Squatter sovereign., 1856-04-01
STARTLING DEyELoPnEHTs!.
TREASON IN KANSAS.
The Plans of the Traitors Exposed BY
One Of their Own Party!

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From friend in attendance on the Dis
rrict Court In Jefferson county, We have
been put into possession of many facts
which have come to light during the past
two weeks, that viii be of considerable ia
terest to the community. 1t cannot longer
be doubted, that the entire Free State party
of Kansas have placed themselves IN OPP
position to the laws of the Territory, and
the United States; and further, that they
are encouraged in their nefarious and trea-
sonable designs by the Emigrant Aid So
cieties of the North. 1t is placed beyond
the possibility OF a doubt, thatthe Sharpis
rifles and cannon daily being shipped up
the Missouri river, are intended to be used
against the General Government and the
law and order citizens of Kansas. Inyiew
of these facts, it becomes the duty OF our
friends in Missouri to detain all such war
implements in their own State, and if they
are permitted to be landed in Kansas, let
them fall into the hands of patriots not
traitors. @ @a
The First District Court of Kansas
Territory, for Jefferson County, setting at
Osawkee, was closed on Saturday last.
1t was quite an interesting Court. The
Grand Jury found sixty indictments, most
~ agains. the abolitioriists for hog-stealing,
higher-law elections, treason, and other
crimes. During the course of their ex
aminations, they ELECTED from DR.. A. ].
Francis, free State man, the fact that an
organization of armed men, embracing the
free-soil party, generally, existed in the
Territory. of which J. H. Lane was the
presiding chief, assisted by other subordi-
nate. officers that during the sitting Of
the bogus Topeka Legislature, three COM
panies were -parading daily, armed with
Sharp's rifles, with the sworn object Of re-
sisting the execution of the law.
During the sitting of the Court, there
was a company mastering about four miles
from Grasshopper Falls, in very seclad-
ed and remote hollow, by the euphonious
title of 'Granny's Hollow The free
soilers hourly threatened to break up the
Court by violence, but the fine bearing and
determination of his Honor, Judge Le-
compte. deferred the armed perjurers from
carrying into effect, their damnable de-
signs. 1t was testified before the Court,
that the company then drilling, We're,
when fully organized, to take the vote
whether they should resist all process IS
sued against them. If so decided, each
man was bound by oath to resist its execu-
tion to the bloody end, and to be always
fully armed, and that the condition Of get
ting Sharp's rifles from the Emigrant Aid
Society, was in consideration of their
using them against any execution of the
laws.
The late Grand General Of tie rebels
-Hutchison-was sent for to defend one
of his brother traitors, who was indicted.
This man, whom Beecher styles the 6 inn
maculate," added perjury to his many
other crimes. He was sworn as an At
torney to support the fugitive slave law,
the Nebraska bill, and the laws of the
Territory of Kansas, Notwithstanding his
former oath to disobey and resist them.
The efficient Grand Jury required his at
tendance, and he refused to testify, be-
cause he would implicate himself by his
testimony. The question was submitted
| to the Court, and the Court decided Hutchi-
son should answer. Seeing the gallows
staring him in the face, he quietly, but
very hastily, made tracks for parts I'M
known, on feet horse-perhaps to join
his eonfreres, Robson and Lane The
organization is known by each man having
small black ribbon tied in his bosom.
The password is-' Are you in favor of
Kansas being free State % Answer
:. Yes, if Missouri is willing" This tes-
tlmony was corroborated by number of
other witnesses.
We may congratulate the country on
having such an able and firm officer as
Judge Lecompte, assisted by the efficient
United States Marshal and deputies. The
| laws will be executed.
BE TURNED ouT.-The Post Office De-