Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-06-05

like lawless pirates, as they were. such
was the policy Of the " Law and-Order par
ty the National Democracy Of Kan.
sis.
when the Free State men discovered how
useless, how wors' than useless, 10 was o.
appeal for protection O. shannon, the in
famous Governor, TO the National Admins.
trlti0n, q the legal trihunals-when in
their distant homes they found thcmsclycs
iorsakcu. betrayed aud deserted, surrounded
hy a relentless and hloodthirsty foe, bent on
driving theIs from their frJsdcs, or Grim.
slninr N, s1il with their blood, then was
il that they fclt called upon 20 resort 70
arms and physical resistance. Inspired 10y
a cause as pure and holy as that ior which
Washington fought and Warren fell, they
rallied under a common banner, and went
forth like the brave Maryars 10 defend those
rights which are inuitiyo in the manly
hrrast-rights and liberties which must Dc
preserved hy irccmcn az all hazards, # they
would preserve their own so,trSpoci. They
lll not "ciri on their armor out Of 70
yru.c Tor their wrongs, neither cut of any
mcrcnuiry 'Nnotiyc hy which their interests
might be- advanced They sought only to
drive hack the oppressive h1rdes Of unrrin-
riplrd invaders, and % yiulicatc u rrincl' I
PIE which was dear O. them as life itself.
At the fret engagement 40 Oawatomic,
the rufhans wcrc sorgly beaten. ~ Palmyra
or Black Jack. Captains Brown and Shore
routed hand Of pluudcrCrs under the lead
OF Pate from Missouri. Tho hlttlcoi Frank
lin followed. In which the Fro state men
were also victorious Whitfield, the bogus
DELEGATE IN Congress, who was adnucln.
into the Territory with large force, was
urcorrmuniDu.ly srnt back hy Col. sumner,
commanding the United States Dragons.
The ruiHans murdered lrr' state man,
Cantral. in cold blood hy way of revenge,
aud committed other hclyilcs- lcVryjatlous.
During the remainder ul ,hr month Of June,
the Territory was afflicted with all The hor-
Tor, Of a bloody civil war. ouwltomie was .
acacl by a large Tru.siavcry company, VIII,
DESTROYED Or carril ~ everything Of value,
and sfamelully abused the uulrm,l and Dc.
fnrsIr,s ci'rraus Then followed the Mis-
souri, river ouirl-rs. The boats were stop.
r.i aud ,earghrd-mouoy, goods and arms
stolen. aul Northern cmicrluts sent back
rrruilrss GOV. shannon, Col Sumnornni
WIr, Irc1mv'' refused O. interfere, and
the Administration openly encouraged the
Expectations.
Crun thr sen ar Jaly. the Frrc State log
i.l,urr convened 40 Topeka, Vur.uant %
adjournment II was memorable in The hi'-
fHry ui our government, upon which oar
HrIathrr, declared their Independence in =
Declaration which constitute, The noh.o.t
r.r..r which .rtces tNr archives Of ANY ma
i.rb. url a marked crrr,rnnirurr existed
between trr tuDurrl.,uus, truuc' srThrntnl
Iva lru. linr ul years. The Prostate
MN .l Kansas met. IAr thH Revolutionary
rurrrnfs. boo "a dark and tryu. hnur. They
met. a, lover, ui liberty, ir Organize a-nius'
ln existing oppression. They met ~ men
who irlt thr woke. hut Who could not sub.
NIT o. tho ,ns'pN"mrut ui body and soul.
T.rrrlcaful federation they bad convened,
O. r.usult thT Interests ui their country, AMI
90 devote ihams.b.. O. tlr administration
nt Justice. They met 900 Obedience o. The .
~ 90 majority ui tHe residents ut Kansas,
ana they were iuirus,.l with thN hopes and
che Trnysrs of suffering people. Then
and tHrro iu that sacred place, aud on that
+, .'rmu dpv, was nn Outrage committed,
which must ever remain . blot uVnn The
historic r1rr-au outrage that mnnt'r- tho
check of every true American with shame,
and paints with Vivid color. iH' d.sruuuuy
guI lr.raIaiIHn0 ' Dur Fedora, Government
fly. when tNu Legislature WIS on the point
.f coming ~ ORDER. the CLEAN 0l United
~4i., arm. aud the entrance ui FEDERAL
rru.l. v.rr ...n. and au uihgrr oI our Gov.
.um.ut ordered tHe Legislature O. UisI,rs'.
m. spoke rrt iur himself. boz nra higher
.H.rT-f1r him who occupied the most hon.
.aH. POSITION that thl. 10 any country
knows Cromwell once dispersed rrirur-
,.r, Parliament. and a., Great Nnpa',uuun
.n.ry Assembly: but thgsr u,urIl'iHu, ui
authority vr-t nothing iu comparison 90
executed hy p.orcc in urIeriu. Fci-
.-4I ..Fr.r t,J.,I.r,r "a LEGISLATURE convened
bon violation ni ~ LAS, ug established urinri.
Gin, ..grfry rr.I,..ir. q, b.a ir,r r.
rutIr. Itva. tHr darkest off the many
'.-E Ir.l, fIa, distinguished toe lat Al.
......frtrI.p. and Consigned ittla grave OF
...rr,.t.n- iu4my.
WE.r tI.,r.r,r, .r what was trlrsririu.
bon E,o.,.-ai shannon. tr,arhsry. the
r..r..r., ,.ru.Ity. and the Administration
grrI,.I,y - reached the Northern states,
NJ. Mr.. ..,r-.Iy credited P,r.lus could
Ia, I.li.,., f.t 'th, detailed rrurlucs had
I'm Committed gr that the Government
-.yll I.rI ~, .,prti,p and Endorsement toa
.,..Ir,fr,.r in,,I.r. Eut.a. thr rsrlrt.
-. ,..i..,,,,.,,.I aud iIr irr,Ftmi ac.
....,,...p.,,.,,p...ir DIR. ,.-,i..l. th, North.
.-,. III, ,,'ts IN, r.,I,y,p, ..ps, NJ
.|'..J,,, .nJ ,,r,r,..n,.I mrp.nI means.
Iii -. al ,,.,,.,,n. ,r tbr,r
- -. IT, ,t. - NJ wish
90. -. I'D Ip.-,Ii,r ,I.t Ala them
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