Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-02-19

Ex-Gov. Walker and Ex-Acting
Gov. Stanton have both said in pub
lished documents that an attempt 10
force the Lecompton Constitution on
the people of Kansas will result in
civil WARM the State. There is no
doubt of il, and as of old the "re.
s~istance to tyrants, will be obediencs
to God"
All accounts from Kansas concur
in establishing the fact that the 2eo-
pie will never submit to a con.
summation of the plans Of the slave.
usurpers.
An Atchison correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial, a gentleman
that papers says who never has been
one ofthe "agitator." who was bitterly
opposed to the Topeka movements
and would consider it an awful az
front to be styled an abolitionist, thus
writes:
Nothing but the rejection Of ihe
whole Lecompton fraud by Congress
can avert IL bloody war, I say this re-
luctantly and with regret, but | speak
from the sign of the times. The
people will not submit: 10 the fraud.
They ought not.
How will the people of Ohio and
of the Wcstact should we be brought
10 the dire necessity of defending Our
liberties by the swordl Will they aid
us by their encouragement, by their
substance and by their young men2
The Lawrence correspondent Of
the Cincinnati Times says:
The people Of Kansas have resoIr.
ed to- resist the establishment Of any
| State Governmentun.lerIhe Eecemp-
ton Constitution To this end they
will first arrest any and all ,~officers
who assume and attempt to discharge
t,eir functions under ii, by virtue OF
their certificates Of election from Gen.
Calhoun.
Further 10 provide FOR their pro.
lection in any emergency that may
arise with the GenraI Government, or
with any other enemy they have or
dained, through the Military Board.
that The Territory be devided into
eight brigahes,a al the .heado Of which
is a Brigadier General, whose duty IL
is 10 rIcceCd fortl. wiilto organize
the militia in their several districts.and
report as speedily as possible to Ma
ior General Lane.
Mr.. prather, Of Kansas, having
been placed in the famous Calhoun
Pledge, in the speech Of Mr.. Cox, of
Ohio, against the l.ecompion fraud.
writes as follows to that gentleman.
The letter, published by Mr.. G. in the
Washipgtnn STATES, strfkingly shows
the depth Of feeling in Kansas a.
gainst the Lecompton outrage enisr-
tanned by leading Democrats ofSouth.
ern origon.
FR4NKMN, K. T., Jan. I5-sIg
NOW, sir, this is doing
me greatinjustice; forit is well known
that | WAS moi a member of the Lee.
compton Convention, and had no
more 10 do with attaching my mans
TO these pledges to which you refar
than you had. I was put in nofnina-
ton without my knowledge OF con-
/ seat, anll declined 10 become a cam
didate, and published a card TO that
effect in both the Lawrence papers,
Ii is true that some did vote for me
whether | would be u candidate or
not. ] am a Democrat, and that ia
the broadest sense Of the term. ] am
also a SoutlIerner. from the bosom Of
old Virginia, and yet SO much am |
opposed to the Lecompton Constiiu-
ton that if Congress undertakes TO
force it upon us will fght-yes, sir.
| will suffer dealh, rather than sub
NIT to the damnable thing, ! swear,
by the great rERNALl that win resist
it as hong as live; and if it is not de.
stroyed during my HE, ] will disin.
herit my children if they will not
promise to struggle against it after I
am gone.
am but a humble far
mer, and do not ask Tor Office. Net
Their am | willing to be held up TO
public view as "a traitor 10 public
trust" -fea s6F
Respectfully yours, &C.,
l.. A. PRATmER.