Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-06-08
CiviI WAR In Iknmsns.

OUT the Frec-State men Of that Territory.
From the history of the past ou;rages
there, and the desperate means employed
10 pass the English swindlc through Con
gress by direct bribery and corruption,
the public mind Is. or ought to be, pre-
pared for any further acts of tyranny neces-
sary 10 complete the scheme of vil:ainY
which instiga;ed the movers Of Lecomp-
tonism.
It viii be remembered that, by the Eng
lish bill, a pretended vote of the people is
to be taken at some time, not fxed by the
law. bat at the discretion of creatures ap-
pointed by Buchanan. on the bribe offered
them, as an inducement TO accept the Le
compton Constitution. The time of the
election, the places where held, the Judges
Of Elecsion, all TO be appointed by the
Administration, with power to proclaim
the result, il was thought by the movers,
would make il an easy matter to fas.en
upon the people that odious despotism.
under. the lying pretense that the people
had, by their own So:e, accepted their
own degradation. But the entire unan-
unity OF the press Of all parties. and the
almost unanimous condemnation of the
thing by the people of all parties in the
Territory. have balked the plotters in their
reliance on election frauds, and rendered
succe So by the favorite system Of ballot
box stuffing and false returns impractica-
BILE. Some other means must therefore be
rcsor.e to or the scheme will fail after
sll. What other Tesou &C is left them
but the 'crushing OUT Of the peopls BY
the Federal armies? But for this there
needs some pretcrt, and that will be found
in the universal iyran:s' plea, that the
peopls a;e rebels and must be subdued.
Hence, at a cost of many millions of
dollars, an army has been concentrated in
Kansas under the false pretense of Mr.
mon Vor. but, as Douglas and other SEN
ators declared. with the design of using ii
10 oppress. and if need be, to exterminate
the people of Kansas. II the Free State
men can be provoked into measures Of
selj defense. against the murderous hordes
of border-ruffians that are harrassing
them, Of course the Administration will
proclaim them rebels, and every miserable
minion Of Buchanan and "niggerdom"
will shout 'Ire0son." and the army will
be used fDr their destruction.
In perfect accordance with this pro-
giamn,e, :he Lecompton papers have
opened the cry. and like pack of hounds
in full bay, have set up n universal howl
Of --insurrectior and treason" by the
Free State men in Kansa..
The latest mail from theGe brings the
following statement, in an extra Of the
Lawrence "Republican," which is in
dorsed by the. Kansas correspondent. Of
the Cincinnati '.Gazette,' as in all respects
reliable. This same correspondent says
that the Free-Sia;e men, goaded beyond
endurance by this and other oa.rages,
have formed company of fearless spir-
its, and intend to protect their lives and
property in future. and retalate on their
murderers. This, Of course, will give
the needed pretext. and the army will be
ordered to slaughter the people. Further
news will be looked for with great inter
est. Here is the account referred to:
From the Lawrence Republican Extra.
LAwRENcE. SUNDAY MORNING,
May 23s 10 O'clock, A. Nj.
We hasten to lay before our readers the
following communication, just received
from gentleman whose character for
veracity is unimpeachable: !
MoNEKA, LINN Co., K 7. May %.
Yesterday party Of Pro-S..very men
from Missouri came into the Trading
Post" situated on the military road Lead
ing from Foit Scott to Fort Leavonworth,
where it crosses the Usage river. about
three miles from the Sla.e line. They
were not seen till they emerged from the
timber, and rode up To the store. Here
they took Mr.. q. w. Andrew and John f.
Compbell prisoners. Then they started
on the road toward Kansas City. They
overlook here n Mr.. Stillwell, from Sugar
Mound, who 1sas going up 10 estlseFives feF =
load Ut provisions.
They took him prisoner. and ordered
the other to get into his wagon and ride.
II half mile further they came to a mis-
sionary by the name Of Rev. Charles Read.
They ordered him into the wagon. and
dismissed Andrews. They con inued on
for two miles nad half, when they had
taken twelve men.
These men had been taken when at
their work vvithnut rasiStance and nm
armed. and had never been implicated in
the troubles in Kansas. They We're con
servafive men.
On arriving at deep ravine. in skirt
of timber, the commander called halt.
Tie prisoners were formed into line. about
five yards in advance of the hoIs men.