Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-31
OtFIcE or rnr Z. S. MARsnall.

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Nessrs. o. ~ Drifsier aud ) " Green La,er,sc, n T.
On YESTERDAY l received communication addressed to
e gned by ore OF you President and the other as Sec
reary-pufp porting 10 have been adopted by meeting t
OF Ee citizs Of Lawrence, held on Yesterday mor,ng
Alter speaking OF proclamation issued 10y myself YOU
state, that
There MAY be no misunderstanding We beg leave 10
ak respectfully that be reliably infornedl what
the demands against w. DESIRE most t,tL,, 80 =
earnestly TO declare that opposition Whatever viii nov
at any ff"rs f,e, be offered the execution of an,
legal process by yOur-eli any person acting for
also pledge ourselves YOU If called upon in b
execution OF any legal process &c.
From YOUR proie,se ignorance OF the demands against
you must conclude that you strangers and not t
-"G ct LAWRENCE or OF recent date been absent fur
some time, more particularly when 4itempt was made
oF my deputy to execute the process OF the First District
Court OF tue United States for Kansas Territory against
fovernor Reeder, when he made speecRin the room
presence OF The Congressional Committee and denied die
authority anf poser Vt said Court and threatened the life
Vi aid Deputy II he attempted 70 execute said process.
which speech and defiant threats we're loudly annl,nd
by some one or two hundred OF the citizen. OF Lrence
Who bad assembled at the learning the bushes.
Of the Marshal and made such hostile demonstrations bt
the Deputy thought he aud his small os,e would endan
ger their lives in executing said process
Your declaration that YOU will "trutnfuy and earnest,
j. oher no opposition any future m, Ia tb..t.
cuton Of ans legal process, &c" Is indeed difficult IN m,
stand May ask, gentlemen What has produced tn.
wonderful change 10 the minds Of the people of
Have their eyes been suddenly opened so that thew arr
no" able 70 see that there Laws in force in Kansas
Territory which should be obeyed or i. il that lust nov
those for whom have writs have sought rstur. eI.
where or 1t may possibly be- that Won nov A. hereto
fore, e1P,c 70 screen yourselves behind the word
signihcanuy used by you. How am / to RELY on vour
pledges when ain vel that the whole popul,on
OF Lawrence i armed and drilled aud the town fortified
when too, recolect tue meetings and resolutions
10 La~rence aud elsewhere IN the Territory OPENLY def
ing the Laws and the Ocers thereof aud threatening "a
resist them 10 bloody issue aud verified in the attubted
assassination Of Sheriff Jones while IN the discharge Of nj.
official duty At Lawrence? Are you strangers TO all tbe.
thingss surely you must be strangers At Lawrence If
no ouragcs have been committed by the citizens Of Law
against the laws Of the land they need not Tea, v
sf OF nine, but must take the liberty Of executn, III
processes To- my hands A. United States Marshal In ms
own time and manner aud shall only such power A. /.
authorized by law You say you call upon the constituted
authority Of tue Government Tor protection This indeed
sounds strange coming from large body Of men armed
With Sharps nhes aud Giher implements Of war bound
together by oath and pledges 10 the lass Of the 60
vernment they call on for protection All persons In Kan
az Territory, Without regard location Who bone.uv
submit ~ the constituted authonte- will ever end me-
ready t. AID n protecting them and all Sho seek to resist
the ASs % the land aud turn traitors their country will
mud ne aiding 10 enforcing the as fnot as al officer
4 citizen.
Respectfully yOaf.