The New York herald., 1863-09-05
SPEECH OF jim LAME.
What Q United States Senator
Thinks of Civil War.
MEETING IN LEAvENWORTH KANSAS.
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A Border War 10 be In
augurated.
Tbe Western Tier OF Missouri Ccnn-
ties to be Wiped oni'
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That Section of the State 20 be
Burned Over,
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Mayor anthony was called 10 thf chair Oeneral Lane
then came forward amid the 10 dest cheers and sait
Fr,low CrzEss OF kANsAs-I am here again 70 ad
dress you the dfst place oosire 70 read 10 you
resolution and afterwards TO explain ana discuss ~
Resolved, rnct many Of the lova Of the border
ma car be spared home protection be re1ues'ea 10
assenSe al Psols the Sh DAY " september, win such
arms animation rs they can procure Organized ana
supplied fol ws:Each twenty men 70 seeta captain,
and bring with them wagon aud one blanket each and
afteen days subsistence.
AK YOU not adopt until after the various opinions
upon II have been he .rd They may diiier e. voice
Adopt IL now,"l One hundred and aity Of the cl.1ers
OF lawrence have been massacrod all iaroi mar
tyrs to a mistaken policy. ! had hoped the people q
Kansas understood il all II has aoroed me pride and
pleasure TO believe that the people Kans knew What
fhc policy or the government ought be. ihe entire
State of Missouri has been in possession o. The United
states troops ,or nearly ycars There has been
regular Confederate force that State for nearly two
years. tho deenceess citizens OF ansas are mas
sacred by scores By guerllns nom Missouri
You have decided that there be safety 10 Kansas
except through the exermnaoa OF the rebel Citizens IN
at the head Of tho department Of MISSOURI who believed
Of determination against those blsbS Shackats
t3eners Curtis was in favor OF II but man clothed With
little brief auhority-and that's Gamb esaid to the
President these btshwhackcrs are only conservatives
Treat them well and they will return to tneir
This pledged his word 10 tho President that
no (tbe president) would remove Curtis and appoint
scbonold there woud be peace The President did re-
Curtis and appoint conservative, III Orner 10
quiet Tho blood shed al Lawrence Is 10
the fact that conservative POLICY rules this department
have said that Kansas is in favor OF extermination.
Upon what that opinion based Upon the fact that
they we'll knew that every man who gave information 70
driven from the border counties of Missouri AT the
commencement Of the war. In my fret expedition
with people obliged leave the State because
they were tainted with Unionism travelled tho border
thero saw tho people OF Kansas that il the
bushwackers allowed TO live In those woods on the
Missouri sdc Kansas would have TO give up her prairios
this sdo.
We captured some OF these ctzon bushwackers there
We found upon them oaths aegarc by scores and pro-
ono dsy-ctizsns the nsxt We know IL all. Kansas
knows from the history Of 1900 years, that gueras
ef mi the nbaSans Of that Gov ntry Tsreoe not
buchery, not for the gratiHcaon OF mere pre-
udce but for seii preservation we bs leve IN war o
extermuaon. Our opinions and Judgments were de-
hberatey founded. Extermnaonf rsjeU hye fhdt, for
sfpreserrclson there shall b srem'aation of ae first
tier of counties ~ Missouri, and II GGt roat
iAcs nc and ihirf tiers and tier tier W
(Uproarious checrs) oaihs OF allegiance Grea,
When was Missouri the other day particular
pains inquire for the best Union IN the county
was directed 10 man named Hook rode over To his
house and had conversation with this beau Ideal OF
Union asked him his politics He answered very
quickly that he Union my men cosc by At the time
asked him what he meaut by "Cnion." lie said that
he favor Of the Union a. Vas and the cons,tu
sion as It is asked him what be meant by that. fic
said, 81 niggers II We have tho Union ~ II was
and my nigsers of car recover them. II We cant
have the Union was, hcn am IN favor cr the South
had any bushwdackers. lie said, /" Mr. wood
sosss. wa aud n''s told an nm ,sa, he n better
60 them. hear rebels ut my crib amos
every night l never interfere With them. QiantriIe
came hers the other morning hts way To Lawrence
and ordered breakfast ifiy and got IT." "A
q where is Hook now 20 In nell tft htm 81 e.,
Aawds OF Tie erociaio,e,.'
There ia such thing AZ Union men in the border o.
Missouri where these bushwhackers stay.
The people Of Kansas in tho past low days have los
$1,000 900 property, which has TO Jackson Bates
and Cass counties. An order has made TO take
eject tho 9th Of September next inviting the people
thosc counties TO leave there for certain points rho
who loyal ordered 10 mogo into The princi
pa towns. That will leave captured property n
the brush. The resolution proposes that we me- 81
Paolt on The Sh-ihe cay oeiofe ihai rfher
expires--ready with wrts Of repevn
property says one, 'the military won't let yon IN =
The constitution cf the Unitcdsses provided that slave
holders co,iId his wherever ound Uuder
the constitution have right 10 property
by military propose carry the question 10 tho
Who sares with the people Of kslsv IN the pe'ceso'e
don't believe loya general lives but will be glad
have us assist him - II. tell you. 10 nv opinion II
will ko the people OF Kansas % destroy and cxerminate
these bushwhackcrs. am willing 10 take the issue OF
vengeance FOR bicod-devast tor safety. The mi
tary, my opinion, VIII gladly accept our services i
will cost tho government nothing and most certainly
will grant the privilege of recovering property.
History bo aearchcd vain for parallel to the
The people fcit secure elt secure. 10 you suppnse
your humble speaker would have been asleep his
homo if he had believed thars dancer No would
have hal accompany OF men ready whip the murderers
TO thor satisfaction they entered Kansas We
relied on the military authorities for protection don't
propose blame anybody do propose II say however
that tho policy Of Schoaeld brought On the At
lawrence
what was Schone!d doing bile the tends were mur
derng tie ctzens Of lawrences he administering
n.
trying them back TO their allegiance. iDsiesd o
killing them Eighteen IN niLs OF tins var have oecu
waited by the same syst m.
Another thing desire 10 AJAX you. ask you to pass
resolution before you ADJOURN demanding the removal
nation n hls stead Wien be bsshwhacsers sol n Msser
claim 10 be the leaders u the element 10
mat state u Is tine for us to wake up The OBJECT q this
policy IA 20 restore slavery.
declare myself In favor Of the Union Il Is to he, "
free y tUtsk Sro'or pho tciii peace Uhtle
shdctk remcirs upon sc rats sir,ge saps h,a ool
arotnd Ter sors ore 6endss Jaa Lane
al, was WIS threatened from sou,n csro,ns sg, .s
traitors crushed beneath the iron heel Andrew
Jackson. Ever sinoo that time We have been the
slavos Of slavery. THIS Is, indeed, dreadful war.
TIE close desirable. and viii soon come !.
remain true. sumter s orumbIing, Charleston il
burnInfRosecrars is in lhattannoga1rlnt will soea
be IN Mobile. and may congratulate ourselves
thstwo have peaoo-pssco with freedom 10 All IN a few
Men or sense ak how we at 70 have reacc h scrIas
can subsist and live within lines They Say Il can't
I've stopped In my opa.on the only way Top u Z, .
deerkde and 10y waas ss'y fcoi Of country uhcs hsy
| viii toll you what to see nan, 10 e, -re,y
fof fF ground IA Jdcson, Cas- md Ba,ss COUNTIES ba,Ya
ovr1oyhro lad lolse thon shall have DO furtr 81
county, Tor they viii nobody % rsc them ,oboay
10 harbor hemnobody 10 provide them with traupeor
rn,cs further TO before they reach Kansa.
met afrcnc from Plato county 10 day. ne asset
what tho people OF Kansas would 30 with that county
told him the ctizcns o thet county must qulf sboos
the river. and stop rec!eiu. the LAwreues
xnew what Platte county ls. rccoieet "A. ma, his
,ory we'll will loak 20 me ike kind OF historic ius
toe 70 devastate a. Oh. how nendsh was the emilia q
women when they asked me in Masouri tho other d,
hos many people were kSticd al Lawrence
ss"~s ahas Lawrence ,s the heart or Kansas Her ~,
ycus stood by frecjsm--ded by H. was sten
ard natural TOR Platte city 10 rejoice ana for ooppcrhsad
bs s4d the terrible massacre OF the ctlsens
Ia0-cncc. They only sorry that Jim lane cscarcd
We aaprn tor the gallant dead tho eighty fve widew
ana lNn hundred orphans al srnerers for frss dor
Hou ird glad have fell that Kansas has rurpisho
oOrtari of hrr ugit for their country no
drs rrcirtiop gcne from Kansas thar any othe
Slate. srd vet their families et homo murdered
'hir h"aics dosolatcd Great 0odi what thought lie
s-r,sS hefe, that advise from my heart all sho ar
sbr bear srms " Join sone organization. Iunt wait
PretAfe frr horac dcfcnce And you, business o
Lravcnworth inur walt Tor governmeut 10 send 70,
ssms. Wy them and 5e ready 10 defend yo'v city
l.nl - The enemy nus yon unprepared Wait not /
m'nsc T. have been tali horr iaht that vs cook