The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-05-03

ly candid that We publish it in order to
give the Enterprise some credit Tor fair
ness:
ga large meeting was held in Law
renee Thursday night. which denounced
the assassination Of Jones, and pledged
every effort to bring the murder or to JUS
tice. This meeting embraced large
number of the Free State party, and ell
the best citizens of the town."
The Independence Messenger gives as
correct an account of the occurrences, no
doubt, as il could get hold Of. We copy
the closing paragraphs of its article.
"Gov. Shannon, it is said, is deter.
mined to have the laws executed, and
has full power from the President. to use
q sufficient numberof the regular troops
to effect that object.
Excitement is running high in the
Territory. Bodies of armed men are ar.
irving daily from both the North and
the South, and unless the Governor ex-
ercises 6rmness. general collision will
ensue, the end of which will be disas-
ferrous, let it terminate as it may"
And new We turn to the Lecompton
Union Extra, a document emansting from
Lecompton, the Territorial capital. We
suggest that the writer turn his attention
to tragedy writing-he has, evidently.
talents for becoming distinguished in
that line:
"Oh, murder most foull-cold- blood
ed assassination, blacker than kslli! A
public officer in discharge of his official
duties to be shot down in cold blood
An assassination under the cover of night.
A heartIess, soulless, dark-hearted muir
der! Who is the scoundrel? Who are
the originators? Where lies the origin
of this affair? Who? Where? An-
s,ser! thunders every just voice. Tell US!
demands every iustice-loving, conserva-
tive citizen of America! Speak and this
principal these accessories shall sacrifice
their lives, their all, upon the stake of
revenge. listen-I speak-others speak
all speak-we will discover to the
world this outrage-this clan of assas-
sins-this sworn secret organization.
against law, against order, against the
true pillar of our government, against
every code of moral principle, against
the interests, the lives of our law-abiding
citizens. Hear US, all, and let the news
be spread to the world. This midnight
lurking devil is not the man, his COM
panions in crime are not the men, they
are only accessories, the tools, the hired
barbarians of darker employers. They
are to do the work of crime, plotted by
their chieftains. Their names are to 60
forth to the world, whilst behind the veil
sf secrecy are concealed the names of
the great principals in this tragedy
But hoist the curtain, slip the scenes and
Andrew III. Reeder, Charles II. Robin
son, ]. H. Lane and s. n. Woods are dis
covered to the world. These are the
men that the country must hold account
able for our difficulties. These are the
men who have engaged hired bands to
excite civil war in our midst-to shoot
our citizens. These are the men who
wish to establish independent govern
ments-to place an indellible stain upon
Republic America, to jeopardize our best
interests, even at the sacrifice of human
biood. How long shall we stand this?
Is an appeal needed? Will the people
not discharge their duty? Methinks
hear low murmur beginning in the
West, waxing louder and louder, till the
South, the East and North, join with one
universal cry of treason! TREAsos!l
TREAS0N!!l We date our difficulties
from their arrival here. Officers could
serve writs before. All obeyed the laws
before their foul tread polluted the coil
of Kansas. Never, until the present
time-never, until the coming of these
men with their hordes ofmurderers, had
we such state of things. No one had
ever before, by public defamation, ex-
cited to rebellion an unprincipled popu-
lace. Never had they been told before
| to disregard and resist, sven unto desth.
our laws.
..These and innumerabte ether trea-
sonable acts stand registered upon the
tbook of crime, against thsss men. Let
lit 90 forth to the world and ne...r os..s
sounding till they have receiysS thar tSs;r
dues. Our laws demand i. Justice
Icries for it, lzs saoss efpoov assrasrsd
Jones shr;sEs from Hss earth IN kscss.
Ssnding tones for IT,
| If the ghost Of Lindlsy Murray
doesn't haunt the iIlitsrass squirt vho
Igot of the above. our belief in hob-gsb-
lins viii be seriously shaken. Such 9
iness of nonsensical nonsense We have
never before seen in the columns Of q
newspaper, and hope. for the credit Of
the craft. We never shall again. II this
IS > sample Of the language the gosiinish
editor Of the Lecompson Unioa i to en-
| Iploy il speaking Of small nsftszs. what
are We 70 expect from him On great oc-
casionss Z Verify. he VII Be ehoksd
With The thiek-coming snstaenss, sud
"cavsin. :, from shssr exhaastien.
The squattsr Sovereign. Issyszvorsh
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