Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-12-10
AN EXCITING SPEECH.

peciSe Of party, was held IN tbs eity Sat
urday night last, 10 consider Hhat slioald
be done BY The people Of Kansas, 70 pro-
tect themselves from this outrageous fraud.
A committee was appointed, which rsPOr-
ted in favor Of calling a Grand Mas Con-
vention Of the People Of KansES, iirrUPec.
tive Of party, % Be he'd IA LeAvsiEorth
City, Friday the 9Th Of November
GeI. jim Lane Was then called upon 70 /
address The nesting ] give you 3 POs-
ton Of be speech, V%batim & htsratiaA,
which was received with great applause.
Indeed the people are 80 snrsged they are |
ready for the most desperate acts, Lane
said; -. ai" d-
"Gentlemen Of Leayenworth city, We
have come to the last move on the chess
board Of kansss politics. 1t IS hs last
move, and the grsGtsH move on this great
political board. This last act Of the pro-
Slavery party Is consistent with all their
former scts only that ii is altogether the
most desperate. 1t stirs up all OuI blood,
aud We hardly know what to do in this
trying time. | have stood here,gentleman,
on Kansas soil, and seen fraudulent Leg
islature forced upon US by a neighboring
State. l have seen crimes in every shape
committed upon the settlers Of Kansas, but
this last act crowns them all in villainy and
fraud And | say here, aud am person.
ally responsible for what | say, that these
villains have forfeited their lives to an in
4 jured peoplel THE applause here was
deafening, and il was some minutes before
it subsided sufficient for the speaker TO
proceed.) That crime is so hsihsh that
these outlaws have forfeited all claims up
on the American people. That eOnstitu-
9 ton, heaped and forced upon US is awful,
4 disgracelu, aud damnable, in all its forms.
n Kansas is q Slave State to-day and forever,
Y unleAs you contriye some means TO defeat
e this constitution made by these blood
!. hounds at Lecompton. | say TO you here
n tonight that blacker set than the mer
o. who have made this constitution, you can
e not ind out of hell. Commence at Johr
|. Calhoun, Pr sident Of the Convention, ,anC
!. 90 down to Bat Jones, the hero of Oxford
O aud blacker set Of internal villains can
J. not be found. (Applausel Truth9-
!. they know not what it is! Honestly
Is they know uUt that it bas existence!
ID say, the President ofthat Convention, job
ul Calhoun, should have written upon b
n tombstone (if he ever die) Felonl FelOn
be FelOn!ll (Vociferous cheering.) The'
i men who framed that constitution hav
q. separated themselves from all honesty an
lie from all honor which existed in that pa
de ty. There are honest pro-slavery men b,
10. fore mewho left that patty in disgust whc
a. they saw the poisonous fruits ofthat Co
Ter vention. Calhoun and his party tod
on number less than 200 men-men did
cy say l-no, fiends! (Cheers.) told
ost member Of that Convention last night ,th
ui- we would head them or be-hsadi (Laug
be l am not going to advise war or bloodsh
to here 10 night, for there is perhaps no ns
irit Of that. We have so separated the goi
from the sheep that we can easily kill the
without committing crimel (Renew
lAughter,) For l truly believe that
God should show his special provideu
here tonight, we should see in these ST
. ry heavens bis hand, commanding us
ng. exterminate these damned villainsl { Or
her Of "Good, good show us the hand in
ngs skies, Jim, and VIII do it!") .#
'""' l am authorized to say that Gov. w
.o., ker will do all in his power to see Il
s"s thS Congress rejects this constitution. He
y;ao T"e sured me this afternoon that he will act
Lo t any course the people of Kansas will adj
W to defeat this hellish scheme. Immel
.;oo cheering.) And mind you, these bla
~" y" hearted villains will not have the Uni
,bn ~ States troops to guard and protect the
IT,, G Gov. Walker saws they cannot receive
'0 protection Of his forces again. (Long a
n;o, continued cheering. l say hang the
'n"o % hang them tonight III had had
''''' way, would send Jack Henderson, Of
.., Leavenwoth City Journal, and the resi-
on'. o these internal scoundrels where they wo
,~"s ~o, never breathe pure air! (Tremend
Stampiug.)
res. At this point, Henderson, who was
and the hall, called out, take care, jim! ]
ont. that up, jim! Stop that, Lane to wh
tive Lane, pointing his finger at Henderson
!. Of sarcastic manner replied,
end. "Ah, Jack, you have gone too far;
have trampled on us too much alrea
,out and now we have got you fast, and m
to hold you, and your life Is in dan
10 every moment you remain in LeavenwC
heir Ctyp
,e en- Atthis juncture rush was made tow
pro. Henderson, amid cries Of ''Move hi
"Kill himl" etc, but a number of pre-
atsd nent Free State men protected him
usba escorted him home. Order being res
III. cd, Lane continued,
scat. "An honest man said TO me to-day
tied. should not be surprised il, on any mi
ecei. ing, he should wake up and see these
dangling from the limb Ofsome tree-h
hens by an outraged people"
Mr. AT this point some onecried Lets
,inis. to.nightp' and for some time the ex
nent was so great as to prohibit the sp
ossed or from proceeding. His whole sp
NJ occupied about an hour.
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