Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-06-20
INCIDENTS OF THE GLORI-
Gus VICTORY.
Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune.
LAWRENCE, State Of Kansas, }
Thuesday. Nav y.

sp-,i4l Correspondence of Ths Chicago Tribune.
LAwRENoE, State of Kansas,
'rhuesday May y.
MgssRs EDlroRs | will relate
few incidents of the great victo-
~" which " covered with glory" the
Kicknpo Pioneers, the Platte Coun-
" Rifles, the South Carolina Gang
of Highway Robbers, the Horse
Thieves from Georgia, and the Or
aanized House-breakers from the
State of Alabama,
These titles may offend the chiy-
airy but they must wear what they
have won. Itis mot my fault if the
terms are harsh 1t will be proved
by sworn eye-wllnesses os the events
ql May p, before high court OF
rolnlanS IN Kansas arrested men on
the highway and robbed them that
IN" armed cmigranls from Georgia
stole the horses and cattle of the
Free-Slate squatlers aud that the
men from Alabama broke open aud
puudcrrd the stores and private
houses OF the citlzens of Lawrence.
la the eyes OF the law, it is true,
they are " legally organized mill
tia :" but in The eye of ruth they
were hlghwaymen, thieves aud house
breakers.
RoBBER RUFFIAN JUSTICE AND JURIEs
AND JUDGES.
A volume might be written on the
sacklng OF Lawrence---i volume of
incidents. startling and incredible. -
will begin at the beginning of the
outrage in the Grand Jury Chamber.
sublmn a letter addressed to me
by responsible citizen of Lawrence,
who is ready, when the proper time
comes, to testify 10 the facts he mar
rates under oath. vouch for his
yeraclty.
LETTER FROM GRAND JUROR.
LAWRENCE, May 25.
DEAR RED: In compliance with
your request have written out the
statement suhjoned. You are at
liberty to make what use of il YOU
choose until Free-State men in Kan
sas have some chance for justice. |
would prefer that my name be sup
pressed, but you may publish il If
YOU deem il essential TO The anthem
ticalion OF the facts.
Having been summoned as a
Grand Juror, | appeared at Lecomp-
ton on the first Monday in May,
1856. After some lime spent in the
usual prellmlnarIes, the jury were
impanacled by the choice Of A..
Stewart as foreman, he alone taking
the oath, ana The remainder swear
ing to ABIDE by the same. The prln-
cipal features Of the oath were, that
we should examine into every viola
ton of law and on finding that the
INV nhu bccu NlDiuttui ~ Hluht q
true presenlment against the ylolal-
or not To be actuated by prejudice
against or fear OF any person, or by
hope of any reward, but TO truly aud
faithfully discharge the dutles deyol-
wing upon US.
This done, next came the charge
to the jury by Judge Lecomple. He
commenced by saying that we had
taken upon ourselves an urduous
duty, The faithful performance OF
which was essential from the fact
that il would form a precedent u9on
which future generations would act.
You must ACT as your oath has bound
you to do-wilhout hope of reward
or fear of any one-but with an eye
single to the discharge OF your duty.
Let none Of you think There is a
person so high that these laws eau
not reach him, or so low that he be-
comes unworthy of your notice, for
this court pledges itself TO enforce
the laws upon any and all persons a
gainsI whom you shall find indict-
men,s, though they should be pledg-
cd TO resist them 10 ga bloody is
sue"