The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-02

TEE KANSAS Observation-Disclosures To-NIGHr
IN THE TABERNAcLE.-The free soil emigration
to Kansas is said to be going on swimming ~.
The first detachment under the auspices of the
Massachusetts, society have arrived out in fine
condition and have squatted. Other anti-slayery
squatters are represented to be pouring into
the country, to the establishment of the Salt
Creek Shareholders, and to the dismay of the
poor Indians, who will soon have to back cut
further into the prairies.
This evening, in aid Of the Massachusetts, and
Congressional Free Soil Emigrating Societies,
a meeting ia to be held in the lecture room of
the Tabernacle, at eight o'clock, to organize a
Kansas league, in furtherance Of the great oh
ject of colonizing Kansas with freeman. We
are further advised that Mr.. Eli Thayer, of
Worcester, Mass, that hotbed of free soilisn,
abolitieniam and women's rights, "will be pre-
sent to explain this great plan Of freedom"
Now here is a fine chance for Horace Greeley
and his tribe. He is tremendous free soiler;
something of theoretical farmer; has had
some Wall street experience in copper,
zinc, and Grass Valley gold mines; and
would be prodigious accession to the
free soil squatters Of Kansas. And then
his removal ont West, with all of his abo-
lition, infdel and socialist gang of both sexes
and of all colors. would be mighty relief to
the Christian and law-abiding people Of New
York. In fact, if Greeley and his set of aboli-
tionists, reformers and philosophers, were only
out Of the way, the wing party of New York
might be reorganized and put into some decent
posture for the campaign Of 1856.
We hope the meeting tonight will use its in
fuence to persuade our FOurierite free soil
neighbors to emigrate to Kansas, in aid Of the
"great plan Of freedom" Of which they are such
earnest advocates. Here in New York they are
completely overshadowed by the constitution,
the cotton trade and the fugitive slave law, and
their labors and energies are thrown away.
But if they can't be persuaded to volunteer as
emigrants, they should not be forgotten in col
lecting subscriptions for the cause. Nor should
the meeting fail in giving q vote Of thanks to
the administration at Washington for the recent
act Of Congress approved by the President, CIV
ing to every free white settler who is citizen
or who shall have declared his intention OF be-
coming citizen, free farm of one hundred
and sixty acres of land in Kansas or Nebras-
ka. This single act will do more to give the
free sellers the victory in those Territories
than the labors of all the free soil emigrating
societies put together. But with the admins
tration and these societies cooperating in their
'plan Of freedom" the slave-holding squatters
on Salt Creek, will inevitably be crowded back
again into Missouri, or down into Arkansas.
It will be the strongest evidence Of base in
gratitude on the part of the Tabernacle meeting
tonight if in behalf Of free soil they should ne
elect or refuse vote Of thanks to the Presi-
dent Of the United States, for straining con-
titutioDal point or two in the approval of the
free farm bill for Kansas and Nebraska.