Freeman's champion., 1858-07-22
Slavery is Democracy, and De-
mOcracy is Slavery"

sequently the tools of the Slave Pow
cr, have attempted by trickery, frauc
and intimidation, to force Consti.
tuition upon Kanzas. distasteful to the
people. This Constitution established
Slavery, making it perpetual, and ac-
knowledges, in the broadest manner,
the most ultra Pro-Slavery doctrines.
The National Democracy in "a re-
pealed the Missouri Compromise,
with the intention Of making Kan
zas Slave State.
The National Democracy invaded
our Territory in November, "a, and
in March, '55, and with force of arms
aAd mob violence wrested the ballot
boxes from the legal voters, and by
means Of that violence and fraud, es-
tablished usurpation, which also
created Slavery in our midst and the
perpetrators Of that fraud were .sus-
tained in their course by a National
Democratic Administration.
Wilson Shannon, Democratic Gov
ernor Of Kanzas, called out the Ruff.
fans ofthe Missouri Border Counties,
enrolled them as Kanzas Militia in
the winter Of '55, ana besieged the
town Of Lawrence. He was sustained
by the Democracy everywhere.
In May, '56, the town of Lawrence
was entered by an armed mob Of 700
Southern Rufians, acting under the
command of a United States Marshal,
appointed by the Democracy, and the
Free State Hotel was burned, the two
Printing offices destroyed, and the
town given over to general pillage.
The summer of the same year was
distinguished by series Of murders
and outrages Of the most fiendish des-
cription, perpetrated by the Demo
cratic Slavery forces. 1t was al
so distinguished by the gallant con-
duct of some small bodies of Free
State men, and further by the con-
duct Of the U. S. Army officers In
attempting to discern them, and let
ting the Rufians go on giving their
"word Of honor" to disband. These
gentlemen acted under the order of q
Democratic Secretary Of War.
On the 4th of July, 1856, the To-
peka Legislature was dispersed at the
point of the bayonet, by Col. Sumner,
supposed to be acting under orders
from Democratic Administration.
Three times between the middle Of
July and the middle Of September,
in the same year, was Kanzas inva-
ded.bylarge armies Of National Dem
ocratic Ruffians, numbering not less
, than 5000 in all, and seeking to es-
:, tablish Slavery by force in the Terri
I, tory. ota .a
( In September, '56, over 200 Of the
citizens Of Leavenworth, with their
wives and children, were driven out
I by the Rpfians. When protection
was asked Of the Democratic General
in command at the Fort, they were
\ told to leave, in a brutal and ungen-
b tlemanly manner. One of the best
% citizens was shot down. Another
b, was scalped, and his murderer al
h lowed to parade the, streets.
lp During the winter Of '56-7, over
Dl 100 Of the young men of Lawrence
W and vicinity were confined by aDem-
i ocratic Governor in o loathsomo pris-
on a. Lecompton, half starved, and
4, t,,kept in SO filthy manner that their
4 bodies were covered with strange and
N .
\ disgusting verlnin. ,a..U N
A now Democratic Administration
came into power and Che same course
was still pursued, only intensified
4 Whenever man had rendered aim
self obnoxious by murder, outrage
md crime, he seemed especially cho.
v en- as tho recipient Of ,lts Executive fa.
\ or. The moro yilothc act, hehigh-
\ u the Office. Villains whose hands
crc imbued in human blood, and
ho openly boastsd of their deeds,