Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-11

own security, then, II for no other reason, your
bands must and shall BIS dispersed. Be not afraid TO
take the course have suggested In truth your armed
bodies protection to you but the reverse their
arms equipments in money, and every thing necessary
to carry They must eventually be crushed IL
" question of time and In the meantime you epff.r
Be not afraid Of Kansas when you return to your duty
aud cease to threaten her citizens she viii unite With you
10 nut down jayhawking, and every lawessness. Her
people want no difficulty with YOU unless you engage in
this wicked rebeon insusurated by that restless State
the mother of ali mischief South Carolina. When peace
Il once restored between you the whole strength Of the
Federal government win be exercised to preserve It.
Should YOU however, take up arms and light your nag
Kansas win see her coil drenched In blood before sne
would make peace with you on any terms.
Now, hold meetings among yourselves and CONSIDER
these propositions Reflect and decide that IL better
for YOU to break up these small guerilla parties that only
bring you trouble Let your old men your men OF prop
ery your men In authority, restrain your young men,
send them to their homes and put them to uselu oecu'
patons Do THE and whatever property necessities
as an army may require, will be paid for not In worth:
less Confederate scrip Jackson bonds but in good
money Such property as We have heretofore taken mas
been paid for because you were in arms Lay them
down. and conduct towards you will be immsdi sely
changed. Listen not to the idle demagogues, who fer
the sake Of q military command, urging you TO join
companiee-they urging you to destruction Cbooee
for yourselves under the that you stay at
home attending your lawful pursuits you vi receive
more protection than all the shot guns in the land
slford you. Send to committees Of your irfu.
entail citizsDs, on whom you can rely. will meet
aud confer with them, and endeavor TO arrange
with them plan to satisfy you of my sincerity Send
in your complaints, with statement of your wrongs,
and will redress them. Let your county commission
ers, your magistrates, your sheriff. visit me, that We
may talk this matter over face to face Should you,
however, disregard my advice the stern visitaons Of
war will be meted out to the rebels and their allies
shall thenbe convinced that your armipg for protection
/, sham and rest assured that the traitor where ciugh
shall receive traitors doom. The cup Of mercy has
been exhausted Treason hereafter will be treated as
treason Toe massacre of innocent women and children
BY black hearted traitors lately, and the burning Of
bridge the Hannibal and st. Joseph railroad has salts
fed US that traitor will perpetrate crimes which devt
would shudder to commit They shall be blotted from
existence and sent to that hell which yawns for their re
cpp.ion Tho two roads are open to you People q
| Western Missouri choose 70 between them. The orc
will lead you topeace and plenty, the other to destruc
| ton.
Signed, j. H. LAsE,
Com. Kansas Brigade.
ByT j. Anderson, Lieut. Eug'p
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