M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-24

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them, were opposed to engaging in
the Territorial elections of that year,
and competing with the Pro.Slavery
Party for the offices ofthe government.
WAS found in the TACT that they wished
to prolong our Kansas difficulties; to
keep the Territory in a constant fer,
ment; that their design was revolu-
tion, and anything which looked like
q peaceful solution of our troubles
had been and would be violently op.
posed by them. We stated that those
who leo off in the Do-Nothing policy
had no material interest 10 Kansas in
common with the settlers; that they
were "brds Of PASSAGE" came here
like buzzards TO feed on dead carcGs
ses; and as soon as the period should
come when there was nothing left for
, them to feast upon they would leave
the Territory. We charged them with
sulsiSting almoS: wholly on funds
sent here by the charitablei in the East
to supply the wants Of the destitute
and suffering.
And who were these men in the
Territory at that tiuel We remcm
Der meeting a delegation Of them at
Centropolis in August Of that year
There were Walden and Thatcher,
RuIpE and John L. Cook, Holmes
aud Kagi, we believe; Philips and
Redpath, linton and Conway.
They diG all in their power to in,
ducc theIeople to keep ont OF the Oc,
tober elections and resorted to calun,
ny and viluperatiOn to carry their ends.
These same men were at GraSshop
per Falls in September, considerably
augmented in numbers, but the real
interests of the Territory triumphed
over their revolutionary plots, and in
October we had possession Of the Ter,
rilorial government.
1t was with difficulty these men cod
be kept quiet while waiting the action
of Gov. Walker and Secretary Stan
ton, in regard to the Oxford ard Nc.
Gee county irauGs. Indeed some OF
them did organize, and marched to the
vicinity Of Oxford, hoping to succeed
in capturing certain parties, which, il
aucceesIul, would have brought on
counter hostile movements from Mis-.
souri,.
The business men Of Lawrence will
remember the insane movement Of
James Ii. Lane and these ti.peace
men, who projected the idea Of mur.
dering the delegates to the Lecomp.
ton Constitutional Convention, while
Oh their way toresumo their laborS in
October, and the ordering Of the whole
country to assemble at Lecompton
with arms and four days provls.
ions, to take that town and HANG the
members Of the Convention. They
will call to mind the meeting in Dun.
cans building, followed by the one in
front of the Morrow. House, in Law.
renee, when he was headed off in that
demon work, and the contemplated
sanguinary visit to LecomptOn was
changed into a peaceful one to protest
against the Constitution then being
framed.
The Lecompton Constitution itself
was next made a pretext for bringing
on war. Whoever is able to call up
the incidents OF the 22d and 23i OF
December Convention, held in Law.
renee, will be able to comprehend that
to which we allhdc, Browns Gel.
lar, Kitchen Convention" as ThacEGr
and his associates branded the affair,
foiled them in their plans; but then
came on the difficulties at Fort Scott,
inaugurated by the leaders in all these
revolutionary movements, and backed
up by Jim Lane, Old John Brown,
Redpath, Phillips, and all that
class ofpersOns. Then was organized
the secret oath. bound league, the OBJ
ject Of which was to murder in cold
blood every officer elected under the
Lecompton Constitution, be he a Free
State or otherwise The password
to that secret organization was-Lane.
The whole plan Of assassination, OF
relays of horses for the execntioners,
&C., are in tue hands OF good men in
Lawrence, and have been for a long
period. sr,u.ul
Butthere was apeaceful adjustment
ofall these matters, because Congress
did not give legal sanction to the Le-
compton Swindle. The southeastern
border, however, was made the pie.
text for keeping alive this war move.
ment. There gathered the "buzzards, "
again, and into active service was
called all their machinery for again in
voiving the country in strife. Ran
dolpb," alias VIM. Hntc eson, Phil.
lips, Kagi, Hinton, anG all that class
ol men, were active in trying to keep
Eastern public opinion with them
While at home, their organ, the Law,
renee Republican, and several lesser
sheets, were doing all in theil power
to-intiuence the public mind. False