New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-22
They had been gathered, as ! am in

landed at Kansas City under military organization
with itaIy leaders, and were marched IN mla o. :
dor fully am ed from the boat TO the shore and INTO
| ,Le Territory Tie articles under which they came
were publicly read TO them 10 the hearing OF crowd OF
men among whom were many OF our trends. by tnese
articles they were bound TO military orgsnizaton,o
vote the Pro-Ssvery ticket and sght the battles OF the
Pro.Savery cause. They marched into the Territory
and went at once to living in camp, making no attempt
NJ bona de settlement The first band under MAJOR 'u
ford numbered about 800 and were followed by several
dc,acImcn,s of the same character. They had been
doubtless sent To order aid in iurtherng the great
scheme of suhiugaton and they were glaciy welcome"
"A supetsednc the necessity of frequent nvadhg par
ties and preventing the luli OF repose ana
ton which our people enjoyed when me missouri 'st7
Would return home. The few Pro-Savery men o the
Territory could not be relied on to indose ana hecp uP
the Wholesale system of outrage calculated 10 destroy
the prosperity of the entire community Inc ne"
corners however were exactly fitted To Their Work.
They had no stake in the country they came rs they
avowed only To fight, and cared only 10 ndniSe uel
unbrdlod ferooy. Some OF them were at once niiec
Deputy Marshas. The mass of them renamed IN
can ps upon the great thOroughtaes, living the lie OF
| abandoned highwsymen, and Supported by plumber OF
our citizens and contributions from Missouri. No man
was allowed To travel the mosc ordinary business
| without written pass from a Pro-Savery leader; and
the United states officials, including the Governor ana
the Marshal recognized this band of freebooters and
murderers by granting passes 10 such persons as they
| lose 10 allow the privilege Of travelling upon our
nublic highways Murders robberieS and outragos OF
all kinds were their daily employment, varied by an
| occasional enrolment into Marshals or SherIhs
rosse when some act OF judicial tyranny was 10 be per-
| formed upon the people. The bodies ct murdered
Men upon the prairie near their camps were common
spectacle and many man started win nus team ioI
provisions feed his family, never TO return lHeSo
are facts which do not hesitate TO assert on my own
responsibiliy and an investigation would ind aoun-
dance Ct sworn testimony 10 establish them.
These outrages unparalleled and incredible as they
are, were kept up throughout the whoe spring ana
Sumner and our people, fearful Of bringing upon
Themselves the irresistible numbers OF an invaiinS
horde from Missouri, and the troops OF the United
States with tie eqUent loss OF supplies, ana STAR
walton for themselves aud Their families submitted oe
yond all the expcctaon of friends and foes, until they
saw these bloody bandltti erecting IN various places
block houses for the accommodation OF large parties
in which they stored their plumber and would DC aolc
10 conduct their operations through the Winter Upon
one of these, commanding the main highway oil the
Territory they made an attack, ana having dlIeh OUT
It's garrison they satisfied themselves by destroying the
fort and taking the arms, many OF hem soleh prop,
orty. Against another of these torts tney aSheu
protection from TIE troops Of the United states,
but the commander refused TO believe that
such place existed or TO send party 10 examine II.
The pt oplc then sent an unamed citizen peacehy 10
inquire the design Of its occupants Inc bearer Oh
this flag of truce was basely murdered, anu our peo-
ple rushed to the blOckhOuse and destroyed IT, One
of the leaders of this benditt, and former p3rtlci-
pator in the Lopez invasion OF Cuba, having taken
fancy TO the farm or n Free-State man, assembled
marty of his men, drove ont the owner severely beaten
and wounded, burnt his cabin and erected building
to accommodate himself and his gang. Inc nelghooIS
appy 10 the civil authorities for redress, ard tne con-
sequence il that Gov Shannon sends party oi Ohl-
ted States Dragons II protect the naraudcr IN MS pos
session. Waiting till circumstances called the troops
away, small party OF tree-State men auached 'le
buidipg and DESTROYED it, and captured the leader.
With the moderation that has always characterized
them, they carried him to Lawrence, where ne
was nursed and his wounds dressed Ana
vet these moderate acts OF selt-defense ana
retaliation justified and made necessary thou-
sand times over by the fendsh ouiragos aud system
attic persecution which preceded and caused the are
howlcd by our oppressors and ther dcprWed nc
complies in the States Us reason why me whoe
scheme of subugaon, and despotism and murder,
and robbery and extension OF Slavery by violence,
should be allowed to 90 without moiestaon or cen
sure. The border swarins with Missouri invaders
peaceful town is attacked by large force and every
building burned to the ground the roads are all block
AIDED up by armed parties to cut OIL succor ana provis
ions while the President issues his orders TO the new
Governor to the army OF the United States anu
If need be two regiments OF militia from Kentucky and
Illinois TO put down the FreeSate men rs rebels and
insurgents, with not ono word OF condemnation for
their assaiants. ,,. c.:
c,untry to Slavery The first struggle for it took place
in 1870 when they hoped that by the slave COisti
tuition Of Missouri they had secured the Key To the
whole. In the Compromise which ended that struggle
it became ours and the South solemny agreed to sur
render It, In 1854 they desired to play the game over
once nj re- and have yet another chance for its possess
| sion and again solcmnly covenanted, under the
Kansas Nebraska biN that if that chance given
them they would abide the test of numbers at the
polls and acquiesce in the result Finding themselves
defeated in this by majority OF Northern men on the
SOIL they dishonoraby cast aside their second com.
pact and regardless of every dictate of honesty and
Justice, determine to possess it by force.
| / have already shown you how this plot has pro-
| gressed step by step, and always successfully; how
each and every outrage perpetrated upon our people
tends directly and inevitable to its accomplishment, be-
ing deliberately adopted for the purpose. No close OBJ
server fail to that they all harmonious parts
nf ofpO Whp o.
ward one preconceivsd end and the man who regards
! them as isolated occurrences due to the surrounding
| circumstances labors under gross deuson.
Let me assure y0u too that the work is almost done
so nearly done that easily specify the few de-
tails that will be necessary to finish it. On the first
Monday of October next they to hold election
for Legislators and vote Convention or no Con-
vention" and this election they have determined to
carry by the same system of fraud and force. Bodies
of armed from the State of Missouri will be at the
election polls. The restrictions and inventions of their
Territorial election law will be in full operation-cor
rupt and perured election officers will be carefully
lected by the County COMPREHENSIVE polls will be
fixed in the most obnoxious places, perhaps in the
camps of the Georgia and South Carolina banditti.
Their armed from Missouri at the polls will be
there according to law. Preparation To this end
made year ago by law of their Territorial Legisla
ture which provides that on the election day there shah
be militia training throughout the whole Territory;
and this will be the shallow justification with which
they will meet the complaints of peopleone it is
true which would call the blush of shame to the cheek
Of ON honest man. but which Is alsuclent Tor Border
Rufians or their apologiss. Having carried con-
vention vote there will be more election for dele
gates 10 frame Constitution, and the work IS done.
In the mean time the gates of the Territory will be kept
shut against Northern immigrants. More bands OF guer-
rllas from Southern cities will be forwarded and pro-
tected if they are needed and the work OF robbery,
murder ana starvation will go in the cooped up set
| Elements.
Tie Slave Constitution thus formed will come before
Congress about December 1857 and will of course re-
ceive the unanimous Southern vote, notwithstanding
II is stained With Northern blood and written with the
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