Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-03-20
0OlititaI 9ntrIIiOsnte,
Correspondents Of the y. Tribune.
Bogus LezisIature--Acts Furnishing Re
belliOn.

Bogus LegisIature--Acts Furnishing Re
belliOn.
Lccompton, Feb. 2.
The bogus Legislature has passed M act
Furnishing mobs or unlawful assemblages.--I
1t is an artful and dangerously insidous blow
against the freedom ofpolitical agitation in
the Territory. 1t is framed so that all Free
State conventions, meetings and combined
efforts will fall within its limits, and may
be broken up and the participants punished.
An act respecting assaults has also polit-
cal leanings
A bill punshng islander and libel" is de-
signed for the express benefit Of the press,
and affords fine latitude TO prosecutors.
Rebellion is at last crimc to be legisla-
ted for the model Republic. l subjoin n
bill that has passed through both branches
of the bogus Legislature. 1t passed with
little or no opposition. An examination of
it will show that it is cunning instrument
of Pro-Slavery torture. 1t is no part of
the design of this bill to afford any shelter
to Free State emigrants. There is not
necessary step in the process of agitating
the question of Freedom but will subject
its champions to become "rebels" under the
Act. All preliminary steps to secure Free
dom for Kansas arc rebellion and punisha-
BILE with DEATH All steps necessary for de-
fense are Rebellion and punishable with
death. Missouri invasions arc openly iusti-
fed by the members of this Legislature, as
the regular acts of regular militia, and
every public act which does not spring from
Bogus authority is Rebellion and punisha-
bic with death.
Read this new creed of the "National
Democracy" Here is "Squatter Sovereign
ty enuc,ated with vengeance:
An ACT 10 punish Rebellion.
BE enacted BY the GorerRors and Legislatire assembly
SEC II o or more persons shall combine by force,
to usurp the Government Of this Territory to oyertun
the same, or to interfere fociby with the administration
of the government any department thereof, evidence
by forcible attempts within the Territory to accomplish
such purpose the person so offending shall be deemed
guilty Of REBELLION and shall suffer death, eonfne-
mcnt and hard labor.
SEC. q If twelve persons shall conspe to levy
against any part Qf the people Of this Territory they
shall be deemed guilty of REBELLION and on conviction
shall suffer death or confinement at hard labor
SEC. g. III two more shall cOnspire TO remove
forcbly out Of this Territory from their habtaiions
any portion Of the people of this Territory evidenced 10y
the taking and assembling TO accomplish such pur-
pose shall be deemed guilty of Rebellion and punishment
| as in the last section specified.
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| this act shall not exceed hrenty years.
This act to take effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
In discussion which took place in the
house yesterday evening, while in Commit
tee of The whole, the Rev. Martin White, a
member, made ferocious speech, in which
he admitted that he killed Frederick Brown.
He said that he was with the advance
guard of the army that destroyed Osawa-
tamic. White ordered Brown to halt, which
the latter did not do, when he White, ''let
him have it and he whirlcd over" This
was received in the Legislature with tre-
mendous applause. White indicated him
self on the plea that Reeds army was COM
posed of the regular militia, called out by
proper authority. He complained bitterly
because the "Abolition presses" called the
killing of Brown murder. He endeavored
to deny much of the plundering that occur
red at that place by the army in question.
he admitted, however the taking of twenty
four horses and other article, but said lie took
none of it. He declared that he twas a
Democrat in religion and politics" This is
new creed; but the Ruffian preachers faith
! is equal TO his works He is an illiterate
man of vulgar ideas. Nothing could be
more significant of this body than the en-
thusiastic way in which his rufian speech
was received
Mr.. O'Driscoll made another religious
speech to prove that the Bible institutes
Slavery and that "Slavery is the substratum
of all our liberties" There has certainly
been heaving in Kansas, indicative O
something wrong with the "substratum."-
He wound up with:
"God thundered that negroes should he slaves, from
Sinais' Mount Good morals declares it right Good So
cety declares it rghtl And Whea Interests agre
lrith these, the argument is unanswerable"