Jasper Banner, Volume 4, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1857 — Gov. Walker’s Proclamation. [ARTICLE]

Gov. Walker’s Proclamation.

In this week’s paper will be found the Proclamation of Gov. Walker. We bespeak for it & careful perusal. It is a patriotic, manly and forcible appeal to the citizens of Lawrence —based upon justice and sound arguments—and, if not heeded, will be followed by results of a fearful character. Above all things else we should deprecate civil war. The administration has, however, done everything that could be done, consistent with duty and justice, to avert it; and if the citizens of Lawrence obstinately persist in their treasonable designs, the sin of rebellion, with all the fearful consequences it may involve, must rest upon them. It has been the wish of every Democrat, and, we believe, of every good citizen, that the Kansas difficulties might be amicably adjusted, but it is clearly manifest that there is a design and a determination on the part of at least a portion of the opposition to plunge the country into civil war, with the hopes of reaping some political advantage., DC 7* The Gazette of last week informed its readers that a communication would appear in the Banner , and to which it invited their attention. It may be interesting to our readers to know how Mr .Davieß obtain:cd this information. His article states that it was received by the “.underground telegraph.” We were aware that the Republican party were largely interested in underground railroads ; but this is the first we have heard of an underground telegraph.’ We presume it is an arrangement expressly for Mr. Davies accommodation. The night before the publication or our paper, and after our proof had been taken, the employees of the Gazette were noticed hanging around our office, a thing unusual, and we have every reason to believe clandestinely obtained the information so much desired and so readily appropriated by Mr. Davies to his own use.

We do not complain of this because there was any desire on our part to withhold the information until our paper should appear. We have always obliged Mr. Davies when it was in our power so to do. We have leaned him ink, paper and type when he desired it, and are still disposed to do so; and had he, like a gentleman, expressed a wish for our proof sheet we would have accommodated him without any hesitancy ; but it strikes us as a thing extremely mean and dishonest for Mr. Davies to avail himself of in. formation which he knew to be dishonestly obtained, for the purpose of securing a temporary advantage over ns. It is precisely such an act as he, himself, but a few days since denounced as the “ quint essence of meanness.” Had Mr. Davies entered our office ar.d in our absence stolen -our copy or proof sheet we should have regarded the act as no worse than what he has perpetrated. “The partaker is equally as guilty as the thief.” This transaction, in connection with other acts which we .have already, noted, utterly precludes -the possibility of onr e ntertaining for him that respect which is due to a gentleman occupying the responsible station which he does. We should be caught robbing a henroost as proouring information from a printing office by such means. We oongratul at e the Republicans of in having made *o valuable to their party. *ot a long time since, when these same Republicans were Know Wfefcfnfs,- thought Inexpedient I to importune Nevil to play the bully

and do the dirty work of their party generally. This proved an unhappy move. Nevil became unmanageable, and the result was that he bullied quite a number of the Know Nothings (now Republicans) to their hearts’ content, and they found it necessary to make some extraordinary efforts to get rid of him. Mr. Davies is their second importation, and although he has shown himself an adept in the business for which he has been employed, we do not believe his services will avail the party more than did Nevil’s. He has played the game too strong, and his influence will be felt, to use his own expressive language, “ in a horn." The Republican party will derive about as much benefit from his services as they did from NeviPs. His tactics, we are awarp, are of a different kind, but they as clearly identify the character as did the well known qualities of Nevil.