Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-07-08
BUGLE
THE PERIL OF KANSAS.
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, AT sALEu, OHIO.

THE PERIL OF KANSAS.
We have shown, by evidence which no man can
sansay, that the pretcnses under which weak k-prin-
oipled and easily misled parsans were first brought
to acquiesce in the repeal of the Missouri Restric-
tion-namely, that Slavery could not 90 into the
New Terrtories--that vote of the people would
be required to admit it-that Mr. Fuers amend
ment, expressly authorizing the Territorial Legis-
latures to admit exclnde Slavery, superfuous,
&c.,--are already falsifed by transpirng events.
Slavery has gone into Kansas without waiting for
any Legislative sanctionin fact, was there already,
though legal nullty because of the Missouri
Restriction-but, that having been repealed by the
passage of Douglass BILL the slaveholders now
assert that it legally EXISTS there aud are ready to
back their assertion by liberal display of reyolv-
crs and Bowic-knives. Not breath do we hear
from them about awaiting the organization of the
Territories and deerring to the will Of the major
ity. On the contrary, they are swarming into Kan
sas like ocusts, marking off all the best lands into
claims, publicly passing resolutions urging other
slaveholders to follow them and bring in their
"property, and proclaiming defiance and hostil-
ity to any "Abolitonists" is, any Northern
freemen-who shall venture to claim any Of the
lands which they may have lett untouched, The
Independence Messen9e"-printed on the Missouri
border of Kansas-says:
ave learn that, since the passage of the bill
opening this Territory for settlement some three
thousand claims have been staked off to be occu-
pied by virtue of the bill. We are also informed
that many difficulties and furious quarrels aris
Ing among the claimants. Az Individual, whose
name we did not learn, who has been in the Terri
tory brought the intelligence to our city day
two since, that in of these brawls few days
ago person was killed by having inflicted on him
Wounds and chops, which presented him in hor-
fibly shocking and mutiloted condition.
"Wonder if this is Just the beginning of good
times in the and beautiful Terrtory7
We have not yet learned whether the new
settlers-those who would not hesitate to imbrue
their hands in their brothers blood--cmigrated
from n Christian or barbarous land--whether from
Hindostan or from the polished shores of European
refinement. If the innocent soil of the new Terri
tory is to be stained with boodif it is to present
e scene of savage ferocty, unknown to the aborig-
inal tribes, and of which they would have been
"ashamed--then indeed were it better had it con-
.inued the Territory of Louisiana, and remained
the possession Of the power beyond the waters"
Here we see the natural result of what is gori-
fed by Cass, Douglas 4 Co. Squatter Sovereignty.
Congress having settled, thirty-four years ago that
all men should be free and equal in these Terri
tories, there nothing of public nature to
quarrel about until this present Congress repealed
the Missouri Restriction and virtually told Slavery
to rush in there and make on Freedom. Here
upor the Shareholders of Missouri being nearest to
the region thus opened to conflict, sweep over in
regiments hold meetings to declare Slavery already
established IL Kansas, latter the fashion OF the re-
annexation Of Texas and the war existing by act
Mexco.) and threaten every "Abolitionist' with a
that Territory. Tile Industrial Luminary (Parke-
vile, Platte Co., Mo- of the 18th inst referring
to these proceedings, says:
"Now is the time for Mssourans to make claims.
The country is swarmng with emgrants. Men
on horseback. with cup and skillet and ham. flour
aud coffee tied on behind and with ax shouldered,
are facing westward while gentlemen and ladies
are driving furiously to and fro in carriages
printers writing--lawyers speakiag--doctors gal
lanting ladies and selecting sites for residences
prairies-trees falling-tents strctchng-cabins
going up-everything alive and everybody wide
awake Hurrah for Kansas. Westward the star
Of empire takes its way"
The same paper, in an article on the late Indian
Treaties, says:
1--WE suppose that the section of country from
tho Wakarusa to Smoky Hill is now open to settle
ment. All that fne country about Fort Riley and
on Big Blue, indeed, all the territory belonging to
the United States, has long been open to settlers
1t must be recoected that regards those tracts
recently purchased from the Indians, specified
time is named in which the tribes are to remove,
tho government agreeing to keep off settlers till
they are gone. Nevertheless, preemptors are laying
foundations, stalking out and 5laztng round their
claims.
"The great road from Parkoville up the Kansas
Riter into the heart of the country is now thronged
With explorers"
So The st. Louis hteNigencer quotes from The
Weston (frontier Reporter of the 10Th inst, smart
puff of new steamboat just put on to run weekly
TRIPS from Weston to Fort Riley and says:
''No sooner did the Nebraska Kansas bill pass,
than steamboat, the white mans herald of com
faerce went plowing the Kansas River to the heart
OF the Kansas Territory. And now it is a regular
weekly Sisitant."
Thus, you see, everything is in train for the
seizure Of KANSAS by the Shareholders and their
tools living ch fts eastern border, who under the
guidance Of Senator Atchison and other chiefs of
the clan, mean to take it by snap,judgment-by
stalking out and apPropriating the Indian lands
from which white people are by treaty expressly
excluded till next yearly frightening off free
labor settlers by display of their weapons and a
significant threat Of refusing TO pTotec, them-and
By calling on all Shareholders to come to their aid
and share with them the spoil of this goody land.
We trust they are to be beaten in the long run,
the Territory rescued and consecrated afresh to
freedom; but will that diminish the guilt of the
Northern traitors in Congress who have opened it
W Slavery Tribune. . ......
African SLAVE TRADE TO BE RE-OPENED-Sena-
tor Slidell as member Of the C0mmtttee on Foreign
Affairs in secret session in the Senate, has lo ely
moved 10 give notice of termination of the treaty
stipulation with Great Brit lin binding us to keep
naval force on the coast Of Africa for the suppress
sion of the slave trade This is only preliminary
step 70 the repeal of the law orbiddinethe ArteG'
Stare Tfode, which, ere long will be re-oreaed 6y
ccngrcss. This. at least i6 the design of the pro
rassndists .5gr. q, ,-...... SCI. q.