Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-12-09
The Right Talk

During all The troubles in Kansas the
n man there seems 10, have taken the
right view Of things is Gen. Lane. He
has been thought ultra and dangerous;
but If his advice had been thoroughly
followed, the people of that territory
would not be in their present dilemma.
In the midst of existing d~ificul,ie. he
alone. of all their public men, appears
bold enough to speak of the true remedy;
but while The leaders hang back. it is
plain that the people are with him. We
find in the Cincinnati Times a report of
his speech al the late L~eavenworth meet
ing, and append the following extracts:
lei liz men Of Leavenworth City; we
have come to the last move on the chess.
board of Kansas politics.! 1t is the last
move, and the greatest move on this great
political board. This last act of the Pro.
Slavery party is consistent with all their
former acts, only it is altogether the
most desperate. 1t stirs up all our blood
and we hardly know what to do in this
trying time. l have stood here, gentle
men, on Kansas soil, and seen a fraudu-
lent Legislature forced upon US By a
neighboring State! l have seen invasion
come pouring in upon us-I have seen
crimes in every shape committed upon
the settlers Of Kansas soil, but this last
act crowns them all in %villainy and fraud!
And | say it here, and am personally
responsible for what / say, that these
villains hare forfeited their Tires to an in
jured peopIei (The applause here was
deafening, and it was some minut S be
fore it subsided sufficient for the speak
err to proceed.) l told a member of that
Convention last night that we would head
them or Je-headl "a laugh.) l am not a
going to advise war or bloodshed here
tonight. for perhaps there is 10 need Of
that. We have now got the goats SO
separated from the sheep, that we can
easily kill them, without committing
crime! (Renewed laughter. For l truly
believe that if God should show his spe-
cial providence here to night, we should
see in these starry heavens his hand.
commanding US TO erterminote these VII.
lains. (Cries of "Gooji goodl Show us
the hand in the skies, Jim, and we'll do
III" daughter
IAN honest man said to me to-day he
should not be surprised if, on any morn
ing he should wake up and see these
men dangling from the limb of some
tree-hung by an outraged people!"-
At this point some one cried ''Let's do
it to.nighti" and for some lime the eI
element was so great as TO prohibit the
speaker from proceeding"
Now this has the smack Of backwoods
roughness and coarseness upon il, and
we by no means commend the speakers
manner of utterance; but rough and
coarse as it is. it indicates the only efec-
tual remedy left to the people of that
distracted region. 1t is not Squatter
Sovereignty they want, but an efficient
Committee Of Vigilance such as they
had in San Francisco. That, and that
only will rid them of the thieves and
scoundrels whom this administration has
encouraged and forced upon them
When it is remembered that these vii
llans have been guilty, not merely Of
unparalleled political crimes, but of
every other crime in the caIendar-rob-
berry, arson, murder and all their afilia-
ted crimes-there will be no h~esitancy
in concuriing in this judgment. The
officials of the national government,
there, have been selected from among
these robbers and cut. Threats, as a special
for their villiapy; and the only
way 10 yet rid of them is treat them af.
ter The fashion Of San Frapcisco.-PM.
GazeHe.