Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1857-09-05

Lane. elbow citizens, do not wish to he
nisrepresented, as Ihave been heretofore.
+. When ] say our party begun rl<Iz, and
has continued 70 do right TO The resent
time, | do lot mean 10 say that men pro-
Tossing 10 belong 20 Us have not frisgraced
themselves, but they were not conntenane-
ed BY any &C. of our party; and when
charge the Free State party with being &C.
countabte for all the difficulties In Kansas,
mean what cay. and do not mean that
every man belonging to iha, party is .
thief and robber-on the contrary, am
happy 10 admit that ] know-many who are
identified with that party who are gentle
men: bat the party is governed and controll-
| ed by bad men. and the doctrines and prin-
cipies of the party are dangerous, and tend
to revolution and treason. and every man
of thepary who sustains Its action. is more
or less, chargable with th consequences
which follow. For this reason l call upon
Free State Democrats and all others who
profess to be opposed TO The principles OF
the party, TO come out from among the I'M
clean and join with US in sustaining these
principles for which you have 80 long been
Icontendfng in The States.
After discussing these subjects, if time
will permit, intend to notice my own con-
INJECTION with Kansas affairs, and g 2me SLAM
ders which have been circulated prejudicial
10 my character, by pretended political
friends at home and abroad.
These base calumnies have fallen harm
less at my feet. and If ] We're the only
sufferer, should never notice them, but
the party with which ! act suffers ia
greater, ratio. In support of the positions
lie had taken, the gentleman stated, that
the first organization in Kansas with which
he acted, took place in Salt Creek Valley,
back of Fort Leavenworth, in the summer
Of 1854, shortly after the passage of the
Kansas Nebraska Bill. There was then
| no law in Kansas, and the squaiters met
TO consult together for mutual protection.
They there determined thatin futherance of
the principles OF the organic act. they wauld
know no north, no south, no east. no west,
but would afford protection TO every man,
without regard TO his former political az
finnities provided he was willing TO place
himself upon the same platform. They
declared that by the Kansas bill, that
whatever was property in any Of the States
was property in Kansas, and they would
no more countenance those who came TO
Kansas. to make war upon slaves and their
/ owners, than those who made war upon
any other species Of property and the own
ers thereof. This was right and legal,
and none but aboltionists depented, This
was the only organization OF our party,
! until about the time of the first election for
| delegate of Congress in the fall of 1854
| Tie Aid Society commenced at Washing
| ton City, as soon as the Kansas bill pass
ed, rechartered in Massachusetts,, and
spread over every Free State in the Union
during the summer of 1854, raised such a
slavery excitement as was never known
before. The programme laid down in the
north, in. regard 10 Kansas, necessarily
excited alarm among the Slave owners in
Kansas. and on the borders in Missouri,
Not until the fall OF 1854 long after the or;
ganization Of the northern aid societies.
was there ever. formed secret or public
Pro.Slarery Organization in Missouri or
Kansas, to make Slave State Of Kansas;
I4not until the<issne was forced upon US by
| the aEti- slavery fanatics, did we raise the
Pro-Slayery standard, and then only in
seif-defence was in the first Pro-Slav-
ery orca nization, and what say / know.
a nd it was not until the fall or 1854. The
Aid Society was formed and the anti -slav-
cry excitement gotten up In June and July
previous. (See testimony of Daniel Mace
| of Indiana before eongre sslonal committee,
also acts of Massachusetts Legislature and
the various pubic meetings i'll Boston and
New York. during the summer of 1854
The ro-Slayery organization was also
fully iustifiatle, right and proper under ,he
nd ,lu doe tn
Offset the efforts aud objects of the north
ern aid. societies. aa- gsla9.o Jsgs7e
TIE election of the first Legislature was
conducted by the Pro Slavery party Oh the
| one side, and the Free State, anti-slavery
e.nigrant ad societies; on the other side
| The Pro-Siavery party triumphed, and
done il fairly. The census taken by Rec
| der previous to the election in the dead OF
winter. shows that the settlers from the
Slave States had large majority. The
evidence Ia ken by the congressional COM
miltee proves, that after discarding all the
votes considered illegal on both sides. that
the Pro-Siavery had a decided majority in
! all the districts, except three. The first
election of Whitfield in 1854 is now adj
united by all, TO have been fairly conduc-
| ted this was late in November. he then
!
had a large majority. Reeder well knew
it, hence he would not order an election OF
members to the Legislature, until the pre-
sident forced him. He was waiting for
more help from the aid societies; he knew
we had the majority, and would succeed.
He knew We had fairly carried the cleo
ZION, and issued the certificates of election.
Soon thereafter he went 10 the north 10
consult with his Black Republican allies
! he came back satisfied that the election
was legal, and convened the Legislature
at Pawnee. recognized its validity by send
ing in his message, and when the mem.
bers determined not TO remain at }his town
| Pawnee. he undertook bysa trick.to check
mate the Legislature, bat did not pretend
| that the election was illegal The legislature
adjourned to meet at. the Shawnee Mission
| late in July. Between the adjournment at
Payvnee n nj the meeting at Shawnee Mis-