The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-20 00:00:00

NEW ASPECTS OF THE SLAVE QUESTION
IN THE UNITED STATES.

(nom ors SPICLAI

NEW YORK, Fla. 6,

After a struggle of nine weeks the anti-slavery
party, as I predicted in the beginning, have been
triumphant in the election of their candidate, Mr.
Banks, of Massachusetts. Never did a captain, a
general, or any other leader, hold a column of sap-
porters so long together, with so little of defection,
treachery, faint-heartedness, or misgiving. The
triumph is the greater, because it is the first triumph
the anti-slavery party has bad in the national Con-
gress. It is the first time that any man has filled
the Speaker's chair with any sympathy for the muss
of anti-slavery. It marks a crisis in the history of
the country, probably of far greater significance than
may be seen in it by the masses at the present
moment.

We have been told from the beginning that any
attempt by Congress to interfere with the rights of
the South in the matter of slavery, particularly with
its extension, would sound the tocsin of a disaolu.
lion of the Union. Twenty years ago Southern se•
nators and representatives declared that the
first abolitionist sent to Congress from the North
would be lynched; and yet they have been sent there,
and they have not been disturbed. Legislatures and
Conventions in Southern states have voted and re-
solved, and re.resolved that, under such and such a
state of thing's, they should go out of the Union; and
yet such and such a state of things has repeatedly
come, and they have not gone out. Southern men
seemed to be unanimous on one point—that if the
time ever came that an antislavery man should be
elected Speaker, Congress would be dissolved and all
the Southern members go home; and yet an anti-
slavery man hu been elected, and all the pro-slavery
champions put up against him rush to his seat the
instant the vote is declared, and escort him with all
the honours to the chair.

There is deep meaning in all this. It would seem
to indicate, lit, that the South has become conscious
at last that it has pressed the North too far, and the
only way to save itselt now is to yield ; 2nd, that the
whole country is satisfied that Mr. Banks will makean
able, an impartial, and an upright Speaker ; 3rd, that
as far as we have received news from the South, very
little dissatistaction is expressed at the election of Mr.
Banks. Even the principal organs of General Pierce,
who fought against him ferociously, have suddenly
changed their tone, and on the whole they do not
seem to regard his triumph as foreboding any pun'.
cider disaster; while from the whole North come
back the boom of cannon and shouts of congratulation
over the triumph. A party of gentlemen, stand.
ing high ia public and private lite, when the news
reached Boston on Saturday evening, chartered a rail.
way train to proceed to Waltham, to congratulate
Mr. Banks's lady upon the triumph of her husband,
and 103 cannon, the number of his votes, were fired
on the occasion.

While the Northern anti-slavers are yet in the full
flush of triumph, news has been received from Kansas
which can scarcely fail to goad them to immediate
action. It was believed that no more scenes of vita.
lends and brutal outrage would be perpetrated in
that territory; but no sooner had General Pierce's
second message reached Kansas, than tho Border
Ruffians of Missouri again invaded the territory, per.
pstrating act' of violence and assassination unpreos.
dented in the whole previous history of the Anglo.
Saxon race. The Free State men in Kansas had,
in the exercise of their vested rights, called
an election on the lath, the day fixed by the new
constitution ; but in consideration of the repeated
threats made by their Missouri neighbours, their
leaders had decided several days beforehand that it
' would be hazardous to their lives and property to
hold an election on that day, and they agreed to
postpone it to Thursday, two days later, and then
vote as privately as possible. The polls were opened
at the house of Mr. iiiinard. The Missouri ruffians,
armed to the teeth, posted themselves near the spot,
and sent the following note to the judges of the
election :

You will bold your place an hour tr two, and we'll call
to me you all upon any terms you may demand. and take
your ballot box. B 6. Norris.
What followed I give you in the words of one of
our most reliable journals:

In jest ,Loeb ea bow; nearly 70 of the bloodthirety rebels OM, up
wfthfa SO rods of tine incr, and halted. One of the party woe thou
beard teem "He area d be d—d it be wee afraid to go.. and rode
eat from the Net, panda, war the home. Moe la the home min
them sasaUsat sash weihke intentious, rusiwd out with their ud
sod gave thaw, when the whale party tea es feet as poesible, and
they was allowed to estop heck to the poetry, without being and
epos.

The Free Stab or renisheed at Minard's until they ropmeed all
the danger was amend about 2 o'clock at night, a kir. Sparks and
his ota started kw home. When merits Damon's grog-shop, they
were semnanded to bait, but not obeying, they sere tired spa by
seversibus the beam and Sparks wee
his wt. or another gentleman, returned to leinarers, and
then they ems killing Sports, as be beard there threaten to doss
wbaa be as leaving. Kr. Brown thin started at ones with 13 man
to ants. Spathe. Be Mond me aggeeedea party in a little ravine.
• Ebert Delense AIM the read. Brown at once demanded the
ennwir d dpedn Be we told be wad not there, and that
they in sans at him. Brows replied that they were
renealie darlds. al ordered his to oxk their They
did se, nmi woe don Mai dews tatomen the ravine upon tpieces. hem, Mem
leiest vide* "Here dids—dna s
tubfir!" Brown
them ldea t. end he eo. Having ned Wm
ADM, Dirges ea Ms party merned about to return, and when stout
ttewssoottyy,mairu_ da dank wen toed epos by the larger party, when the,YMiMMy
Mama die les It wits bright moonlight. sod es*
pear tbs elm Mose me plain both denims. When loth
bad tired sae or two ands, they ran in opposite dire.
tins, to kg leases or beret that were teat by, from white they
beper.tjalbe Wag be some dine. One led, but Id yews aid, Is
pay, ked alee dote with • Sharp rifle, sad nary tins be
kid Ina say. " nem bow de yes like that, boys?* atlar
gram were Ina snag the illiessina. sal Br, nts peaty R.
land to Mai been. They tenial till after brash:bet Yd.
day morning. alba waseft dot lager was ever, Drown.
Smirks and her as Des iiinr. derted :or their Imes la
lesvessameit. Mrs ends nen •as et
taity. um !My
men arm eadiald apes tees. stet a
Seems aped den bis by
sal arida the eine le gra
art ea Oa name. at by Se laterenis dam et die ender
alma Mom in was peemended ante in as he banal would
oity nedt la the dab then alloo they w takes Mthent
User reabiase heck to fades to the radinee at ore ol thebash
.:._.lllted Dees. They were all reamed acme Brows. t wen
Wier le an as a ha erne Irks. end lane dawn
ge7rirwieste dna to bine it vas the Brown Who slits ear alai
lien Howie e Aran. Part at their eempsay west
a
fierr Mr. IMMlMming be would net well by the side of hudgM
trig were Mr Ilan* Brows wen head it
tin awe aba neat imamM thoweig their fists in his Mad
sailing bin di want of area eeaae. at which the net of EOM
kind
he are nu lartewaraly lootest. Mr. received intelligent.
that wen ka anger MOIL times to nide ids borae, ese ride •la
reds Pon as hones eta he beard Me sismand irembabied hate
halt." On leeldng Tan; be no barn aces ea Wank.
arras ids. sena non briar no later altermas
Um, be pot sport to his bares as bawls: • very Ile
ems he me seen leaving them et • test rats They fired
wpm Idea memo Omsk bat without amt. He was Mowed Mont
two man, who be evaded his puma by riding .31M• a steep pry
tiptoe into • trim nod is tray ea lie in Lawmen, by gay aide
while yam intim& Was ids pea= yenned they stopped at ble
Muse, aad wen sleet to aster is ea ireat masa, wino they
was met at Me den by iss yds as hopt than at bay for some
minutess ea i dray allowed be at nen to later by tar slag
up to her *Mr miss. god remaking that they add at mid bra
say Mbar tban is inith the berme ter lbeegers Mies Übe bull
their *Mb whits they smacked the been, bet liadisansidas nip
son lard joined the party at Dunes.
••- - • •

Brows wee guarded through the da-, Friday, by the party who
took him. Armee them wee one J. C. Posey. who scud • prominent
part beta Phillp tees tarred sad bathered. Charles Duns, who was
intim awed tamp when laminas vas beaded, sad was taken
priers: ea ehe bet day sad refired the abbot treatmeat kola umy
and whoa he Wee lierseml me of our petals pm him a mgmble
'ember b puma br me be of to ham lost in hie
swan; • Dr. IL es Warm who was also in the Atebisce camp, and
ether, of lib eherestar. They made no charges spinet Brown, only
that he had rent en Monday, and bed run as a esnaidste to tbit nal
legislature. They IbleMesed him with banking; and it was at this
staved their prosselbes that the first express from Learsaworth
started be lawrsaskFrid.yoight. It was tow publicly immortal&
some of the Wag et Dmisca's the day previous hid taken effect OM
of the Pre.elmerymea aimed Ceok, a Missourian, wee shot in the
Oblate, sad has Albeit& hannlothers were wounded. Oa oat
side arse some Weald beset the sou of Yr. Sparks* before nomads
who wee *OW wielded Is the am. aid on the bead.
el The babbleediessmad tomes. the fleadt.l s> irit d the tarlas
road riMirm and they swore vengeance upon Brown. They pre.
peed themetwes with ropes and other implements, for hanging. ad
shot NOMA• Frklay they arranged naiad bins exit. Same of their
paprimbeemmad to lyeeh W es a compromise. rather than
begry him -Sig ins at cam approved. when Wa rabble amuse opus
him bit Wade, bay Mitres and club., Menke. cluifillinge
en rbeila baba marderbe him by inches. Ile immettately be.
iligliliesenelilen ben the ham blow. upon his head, sad fell. WOMB
reareerei b pert sae attempted to :be sod escape, but so friend
Arai le ebb lib ead they repeated their berstly outrage till he
slosed likeeeir am opine.. But be was still ghee. and. wine bi
headges for the liberty of Kamm colt, they roughly
I .Mead ha. a" ism." I" into a engem standing near, ofI;UL
Ate was the ewer sad dime ten mike to he house of am of the
parry. Meet et thee were shamefully chunk by this time, sad tad.
told rwisßartehubeill Aire, they zujasicied.thet4nyeolenwetierack.
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mile Mamt A meet amieb'e and devoted wife met tilm at the
dame ash. wee threein M upon the Boor, but human mons we. drip.
its Yet made. OM trod to lean of him the cam. of so beam.
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I history hears us neon'. For never boner do I remember as It
stsmewhers • pee* professing to enj .7 I ho bleetirde of a republican
grnernment bye out into tech rece• and tortured to death their pelt
ismears taken In .rar ! It is Manta s pared. L So gluing sa MIA
will do move than all that bee o correct heretofore. to sin the 'mph.
the. boar Meads and mesa, the calamity of our enemies.