The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11

headed by the principal delegates of
the town of Lawrence, which is the
great seat of all the agitation that
has disturbed the peace Of the Terri
tory.
| Lawrence is the hot-bed of all the
abolition movements in this Terrific
nv. 1t is the town established by the
abolition societies of the East, and
whilst there are respectable people
there, it is filled by considerable
number of mercenaries, who are paid
by abolition societies to perpetuate
and diffuse agitation throughout
Kansas, and prevent a peaceful set
Element Of this question.
Again he says, l4th July Il have
received authentic intelligence that
dangerous rebellion has occurred
in the city of Lawrence, in this Ter
ritory involving an open defiance Of
the laws, and the establishment Of
an insurgeant government in that
city
He further says - Under these
circumstances, you have proceeded
to establish a government for the
city of Lawrence in direct defiance
of the Territorial government, and
denying its existence and authority
You have imposed upon all those
officers the duty of taking an oath to
support this 80 called State Constitu-
ton, thus distinctly supcrseding, so
far as in your power, the Territorial
government created by the Congress
Of the United States.
You have caused these proceedings
to be printed in hand-bill form, and
have distributed them, as ! am in
formed throughout the Territory,
with view to incite the other cities,
towns, and counties Of Kansas to es-
tablish insurrectionary governments,
thereby placing the people of the
Territory, so far as in your power, in
open conflict with the government of
the United States.
Your evident purpose is thus to liz
volvc the whole Territory in insur-
rcction, and to renew the scenes of
bloodshed and civil war Upon you,
then, must rest all the guilt and re.
sponsibility of this contemplated
revolution. You
have, however, chosen to disregard
the laws Of Congress and of the Ter.
ritorial government, and have pro-
ceedcd to create a local government
of your own, based upon insurrcc-
ton and revolution. You are inaugu.
rating rebellion and revolution
If the Lawrence rebellion
is not put down, similar organiza-
tons, extending to counties as well
as towns, will be carried into effect
throughout the Territory; the object
being to overthrow the Territorial
government, and inaugurate the Tos
pcka State government, even before
the admission Of Kansas as State
by Congress.
This party formed military or
ganization without the authority of
law, or even the semblance Of law,
and received their munitions from
the abolition societies Of the East
The military commander Of this il
legal organization directed the name
of each person to be taken who re-
fused TO be enrolled on his list In
speaking of this, Governor Walker
says, in his official letter.
The protested object is to protect
the polls at the election in August
Of the new insurgsnt Topeka State
Legislature The object Of taking
the names Of all who refuse enroll
ment is to tcrrify the free State con
servative into submission. This is
proved by recent atrocities commit
ted ON such men by Topekaitcs. -
The speedy location Of large bodies
Of regular troops here, with two
batteries, is necessary the Law
renee insurgents await the develop.
ment of this new revolutionary mil
itary organization.
You are aware that General Lane
commanded the military expedition
which made an incursion into this
Territory last year, and that the Of
6cers OF the staff are all leading
agitators for the overthrow Of the
Territorial government The object
Of this last requisition lis believed TO
be to mark for prosecution and OPP
preston all those persons, and es-
pecially free State Democrats, who
refuse To unite ia this military or
ganlzation The purpose Is uDiver-
sally regarded to be to establish a
reign Of terror.
4 few weeks since, one Of these
conservative Democrats, who had
committed no other offence than per
1 ,,t,tipo tho naa ,f b,a mann. a. a