New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-12
KANSAS.
FREEDOM is "SEDITION."
q Our Special CORRESPONDENT.


LAWRENCE, X. T., Sept. 2, 1851.
Recently Mr.. Adams, Mayor of Leavenworth,
wrote to Gov. Walker requesting portion of the
Territorial arms for company of militia just raised
in that place. The recent disturbances at Leaven-
worth showed the necessity for more decisive steps
being taken 80 as to secure good order in the
future. The frenzy of mob law, and the execution
of persons suspected of murder by an indignant
populace, did not seem to be regarded as alarming
by Gov. Walker. Although the Territory has
been filled with troops the pretense of preserv.
ing order, this most disordery act was quietly
| allowed to be cOnsummated. While hundreds of
soldiers were guarding the most peaceful and orderly
| town in Kansas, not one soldier could be spared
| to arrest mob law in Leavenworth. A company of
volunteer militia has, as have stated, been enrolled
| in LeaveDwOrth. As the readers of THE TRIBUNE
have often been informed, five thousand stand Of
arms were given to the Territory of Kansas BY the
General Government for the use Of the Territorial
militia. As the reader has also been informed the
greater portion of these aims gwen to the Bor-
der Rufans by the Territorial and Federal officers
here so that they might be better able to carry on
war of determination against Free-State settlers
Knowing that there still portion of these arms
in the hands of the Federal Executive, MsyOr Adams
very properly reported the company of volunteer
mihta that had been raised and requested that they
might be supplied with arms from the Territorial
armOry. Mayor Adams coupled his request
with the statement of the past difficulties
and the recent mObs. He alluded to the
possibility of their recurrence, and showed the
inability of the authorities to preserve order
unless they hsd some force to back them. Over.
looking this urgent necessity and the right that the
volunteer militia had to these arms, Gov Walker
perernptOrily refuses the request. He does more.
He does not leave bis motives to be merely suspec.
ted He says IN connection with il that some of
the parties applying attended the I" factious Topeka
meetings" and as the Inference was that they
were seditous,' they could rot have the arms. I
need not add that the factiOus meetings" alluded
TO were meetings the sole object of which was Ia
make Kansas Il free State. Those then, who par
cipae in such an effort are to be srded as .'se-
ditious," and are TO be disarmed. A man who lifts
his voice in behalf Of Freedom is set down BY the
despCtc Federal ofhcislas "tdctous, and his right,
as citizen taken from him.
Had the public arms not been given So freely in
former times 10 Mssourians this refusal would have
been bad enough. But one half OF the Territorial
ale in Missouri to-day. They are given to the
Border Rufiians BY the officials, and when Gov.
GeaIy, in the most quiet way, yentured to inquire of
the army officers appointed by the bogus Legisla-
ture what had become Of them, he was answered in
iDsolent and evasive way. 1t is clearly evident,
then that these arms are not designed for the de-
Tense of the people of Kansas. Under pretense of
sending arms TO protect the Territory, these arms
were sent for those who were TO subdue il. Leay-
enwOrth was one of the cities that stopped to re-
ceiye the sanction of bogus authority. Under an
impression of public necessity, she organized under
bogus Charter and her authorities 50 legal" in
bogus aspect and in the eye Of Buchanan. But this
does not save it, Some Of those elected by the people
for city Offices have been men who dared to attend
Free State Conventions, and consequently all their
yielding to bogus authority is in vain. They are