Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-08-14

80 M any country in the world.o- Des
potic as tho Territorial Legislatur,
hiss proved itself, the Bashaw of kan
sas, r. j, Walker, has surpassed tbs
most tyranicai act Of that notoriool
body.
.rhe most fragrant net of the asurp
Ing government were committodun
dor some form of law. Even hors'
stealing, house burning, murder, pill
laging, and tho destruction OF printing
presses were carried on Under guisc Q
legislative authority, and wore legal
izod by tho quasi courts of Justice. =
Sheriff Jones shielded himself benin,
an ordor of tho Federal Court, whei
he sacked Lawrence on the 2lst May
1856; aud Shannon and Donaldson
WHOM ravaging thc country, had Ger
tain loyal forms and warrants whlcl
they presented as authority for tlieil
murdefing and plundei1ngfa ~ q =
But Buchnnan's Baahaw does mo-
pretend 10 have even such authority
Without apy warrant or legal proeosl
OF any klndwhateyor, he has marched
tho u. =. troops into Lawrence, ant
In his proclamation threatened doatl
to tho citizens, unless thoy submit u
hia arbitrary dIetation. Even th,
imbeoilo shannon whom drugged will
bad liquor, and goaded on by themos
roclsless demagougeu, never attempt
cd TO commit 70 deppotIe on act, I,..
IL tho citizens of Iawfonoo bo gull
tyof treason la making munieipa
regulations OF tleir own, tho lega
course would DO 10 obtain warrants
from tho Federal Court lorthe arres
of tho leaders Of the movement,
With these warrants hi lis hands
the Marshal might n he deemed I
necessary, make q ieqmsltion on che
Governor for sufficient troops 10 pro
tect him from violence whom making
the arrests, Even Ia this way, Oh,
Governor would have no authority Y
mako arrests, moro than y private cit
ixcn, unless no had boon appointed
and sworn az Deputy Marshal. Bu'
Walker has constituted himself the
complainant, court and Marshal, ane
marched at tho head OF seven oompa
nies OF u IS, troops, against tho eiti
zens of Lawrence indiscriminately.--
He Is still oncampod noar Lawaoncs
with hlstroops, andrepoats the threats
made In his proclamation. sl tsfa
Such dospotie act as this has nov
or been committed by any officer ol
our government. Even tho Colonia
Governors before tho Revolution nev
or assumed such an arbitrary power
yet Resistance TO them n now ranked
among the cardinal virtues ofour an
cestors. ~ I1 aaii. il.ssa Illl4 u
The effect Of this gross uHnrpatior
has been 10 the roughly unite the Fro,
State party In the spppors ofthe .citi'
IONS Of Lawrence, and tomako Walk
or the laughlng.stock, and but Of rid
lculc even among those who were for
merly his friends and supporters =
Even the Marshal and Secretary hav
expressed their doubts as 10 his sani.
ty. His threats are ridiculcd ano
despised, and the municipal, rogula'
tions are enforced in Lawrence under
his very nose, Walker, Harvey anc
Buchanan, have no terror for the Fro,
State mon Of Kansas, and no fore,
which they Gun WELD can prevent
them from exercising their ,constitu,
tional rights. Walker may Us wei
learn, II now as hereafter, that th.
very moment ho steps ono hair,
breadth beyond the strict limits O
law, In tho exercise of violence he viii
be boldly met by an inyincible and
uncompromising people who hav,
only slept over but not forgotten ths
gross wrongs which they have suffer
ed ut the hands Of the Federal Ad
ministration.
8 Ho may rs well learn now az hero
after that Federal officers and U, $
troops are entitled 10 as much respect
rs other citizens of the United States
only so long as they maintain prop
or position, and do not transcend then
Legitimate power. But should they
60 beyoud their proper limits they
may expect TO be treated as robbsr'
and desporadocs. -.
The physical fear and excitement
that precedes first engagement has
passed away from the people Of Kan
sas, they can calmly weigh the jus
tice oftheir cause, and calculate theil
chances Of success. Balls, bayonet
and y. s. troops, gubernatooialth
and President. 500