Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-07-27
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LAWRENCE, July IL, 1857.
MeSsrS. Editors Taking the earliest oppor-
tunity after its appearance, I send you Gov
Walkers - Proclamation to the People of Law.
renee and such precious specimen of bombast
and buncombe think you seldom meet with 1t
reached here late, yesterday, and was Immediate
ly printed at the Republican office, in this place
in the form of extra-with their own heading
Of course.
The occasion of this ridiculous effusion is this
The citizens of Lawrence, since its foundation
until the present time, have lived without any
laws restraints whatever-every man being
law unto himself Every year has shown, more
and more, the necessity of law, of some kind or
other. Streets have been encountered with dirt
carted thither, and left to lay in piles stones
boxes, barrels, &C., almost blockaded the way !;
carrion, and nuisances of every kind have accu-
mulated in our midst, proving exceedingly detri-
mental to the health and general welfare of the
city. At last, this has become intoerable, and
the people resolved to do something to remedy
the evil, which they did last week take measures
to do, by coming together and forming a city or
ganization, for their mutual protection and bens.
fit. The officers were-Mayor, Aldermen, Mar.
shall Assessors, Justice, and Treasurer. This
municipal government did not exceed, in its pow
er, scores of others which have been formed
throughout the Territory mere squatter organ
lzation for our own convenience and benefit, with
no restrictions upon the rights of any. But this
quiet little exercise of 81 squatter sovereignty y
reaches the ears of His Imperial Majesty, r.
Walker, and 10 he bellows forth his righteous
indignation at the people of Lawrence, for their
reasonable course =" Great is Diana of the
Ephesians," and greater still is Robert j. Walk
er-King of Kanzas.
Without waiting TO come to Lawrence, or even
learning anything of the principles and objects of
ha RI WalEar
like proclamation. and. before it reaches here, is
already on the way to Lawrence with his cortege
of armed men. Today, they and he have made
their appearance, and, tonight, some FIVE or six
hundred dragons are encamped within the limits
of the tOwn-an insult and a nuisance to its citi.
zens 1t is said that he will, tomorrow 1.-THE 18th
take measures to arrest all who are concerned in
the City Government, unless they will resign,
and endeavor to induce the people of Lawrence to
surrender their city charter. This they will never
do. Too long, already, have they had their most
sacred rights trampled upon. In her darkest
hours, Lawrence has never flpched an atom, al
though she comparatively weak but she
feels strong today, and in this crisis she will
maintain, even with hrmer hold, the proud DO.
sition she has ever occupied. GOV. Walker may
drum up his troops in martial array in the streets
of Lawrence he may sacrifice the lives of some
of its people but the first drop of blood shed in
this manner will be the signal for contest that
will not end in Lawrence, neither in Kanzas, but
it will be the final great battle between freedom
and slavery in the United States.
What the result of Walkers demonstration
will be, l do not know-tomorrow will decide
The people are prepared for anything The
whole thing, thus far, has been looked upon with
the utmost contempt and rdicule.
The Topeka Convention, which has lust closed
was very fully attended. Strong resolutions were
passed in favor of adhering to the Topeka Consti-
tuition and to the State Government; also of
voting, as Gov Walker has pledged his word they
shall be allowed to do, under the organic act at
the election in October next for delegate to Con-
gress.
Reliable information has been had from Mis-
souri,, that there is an extensive organized move
ment, in that State, having for its object the in
vasion of Kansas, at the coming election, to vote
upon the Lecompton prO-slavery constitution,
and for Delegate to Congress. The South sees
that this Is her last hope of saving Kansas to
slavery, if Walker ful6lls his promise of snbmit-
ting the constitution to the people. Well, in
view of these things, the people in convention at
Topeka, the other day, thought it best to be pre-.
pared for any such emergency, and accordingly
appointed General JAMES H. LANE, commander
in chief of the Free State forces. "Jmmy" will
be on hand with his ''boys," to meet this Van
dial horde at the ballot box and if need be, dytpe
them back to their homes in Missouri. He CON.
mences the work of organization tomorrow, and,
judging by the spirit manifested at the mass meet
ing, held in front of the Morrow House, this
evening, to ratify the doings of the Topeka con-
Vention, he will not be bothered much to raise
recruits. thm r. T. H.