Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-09

body to hsrbor them nobody TO provide them
win transportation. m Mace % sleep IN and vii
have tn ~ live miles further To march before
they resch kansis
met trend from Platte conn'y TO DIV He
askesi me What the rez,pie of X ,n-s- would do
with that county. told him the clfizens OF TINT
county must quit shpotng across the river, and
'top reJo'cing Uver the Lawrence massacre
know what Platte county IS | recallect its
past history well. IL ~ill loak To me like kind
OF historic justice TO devastaieit OH how hend
ish was the smile of women when they asked me
IN Missouri. the other day, how many people
were killed at Lawrence
Kansas is the heart Of this nation. Our early
history shows that Lawrence Is the heart Of Kan
sas. Her citizens stood by freedom-died BY II.
IL was consistent and natural for Platte City to
rejoice, and for the copperheads TO De glad over
the terrible massacre of the citizens of Law
renee They are only sorry that jim Line e.
cared
Wemourn for the gallant dead. the eighty five
widows and two hundred orphans. all sufferers
for freedom. How proud and glad 1 have felt
that k'nsas has furnished one thrd of her men
10 tight for her country More soldiers in pro
portion have gone from Kansas than any other
State and vet their families ~ home are murdered
and their homes de<olatei Great God what a
thought. Let me saw here that advise from my
heart all who are able to bear arms to join some
organization. Don't wait. Preplre for home
defense. And Won, business men of Leayen-
worth. don't W ,it for the Government to send yOr
arms Buy them. and be ready to defend yorI
city. Don't let the enemy find YOU unprepared
Wait not moment. | have been told here to-
night that we could not remove Schofeld We
ought 10 do il. If we can't remove him csr
give him hard f .ht
have already spoken longer than intended
to. ask YOU. if YOU pass nv resolutions. &c
stand by them The safety of Kansas dem ,nd'
the devastation Of the border for distance Of 81
miles into Missouri.
1t is also right that you should PASS resolu.
ton demandn. the removal OF Sheffield. and
requiring that good m an he substituted.
thank you fellow citizens. for your kind at
tenton and now bid YOU good night.
At the conclusion Of the speech three heart,
cheers we're given for General Lane.
Mayor Anthony then said the next thing il
order was the vote upon the resolution. 1t wa
unanimously adopted
On motion the following gentlemen were the'
appointed nv the chair. to present series of res
out ons: Hon A G Wilder. Hon. nj j. Par
rott, N. McCracken, Judge Ludlum and L
Soussman
Thew reported the following, which were unan
imO slv adopted
vHEREAs The late terrible tragedy at Law
renee. une unparalleled in atrocity in the ann'l
of either civilized or savage warfare. i directl
charge ,ble to the imbecile and ineffi :ent poc'
Of the commander of this department. and thu
Grimm ,tv of his advisers and "bettor>; and.
WHEREAS Under his administration. K,nsa
has lost more peaceable citizens ny cold bloode
bu cherry thin were killed in Kansas regiment
at Wilson's Creek, Cone Hill. or Prairie Grove
therefore,
Resoired. That demand the immediat
removal of General Schoheld and the appoint
mint in his stead Of a General who has both IN
ability and will to exterminate the guerrillas not
swarming upon our herder.
After the adoption of the above the meeting
addressed BY Mayor Anthony Col Jennisou
Capt. S sidney Clarke, r j. Hunter and Capt
George II Hoyt
Ii WAS one of the most enthusiastic meeting
ever held in the CITY. and showed pltuly that III
people are wide awake aud determined To hav
their rights