Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-24
From the Lcavcmwurth lkansn.) Herald
THE FUTURE OF KANSAS.

III we were rIccSoiIcrs or AboOnistS, we sh0ll'
bc highly delighted at the tone Of encouragement ",
nrc constantly obscrviu. in such Abolition Journals
IL the "Ncw York Tribune" and the "Busnn Atlas
nay, i'll the whole Abolition press rs tn the prcscu
| prospects ni Freedom i'll Kansas. With the view %
ar"tlSinS the impntcnt and miserable Aid Socictic.
from their lctlar-ic siac. ard Of establishing NOR,
extensive and practicable system of pauycr cnirra
| ton To Kansas, the Northern press ,re crvinr ouI
that the great md all-imp"rtant queson-shnll Kan
srs be Slave State has been settled decidedly i!
t"r"r Of fI'r"'m. Hoping to fix for all time the
soTs of this territory by rrsuscitntin the putrd cnr
OF The Aid S"ciey, and terminating tn, d.hcart
enr,l agents olhc Infamous company, hrvarc publicl,
declaring that all intelligence from ksas is such ms I,
sntisy every mind that the probabilities are vastly il
favor "i our Territory adopting the institutions Of 4
Free State.
We cannot conceive how mcn-mnch less public
journalists, whose duties to convey reliable inlor
ma"n--can lie ST. uttsrly lost TO all SENSE ri truth ms
10 50 grossly and shamciully miscad nnd deceive the
public mind.
| Ii is well known to every one nj nil acouoirtcl
with the paSt history of our Territory that 10 ntei.
rcncc has EVER gone from Kansas that could in any
wise show that III" chances are in favor Of our people
adopting the institutions "f Free State Tie result ui
EVERY election that lias been held in our Territory
has shown an imD'ns| p,DDRRcrd"cc in the uopular
vote for the 'Wroi"rt0n and establishment of SurTil-
kRS INSTITUTIONS in Kansas. If the question nj
the introduction "r exclusion 9. slavery into Kansas
left 10 the people Tomorrow, feel safe that
i, would be decided overwhelmingly in j0rOr of
SLAVERY. The complete ar,. overwhelming ric-
'or"s achieved hy the PEosI.,yERi PARTY over the
Abolition forces, 'rGy occasion in this Territory
snb-tanilntcs "Ur belief. The opinions nf others
even pr"rSsrd Abn'tiunisis-upun the same subject
agree with ours. \ gentleman who was at orr lust
election, and who publicly declares lis Dr'f-tHr, Ia
see kHLs"s made II Free state, in VERY able AM!
interesting letter +" the Chicago Times, >siys:
1.-The FrccS" party have been beaten f3nr TO one
bv the 0cW0i settlers uf the country and that too ,
In | t.J T.,
m'n wh" supposed were honorable, hiyh-mindcd
men, trying all manncr ut low deceptive tricks iu
ring in Illegal v"tr', merely 10 make rc>,-c,0JL
show In the Territory think large mgiori'y is
al The present .nc in tIyDr Of ehIr,ry'
Tie itullrIA.nG is our "wn.-l III. H'rJ'd.
We have time and again expressed our honest nrr.
,lictnn thai Kansas inevitably destined Ia be.
come slave State. We sax the a,aplcdu">s nf IT,,
rich soil to slave labor rnd the discrimination Of her
citizens ~ make Il ,lav" STATE. So firmly coviiic.
cd were ~ her fate. that felt rs .lour! w,.
would not give H. 10 he assured that the good and
profitable institution ui slavery would bc npiautr,l
upon hrr irrl" soil. Our prediction has been viz
,un!iy fulfilled slavery exist III our Tegri!nry
and among The first ac.S o! Legislative Assembly
will he I" IEGiIILE and rEoTECr II. When Kansas
knocks for admission into The Union il will hr Is Il
slave State: ard if she is refused '.Inison LEI the
SyHt 1fiGEc Jy kt,JHHC OHi Oregon, Minnesota and
NchrasEn--Hhcli ready tn come into the Union n-
,iTf States I" show thHt the popular vote Of our
Territory has aiTGgS been tG"OrG" I" SLAVERY. and
adverse to !!.cdom, We will ad"rr: briefly to ,rrry
election that has taken place in kansn" The first
c!.clinu after the organization a.: this Territory wn>
in November last, for Dcl,gai" {" Congress- -
srw wEat the is>u" in this election was, We quote
from the llcaad ot December |, l>jl:
"Ihc election turned upon the -suc "f slavery and
antisuvcry. 1t could not be kept Gut "i The canvass
Wing and Democrat was lost sight ni. aHd that
question is!Gvcryl absorbed MI others
In this election in which tho question "f slavery
absorbed all others, the E0uar vote shown By oi-
! cla. returns. we lin as follows:
j. \. Whitfield, ipro.slavery) 24js
j. a. Wakefield, tir"c-soiN 2lS
r. j.. Firnkcn, sos
j. R. Chapman. ii
Which i, equivalent 10
Entire lru.-ia""ry vote, .L,!!,rS
Entire Frcc-sU!l vote, ..G9
Oar next fcrriioyiaI election was in March last, Tor
members Of our fret Legislative Assembly. As Il
matter u course. tie oy ;sEEc III this election WAS
Slavery vs. Abnit!uni-r. III, aggregate Vote uf the
entire Territory was given as follows
Pro slavery vote :il?I
L--- -: lot" lHDS
The above vote SHOWS the views and sentiments o;
our ponrle in regard 10 the Introduction Of slavery
into Kansas. The voice "i our people on this subject
was expressed in THIS election, nnd "ur object III pro-
,!urug the returns, is simply :" show that on t" ~
,f
kansas were ia ivor "i making this Territory
slave State Frey election thar has been held in
,I;s ;.rrurv hn- resulted in the complete ki"mgh ~
Pro-ri1rsry pyUcip!s, and we think this fact alone
sufficient evidence 10 convince the most sc'p'IcaI ."
the asccndnnrv Of tho Proslavcry party in Kansas
The Boston Daily Advertiser and such Ike cOrrCp,
end ianatica sheets Of the ''Nulmc. Safe" arr
CROWN. most Justify over the result %: kcctlcrs Sc
cond election in May last. arl wnnId fam maze the
world believe the results u! s1"f - election, proved
gt 't, gt.N-
clu.ion oi slavery from kansas. II is Il well known
and unonn,rov"rtblc i;rc; tia: this election no
recognized by the pr"-savcry party, ana consequent
lv WINS not noticed by them in the icas: manner Ai
a meeting Of the citizens IN this Territory hgI ~
shawnee Mission-,he headquarters Of Gov, Reed
rr-nu the Gh of April last, with the object "f tnn-
into consideration ;ir course 10 b. pursued by them
in the event Of u new election being called, the fol-
lowing resolution which tally explains i'll what wa"
tn. Aboci.:ss gained their nalori!y IL this So
called election. unanimously passed:
Ea,alvc |. That in the event "t new clccilU" hy
thc Governor VIC recommend 10 C"'ry !awGbi!mg c-
tizrn Of Kansas territory not 10 GHca@ @2'd c,"''o"
TIE Pro.slavcry party regarded the Hct"l Reedcr,'
calling :. second election gross and Iri"erI5!e
ASSUMPTION Of Executive power. aud consequently
did na recognise il. They stad away from the polls
knowing thgt Rccdcr had transcribed all power dele
c,a;cd him by the Organic Act, and that the result {"
this pscu,lo. election could IN 10 wise inva!a;c the
cIairns nf nIr members elect to their seats in our lc-
oisla,iyc Assembly. In this way-by the pr"-sidTc-
~ rurtv nal rying-tiIc lnw and tjm,us Abolition
ISIS were enabled to herald the result Of h.'s election
n, an Abolition triumph. l. s not l:"Ee ;htn we cx-
nr,;rt! of such corrupt and trcachcrous beings who
rrc eyer rnndv To seize l.pon the most Gsrepuiahie
means and the rI:os; coa;cirrhr rrcicAfs to conceal
their ,n;s1rty and 'mtt"cy il Kansas from the Puh-
,ic We have not tho lcas! objection :" thc!r docking
,Irir br,,vs with nil tho laurc.S hcy can win OF U.s.
but we dislike to src them aurr!s they sie"' of
liz. We believe in the good Old Hda1c "iioHoR 70
WHOM HuNuG Is nCE.