New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-26
THE SEIZURE OF KANSAS.

The st. Louis Republican of the 18th inst has the
proceedings of Meeting Of Squatters held In Kan
sas three miles west of Fort LeavenwOrth, the 10th
inst They describe themselves as three hundred
ctzens of Kansas Territory and many other citizens
.of the adjoining State of Missouri, contemplating
..bomes in the Territory met on Salt Creek to es-
tablish Souatter Association and prescribe rules to
regulate the making of claims in said Territory.
Col Lewis Barnes was called to the Chair and j. ii.
r. Cupcliff chosen Secretary. Mr. Daniel Grover ex-
pained the object of the meeting, and, on motion,
Committee of five was appointed to draft resolves to
be considered by the meeting That Committee re-
ported ten resolves, commencing with
81. That we are in favor of bona fde Squatter Sover
eighty and acknowledge the right of any citizen OF the
United States make claim i'll Kansas Territory, with
the ultimate view of occupying it,
SO here, you see, we have the doctrine propounded
by the doctors who are about to reduce it to practice
so that all Of us may what it is and how it works
We have been wrangng about it all winter and spring
without coming to any mutual understanding and it is
not likely that even another nneteencolumn speech
from its verbose father, Gen Cass, would clear away
the misapprehensons by which it is surrounded.
But the proof of the pudding is in the eating and
when we see Squatter Sovereignty reduced to prac-
tce we can't help agreeing to its effect whatever
I
its abstract character. So we read on, through
series Of provisions for registry of claims, their
mutual recognition, settling duties, &c, until We
come 10
80. 71at ~ rR q6ord protection 10 no AIoltionis-as
80. That recognize the institution ~ Slarery 'a'
ALREADY EXISTING IA As Ierr'lory, and reeoAnei4 u
ar,toIosrs 10 introduce thar properly as early Poss0e
There you have Squatter SOyereigntyfuly iiedged
the theory developed into Practbility. The free
territory Of Kansas s free 10 no Abotionis-ior all
of Us know what they mean by refusing "prO,ec-
..tion which nobody had ever asked for-and Slavery
is grayely declared BY these disciples OF Cas- and
Douglas 10 be " oiready e1isiing in Kansas, with
full liberty for every STAKEHOLDER to introduce his
.property" Such are the first fruits of the Passage
of Douglass BILL There have been few slaves in
Kansss for years-held there in express violation of
the laws Of the United s;ates-in defiance of the e
gal axiom that Slavery is creature Of positive law.
and cannot exist in the absence of such LAWN def
ance of the Missouri Compromise and the pledged
faith Of the Nation. Slaves held there as they
were originally lid in every other slaveholding
country-by virtue OF knowledge and power on one
side. opposed 10 enor nee and consequent weakness
on the other. Slavery has been against law IN Kan
sas, at least since lS20; but what OF that There
were courts 10 which the victims couiu app! iVi
freedom; no place to TO if they ran away for they
dare not Zee into Missouri or Arkansas and cannot
get safely across the Missouri to northward They
are in Just the predicament Of prisoners in the hold
OF pirate there TO remain until the pirate Is cap
tured OF destroyed
These Missouri shareholders aud three hundred pre-
tended citizens of Kansas are OF course aware that
tie Territory is no. yet open TO settlement-ihat
every man Of them is trcspasser-that none OF the
Indian tribes which have lately agreed by treaty TO
sell their lands have bargained to surrender them this
seafon but all have stipulated for the right 10 remain
till rext spring But when did ever Slavery respect
tie rights of Indians Founded on the abasement
and EQUALIZATION of inferior race, why should It
respect the natural rights Of another, even when
guaranteed by its own treaties SO the AborigiDes
must be thrust perfdiously out Of their homes in
order to consign new and spacious territory to the
enslave ment and chattelizing of negroes
We entreat the Northern supporters and halfway
supporters of Douglas to consider these facts. They
have thus far rested on the assertion that Sdr y ran