Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-07-31
PrOclanlatiOn-NO. 2.

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TO Ny REBELLIoUs SUBJECTS AT LAWRENCE
BIG STRANGER. A. NJ,
July II, 1857.
| have now approached to within
few miles ofyour city. Anxious still
to prevent the ehusion of blood, and TO
win you back to allegiance to the laws
of the land, l have condescended once
more to address you. am at the head
of eight companies of United States
troops. and shall soon be in your midst.
A scout whom had sent out to recon.
mott r. informs me that your Mayor and
Common Council have already had the
7ulaci'y to assemble in private room.
Gentlemen, this is the first overt act in
yonr programme ftrcason. Once more.
appeal to you to desist The Terrific
rial government and laws give YOU no
power II assemble in private room, and
! t is evident that if you are allowed thus
% proceed, other localities NAV follow
volr exampie.and the Territorial govern
incnt be ovcrthrown.
! The same scout also communicates 70
NC the startling intelligence, that from
| tie effects Of the intense heat Yesterday
horse dropped dead in your streets.and
! the owner nnglcctlng to remove him YOUR
| Mayor h cven gone 20 far as to order
! hat dea horse to be removed beyond
the limits o. the city, an has paid a man
for perform NJ the wo,k. Herc is anoth.
cr act Of usurpation which c,nnot for a
moment be ttlatated 1t is in opnosi.
ton to the organic act, and to the laws of
he Territory. Ii is easy to see what
will be the fleet if you arc allowed thus
| to proceed. The weather is extremely
| warm. Horses are liable to die in all the
cities and villages of the Territory.-
Other loca 'i;ios will follow YOUR
| oxamplo. The removal of dead
horses vii Ic"ome common thing all
over The Territory, and for all practical
purposes in many important particulars
the Territorial Government will be over
thrown. Tie Territory will thus be in
volved in ineXtrlc ,ble confusion and
litigation the value of yoar property
will b. grsatly daprec ated your titles.
tr'nSfars and transactions will be SUBJ
icctcd t. disputes, and all will suffer
from taiS destruction, except the men
who are 50 Fortunate as t, obtain the
Jobs of ofromov:nS the deceased animals
afor2sad. appeal once more, as did
| day before Yesterday and have done on
"ccaslo-s, t. your reason and patriotism
| asked you in the name of our common
country: in the nlmc of the Constitution
and Union. to desist from this rebellion.
| II dead animals are offensive to you, the
ballot box IS open for your redress; rally,
rally then my Lowell fellow citizens. and
in peacefully and legal method getrid
Of them.
But, as all my appeals to you hitherto
have been IN vain; as you will persist in
such infamous acts of open rebellion; as
can reach neither your patriotism nor
your love of our blessed Urion, shall
soon be in your midst at the head of tho
troops, and hope that you will be pre-
pared to quarter them upon your claims
without money and without price, though
in candor | am bound to admit tha.. un-
der the Constitution of the United States,
have no right to quarter them upon
any mans premises without his consent.
l shall probably be in lawrence this
evening, about clock.
Until then, affectionately f,re we'll.
ROBERTUS J. WALKERUS.
P. S.-Saonll the weather be as warm
to-day IS 1t was yesterday, sh Ill has,
ten forward oro company in advance, to
prevent the recurrence of those acts Of
treason of which, as am informed, you
were guilty yesterday. r. ]. w.
p. S. No. 2.-l an Just informed by
a messenger who has come from Law
renee with great haste, that, in the infat.
uated fury of their REASONABLE designs.
,, your Mayor and Aldermen have resolved
upon th- enormity Of sprinkling Massa-
chusetts street with water from the Kaw
river three times in each da~, and that
, , hey have already made contract with
certain drayman fer that purpose. !
have carefully examined the organica cts
and the law of this territory, and l can
} not find that they confer upon you the
=. right to thus appropriate the water Of
the kaw river. especially a, its present
d low stage. have also learned that the
! Topeka Legislature refuse to allow you
: 70 sprinkle Massachusetts, street with wa
: ter, and l now warn you that If you con-
tinue tie reasonable business shall b.
: obliged to arrest your proceedings with
. my faithful soldery-if possible vitk0at
the effusion ofblood. but treason must
} be punished anyhow. l beg you to pause
2 in YOU, mad career You are endanQgr,