Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-03
Written for the Green Mountain rresm.n.

cur country and affairs Of government are COM
ing to such an alarming crisis, and the South
ern desperadoes are making such invasons, it
might be well to say that we have some South
ern bullies here at the North, and even we NAV
not 60 out of town to find them. 1t is most
singular to me that the Editor of the w. Pat.
riot, who before this has made such strong pre-
tension to liberty and freedom of speech, can
go on openly and boldly and endorse the meas
ures that the Administration are taking, that
he can uphold the assaults that are daily per-
petrated at Washington by the South, that he
can say that "Sumner used the most insulting
language that was ever used in the United
Strtes Senate" &C., to smooth it over for Brooks
and tell about the " timber, hollo,o gutta percha
cane F" almost justifying t rascal who perpe-
trated the deed, and no doubt he would fully
justify him if he dared to. have perused his
speech carefully and think it contains the most
noble and patriotic sentiments ever heard ex-
pressed. | am assured it is in just accordance
with the feelings of oil law-loving people. 1t
shows clearly the state of affairs between the
North and the South, it vindicates tho rights of
freemen, and MIR. Sumner is worthy of great
praise for the fearless manner in which he main
tains his rights. This same man made great
ado about asking "who are the border ruff
fans! p" in regard to the shooting of Jones, who
it appears was not shot. copy from dis
patch from Leayenworth, saying it has been as
certained that there was no ball in the pistol
used for the attempted assassination of Sheriff
Jones it was all a humbug got up for the eff
feet upon Missourians. and to counter-balance,
in some degree, the outrages of the boader-ruf-
fans. The plan was well arranged, and for
time carefully carried out; for it deceived even
the Free State men People began to suspect
after while, however, that there was something
wrong. Nobody was allowed to attend Jones
but the notorious DR.. Stringfelow but some
who saw him on his bed of suffering thought he
looked like anything but man who had been
shot through the spine and dangerously wound
Sut uilu WHOoC IONOl CAtlOini0iCo WIN pdIu1yhcu,
&c. Unfortunately for the concoctors of this
notable scheme to deceive the public, Jones,
doubtless becoming impatient of restraint and
eager to have hand in the bloody work of sub
DUNG the Free State men, spoiled the whole
scheme by appearing in public with all the Wig
or of yorc, and assuming command of tho law
less mob which entered Lawrence, destroyed the
Hotel Printing office &C., and threatening to
shoot the man who would lend hand to sub
due the flames.
If dozen Free State men are killed no notice
is made of it in the Administration papers :;
but if pistol without ball in it is fred at
border ruflan great ado is made of it, The
Patriot has great deal to say about traitors
would like to ask who are the traitors Is not
Frank Pierce one! Certainly he has turned
traitor to his friends, he has been anything but
what the people supposed or wished him to be ;
and there is no doubt but what he is bought by
The South and is to realize a large amount if he
can make Kansas a slave State.
| am sorry to make such statements but such
| am forced to believe is true. hope Kansas
will be free State, and that Lawrence will
again be builtup and the bones of Pierce and
Douglas make the foundation for the corner
stone. have formerly been Democrat, and
voted for Frank Pierce, but the Democratic
party has left me, and it has left every true
Democrat and any one who trys to follow it in
Its present state is only a Democrat by name
and not by principle; it is as far from the true
Democracy rs the North is from the South, and
there is just reason for every person to leave it,
it is SO far from what it should be- | think it
decidedly wrong for our Administration papers
to uphold the South and condemn the course of
trccmen at the North and greatly exagerate
statements and publish articles which are en-
tircly false, and deceive the honest people in
adjoining towns who take no other paper and
are anxious to follow the principles of true
Democracy, which if they knew where it would
lead them and what its course is, they would
abandon at once. think it shows the lowest
depths of human depravity. 1t shows how
low man will stoop for the sake of retaining
three cent P. 0. hope the time is not far
distant when we shall have new Administra.
ton, and peace will again reign. I know of
no other words to express my feelings better
than those of the celebrated Dr. Watts:
"Roll swiftly round We wheels of time
And bring The glorious day.
Yours &C., A CITIZEN OF MONTPELIER.
June, 1856.