Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-12-11
Excitcment IN rksnsan.
Meeting at Leevenporfh City-- Warlit6
speech Of Jim Lane Lane authorized
10 spsok for Gov. Walker. W.
corespondencs Of ths clnelnnsa 1imes
LEAvENwoRrH CRY, X. r..
MooIo&. NJ. rort4


LEAvENwoRrH CRY, X. r.
Monday, Nov. 10, 1887.
Although the Constitution has not besns
published, and We have bcen unable 70 get
even sight OF the manuscript, yet sufiic-
lent Is known to establish the fact that IL piH
not be submitted to vote Of the people,.
and that the people ,cM not submit TO II. ss
A largo and enthusiastic meeting, ire
spective Of party, was held in this city Sat-
urday night last, to consider what should be
done by the people Of Kansas 70 protect
themselves from this outrageous fraud. Geo..
H. Shotwell, Esq, presided. A committee
was appointed, and reported in favor Of call
ing a Grand Mass Convention Of the peo-
pie of Kansas, irrespective Of party TO Be
held in Leavenworth City, Friday, the 9th
Iof November "Gen. Jim Lane,r was then
called upon to address the meeting. give
you portion of his speech verbatim etAf-
sratim, which was received with great ap-
plause. Indeed, the people are so cnragod
they arc ready for the most desperate acts
Lane said:
"Gentlemen Of Lcavenworth City, We
, have come TO the last move on the chess
board Of Kansas politicsl 1t is the last
! move, and the greatest move on the great
political board. This last act Of the pro-
. slavery party is consistent with all their
! former acts, only it is altogether the most
desperate. 1t stirs up all our blood, and VIC
, hardly know what to do in this trying time.
! l have stood here, gentlemen, on Kansas
: SOIL and seen a fraudulent legislature thrown
o upon us by q neighboring STATED have
: seen invasion pouring in upon us---1 have
o seen crime in every shape committed upon
II the settlers of Kansas soil, but this last act
d crowns them all in villainy and fraud And
K | say it here, and am personally responsible.
for what say, that these viVians haze for
a, feited their liUes to an injured people -
l. (The applause here was deafeniug, and it
ID was some minutes before it subsided suffic--
G lent for the speaker to proceed) That
ir crime is so heli,sh that these outlaws have
ie forfeited all claims upon the American
lie people.
d That Constitution, heaped and forced
ID upon us, is awful, disgraceful, and damna-
10 bic in all its forms. Kansas is slave State
rs to-day and forever, unless you contrive some
It, means to defeat this constitution, made by
st these bloodhounds at Lecompton.
p say here tonight that these men who
d, made this constitution, backor set you
a, cannot find out Of hell Commence at John
cy Calhoun, President of the convention, and
I'd go down to Bat Jones, the hero of Oxford,
e. and blacker set of internal villains cannot
of be found 1! (Applausc) Truth-they don't
know what It means! Honesty-they don't
en- know it has existence l say the President
he of that convention, John Calhoun, should
he have written on his tombstone (if ever be
ch dies) Felon! Felonii Felon!!l (vocif-
e; erous chcering) These men who framed
cd that constitution have separated themselves
Mt, from all honesty and from all honor which
all existed in that party. There are honest
IS, pro-slavery men before me who left tha
ief party in disgust whom they saw the poison
nd Gus fruits Of that convention. Calhoun anc
IN his party number, to-day, less than tro hun
in dred men--men did says No, fends
(Checrs.) l told member of that conven
tn ton, last night, that we would head then
lily or 6e-headi A laugh.) / am not going
in to advise war or bloodshed here to- night
'ut for perhaps there is no need of that We
las have now got the goats so separated from
'ut the Sheep that we can easily kill then
nal without committing crime! Laughter.(-
.he For truly believe that if God should shoy
as his special providence here tonight, W
en- should see in these starry heavens His hand
lis- commanding us to erterminote these damns,
Of valoinsi (Cries of "Good good show u
to- the hand in the skies, Jim, and we'll do it.
no Laughter.)
ty, am authorized to say that Gov. Wake
The will do all in his power to see that Congress
ng rejects this constitution. He assured M
md this afternoon that he will act in any cours
on the people of Kansas will adopt to defea
ith this hellish scheme! Immense cheering.
pie And mind you these black hearted villain
to will not have the United States troops L
guard and protect them. Gov. Walkel
as says they cannot receive the protection o
ent his forces again. (Long continued cheering
'ol- say hang them, hang them tonight l
ew, had my way should send Jack Hender
hat son, of the Leavenworth City Journal, ant
the the rest of the Internal scoundrels, wher
by they would never breathe pure air (Tre
he mendous stamping) At this point Hen
dis derson, who was in the hall, cried out
and "Take care Jim" "Dry that up, JIM
and ".Stop that, lane" To which Lane, poin
ing his finger at Henderson in sarcasti
/. manner replied "Ah, Jack you have eof
too far, you hare trampied on us too mac
already, and now zoe hare got you fast, an
mean 10 hold you, aud your life is IN dai
ice ger erery moment you remain IN Leave,
am ,corth City" (At this juncture rush WI
n OF made toward Henderson, amid cries
lack "Move him. "Kll himw etc., but nuu
ap- bcr of prominent Free State men protecte
, no him and escorted him home Order bein
his restored, Lane continued) "An hono
OF man said to me to-day. he should not
pun surprised il, on any morning he should wal
up and find these men dangling from Il
WITH limb Of some trec--hung by an outrage
our peoplep At this point some one cried OF
ling "Let's do it tonight" and for some tin
day, the excitement was so great as to prohit
y OF tho speaker from proceeding His who
with speech occupied about a hour. s
that ls.a
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