Squatter sovereign., 1857-03-03

the courts, tne MarShai and the Sheriff
OF the county Of Douglas The Grand
jury d, care ! Il e Notifications and presses
10 be nuisances, and the officers of ths
law abated them. and disar.ned a band of
traitors, who made no eoncrairnent of
their determination to overthrow tbs laws
and put up by force OF arms. the resolu-
;ionary government OF Topeka in their
place.
It was every where anticipated that
this. events would but an end to violence.
and restore the country 10 law, aud ordcr
and quiet. But in few weeks man by
the maine of Brown, said TO have been one
OF the leaders in the Massac difficulties IN
Illinois. made his appearance a, the head
Of Land of some two or three hundred
desperadces, and commenced series OF
the mos, attrecious acts ever committed In
any country Or age. He was a man OF
great energy and boldnsss; aud ,houga
his black republican friends are now paw.
Ing hlm every attention and respect, aud
endeav ,ring 10 make for him the character
oil a patriot, yet, when his house was ex-
ainined, We are informed that all the in
struments and dies for the manufacture Of
counterfeit coin, were found on his prem
iscs. This vas the man who committed
The notorious murders on Potiowattomis
Creek, tearing men and children freu,
their homes at night, AMI moi merely muI-
dering, but mulilating their bodies in tn.
most savags manner. In the counties of
Lykens, Franklin and Douglas. tie scenes
Of his operations. murders, robleries, and
expulsion of settlers from their homes were
Of daily occurrence.
These events gave rise to condition Of
thiags too shocking to relate of people
who are more remarkable for their high
respect and veneration for law and order.
than for any thing else. Despa rate and
bad men. claiming to belong TO either par
ty, entered into the strife fer no other puF-
pose hut murder and plunder; and for
weeks no life nor property was safe in tie
district Of country south of Kansas river, and
east of Lecompton. We have no desire
tie shield the criminals who claimed to be
long to our own party. On the contrary
we are most anxious to have them punish-
ed for their base conduct in bringing odiurn
On good and true Gauss. Ii such there
be, let them be pursued with the full ven-
geance of the law. ASS a party ws had
nothing to do with their misjeeds and take
none Of the responsibility Of their acts.
The invasion of Lane followed. In
the month of August. we learned tha,
force Of some six or eight hundred mon,
armed and provisioned. and paid by ncrtl-
ern fanatics, wers entering the territory
TO make war upon its laws, and uphold
the Topeka swindie. We could not be-
live tina, body of men, raised and paid.
for the openly arowed purpose Of coming
here to resist the execution Of the laws
and the legally constituted authorities Of
the territory. could make thier way Into
our borders. We were greatly surprised
therefore, when were informed that Lane,
with his band of traitors, was actually
! in the territory and with those wIo came
with him and those he found, at the head
Of an army of some twelve hundred men
The object for which these men enlisted,
for which money was was freely subscrib-
ed, was openly avowed treason. We did
not think for a moment, shat an armed
band of men, with such clearly avowed
purposes of treason, could safely traverse
sereEa States of this Union and GET here
i TO attempt the accomplishment of their
3purposes. Can there be any difference
between such an invasion Of Kansas and
. similar Invasion Of State If New
England abolitionists chose 10 make war
upon feature of the Illinois Constitution
which prohibits their friends, the free ne.
tgroes from entering that State, and were
TO march an army towards it with the
openly expressed object of resisting the
Iexecution Of that clause of the Co,.stitu.
ton, does any one suppose that they would
be permitted 10 pas thrcngh Indiana win.
out resistance Or, il an array frem ths
same quarter were to deem It their duty
under the pious trainings Of New England
parsons. to proclaim war upon the insfilu.
lion of slavery in Virginia, and attempt I;
reach the State, does any one believe ths
: peaceful way 10 its march would be Civ
; en through Pennsylvania ADD pet wit
ness the singular spectacle Of 40 army o
men, raised q thousand miIss from rs, she
men composing which having no possibl.
; interest in the Rerritory or il laws, trs
yersing State after Stats. breathing usas.
on az every step. and safely arriving hers
TO make war upon laws which they hate,
= snd could easily have avoided BY stsss;r.