Show KANSAS the following follow ing letter from governor robi robinson n and those imprisoned with him was sent to the freestate free state legislature just previous to its meeting at topeka K T CAMP NEAR nean leco kansas july 1 1856 to the use friends of LAW AD AND ordery at t I 1 the undersigned undersigner under signed desire to bay aay a word to their friends in regard to the present aspect of affairs s in kansas it is highly important at this time that the oppressed people of kansas should occupy a tenable position one which the country and the world will si sustain stain there is it seems to us a position which we can occupy and be triumph cint hether whether i overcome by numbers or not while there is another position which if taken would prejudice our cause and ro in abt lead leado to defeat and weaken the confidence mid and support of our friends in lit the country coun countr lr ane the first and true position is isi defence of the aate bitte organization you have a constitutional dl ri 0 hr to meet asa as a legislature le complete the ahe si s ate organisation organization and pass all laws necos necessary to the successful administration of justice and the fed fedral ral government has no authority to interfere inter fel fei e wit w i h you in 11 the exercise of tl s nh dil shou should d it do so it becomes j istina ble self defence the second ald aid di d untenable position is resit ressi mos ros taice to a federal officer in the service of a legal process when hen h the defence of the state organization lon ton is not involved should a coA cod collision ision occur und r si such sih h birc I 1 it t would be most u fortunate and should be avoided if possible if an attempt however is made to arrest the ni mbel s of the state or 01 merely because are such with wilh a view new to disable it then rt ns istance becomes defence of the state organization arid and is mall mau iferd y justifiable accordingly all persons against boin hoin whom bo born in are known to be pend ng n for tor any other charge than that of bi b itt lit ing a mem member beruf berof of the state organization should not riot be found at the capital as that liht ii involve volve the eop keople eup e in hs irs c cise cibe tse ise we feel that 01 our r hope of success in this important crisis depends gust fust upon a right position and beconi upon calm caim and ua flinching flinch nig firmness you have met for the purpose of doing what other oth er new states have done dotte lud oud cud till 1 bildt you VOU have a constitutional right to do and no man or class of mea me i have hue a right to interfere not excepting even the president of the tile united states tates our desire to be he with you ou in in this crowning emergency is almost irresistible and nothing but the fear that your position in might eglit be changed from a defence de ferice of the state organization to a resta resea resistance tance to oun our re arrest can call reconcile us to this absence asit ai it is boil have our earnest solicitude and fervent prayers that all may go well with yon you and thit that you may earn as yoa will if every step is 13 judiciously and firmly taken the tte of millions of your 5 our fellow men and the approbation of the god of justice and Ilu liu humanity manit Y GEO IV SMITH G vei vel deitzler CHAS ROBISON HENRY II 11 WILLIAMS GAS GAINS JOHN brown DROWN jr the above letter was read during the connection convention at topeka on the ath |