The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-15
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THE OUTRAGE IN KANSAS.

The circumstances which led to the recent dastardly at
tempt to Jones' the sheriff of Douglas county,
Kansas have been grossly msrepresened with view
of weakening the effect which such incident is well cal
culaed produce relative to the pretended peaceableness
and good conduct those patriots whom Lane
and Robinson have seduced into their present position Of
hostility the laws and government that deem it
duty reproduce the facts they have been authent
cally established: ....
In November 1855, difficulty occurred between two
ssttlers-Coleman and Dow-reative to land claim in
which Coleman he alleged, and his friends were ready
to swear, compelled to kill Dow in se-defence. The
quarrel had nothing do with the political questions
which divided the people, but having occurred in neigh
borhood where the freeSate party largely in the
majority, and Coleman having from slave State ii
immediately made by the pesent agtators who in
fest that country preext for outcry of sborder ruff
fanism" 'nbuman murder of freesState by slave
ocrat" &c. .. +. e. - -.
mob accordingly attacked the houses of the two per-
who witnessed the killing of Dow and had testified
that was in seldefencs and destroyed all their proper
y driving their families into the prairie Among these
rioters was man named Branson who had also threaten
ed the life Of one W H. Buckly who obtained peace war
rant against him. which placed in the hands Of Sheriff
Jones 10 Jones accordingly arrested Branson and
was taking him before the magistrate when be rescued
by armed mob of thirty fifty persons among whom
s. ~ Wood very prominent When these facts were
reported to Governor Shannon and it evident that
there organized resistance to the territorial govern
ment he called out the militia and advanced them upon
Lawrence the headquarters Of the insurgents After many
vaorous demonstrations and when affairs bad reached the
brink Of civil war; settlement treaty at last ef
fected between Shannon the part and Robinson
and Lane representing the rebels the other part the
conditions Of which were that they 1.-THE nsurgen) should
dsclam any connexon with approval of the Branson
pledge themselves to aid in the execution Of any
gal process against parties accused and declare their
ignorance of the previous present prospective existence
OF any organization in said Territory for the resistance Of
the laws
"And we have designed" proceeds this treaty "apd
do not design to resist the execution ofany legal service Of
any criminal process therein but pledge ourselves TO aid
in the execution of the laws when called upon by the
proper authority in the town and vicinity of Lawrence
and that will influence in preserving order
therein and declare that now, we have ever
been ready 70 sd inc government IN securing posse ior
The execution Of such process provdf that any person
thus arrested in Lawrence Its vicinity while foreign
foe shall remain in the Territory shall be only examined
before United States district judge OF said Territory in
said town and admitted 10 ball and proUdsd further,
that all citizens arrested without legal process shall be set
at liberty
On these terms the militia called out by Shannon were
discharged, and peace established. Here ii should
be borne in mind is declared recognition Of the auhori-
y which had been resisted by the very party pretend
ing that 1t has and win recognise the terrific
rial government ...
Accordingly, Jones the sheriff OF Douglas was proceed
ing 10 make Of Wood who had recently returned
to the Territory and who had been the rngeader In the
release of Brsnson and who ao charged with other
offences when the recent disturbance occurred which
qured the intervention Of the United States force and led
to the cowardly assassination Of Jones
These are the admitted facts of this affair From them
We dcduce these conclusions that the eeSaeD rebels
been induced by outside influence and encourage
ment change their position; to resist the authority
which they solemny bound themselves TO obey and
tain and to the condition Of affairs to what 1t was
before Lawrence saved from the horrors Of by the
aforementioned compact This has been evidently
dictated by outside influences by the pesent political in
triggers the crazy fanatics and other bad characters who
having real interest 10 the Territory, hope by provo
king and melting cruel in Kansas, to manufacture
political capital and sympathy 10 aid their selfish
schemes Rerbutiye justice however has defeated their
scheme Ia the beginning and the very first incident gives
different aspect their from that which they hoped
for.
Theirs Is now the side Of murdero base cowardy
sassnatiou, we'll fragrant resistance to law II Is
vain to affect regret for this when IL was the
natural result Of their teaching the illustration of the
revolutionary ideas proclaimed from the pulpit the res
rum in tho halls Of Congress and from the wide-wneed
press. Their is admitted by them 10 flow only
from apprehension Of the injury occurrences NAV do
their from any real regret for the outrage The
violation Of law and peace and the cruel coardy In
jury TO one Of the lawful officers Of government