The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-10-31

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in your possessions. that peace 90 muCh
desired by both Of us, will have bsen Al.
tsiued. and you and can once more seek
the bOsoms Of cur families, lsarIsss Of sny
alarm. We do not desire 70 subiueats
you. We simply ask you to pay The ssms
respect to your country and give the same
obedience to its laws that ne do. Hslp
US 70 bring about this blessed state and al
will be wen. War will lesvs your com.
Itry, and we will again be band Of brsth.
rsn; ;'yOnr property and ours, your lives
and ours, alike protected. II t
/, Remember, too, that We are Kansans.
/ Our people are suspicious Of your armed
fgatherings. and properly. too. Yoahavs
tdr!teA from your State our brothers, for
noolher eriine than they loved the aag
for which your fathers and ours fought
side BY side, You haze. already; crossed
The liue aud seizsd upon our property. .pri.
:, vaIe Eand public, You have hung cor
Citizens. For our Ova security, then, n
for no other reason, your bands must and
shall bs dispersed.
! Be not afraid 10 take the course have
Isuggested. In truth, yOur armed bodiss
are no protection II you, bat the reverse.
Their existence brings us among you
I superior in numbers. in arms, eqaipments ID
la money; aud everything necessary 10
carry on the war. They must sfIsetually
be crushed-it IS only question Of tiee.
and 10 the mean time you suffer. Be
not afraid of Kansas. When you rsturu
TO your duty, and cease 10 threaten her, her
citizens will unite with you to put down
jay hawking and every other laWlesshsss.
Her people want no difficulty with you,
unles you engage in this wicked rebellion
inaugnrat'd by that restless State and ma.
ker Of all mischief Of South Carolina.
When peace is tnce restored between
you, the whole strength Of the Federal
4 Government will he exercised to preserve
II. Should you. however, take up arms
and fight your flag. Kansas will see her
soil drenched in blood tefore she would
make peace with you on aby terms. Now
. hold meetings among your selves ;and eou-
slider these propositions. Reflect and de-
, eide that it is batter for ycu to break up
; tlese small guerrilla parties that only
bring upon you troubie. Let your old
men, your men Of property. your men in
authoriy, restrain your young men. Send
them to their homes, aud put them 10
useful occupations.
Do this, and whatever property our ne.
ctssiIies AZ an army require. will te paiG
. for: not in worthless Confederate scrip,
or Jackson Bonds. but In good money.
Such property as We have b, retofoIe TAX
en- has not been pail for because you we're
in arms. Lay them down. and our con.
duet TO you will be immedia ely changed
Listen not 70 The idle d.magoguss Who,
for the sake of au empty military com.
n mand, are urging you TO juin companies.
3 They are urging you to destruction.
Choose for yourselves. under the assur.
ance that il you stay at home attending
to your lawful pursuits, you will receive
1 more protection than all the shot guns ia
the land can afford you. 8 nd to me
: committees of your influential citzens--
, men in whom you can rely. l will meet
: and confer with them, and eudeavor to
arrange with them plan to satisfy you
f Of my sincerity. S,n 10 your complaint
a statement OF your wrongs, and / will re-
dress them Let your County Commits
sioue-s, your Magistrates; your SLerilfs
visit me that we may talk this matter oy.
er face TO face.
! Should you. however. disregard my ad.
vice, the stern vikitations Of war will BE-
meted out to the rebels and their allies.
y shall then be convinced that your arr-
/ Ing for protection is q sham, and rest as.
snred that the traitor when caught shall
receive a traitors doom. The cur, OF
mercy is exhausted. Treason hereafter
a will be treated as treason. The maasa-
ere of Innocent women and children by
. blackhearted traitors. lately burning q
bridge on the Harnital 4 ST. Joseph R
r., has satisfied us hat a traitor will
perpetrate a crime which devils would
shudder to commit. They shall be blot.
n ted from existence, aud sent to that hell
a which yawns for their reception.
q The two roads are open to you. Peo'
4 pie OF Western Missouri, choose ye be-
tween them. The one will lead you 70
o pesce aud plenty. The other to destruc'
# lion.
J. H. LANE,
$ Brig. Gen. command'g Kansas Brigade
By 1aOs. J. ADDISON.