO detan his load ill it could be as
certained HAT the provisions We're not for
Lane and his men, and measures were Ia
ken tc do so when we arrived on tie spot.
We did not dissent from the plan propos-
ed, and tie goods were deposited in a
Ware House I'LL the matter could be in
vestigated. On-the next day some OF the
"tender footed" pro-slavery men of our
city with the atolitionist employed low
fellow 10 60 over to Lecompton TO get out
urits against those wLo- had stopped the
/ wagon. this fellow and his abolition
friend went and oath was made that some
several gentleman here Ira Norris, James
a. lfeadiey Esq. aad others, probably
myself, had colnmiaed a. felony, Ly taking
the provisions and converting them 10 ouI
own use. When they returned with writs
from Judge Cato wio by tie way had
no right TO issue writ in this (Judge LIE
compt's) district, (wto is never slow tc
dischprge his duty.) They were unwil.
r ling to prosecute, knowing full well tie
+ penalty for perjury. So the matter wa:
| dismissed. Messrs. Norris and IIeadley
were the only persons arrested under tht
writ. just here We will state that Coy
: Geary has about as much 10 do with Iiav
ing people arrested by process of law a
g any other-lhe humblesl citizen in th'
{ Territory and no more. AS to the inuen
{ do .Lat we are "Pro-Slavery agilator,
every abolitionist in the Union from vii
e son down TO "tEe Constitution has railet
It will say that if being man WHO is 10
: willing TO permit any Of his rights TO l.
/! | tlampled on, is 10 le an agitator tLcn ar
n one. IN justice TO the predecessors of Goy
e Geary | will say tlat every one Of then
a has always teen hecn ready to see th'
d laws enforced uron Trc-siarery men, no
n even excepting 4. II. Recdsr. The in
$ ,nation that Walker was driven from hi
$, house and his property destroyed unde
+, circumstances similar 10 Titus any on'
j who had lived in Lecomp;on for m9fs
e than .'ien days" knows 10 lie false. Walk
t er had been carrying on a system of pred
d atory warfare for weeks before his Lous
j. was burnt. He had abandoned it, AM
e it was empty and the doors open long be
e fore its destruction. whereas, he attacke'
e Titus in his Titus house without provo
!, cation, killed some person or persons, dan
+ gerously wounded Col Titus and Others
/, took hiln wounded 20 Lawrence, and mad
l. kind OF show of him Tor the yotng an'
:e old aboliiionists TO grin and scoff' at
30 Rolled Of money, furniture and ever
IS thing III the house not sparing the cothinI
id of his wife and negroes. Talk OF Walk
a cr's wrongs9 The seoundrel robbie
that one house of over ten thousand dol
Is lars, he has grown rich from his robteries
IL In conclusion, we will say that we hop
-. ! -, o.,e, ,,-;ll acc,ls. Gov of hem