Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1857-09-05

b0itom Of the IfsSouf river. 0tIeW-elll-
zens is not such conduct an outrage, not
word of truth in the whole story, we
were holding mass meeting In the public
street, iis,ning TO the speeches of Black
Republicans, Pro-Slavery and Free State
Democrats, and our .joyaus cheers were
taken for the, shouts OF the victorious army
OF Missourians, and the valiant knights, Of
| the General and Mayor oil Leavenworth,
| ingsoriously fed without exchanging
shot. Free STATE men are you not ashaul-
| ed of such villianny. Come out from
among such set. Not YET satisfied, am
told only last Wednesday al their Conven-
ton az Grasshopper Falls. the sending an
army to Atchison TO force Us to listen TO
General Lane was eanva ssed. 1t had
| feaaed out that Governor Walker twas
daily expecting Reinforcement of 5000
United States troops, and il was thought
most advisable under the circnmsta noes
ftostender Lanes reliable forces to His Ex-
tceiiency TO protect the baiot-boxes.
The Colonel next spoke of the inconsis-
tency of the Free State party, conlplain-
ing a bon. being disfranchised, and prevent
ed from voting, when at shes same time
they sweartaesss'>r :, care not. what sort of
| C. &C. T1sn.-COPEsasx!!! vote e:e., =
| stituiion. --gt .r.Ianutact NJ.
| Washington, and which we never bad a
sight Of. They say now, they will vote at
our October election, (perhaps} but II they
don't beat US, they will still resist the laws
He next referred to the canvass for Con-
| gress, said Governor Ransom was a Free
State Democrat. but good enough for him
TO support. He was pledged to stand by
our party and its principles, and whatever
constitution we present TO congress-that
/ 1t was TO the interest of Kansas. to elect
/ Governor Ransom-he was Democrat,
and could, and would be able TO accom-
plished something at Washington for our
interest. That Parrot was thorough GO
ing Black Republicans, and could not eff
feet anything at the next session OF Con-
gress. The Free State papers make Ram
som the worst Abolitionst in the Union-
but they do the same with Jefferson. Clay
and many other greatmen. Wonder why.
the Grasshopper Convention did net nomi-
nate Ransom-can Pro- Slavery or Free
] State Democrats be guiled lly such trash
Like General Cass and many other great
men of the nation. Governor Ransom,
once took wrong position on the power
\ Territories, but he soon ri GIFTED himself and
\ Lever since has been as sound as any man.
i He is on the same platform with Douglas,
and what Pro- Slavery man In Kansas will
doubt him - He of all the Senators was
the only man. who like a man, and a
statesman stood by and defended US. and
our principles regardless Of the howl, of
all Abolitiopdom. ..a.s.,f..5 .g,.,t 80. az
I The. speaker alluded toosereral other
| matters. which We cannot now recolect,
but said, he had already detained the au-
dience much longer than we intended, but
asked to be permitted to make some re-
| marks of a personal character, which lie
regretted being forced 10 do. a
He said - Fellow Citizens. from the
passage of the-eKansas bill, my partner
essnsrSf String fellow and myself have
been connected with Kansas affairs. We
went into this matter in good faith 10 aid
in repelling the assaults of Ant; Slavery
/ fanatics, and 10 protect the rights of the
/ South. We have labored ever since, TO
make Kansas Slave State. and spent our
! whole time, and whatever of talents. md
nieans we had. This is known to thou
sands We have spen: in this atIeast ten
! thousand dollars, in time and money, and
| our time wax our only means of support.
both of US having large families. With
these facts stareing them III the face. trail
tors, in our ranks, In and out of Kansas,
| protesting TO be Pro-Slavery men charge
that we have nisapproprialed funds sent
here from the South. The charge is a ma
| licious lie, manufactured on, OF whole
| cloth, and the orlglnetors, and circulaiors,
| of the SANDER, knew it was false when
| they started, or repeated it. If Kansas is
lost 10 the South, the fault is at her own
/ door. a BOLTON SANDER did not weaken
US, but the ISLANDERS OF professrd Pro.SIav-
cry men. have destroyed confidence. Such
men in Kansas. Missouri and elsewhere,
have from the beginning sought every OPP
porunity 10 put IN circulation evil reports
about every man who has taken an active
part in Kansas affa irs. Such dirty pup
| pies deserve the halter. Recently a fcan-
vass has been made In Missouri, and the
principle grounds urged by one party for
support, vas its capabiliiy of slandering
the Pro-Slavery party in Kansas lfsthe
Black Republicans ever get the ascenden-
cy in Ia nsas, / hope they will keepa sup
ply OF, negro thieves on hand, sufficient TO
steal the last niger, belonging to the trail
eois ~ missouri. oeheIdt SlrioS!eiioW
and myself never received dollar from
any other State but Missouri, and the
Whole amount from the beginning to The
end, did no, reach TWO thousand dollars.
All we received came from Platte, Carroll,
Macon, Boone. Cooper and Saline coun-
ties, Missouri. and some provision from
Charlton and Howard counties. To Offset
this we expended last year over four thou
sand dollars in money TO say nothing of
/ previous years" The Colonel here read
a written statement from Captain Freder-
lex, showing that during the absence of the
Colonel last summer, over one thousand
dollars of his own means had been ex-
pended In the CAUSE. besides considerable
obstruction of his property. He also show
ed that In one other single campaign, near
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