The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-07-19

rug the month OF March Just before the election declaring
II " he their intention 10 vote that they came there LOT
thai purose; and in few days after the election grea
EambeTs OF these persons seen returning 70 ne
and East wing many OF them, that they ha1 sveu
The testimony also shows that large number Of sssou
rans went over to the Territory the day OF eecnon
merely prevent illegal voting on the part o.
enigrants and few OF these hlssoarans, anu ony
few are proven voted and their names gwen y
The esmopy not as many in all those OF the eastern
en- grants proven voted Illegally at Lawrence
TIE majority Of your committee IN that report say thai
The ONLY cause of the bosties in the Territory was the
known desire of citizens OF Lawrence 70 make kansas
free State and their repngnance to laws imposed upon
them by residents.
The undersigned however is unable with them
in that allegation. On the contrary be strms, what be
believes be the truth OF the matter that the cause OF all
The difficulties in the Territory OF Kansas, from its organ
LAou down the present time Is to be found nrs as De-
fore stated in the various organizations OF members OF
Congress- and in the northern and eastern States win
the avowed purpose of colonizing the Territory with
anti slavery sentiments 10 the end of making Kan
free State secondly that finding themselves defeat
I'd ADD thwarted in their purpose OF eleeng
favor Of masking Kansas free State, shown In for-
part of this report being ehagrined and mortned
lhey the antsasery party in the Territory OF Kansas IN
IL of desperation determined to themselves upin oppo-
Lon IT, aud in resistance =. the laws passed by the Kan
sss legislature and to resist them 10 BLOODY issue
their defeat and utter subversiOn Indeed the
undersigned aarus that even before the legislature
vened there propositions made TO form an orPaniza
lion OF a military character TO resist any and all laws
witch might be enacted by that legislature by force OF
arms even should sueh resistance result in the snbver
sion the of the Territory and to the peril OF
the UGion itself
10 proof of this allegation the undersigned begs leave
10 refer the testimony of Dr. j. o. F. Wood which Is
follows: !,
1854 located permanently in Lawrence about the TN OF
october 1854 resided there until time the last OF
March or LIST Of April last and then went to lecomp
ION About the time there there considerable
difficulty between what called the Lawrence Associa-
ou which Dr. Robinson PRESIDENT and the setefs
that members of this association The members
Of the association held meeting two or three evenings
after got there, and elected judge, and MI Grover
marshal and organized company, which think they
called the Shotgun battalion for the purpose o. nro
se, NO about the place. and taking timber aud Stone from
the Ella ms o. those who did live there They said there
VS. law in b. Terroryi thai the organic act was u
cons:iu.,o e. 80 by the reesl 81 tue missouri
CONF, t,- .t 7 tuty intended TO form an a2sociaton
ana /. NJ rs -E,"~ yr own laws, irespecuVe OF tne
laws IA. n,-.r 4uu! here could be change In Con
or-sa b. ulD he As. .ur Compromise could be restored
AID the U. "a q" set aside, "a,
There Us no open opposition to the execution OF the
laws until Reader appointed justices OF the
ue.e and one or Two members Of this association were
ale.td They refused recognise the power OF the Jus
tice Of the pea and refused 10 auend ~ witnesses hua
would only attend their own provisional eoafi As tney
lei med il. :,
en- The legislature was about he elected they held
and brought out their candidates. After the
Ii Dire was elected and before they met there we're
ycal meetings held in Lawrence and at those meetings
t passed rs0lutGns declaring they would submit TO NO
laws ss-d by thai legislature This was what was called
the Lawrence association different from the town assoca-
lion II was composed CT sen out under the auspices
Of the Emgraat AID Society ard Dr. colnson was III tue
head of the association Many belonging 10 has Soea.
tou lived different parts OF the Territory they were
allowed the meetings Of the association, hcp
sometimes attended aud those who were not enrolled as
members association not allowed to vote or de-
bate their meetings. Some Of them lived at Ossawato-
ME Topeka Manhattan and other places in the Territory
They resolved not to obey the laws that would oe passed
D. legislature and only obey their own provisional
laws until they could form PROVISIONAL government for
the Territory.
"The first general meeting white the iegsaturc was IN
WAS Lawrence August,
Before that time their meetings had been of the assoca-
this the frat general meeting That vas the
first meeting which recollect hearing Colonel Iine
take ground in opposition 10 the laws that the legislature
tbea session. should pas All the public speakers that
he .rd there said they did intend TO obey the laws
that should be passed bnt intended to form provisional
for themselves After the legislature adjourn
ed, the fest meeting at which heard any declarations
with regard the resistance OF the laws held at Ban
tons brtdge. Col Lane, Mr. Emery and Mr. John Hutch
insOn addressed the meeting urging the people to resist
Ia private conversation with those men, they always
expressed their determination resist the laws and said
the Off ers and posse should not enforce the laws They
sad the, had code Of laws called Shapes Revised
Statues and they going to use them IN preference to
any oihers 1t remark, that they would use
Sh4rpes revised statutes in preference any others
:. / hunk the first box Of rifles there marked Re-
ysed Statutes think after Mr.. Dieazer back be
snd he brought the rifles with him. When they were
Brought lawrence they wanted to put them in my ware
house They were lying my door, and inquired what
they we're and Mr. Salter, who keeping the ware
house for me, said they emgrant aid guns. OBJ
their being put IN
taken and put in Mr. simpsons Office told them would
be the first 10 harbo guns brought there for rerou-
tiCD.
~ often expostaated with Lane Robinson and Others,
both publicly and privately TO their course, and ad
dressed the meeting Bautop's bridge in opposition TO
their They said they would resist the laws regard
less Of consequences.
The next public meeting reeollect Of the Big
Springs convention. At that convention had but little
conversations except with Governor Reeder and Judge
Johuon Prior to the meeting several days Governor
Re-, der UP place. heard that he was urging
the people laws and do 50 by setting diff
srent for the election of delegate TO Congress on which
he should be voed for called him At bis room, and
asKed him he had recommended that course and he said
that bad inuded have returned 10 Pennsy lvana
Int ulon reflection he had concluded that IL they would
take thai AT the convention he would be caod
date Tor CON css, and had returned from Kansas city
where he had taAfn his trunks aHd baggage lie said be
had understood since he there that Lane, Roberts
and otberF would be candidates before the convection
they would withdraw and the course he had ndica
ted was taken he wonId be candidate for Congress lie
id it would give him opportunity 10 BRING the mat
ter before Congress and with the majority they had then
in Congress against the democratic party be thought he
could succeed in ousting Genera Whitfield II elected,
:" meeting was held in Lawrence, and IL was agreed
ppon that different day should be fixed upon for the cleo
ti,' and the candidates who were there-Robipson
Inc and some others-agecd withdraw In favor Of
CIV r. ter This was four R7e days before the Big
III rod. I'D 10 Nat convention In company with General
Pymsco VINO ia ts, 10 20 up with him Al the con-
v,i.in n ii aaytsrr Cd n ersation with Gov keeder We
bad a~ s The most intimate Terms ana sis Ne.
WITT I'm !, I w"4a w4,u any freSd. ! TAXED WIN nI!n
and SAID a., ,topPht that by takns tnat course ana
ID rrby repud aLra tas laws IL would bling sa2 o.
Hrchy upon The Territory that he would probably