Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-09-24

RACES to which they have been subiecte,
upon the people of Missouri as BODY
On the contrary they know that the mass
es Of that people have not Joined in thes
. outrages, but have remained at home an,
denounced the invaders. Towards then
we entertain no other feelings than those o
respect and kindness. This has beer
abundantly made manifest by our actions
Many town Is now standing and thriving
IN Missouri--monuments of our considera
4 tion for them, and esteem for their conduct
Respect for this class Of the people of Mis-
souri, has induced us seduously to refrain
from retaliatory measures. Those who
have joined in the raid against us, under
the sincere impression that Massachusetts
and other free states were importing. votes
into Kansas have been grossly deceived
That we are friendly to the people of Mass
7 achusetts and other free states is not surpris-
ing. BY their muniicence we were furnished
arms to defend our homes from plumber and
destruction. When the Missouri river and
markets upon our border were closed
against us, the poor of Kansas were fed
and clothed by their liberality. Nothwith-
standing this. however, we would resist
them in any attempt to despoil us of our
franchise, as we would resist the people of
Missouri. Bat we deny that the people of
Massachusetts,, or any other free State,
ever attempted any such thing. 1t is
doubtless, true that Immediately after the
election in March, 1855, many of the
peacefully disposed citizens of Kansas left
the Territory, and good reasons had they
Tor so doing. Kansas was invaded by hos
tile forces, organized for war, and her peo-
pie ruthlessly trampled into the dust
Was not this "a sufficient reason? To that
portion of the people of Missouri whose
aims are foreshadowed in the letter of
Atchison to South Carolina, in which he
avowed his intention to again invade
Kansas we have these things to say.
The interests of Kansas and Missouri
arc identical. n farm cannot be improved
in Kansas, or town built up without Its
benehting Missouri. A railroad cannot
be extended into Kansas from the States
without It's traversing the entire length of
Missouri. For. many years Missouri must
be the market Of Kansas. The people of
Kansas are entitled to the protection of the
same constitution and flag that protects
the people of'Missouri. Should the people
OF Kansas. invade your homes to wrost
your ballot boxes from you by force,
what would be your feeling and actions?-
Would not all the resentful and indignant
impulses of your nature be stirred up?-
Would you not meet'us on your border,
and with bayonets in your hands thrust us
back? An, authority to which we all de-
fer has said, edo unto others as you would
that others should do unto YOU" We i'm
plore you not to attempt to violate our
rights. We are men as you are. and our
common manhood requires that we should
resist You IL You do. We are organized
for defense. We have the pledge of Gov.
Walker that he will use the troops of the
United States in our behalf. If you per-
sist against your best interest--against
all manly and christian duty--in the mad
course some would mark out for YOU, par
must eacae, l'rotraeted and dtoody, Jetareen
Kansas and Missouri 1t may be extended !
all along the line to the Atlantic coast
A discovered Union may be the result
For the highest welfare of Kansas and Mis-
sour, IN the name of our common country
and God. we appeal to yon to refrain Re-
main at home. The Kansas question will
then be peacefully settled; the agitation
Of slavery will cease; and Kansas and
Missouri will go on prospering and to pros
per. ii To THE PEOPLE OF KANSAS.
Having thus discharged the duty assign
ID them, the committee would conclude by
,xhorting all the people of Kansas to go to
he POOLS on the day of election. in pur-
uance ofthe action of the convention, and
leposit their ballots for candidates of their
.hoice. Whatever may be the result of
he election, We believe our cause will be
by such course.
Very respectfully,
.as i1 J. II. LANE, AND COMMITTEE