Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-01
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SATURDAY, AUGUST /, 1857.


Gov walkers Raid on Lawrence
The course of Gov. Walker, in taking excep-
tons to the action Of the people of Lawrence.
and Illuminating his prouuncamento against
them for endeavoring to put in practice the doc
trine of popular Sovereignty appears in
more and more ridiculous light the farther the
subject is investigated. Other towns, which
have organized on the same basis, have not been
disturbed. A Lawrence correspondent of the
New York Tribune writing under date Of July
%, says:
g. "Some two months ago an organization was
had in this county, and committee appointed to
eonmunicate with the Governor OF the Territory,
which they did He was understood to approve
the organization, and Lawrence and other towns
have since organized similar governments; no
notice, however, is taken Of any but Lawrence.
The Governor has issued his proclamation and
marched his troops to that town, because they
have made provisions to protect the health and
morals Of its citizens but it is understood here
that this movement is intended to prevent the
Free State election on the first Monday of Au-
gust, but will fail Gov, Walker cannot find
troops enough to stop the freemen OF South Kan
Ess from the exercise of their rights; be may
decrease our vote, but he cannot prevent it.
A correspondent of the Springfield Republican,
writing from Lawrence, under date Of July d,
states that " he had gust harvested 200 bushels of
very good Spring wheat, and was consequently
feeling very comfortable, notwithstanding the
thermometer was ranging from 100 to l07 degrees,
and the nights did not cool off according to all
former precedent in that climate. Not satisfied
with the demonstration made by his troops, Gov.
Walker sent to Leavenworth for artillery, and
they were arriving at Lawrence on the Goth.
What he might. could, would, OF should do with
them, the people of Lawrence had not the re-
hottest idea, neither did they care much. In
point of fact, the people laughed them to scOrn.
The only effect Of the Governors absurd demon
station had been to unite the people of the Ter
ritory in the Topeka Free State movement
Thirty OF more Of the picked men in the Free
State ranks started out, on the morning of the
2lst. to stump the Territory for the two weeks
previous to the election under the Topeka Con-
stitution. All hands were wide awake and no
movement of Walker could possibly prevent the |
Free State men from showing their strength at |
the polls.
The citizens of Anderson County and Of the |
town of Hyatt, both of which completed, some |
months ago, local organizations having no con- |
nection with the bogus government, have appoint |
ed committees to ascertain if Gov. Walker in |
tends to modest them. The committee of the |
courts addressed a letter to the Governor, remind
ing him that at previous date he hadrecognized |
their right to appoint town and county officers, |
and asking him if his Lawrence proclamation ap |
piled to them. fhe reply of the Governor has
not yet appeared
A correspondent of the Boston Journal writes
from Quindaro, July 81;
. Gov Walkers action in regard to Lawrence
does not seem TO have the expected effect of dis
eouraging movements for a municipal orRaniza-
ton in other towns. In Topeka, according to
information just received, the iniatory steps for
organizing are already taken. The people of
Wyandott hold meeting tomorrow night, to
consider the propriety of an organization there.
and the citizens of Sumner township, tohere the
troops are eacan,ped, are taking measures for a
township organization, and will probably COM
plete it within week two.
The express from Lawrence has Just arrived as
am closing this letter. That city, as yet, is
neither sacked nor burned, and matters remain
IN stat9 quo Gov. Walker rode into town about
noon yesterday, and was invited by the proprietor
Of one of the hotels to dine there. He did SO,
but no particular attention paid to him, and
after dinner he saw, that in spite OF all his GU
bernatorial thunders-n spite of this rebellion,
so ubiquitous, and fraught with such terrible
consequences the people of Lawrence were at.
tending quietly to their domestic affairs, and ig.
noring altogether the existence Of Gov. Walker
and the U s. Army. His Exeellency was evil
IDENTIFY not fattered by the conduct Of his trait
orous' Subjects so he called for his mules and
drove home to the camp in dgnfed disgust"
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