Squatter sovereign., 1857-03-03

mat II woniu succeed, Inc laws Oh the ter
ritory be oyer.hrown. the Topeka Consti-
tuition be adopted, and Kansas be made an
abolition or Blaok Republican State
The enemies of the law, when met and
encountered by its officers and frieds,
cowardly yielded. The law aad the party
WHICH maintained its supremacy triumph
ed over disorder. fanaticism AID treason.
A lame aud impotent effort to lesislate
under the Topeka Constitution, for the
State of Kansas" was the only other in
tarruption 10 the mild and peaceful sway
of the laws, until the Black Republican
Commiste of the House Of Representatives
arrived here, in April. The progress of
this Committee through the country, was
everywhere followed by the announcement
that there was no law in Kansas that the
abolitionists should firmly maintain their
resistance TO the laws; that the Topeka
Constitution would be adopted by Congress
at its then session. and thot Kansas would
become Black Republican State. Slim
ulated, thus, by reeder and Robinson, and
the presence of the Black Republican
Committeee, the miserable followers of
Greeiy, Seward and Theodore Parker,
publicly defied no authorities OF the ter
ritory to execute the laws.
Attempts made by Sheriff Jones of
Douglas county, and Deputy Marshall of
the territory. to execute the process of lhe
courts of law in April, were repeatedly
resisted in Lawrence by all the force the
aboltionists could control. AS Deputy
Marshal and Sqerif Mr.. Jones had in
his hands two writs against man by the
name of S. N. Wood. Oae of these
writs was for resisting the Sheriff in the
execution Of process and the other was
for larceny. The process for larceny
was issued upon the application of ono of
; Wood town abolitioa friends in Lawrence.
The attempt to arrest this thief, was sue
cessfully resisted by the entire force at
Lawrence. and finally resulted in the all
most successful effort to assassinate Sheriff
Jones, while the Black REPUBLICAN Com
mittee were in session at that place. The
: resistance to arrest Wood and others had
been cotinued for several days by hu idreds
tongues declared, a. eyory visi, he made
to the place, that If he took any man
prisoner there, he should not pass out of
the town alive, and yet, when with a file
of U. S. troops, he succeeded in making
some arrests, and was shot by the coward
ly miscreants, in the back, while sitting In
his tent, Robinson and Reeder and their
associates assembled together. in public
meeting and deplored and denounced the
Eattemp.ed assassination, with as much cool
uess, as they could have evincsd if they and
their whole community had not been par
ties to the base act Hundreds Were
about when the assassination was attempt
ed the streets were full of armed men
and yet, in all Lawrence. the next morn
ing, NO criminal could be found; and
Robinson, as Goucrnor of the STATE O
Kanscs," offered reward for his appre-
hension, we'll knowing that he and Reed
er and the entire Black Republican as
q semblage there were guilty of the deed
henthey discov ere d they had gone one
: step too far in their treasonable pro
5 gramrne; and fearful of the consequences
the leaders all fed the territory, leaving
E their miserable followers to take ihe conse
: qusnces. rs body they had resisted
> the apprehension of man charged with
theft and they knew the conclusion mus
I be irresistible that as body they mus
i bear the odium of the poor wretch. who q
their bidding, had attempted the assa s<ina
ton of an officer OF the law. The appre
. hended results put the leaders in motion {
escape from the country; and shielding
Z the guilty villain, at the same time The
:. offered reward for his apprehension, the
7 spread over the free States utter;ng where
: ever they went. the foulest calumnies an
y falsehoods against the law and order
party here preanhing. openly, treaso
= against the government and laws, an
joining the shriekers Of freedom i
d their effort 10 put Fremont in the Presi
"a deptial chair.
A cool observer, standing at distan ncs
may find reason to regret or deplore th
destruction Of the forti6cations and pria
ing presses of Lawrence. and the disaru
s ing and mortifying humiliation Of her peopl
= which followed. bu. it must be borne i
= mind that these fortiaea,ions were efecte
TO defend and shelter treason and Grim,
and thai the presses were in the daily bal
: il of inciting fansiical people to the pc
H. pe ,ration Of both. This has been Gale
ID the act of Border Rufians meaning sh
y Misscurians II ysas Tie acs Of TIE re.