The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-04-10
THE LEADERS OF THE DEMOCRACY.


For the information of the few loyal
Democrats id our midst, We copy the fol-
lowing scrap Of the history of B. B. Taylor,
the man who assumes to be leader Of the
Democracy of Kansas. It is from the
Leavenworth Times, signed "E." If there
is any loyalty about such record, we can't
see it. This same Taylor is editor of the
Inquirer, and the Adams spoken of in con-
nection with the old Leavenworth Herald
is one of the publishers of the same paper.
Surely party must be lost to all sense of
honor that follow leaders, all of whom, from
Vallaudigham down to Taylor, present such
dubious record of loyalty. Every man
engaged in the present attempt to resuscitatc
the Democratic party is either rank traitor
or has no record of loyalty to show. Pa
triots, beware! there is men with just such
records among the leaders of the Democracy
of Davis county:
"Iu the spring of 1856 pro-slavery
convention was held at Wyandott. Taylor
was member of that convention. A reso
luton was passed unanimously, that all
Free State men should be driven out of
Kansas. A committee of fifty was ap-
pointed to carry the resolutions into effect.
Buffalo Taylor was one Of the Committee.
He was also chairman of sub committee
of FIVE to order all Free State men to leave
Leavenworth under penalty of shooting or
hanging. This committee consisted of B.
B. Taylor, Jim Murphy, Jaret Todd, D. L..
Henry and DR.. Reuick. They called on
Mayor Adams, now Paymaster, and noti-
fed him to leave the city in forty-eight
hours, or they should put him out. After
this notice, DR.. told Taylor that Mr..
Adams was very quiet man, but if they
attempted to meddle with him at least five
of them must prepare for death. Like
craven towards, they hastened to inform
Mr.. Adams that he need not leave, for be
was under indictment at Lecompton for
treason against the Territory, and in few
days they would have the pleasure Of see
ing him hung in Lcavenworth. Taylor
continued to act on this committee through
the whole troubles Of sc, and was the chief
instigator of all the horrors of that time.
He is now member of that committee,
and is just as ready to act as in '56. The
committee has not been discharged. At
that time Adams was a partner Of old
Easton, who was out robbiug, plundering,
and shooting Free State men, while Adams
was recording in capitals in the Herald, the
glorious deeds of rufhanism.
"About year since Taylor found this
city getting little too loyal for him, when
he, with that other rebel, Raisen, took his
departure down the river in sklff, As
they started, Taylor uttered an seterna
curse upon this od-forsaken place., and
swore he would never spend another dollar
in it. When these two precious scoundrels
we're on their way to join the rebels, Raisiu
was arrested and imprisoned. Taylor made
his escape, and returned to Leayenworth
to head the rebels and secesh Democracy
Judging from the precious lot of fellows
who, with Taylor, composed this committee
of FIVE, there can be very little doubt thai
he is sound on TIE goose but that he is 9
traitor to the Stars and Stripes, and the
eagle, there is no doubt"