Squatter sovereign., 1856-03-25
The lying ALLY Of the Black Rspub liz
cans-the Missouri Democrat.

The lying ALLY Of the Black Republic
cans-the Missouri Democrat.
/ A week since our attention was called
to a wiliful lie of this Abolition concern,
and our expose was omitted fer want of
room; it will be found in this number
/ Again, in the same paper of March '4th,
another willful lie, by its own showing, is
put forth. In an article headed "The laws
Iof Kansas-Squa.ter Sovereignty illustra-
ted after going on to publish some of the
laws which it deems most objectionable,
but which NO one else will. unless he be
an Abolitionist,) ) it goes on to say:
"Let any Southern statesman read the
act establishing the county of Arapa hoe,
Gan extreme northern county, bordering
! upon Nebraska, and say, if he can, with
out blush mantiing his cheek and shame
encircling his brow. what 'sSquatter Sop
ereignty" signifies there. A nonresident
Legislature appoints one of their own
number Probate Judge and Commissioner
of the county and empowers hins 10 choose
Justices offhe Peace, Meraf,a Treasurer,
an Assessor, a Surveyor, and all other
county officers not specified in the act. If
that be the '.Squatter Sovereignty for
which Mr.. Cass stroye 30 laboriously, and
which Mr.. Douglas and Mr.. Richardson
vindicated with such blast of trumpets
ard such food of harangues-then say
we, rather than fall under such rule, may
God deliver us over to the tender mercies
of the Czar of all the Russias.''
Now the impression designed to be Gre
ated by this is thatthe Legislature appoint
ed nonresident, Probate Judge of Arap-
ahoe county, and he a member of the Leg
isaturc. What are the facts. Mr.. Tib-
bats, who is the Judge referred to (by
name) in the Democrat, is mountain or
Indian trader, who has been living there
| (Which is about 700 miles from Missouri)
for years past. is an Eastern man, and
for aught the Legislature knows, Free
soiler; and not only was not member of
the Legislature, but his very existence was
unknown to any member of that body. till
month Of the session had elapsed. For
the information of our readers, we here in
sert the bill organizing the county:
CHAPTER 81.
An act to organize the comfy Of Arapahoe.
Sec. 2. Allen p. Tlbbitts is hereby ap-
pointed Judge of the Probate Court of
Arapahoe county. Said Court shall be
held at such place in said county as the said
Judge deem best for the interest of the cit
izens of said county, &C., Sc
Sec. a. The said Judge of Probate shall
have power to appoint such officers of the
county as are specified in this act, but not
appointed, and justify the same all such
appointments made by Judge Of Probate,
shall be entered on record.
SEC. s. The Judge of Probate shall not
be Ineligible to fill any other office in the
county not conflicting with the duties Of
1 Probate Judge.
SEC. s. Allen P. Tibbits, Levi Mitch
ell and Jonathan Atwood are hereby ap-
pointed commissioners to locate the county
seat =. Said commissioners so ap-
pointed to and constitute the board of coun-
| ty commissioners to transact county busi-
ness.
Sec. z. James Stringfellow is hereby
appointed Clerk Of the county and Probate
Court, who by virtue of his office shall be
ex-officio recorder.
SEC. 8. The said Judge of Probate
shall have full power to appoint Justice
or Justices of the Peace, within and for the
said county, who shall hold his or their
Offices at the place designated by said
Judge.
Sec. 9. There shall be appointed by
said Judge, one Sheriff, one Treasurer
(who shall be ex-officio Assessor) and
one Surveyor.
We will state that this county is within
a short distance of Taos, New Mexico, and
that the inhabitants, with the exception of
the traders, are Mexican blood The only
wonder is that the Democrat had not sworn
that the Stringfellow who is Clerk of
Arapahoe, is the Border Ruffia n" String
fellow who lives in Missouri
1t is not strange that the Free States
should be incensed about Kansas affairs,
when such unblushing lies are published
by a Missouri Press.
A cold bath in the Mississippi would be
the best thing for the editor of that paper
to cure him of lying. If he will come to
Atchison, some of our hydropathic physi-
clans will administer the remedy.
BRICK I--BRIcK HousEs- Our old