The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-11-12
LAWRENCE. Oct. 90. 1857.

LAWRENCE, OCT. ~, 1907.
GENTLEMEE:-We,t the undersigned, your
fellow. citizens, having heard that your just
action in rejecting the fraudulent returns
from Oxford, in this District, has created
great excitement against you, among certain
persons now assembled al. becompton, and
that they are threatening vielencei desirous
of preserving the peace Of the Territory,
we respectfully invite you to remove to this
locality, and we pledge you hearty well
come, and full protection against the fiends
who would crush you, and trample upon the
dearest rights OF the people of Kansas.
Respectfully yours, J. H. LANE,
q G. ". BRowN,
.. RICHARD REALT,
And leo other citizens OF Lawrence.
LEcomPToN, Oct. 81, 1857.
GEETLEMEN:-We have received your
communication of this date, inviting US 10
remove to the city ofLawrence, and offering
your protection against personal violence,
which you suppose has been threatened by
certain persons in Lecompton. II is quite
true, gentlemen, that the evening succeed
ing our reception of the Oxford returns e
small meeting here offifteen or twenty per-
with the administration of the affairs Of
Kansos; but no threats of personal violence
were made, as far MS we have learned; and
we entertain no apprehensions OF that no-
.ture. Even if such meDaces had'been made
our tical duty requires our presence now
at Lecompton, and no h z ir1 of personal
conse quences would deter us from remain.
ing here. Whilst, therefore, we must de-
cline your invitation to remove to Lawrence
we tender you our sincere lh INKS for your
hospialiles SO kindly proffered. We thank
yGr also, gentIcinei., for the appreciation
YOU have been pleased to express, Of our
course in regard to the extraordinary returns
Gas they ure called) from Oxford. From
our first inspection of that document, we
never doubted or hesitsted as to its rejection
But besides the Intrinsic evidence on the
face of the paper itself, we deemed it our
duty, by visit TO that precinct, to ascertain
the facts which are set forth in our proca.
nation of the 10Th inst. from the period
OF our entrance into this Territory, it has
been our determination, 50 lar US within our
power, to enuble the people of Kansas, in
the true meaning Of the Organic law, to con-
T.rol their own'G 'GIvernmert; Gnd to lbs poll
cy we shall CON inue steudIGstv TO adhere.
Influenced by these considerations, We have
rejected the spurious aud illegal returns
from McGee county, as well as from Ok
ord. Accept, gentlemen, the most sine, re
ASSURANCE OF the respectful consideration
of your fellow ti;izets. r ] WALKIR.
F. Z STANTON.
To Messrs. Lane, Brown, ReaIt, and up
| m M bur Il ,;tt p,o o.,
From the NatToaal D, mocra!.
\. On the evening succeeding the procl ma
: ponents OF that measure assembled a meet
ing here to denuunce the Governor. w,
were pres, Mt on that occasion, us mer
spectator, with m ny others appearing ii
similar capacity. We can truly state tia
the number who participated in the vote q
eondemhation Gil no, e.r:eeI t,penty after al
the drumming and preparation with @hicl
that mighty CO Cave was heralded. Ye
this little squad who have got int the OK
ord omnibus composed to considerable tx
tent OF tn participants or btneficiIrics il
that extraordinary transaction, assume Il
speak III the name OF the Demotr party
Ot the twenty participants in these con
demnatOry proceedings, pernap, some h,l
ii dozen hvd been duiel into the affair b
absurd representations that Gov. Wake
was opposed to The Contention. Strange tina
50 absurd falsehoud should. obtain curren
cy even with half a dozen men. In th
Governors 1oaug tral 0! MY last, in bis ad
dress on the tax gu I!feat:oii of September
dh d in hls numerous public spceches every
where throughout the Territory, h. has un
iUrmiy odvocated and sustained the CUnven
ton, proVided they 'oould submit The Const,
t~Iton 10 the cote Of ths people; and this
now his position, as Is known by every de
egate or citizen who has chosen to c1nyers
alh him.