Daily national era., 1854-07-13
MOVEMENTS IN KANSAS.

We have already apprized our readers Of
the desperate efforts Of the Propagandists in
the border counties of Missouri to establish
Slavery in Kansas and keep out emigrants
from free States. They Will succeed with some,
who prefer peace, at whatever cost; but they
will soon have to confront moro "rough GUS
somersn than they can manage. They who
yield to blustsr and bullying are not fit to be
pioneers Of new country
Meantime, we lay before the public another
letter from settler in Kansas, addressed to
member Of Congress- and handed to us for
publication. He exposes the bae, trickery of
the Propagandists. His allegations concern
ing Mr.. Atchison deserve investigation. We
wonder If Messrs. Douglas Cass Dodge Of Iowa,
and other champions Of "Squstter Sovereign
ty,p are taking any measures to rscure it fair
play! What with the Administration and
Mr.. Atchison, "Squatter Sovereignty" is
knocked in the head, and few slaveholding
advcnturers are made lords Of the whole Ter
ritory.
But what care these gentlemen for the rights
OF the free Statss2 How much have Dodge
and Jones' Douglas and Shields, Bright and
Petit Cass and Stuart, done, and what are
they doing, 10 promote free emigration into
Kansas, to protect "Squattcr Sovereignty"
there, to see that their States have fair play in
Kansas, despite the Vaccinations Of Atcbison,
Pierce, s. Coz They pretsnd to stand up for
Popular Sovereignty and represent free
State constituencies and yet they tamely stand
by, while industrious, enterprising emigants
from their owa States, are threatened by Mr..
Atcbison's friends with Lynch Law, if they
dare put foot in the Territory.
OF corrse, citizens Of the free States will not
be deferred by any such demonstrations. The
Territories Of the United Statos are open to
them and they wiH 90 into them, peaceably if
possible, forcibly If necessary. The bullying
Of lawless vagabonds will only stimulate them
to assert and exercise their rights. By the way,
Mr.. Abelard Guthrie who lives among the
Wyandottes about eight miles from Kansa1,
in Missouri, village two miles below the
mouth Of Kansas river, viii prove good coun-
Cellor TO emigrants
But to the Letter
KANSAS TERRITORY, June IL, 1854.
DEAR SIR: The effects OF the unwise and
wicked Legislation of Congress in relation to
this Territory are fact being developed. Meet
ings have been held in various parts OF Mis-
souri,, and resolutions pas5cd that no Anti.Sla-
very man should hold claims in Kansas. This
extends TO all the citizens of the free States,
who are indiscriminately called Abolitionists.
The treaties have been formed with direct ref
erence to the establishment OF slavery in the
Territoricl To effect this, an unusual plan
was fix ~ upon, namely: Delegations with pow
ers to treat were sent for to 90 to Wellington,
generally from one or two tribes at a time.
Here the treaties were concocted, and informa-
ton privately sent by the shareholders in Wash
ington to their friends, and the coded lands
are overrun by shareholders, before anybody
else knows that treaty has been formed.
For instance, Mr.. Atchison, as soon as treaty
was formed with the Delaware Indians, sent a
private telegraphio despatch TO his friends, to