The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
tend to promote harmony and good feelins
bet ween Kansas and Missouri
Respectfully, d. Il. ANTHONY.
REPLY.

' to Judge Norton by yourself, inviting mysel
aud men TO attend your meeting, has jus
, been handed to me. i am much obliged u
you for your polite invitation and / woul'
cheerfulIy comply with your request, out
think it advisable rot 10 let my men mil
up with the crowd for fear some impruGen
man should bring a difficulty. No obstacl'
IN the way of establishing good feeling be
tween the citizens Of Kansas and Missouri
will be thrown in the way by me, but, ON the
contrary, shall labor Tor that end.
Yours, &c, JAMES H. Moss
The above is a singular commentary on
the character of some men. That those
VINO invited Anthony should fear to attend
the meeting was strange indeed. There
was no one there whose LOYALTY was doubt
full Why need Col. Moss men have fear
ed a difficulty, if theirs was not?
The meeting was organized by the elec-
ton of Col J. A. Price. of Weston, as Presi-
dent, and Judge Paxton, of Platte City as
Secretary.
( Col. Price, in taking the chair, spoke earnest
Z ly in relation to the collision that had occur
el. He denounced Moss movements as a
usurpation ; declared IL calculated TO
strengthen bush whacking and rebellion. Cot.
! Price said that Colonel OF the enrolled
militia he kae,o that there was but four men
I in the company just armed whose loyalty
was not impeached. All Others were suspect
ed persons. enrolled rebels, and sympathi-
zers- To arm such men WAS crime at any
time,-worse than "A Union man, did not dare
/ To poke his head Out Of doors after dark III
these men were killed ii would be their own
fault. He was far from desiring collision
| lie hoped in Gods name it would be aNerted.
But the Union men of Platte, who had al
| ways been tue; who, like himself, had
fought the battles of the Union. could not,
| ,0ouid not alway submit to the imposition Of
defer ding themselves against the United
States arms being put in the arms OF their enc
mics. Ifthe Moss Copperhead Militia got hurt
in the operation, he for one would never protect
them-neUer, help him God! loud cheers
Col. Price continued for some time, scoring
the men and movements under Moss.
The Rev. Mr.. Heath. having opened the
meeting with prayer, it was declared fully
organized, and Col. Price introduced.
JUDGE M'cAaoN. OF LEAvENwoRrH.
Mr. PRESIDENT AND FELLOW CITIZENS
| We are neighbors and should be friends.
| Every interest but one proves that Hereto
| fore there has been an insurmountable barrier
to this. 1t lies in the difference of our insti-
| ton. Here stands slavery, while the Ban
ner Of Freedom waves on the opposite shore.
There men stand erect, free. Here the shack
| lie, fetIers the limbs OF slaves You still at
tempt to maintain this institution. Some OF
| you are still gibbering over a system which
God Almighty, with His Omnipotent arm,
| has designed Ia wipe out. Until you are will
| ling lD See this done. To aid its beneficent
pun pose, We cannot DE tolerant of different
| opinions. They cannot come into the light
| until they have been Iegeneraied by the
| truths OF lib, rty.
| l never was AN abolitiopi>t;I Il never said l
was, / came To knnsrs Buchanan Democrat.
When he supported the Lecompte Consiitu-
| ton 1 joined the E.pubiican party No one
Yer heard me announce myself AN abolition
| isl. That declaration reserved Tor a fitting
| time and place. l have found il. Here, on
>lave-cur,,-d Missouri, AT this meeting, held
| 10 consider .Iuanci patton, witt. my hand on
| Gods word, ana having reverence Tor the
| place in which stand, announce myself as
an aboiIIloniSI. In Tins IaitL / hope 10 live
and die. tCn.er>.J
| Mr. President, ia. rr can be but two parties
| III this suriic-UuIon and Rebei-Libefis ana
| slavery. You here attest this The count
| ISss graves Oh our utsiI-
| meath many "a IoIciy field attest This. There
cs,n be no middle sround-uo compromise.
III We are not Ior me ye are against me-"
| II. cause ye blow hot and cola with your
mouths, / will sp,w " iuIth." These axe not
my words they axe not hose OF politicians.
They belong 10 the prImaI! instincts oI man,
| Iu,3 aGe GoU'S words. liIty are az applicable
| to-day a. when the irspir,d Hebrews penn,d
\
| ly two parlI,s-rrbciS or patriots
| BY ma ure / am liberal. / v ouId follow in
the teachings oI This Book of GcI, and extend
mercy To all who repent. But be sure of ii
! first. DO not first put arms into Their hands,
| nor extend full Z. lowship Till they have per-
| formed works meet lor r, =, niaLce." There
can be no half way measures. II you ar, af.
fiicted with proud flesh, you must burn II
| out-.se cau>lIc, LOT iOulIIce it, While these
men, the 80 called conservatives, form them
selves into separate parties as they have done
here to-day, yEght them loud chters.) II
| they want Io come inlo your midsi, receive
them, edUcs.tr IN, IA. MaLy "a man can De
saved IN thai way. /. Ih-y will not come IN,
| night lii, IN. CONSERVATIVE means what"
Nothing! lCEo.rs.j IL - by-woid to rope
knaves IN. a man oaInoI be hall county,
| and is still halfway converted. the devil will
get him at last. SO viii II be with these con-
seryatiyes-the 1, bells will get them all at
| last unless lh,y gel clear over 10 our side of
| the fence. StraddlIn- both sides, they are in
the way and may get siioi. A conservative
chap, in these liu,s is mor. dangerous TO the
country than all open reLei,- l repeat tive
can only have o. the other-patriots or
traitors.
l do not know Col. Mos but this know
that any man " hose loyal reputation Is doubt
iuI, is not saIe-Iike woman's reputation, is
LOST when you question its possession
lam a r,idicaI-as l said-an abolitionist,
slavery is "A crime-Liberty is justice. Sia-
very Is ignorance, Liberty education. Slave
ry is wealth Tor line lew and poverty for the
many. Liberty is equal advantages 10 all,
slavery is depotisIn. Frcecom the reverse.
The last must win. The other must be ex-
terminated. Let US then be neighbors and
friends, is the only way We can-by the re-
moval OF slavery. thank you.
Alter the appointment of committee to
prepare resolutions, Col. Price introduced
Mayor Anthony, who was warmly y received.
He said
MR. PRESiDEST AND FELLOW SiTiZESs Ut
Missouri IL have bean sls,ken Of here as
"nigxer-thiei and red-leg." AIN not thus to
be misreprrs uIed. / am peace man, a
member OF the Qu ,ker persuasion- But am
also a practical IA IA, and know that TO have
peace We must rfrst conquer ii. tCheers.)-
Being plain man, am here, not 10 make
speech. but 10 express in plain way some
plain truths l Was in,,t d here by con-
mitlee Of your cit isens 10 consider the b,st
mede Of promoting pea'e srd security TO
your community ,and bringing about friendly
relations between Missouri aud kanssss.
There is u ready ssilution u these questions
You all know what has created the difference
briwe n the North and the South. 4 hal for
sixty year, has D.en the cause of contention:
IL is slavery and nothing eise.-we are one
people, with one language, one country and
one destiny. give you as an answer 10 your