The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-09-05
wsv ,se mslsarr Force /. around sass4enss


Gov. WALKER is Concentrating a
large body Of Z. S. forces around Law
renee. Col. CookE has been largely re-
inforcesi during the last week. It is stated |
that a sentry is continually on the look
ont around Lawrence. Whether true or |
not we arc rot informed. Why this arm
ament here, and why are hundreds
frightened sway from Kansas, and thous-
ands prevented from coming? The spe-
cial correspondent of the n. Y. Tribune,
writing from Lecompton, june 18th, said:
aMark my wordsi nothing but suffi-
cient force of the United States army will
be able to keep that Constitutional Con-
vention in Kansas.
The people have determined, that if it
assemblies at all, it must assemble in Mis-
sour, where It beionss.n
As If to carry out that threat of Mr.
Phillips, and which has been repeated
verbally all over Kansas as result to be
expected, resolution is passed at the
Topeka Convention determining to organ
ize the people all over the Territory into
military companies for the purpose of pro-
tecting the ballot box. Gen. LANE, under
that resolution completes his machinery,
and the military are organized-organized
in time of profound peace and on the
eve of the assembly of the bogus Consti-
tuticnol Convention at Leconpton, a body
of men which Mr.. Phillips says: "Mark
my wordsi nothing but a sufficient force
Of the U. S. army, will be able to keep
in Kansas. The people have determined
that if it assemblies it must do so in Mis-
souri," The other letter-writers have co.
pied the idea from Mr.. P, and the whole
Eastern press has been proclaining that,
''That bogus Convention will not be al
lowed to hold its sessions in Kansas
It is stated by Free State letter-writers
in Eastern journals that Gen. Lane, in a
speech at Osawkee, when the land sales
were in session, speaking of his military
Organization, said they would "meet at
Lecompton on the day the Constitutioal
Convention assemblies, for a general re-
view" Another writer mentioning this
fact states that the General AFTERWARDS
qualified the expression.
! While we have no objections to the
thorough organization of the people for
the protection of the ballot box, and with
onr past experience on such occasions in
Kansas think them highly necessary, YET
we are opposed to this 'hishfaiuting,'
braggart way of talking in regard tc
driving out organizations in Kansas with
which we have nd SYMPATHY. We are
free to acknowledge that we have thought
at times it would be just to run those in.
terlopers out of the Territory, yet we have
never been such consummate fools as t.
: publish determination to do so in tht
widest circulated paper in America, no
, proclaim it before promiscaous asseribiie'
, In Kansas.
That bogns Convention is to assembl,
at hecotnpton next Monday. We lool
, upon it as base fraud upon the people
, and farce to call it Constitutional Con
: vention for Kansas; but the federal gov
f ernment has resolved to sustain it. L,
: attempt to break it up would bring lis a
once in conflict with federal authorite
None but the letter writers, tn6se VIII
have sent those ideas flashing over tn
: country, and each of whom felt he wa
$ equal to the Patrick Henrys of the Revo
q luton, ever dreamed of such purpose
Lane himself, when proclaiming from tn
stump, that the Convention would be dri
t ven out of Kansas never thought of en-
r gaging in the work. 1t was mere BON
bast on his part, an article in which, W
1 are sorry to say, he is too much in tn
0 habit of dealing. Neither did Robinso
ever think of such thing only at tn
1 moment of uttering the threat; but Go,
: Walker, who does not know these person
n as well as we do, took them at their wort
!. and no doubt to prevent the execution {
2 that threat, the troops are here. Let ther
= remain. They are no injury to us, and
a retained until after the October election
e they may save fearful flow of blood i
J, this Territory.