Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-09
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n they haFr irnnspired IN relation To that Terri.
tary since the passage II the bill for its organ-
zt'jnn. II j. mol necessary for us Ia transfer
tn portion Of the APPEAL n our columns. mud
~ content ourselves with giving the last bali of
T., all this W. submitted unl.r tho promise
that tho laws should be enforced. our lives and
property protected
What ba- been the result, The House Of Rep
It.cuialivcs proceeds with it, efforts Ia di-orgau
i. our government Ii set inside all our laws-to
bfIug anarchy upon
The army falsely represented as our protro-
lou. i required to be d-bnuded, unless We aro
deprived Of the protection Of the law !!
Mass meetings held in every non -laye
holding State 10 contribute aid to the rebels aud
a.,p-.ns in our midst National Convention,
assembled 10 devise means for raising an army
/, destroy Lnne-a traitor--a fugitive from
Justice, i permitted openly to traverse one half
81 our States. enli-tng a,my t. extermnate
u. Not mn elioft il nadc 10 arrest him.
While the enijstment Of a handful of aliens to
| fight against Il foreign power calls forth all the
energy Of our governmentthe zcal and activity
oi every officer from President 10 city Marshal to
CHECK It's deemed, nnntoned FOR, fit cause to
hazard war with the mightiest power on enrth.
an army is raised openly aud bodly-is marched
Thousands OF miles through States aud Terrific
fle. under the command of fugitive tra,or. to
| iuynda our soil. subvert our government, ester-
inmate our citizens, without IN effort to stay its
prngtess-without n word of disapproyul.
Troops are enlisted from Boston TO Cairo; the
army Is organized and equipped at Chicago-is
marched through Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska in
L Kansas, and through the heart of our Terrific
ry--it- progress is noted and heralded Its lend.
ef stops by the why 10 proclaim the war of exter-
minnon lac intends Ia wage against us-o gath
ef with the promise Of spols, recruits To his for
ees. The whole government Is paralyzed. The
| Federal, the Stntc, the Territorial governments,
| al alike dare not meet the invader. One branch
Of the government alone il awake--the House Of
representatives is active in removing obstacles
! from It's pnth.
Lane with his army enters our territory. His
! cnntederntcs in midst, heretofore c"nfnne
themselves aihe assassination of individuals, the
pillngc, the burning of insulated dwellings,
bodened 10y his approach, begin to embody they
s;rp the country of horsos to mount the invading
army. nnd chronicle lis arrival by sweeping from
heioIo them every law abiding citizen the coun
! ties of Iykins, Franklin aud Douglas. They
! DIVE whole settlement of unarmcd citizens from
the county OF Lykins, burning their houses and
! destroying Their property march thence to
the town of Franklin, mud attack :he house of the
! Postmaster, with whom party of southern men
were boarding set fire 10 the house drive ont the
inmates, abusing helpless women who could not
escape. rob the post office. and taking cannon
which had been left there by tho sheriff. With
| this and their other arms they march TO the at
tuck 81 another colony of Southern settlers in
/ nouFns county compel them 10 fly aud abandon
ihclr dwellings and property thence they go to
attncn the dwelling of Col. Titus; batter il with
cannon until and those who had gone to his de-
lence are forced 10 surrender when they nre
! taken prisoners, his dwelling plundered and burn
ed. They march thence TO the very limits of
! our capital, and This n they ayow WAS only snv-
cl by tho storm of rain that rendered their fire
arms useless.
All this is done under the worry eyes Of tho
troops of the L. States. Aud no attemp is made
Il arrest thom.
When Governor shannon, hoping that they
| would not harm him, who had twice saved them
from mertcd punishment; who had, however, un-
willingly, electually protected them, ventures
II Lawrence, which he hu saved for them, md
calls ON them 10 release the prisoners they had
taken, his life is threatoned-he is told that they
DO not recognize him IS Governor--thnt they are
nportion of the army of the Nouh'-arc at war
with tho government, and hold their prisoners
~ prisoners of war. They demand and compel
i'm to exchange the gallant Titus aud his fellow
| prisoners for feuus III custody, under arrest for
arson and robbery. They have now become
bold tha.ihcy make no secret of their intentions.
they oalm 10 he portion of an army called by
them "the urmy Of the North" aud 10 be waging
II war or determination against every man who
IS not an Abo,iiouist
Coy. Shannon duredn await tho arrival of
his successor, but ahnndons his post and leaves
~ without "A Governor.
We have asked the appointment of n success
snr, who was acquainted with our condition;
who citizen of the Territory. identified with
lts interests, familiar with its history. would not
be prejudicod OF misled 10y the faschoods which
have been systematically fabricated against
us-one who, heretofore resident as he is IA
native If II saveholding State, is yet not a
STAKEHOLDER, but has the capacity 10 appreciate
and the holiness and integrity requisite faithful
| ly to discharge his duty regardless of the posi-
Bile effect 1t might have upon the election of some
petty politician in n distant State.
In his stead we have one appointed who is g.
norant of our condition, stranger to our peo-
pie; who we have too much cau>I to fear WILL if
! no worse, prove no moro efficient to protect
than his predecessors.
With then government which has proved
imbecile-has failed to enforce the laws for our
protection--wiih an army of awless banditti
over running oar country-what shall
dol
Though we have full confidence of the intog-
ity aud fidelity of Mr. Woodsou, now acting as
Governor, we know not at what moment his au-
thority will be superseded We cannot await
the convenience III coming of our newly appoint
ed Governor We cannot hazard a second ed-
ton of imbecility or corruption.
We must act al once and effectively. These
traitors, assassins and robbers must be punished;
must now be taughta lesson they will rcmem
Der.
We wage no war upon me for their opinions
ave never attemptodto exclude any from set
Ting among us; we have demanded only that all
should alike submit to the law. To all such we
will afford protection, whatever be their political
opinions But Lanes army and its allies must
ha lN lAI from tla To Al