Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07
eIAs Aln1 Rsd Flag oapeard BY ths
Chicago BoyA

SRS 49,
Our u2ers are aware than Col Har.
vey sul Ne Chicago boys took prisoners
a co<npan5 Of South Caroinians, and cap
sasea their Gag and the plumber hey
had robbed frola the Free State people
il the territory. These Caro!il,ians
uere sent out with great pomp by the
Slayehoid. Is, charged with the mission
Of driving the .sAboli.ionists" from Kan
sas and planting Slavery. To inspire
them in this patriotic (s) enterprise, the
ladies Of Carolina presented them before
starting with a blood red silk flag, with
one star upon it, enscribed " South Caro-
Ina" and !" Southern Rights"
On Saturday esening E. B. Whitman
who left Lawrence last Monday exhibited
the Carolina flag to the vast audience at
Metropolitan Hall; our reporter gives
the following sketch of his remarks:
s'Citizens of Chicago, l will no, attempt
TO appear before you TO make a speech,
bn, before / left the Territory of Kansas
] promised.Col. Harvey and those gallant
sons of Chicago who came so bravely 10
our rescue, that l would see you, and
make presentation. This pledge come
10 redeem.
You know too well the story of our
wreng-you know how liberties have
been destroyed; how Our territory was
ent red by an armed mob from Missouri,
and sther Southern States; how they took
po sessi N of the ballot boxes at the cleo
tien, and drove the people away from the
Poles. You know what sort Of laws they
.Lactel and how they tried to enforce
them upon US. You know how they en-
tered Lawrence, and under the garb of
law destroyed our printing presses, muir
dered our people, pillaged and burned our
houses, and drove out our citizens. These
things you all know. You know how
they entered the town of Lawrence with
the banner OF South Carolina, with "lone
STAR upon II, and g Southern rights" IN
scribed on its folds floating over them;
how ibis flag was set upon every house
which was destined to fall before their
malice and despotism. You know how
they stopped the Chicago boys at Leaven-
worth, and disarmed them and turned
them back, and how the boys traversed
the prairies and made their way TO Kan
sas through Iowa, and how they met the
enemy and came off victorious in every
conflict. And now the pledge that made
10, them before | left, am about 10 re-
deem. (Here Mr. Whitman unfolded and
held up 10 the audience u red flag,
somewhat torn, with single star IN the
centre, and the words g South Carolina"
inscribed above it.) This, said he, is
their flag; this is the Identical flag they
placed upon the Free State Hotel In Law
renee, previous TO destroying ii; this is
the dag they marched under; and this is
the flag that your coys took from them
with the loss or but one man; and not on
y that but they took the boas:ing Carolina
free hooters prisoners and captured their
i. plumber. Tremendous cheers. The
chairman here rushed forward and way
ing his hand cried cut. three cheers for
the Chicago boys il Kansas, and the
house rose and gave three tremendous
cheers. A voice. How many stars are
o. that fag9 (The speaker) one, that
cation. This is the Identical flag YOU
have hoard so much about, that was car
RED over the invaders of the liberties OF
Kansas. This is the flag that was pilced
upon the printing Off ees previous 10 their
being demolished and their contents
thrown into tie Missouri. This is the
lag that Col. Harvey and the Z -lcago
boys ca ptured with the cannon, which had
been used agains, Lawrence, and which
was found taken, loaded with three
tails, M .ured from the type OF
Browns p ing press, and which was
brought against their own fort, knocking
II lnto pi, eliciting the remark from some
one that this was a singular way of dis
,ribullrg type"
This remark was received with pro-
longed an deafening cheers. The whole
audience rising to their feet.-( Chicago
Tribune.