Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-01
From the ST. Louis Republican.

Seizure of q. S. Arms at Lexington.
This is the heading of an article IN the
Democrat of yesterday. It has reference
to a dispatch received and published the
previous dav, relative to the seizure OF two
pieces of artillery and some of Sharp's
rifles, consigned to the Abolitionists in
Kansas. The editor, after indulglng IN |
pert censure of the act, grows wondrous
wise, and tells US that, upon investigation
it turns out that the arms were U. 5. rifles |
shipped TO Fort Leavenworth, and acci-
dentally detained on the way.
"What, then, viii Uncle Sam say "neh
he learns that he cannot trust the iiiun
tions of war, to garrison the lof.s on %. |
/ border, through the State OF nlssooil
VIII il precipitate quarrel with the ede-
r,l Government, and turn the wfatn OF
Col Sumner against the people OF MIS-
so.,r; rather than the Indians OF the Platte:
| We suppose these arms We're sent 10 re-
Mare those taken from Liberty, 9y the
valorous gentry who went into Kansas al
he command of Shannon. How the war
Department will view the matter, we are
at a loss TO imagine"
Our own opinion is, that Uncle Sam
will have little to say about this story OF
the Democrat, and this for the simple rea-
SON that it is all gammon-no U. ). arms
have been talsen-there will be no neces-
sity for precipitating quarrel with the
! Federal Government-Col. Sumner will
have full time to devote to the Indians Of
the Platte, if he should not be called to at
end to the traitors Of Lawrence-and the
War Department will be put to no trouble
whatever. In short. the Democrat has
gone off half-cocked about this affair, just
as it did when it undertook to glorify be-
cause of the ouglas-Democratic victory
in Chicago over its own party, the Black
Republicans.
And now for the proof:
The substance of the Democrats para
graph was telegraphed to Lexington yes
terday, and an answer was received tina
it was untrue, "just as all It's articles are
about the people of upper Missouri
The rifles seized were sent oat by the
Emigrant Aid Society, and We're marked
carpenters tools,' and shipped by house
in your city, (Which is named.) We have
the strongest proof that the arms Were
sent out by aboIitionists, to be used in put
q ting down the legal athorities OF the Ter
u ritory of Kansas
1t may not have been exactly civil or lie
} gal, in the opinion of Black Republicans
:, to stop these carpenters tools short c
IS ed to be used in shooting down citizens c
: the Territory, who might be found sustain
j. ing the lawful authorities, OF in firing upo
Is Uncle Sans troops called into the field fc
y the same purpose, but it was very goo
" way of putting a stop to mischief, as a
must acknowledge. Uncle Sam, we be
u lieve, when he sends Sharp's rife, or an
y other death-dealing weapon, abroad, doe
" :, it without any attempt at concealment, b.
u tho pious, honest, liberty-loving member
- of the Emigrant Aid Societies OF tn
North, think that secresy becomes the
e. operations best, and hence they do n
ar hesitate about committing fraud IN mari
n ing " Sharp's rifles" as I" carpenters tools
er All their acts, and all their intentions, pa
il take of the same character: they are q
w frauds upon the country. not man
of them caring about the fate of the poor n
gro, if by agitating the question any OF
of OF all of them can get into office.