Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1858-02-13


and the execution Of the laws. In his very
first despatch to the Secretary of State,
dated June I'd. 1857, he Gays:
"The most alarming movement, however,
proceeds from the assembling 6f the So
called Topeka Legislature, with the view
to the enactment of an entire code of laws.
Of course, it will be my endeavor to pre-
vent such a result a. would lead to an
inevitable disastrous collision, and, in fact,
renew civil war in Kansas"
This was wi h difficulty prevented by
the eff rts Of Governor Walker, but soon
General Harvey was required to furnish
him regiment of dragons, to, proceed to
the City of Lawrence and this for the
reason that he had received authentic iD
telligeuce, verified by his own actual
observ ton, that dangerous rebellion had
occurred, " involving open defiance to the
laws, and the establishment Of an insurgent
government in that city," In the Govet-
Dor's despatch Of July 18th, he Informs the
Secretary of State "that the movement at
Lawrence was the beginning of a plan I,
originating in that city, to organize an
insurrection throughout the Territory, and
especially in all towns, cities and counties,
where the r. publican party have majori-
ty. Lawrence is the hot-bed Of all thS
abolition movements in this Territory. 1t
is the town established by the Abolition
Societies of the East and whilst there are
respectable people there, it is filed by a
considerable number Of mercenaries who
are paid by the Abolition Societies to
perpetuatc and diffusc agitation throughout
Kansas, and preventive peaceful settlement
of this question. Having failed in iDdu-
cling their own, the so.called Topeka State
Legislature, to organize this insurrection,
Lawrence has commenced it herself, and
if not arrested, the rebellion will extend
throughout the Territory"
Aud again " In order to send this
communication Immediately by mail, l
must close, assuring you that a spirit of
rebellion pervades the great mass of the
Republicans of this Territory, nstigated,
as entertain no doubt they are, by Fl asst
ern S ocieties, having in view results most
di astrous to the Government and the
Union. And that the continued presence
of General Harvey is indispensable, as
originally stipulated by me, with large
body of Dragons and several batteries"
Oh the Goth of July, 1857, General
Lane. under the authority of the Topeka
Convention, undertook, as Governor Wal
ker says, "to organize the whole so called
Free State party into volunteers and take
the names of all who refuse enrolment. -
| he professea object was to protect the
polls at the election in August, of the now
insurgent Topeka State Legislature. The
object of taking the names of all who
refuse the enrolment is to terrify the Free
State conservatives into submission. Thi:
isproved by the rt cent atrocities committed
OIL such men by the Topekaites. The
speedy location of l.rgc bodies of regular
troops with two batteries is necessary. The
Lawrence insurgents await the development
oi this new revolutionary military organi
; zaticn."
In General Walkers despatch Of JULY
9th, he says: 4" General Lane and hi
staff everywhere deny the authority of th'
Territorial laws, and counsel total disre
gard of these enactments." Wiihou
, making further quotations. Of similar char
acter, from other dispatches Of Goyerno
: Walker, 1t appears by reference to Actin,
Governor Stanton's communication t.
Secretary Cas-, under date of the 9th o
December last, that the important ste
Of calling the Legislature together wa
taken after Governor Walker had becom
{ satisfied that the election ordered by tn
, Convention on the 2lst inst, could not b
conducted without collision or bloodshed.
/ So intense was the disloyal feeling anon
, the enemies Of the Government e>tablishe
| by Congress, that al election which afforde
t them an opportunity, if in the ajority, c
, making Kansas free State, according
, their own professed desire, could not b
) conducted without collision and bloodshed
The truth is, that until the present momen
, the enemies Of the existing Governmer
D still adhere to the Topeka RevoluIionar
l Constitution and Government. The yer
, first paragraph of TIE message Of Governc
Q Robson, dated the 9TH of December, t
} the Topeka Legislature, now assembled !
3 Lawrence, contains an open defiance {
Q the Constitution and laws of the Unite
! States. The Governor says: 18th
! Convention which framed the Constitutio
S at Topeka originated with the people {
c Kansas Territory. They have adopte
n and ratifed the same twice by diret
| vote, and also indirectly through two eleo
f tons of State officers and members of I'll
Q state Legislature, yet it has pleased th
f Admin tratioh to regard the whole pr
4 ce5dings as revoluti nary" This ropei
y government, adhered to with such Treason
It able pertiuacity, is government in dire
r opposition to the existing government
: prescribed and recognized by Congfess.-
o 1t is an usurpation Of the same chatact'
n as it would be for a portion Of the peop
It OF any State to undertake to establish
n separate government within its limits f
a the purpose of redressiug any grievance
J. real or imaginary, of which they mig
- complain, against the legitimate Sta
a government. Such principle, if carrie
Is into execution, would destroy all lawf
,r authority, and produce universal anarch
&c tI,a