True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-08-12
About Kansas.

press are bringing Gov. Walker up to a
point Of decisive hostility against the
Free Stale men. Ambitious as he in Of
the Presidency, he can not afford TO lose
caste with The South. Hence his pres.
ent show of malicious hostility which
may indeed result in bloodshed, IN the
slaughter of the Free State men.
Already the tone Of the Southern pa
pers is changed, and those which con-
demned are now applauding Gov. Walker.
Shareholders know well how and when
TO crack .heiI whips over their white
ser(s, as well as over their black slaves.
The Quindaro Chindowan. in noticing
Gov. Walkers descent upon Lawrance.
says:
About mile from town we found the
Governor in his carriage with G. w.
Brown and g. W. Collamer. Mr.. Walker
told us that he intended to arrest those
revolutionary proceedings, and that the
United States army would be called into
requisition, if needs be.
The citizens Of Lawrence held meet.
ing during the afternoon. and dispatched
message to Brown and CollImar 10 in
form them they were not authorized to
acl for the town. After this meeting The
people dispersed. The appearance Of the
troops, be their purpose wha. it mi ght
did not seem TO disturb The equnamily Of
the citizens Of the threatened town.
In the evening meeting was called to
ratify the proceedings of the Free State
Convention at Topeka. Afler giving the
entire action of the Convention un ana.
nous ratification, and the nominees
a mos! hearty endorsement, some alien.
lion was paid to the fact of an army be.
ing quartereG so near them. 1t was
maintained that the organization of the
town bad only been to secure ends essen.
tial to the we'll being Of The inhabitants
that could not be so easily reached in any
othar method /; that the movement did
not look beyond Lawrence or contemplate
any collision with other authorities that
Gov. Walker had made descent upon
them without investigating the matter
thoroughly or giving them timely notice
of his opinion of :helr action-and that no
law had been violated by the action of The
people.
A resolution was unanimously adopte,.
that the act of Gov. Walker in quarter.
ing upon the town in time OF peace, an
army, was illegal, unconstitutional and
Infamous. and deserving only Of cool con-
tempt.
| During the evening the meeting was
addressed by Gov. Robinson, Gen. Lane,
and I. Dwight Thatcher, in their usual
ly able and entertaining manner.
The people Of Lawrence are eudeavor
ing 10 act with prudence and caution.-
Their line Of policy is to make no hostile
demonstrations, but to hold themselves ir
readiness for defense. if attacked by
Walker and his tioobs.
Thus is Slavery ,o be forced upon I'm.
happy Kansas at the cannon's mouth
What spectacle does Walker, backed BY
the Buchanan Administration, present t.
to the civilized world.
We subjoin the following telegraphit
dispatches:
New York, July 90.
A dispatch was received a, Washington
yesterday morning from Kansas, stating
that acollision between the United States
troops and the Free STATE men at Law
renee was regarded as inevitable. A
special messenger was yesterday dispatch
ed with instructions 10 Gov. Walker ant
Gen. Harney.
WASHINGTON, July %.
Official dispatches to- day from Kansas
Including a letter from Walker, defending
himselr fIom Southern structures. aud de
failing the condition of affairs at Law
renee in justification Of his present con
duct.
ST.. LOUIS. July "a.
Gov. Walker encamped outside {
Lawrence with eigh. companies Of drs
goons, on the l7lh. The citizens hav
decided not to negotiate with him. The
will not resis, the troops unless fired W
on, when civil war viii be declared
Walker has warrants to arrest the eli
officers and other citizens o. Lawrence.
, ST.. Louis, July %.
The Republican" learns thai all
vet quie. in Kansas. Walker is still a
, Lawrence wi h four hundred dragoons
waiting further sclion on the part Of III
+ people before using decisive measures =
He would at,emp. collecting the tax in
lew days.
Another dispatch from Washingto
says
The full sketch Of CIV. Walkers Dro,