Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1857-02-17

on the authority Of my Personal observa-
ton having had every opportunity of de-
terinining that no act was committed by
parties Of persons of the law and order
organization, that meri;cd more, a; any
time. than lie mere formal inquiries aad
proceedings Of an ordinary camp, or Gar
'rison Court Martial. Sir. was surprised
and others ike me were surprised, 10 see
so much of manly forbearansc and moral
responsibility. under circumstances so
greatly calculated TO excite mad passion
enough. sir, :. to stir fever In the blood Of
age. MI. Chairman say this as mil
itary man. as one SO educated, ard one ia
miilar with camp life in the regular army
IN actiae service. Sir, think of thai
justly great old soldier, Scott. scribbling
reports from time to time. to the president
the Commandcr-in-Chief relating the lit
tie pecadil!oes and disorders which are
common even under an organization so
despotic in discipline as The U. S. army.
Hence. state that we have nothing TO
regret in our defensive war, bst rather
much much 10 congratulate ourselves, that
we should have passed through the trying
ordeal, with no self-reproach. ] see
around me familiar faces, actors In those
troublesome timss-there is depicted only
high and noble resolution-,.o shGsse fhers
sir. bu, thesproud consciousness of having
done their duty their whole duty and nothing
but their duty.
Mr.. Chairman, call this defensive
war. cannot call it as others, a civil
war. A civil war is an intereine war be-
tween organic parties striving for power Of
some kind. both parties having an interest,"
in the soil. ] am not willing to raise the
lnarauder TO the dignity Of the rival-they
never had an interest here they were In
vaders. moved influenced aud insiigated
by most devilish intention, possessed of
the most unholy passions, and were for
eign mercenaries in its broadest SENSE
Sir, we We're the army of defense. called
up to expel the invaders. Ii the blacks of
ST. Domingo were to make descent upon
one of our Southern States it would be
parallel case with the raid Of these aboli-
ton ma9mcn.
Win the armor of truth bucklcd GU,
say then that SO much of the Governors
Message, drawing no distinction between
the parties, does infinite injustice, and sir,
| regret to say, done up with studied eff
fort to purposely misunderstood and mis-
represent our actions and motives.
Sir. the only t,ro memorable exploits, to
which it has pleased his Excellency to re-
fer. as part of his wondrous achievement
in conquoring bloodless peace, is char
acteristic piece of injustice of the grossest
kind. and places US even in more unia-
vorable light than the party which he
seeks to raise TO the level of our rivals
In speaking of the attack on Hickory
Point he says: In ''furtherance of these
Of these instructions, one hundred and one
prisoners were taken, brought here and
committed for trial;" he did not state as
he should have done inclined to do US
justice, that these were Lanes men, but
leaves The country and humanity to take
their chances TO decide question of such
importance, and doubtless many, very ma
ny readers of the message will give rs
the place ofthe aboliiionists ip this picture.
How different does the Governor refer in
the other instance TO the pro-slayery army
here hes is clear-he is explicit. They
were men, '2 700 in Rumber, determined
upon the destruction of Lawrence. -
Alas poor Lawrence poor Governor
Imagine with what profound satisfaction
the readers Of the Tribune will gloat over
the contents of a message which does not
in any one instance, specially commit their
dupes and hnrelings, but in every instance.
by a calculating system, visits odium upon
our party-the law an order party. Sir,
in this connection. why could not the Gov
ernor hare given to the american people,
in his message the notorious TACT, that some
time after he had conquered a peace. by
one coup de main; party OF 300 aboli-
ZIONIST, under prominent oHtlaw leaders.
were taken coming into the territory, arm
ed aud equipped 10 continue The war of rob-
berry and villainy. and whom he so graz
ciousiy freed. No sir, this would not have
suited the purpose Ct Black Republican
policy.
Mr.. Chairman. 1 have read the message
carefully, and the oftener l read it, the
more am convinced, sir. TINT It was COM
posed with the intention of weakening
and breaking down the pro-slavery party.
The Governor has, with an industry cred
liable in the better cause, by the applica-
ton of large and small glasses. by a sys-
tern of microscopic and magnifying pow