New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-27

Ceu, Of tire slave power. II buckles on its armor
ard declares itself ready to fight for supremacy,
and for the humiliation and sueec ion Of the free
States. 1t invaded K.nsas with 5. 900 armed mea
for this purpose. lie bordes bivouscked on her
plsiDs, and Der citzens overwhelmed by M % ,ers,
were fosced to submit to their domination 10 the
late proceedings denoninst.d an election.
FIu,btd by their success. and finding the Gov
ernor cent out by the Presiden. revolirg at such
bare faced and ina nous coDdu,t they now svo y
tier intention to 6eposs bin, and if be appears
In Kaps.s ssAiD, to take bis life. Mean iile,
without even The form If law, or the preteoss of
regularity, they undertake 70 sppoiIt one 10 his
sie,o.
This revolutionary proceeding will force the
Government at Washington to recognize the acts
Of the propaganda headed BY Atchison. Gov.
Resoer NUT now be sent back, sustained, by a
sufficient military force to protect bis person aud
enforce his authority, and the preces digs Of the
late election So called, must be set s.ide, the
Administration must tamely submit to the slave
holders usoIpatioc. We know wall enough that
the head Of the War Department 10 s msn who
ia not only on the tide Of the ssve-poser in this
crisis, but 10 ore of the champions of Slavery
extension, and of disunon also, unless the
Government can be used to further bis de-
signs. How much he can be relied on
TO do, by way Of detailing sufficient
military force to put down the lawlsss
proce edipgs o; the Missouri moi, can be judged
from this circumstance. We expect nothing IF
him but 70 afford aid and comfort to the usurp-
eys. As 10 the President and majority OF the
Cabinet, We are not prepared to judge. The
Nesrasks measure is q child Of the AdmiDistra-
tiOp ITS aim was to surrender free territory to
slavery; and ia the war 10 complete this hateful
purpose, however hreeularly aud infsmol.ly
wsg.d, what can we expect but to see the Ad-
nil istfstiOn assist in the cOnsunm ation If the
enterprifea Nevertheless, we await future de.
velopnepts bef,re charging completely upon the
members OF the Goverpu emit with this siolsl.
aud infamous attempt to make Kansas a slave
Stste.
We are not prepared either to say to what
there proceedings are lihely 10 lead. They seem,
however, pregnant with the seeds of great good
or evil. They sound in our ears like the distant
roar of the coming te npest. Events Of startling
character AID magnitude may stand 10 fearful
proximity behind that dim and shsdowy vsil which
divides the present from the future. There 10
Kansas. Her territory is free soil. II vas never
tail ed by the tread OF slave. Her plains never
echoed to the la.h Of the slove drivers whip, nor
the erosns of the enchsiDed bOndman. The mil
lions Of the Free States have Numbered out the
DE- clhJ alton that they never shall On one side,
TIE slsve power has risen 10 its might aad de-
clsred its purpose to sunjugae that territory, AMI
plant tlavery there, 10 defiance Of the North, in
de6si ce of the pleadirgs OF humanity, in defsace
Of the spiri; Of freedom. II has armed lie myr-
mdcnr, marshaled AID sent them forth to execute
It's purposes. TIE symbols OF their errand we're
defan,ly proDersded through the territory in the
late scandalous jnrOad, in the shape of negro i'd
dlers and IegrO attendants. As the coDquerors
OF old carried their csPsi-~. in their train did
our modern brieands open their career By siui-
lar demonstration. The appeal is now made to
AIMS By .he swoId they declare shsll Kansas
be gained to slavery. The vaunt 10 openly fang
forth and the challenge TO all the world is, Let
bin dispute US who dare. The first step taken
has b. IN to put beneath their heel the cal real
te1ts ard occup pants Of the soil. TIE next 10 to
claim TO depose the Cove rDOr, and pronounce an
other in bis place. A third Is 10 declare war
b. sirst all who dare oppose their plans. The
army of Slavery is thus eucanped on the soil Of
Ksn,as, bellieereLt and fierce. 1t Pretends -
hoId the country by the copquerors tile.
Such is the position Of one side 10 the strug-
gle for tie possession of Kansas. On the other,
stands little band Of the sons of freedom, just
low borne down by numbers but resolute Ia pur-
pose and ready TO do their part toward repelling
tie barbarian invaderI The question 10 whetbef
they are to be seconded by the people of the
North. Is there a genuine spirit Of freedom
in the country, ready 10 do something against the
s.rocious strides of the slave power to couti-
mental dominion Are there those who are vii.
ling to migrate to Kansas to aid in maintaining
the freedom of Kansas, at the cost Of such peris
a. may a,isel Are the Northern people gener.
ally up to the demand of the civilization and the
humanity of the times Do they mean Kansas
shall be free = II they do, that Is enough.
The force that shall drive out the hordes Of aad-
pirates who have made their descent upon Kan
sas, will not be long in for ming, STayed aud in
spired by the sentiments Of freedom, they will
scatter its enemies like chat. But We are not
quite sure that the people Of the Free States are
in earnest in the resolve to maintain the freedom
Of Kansas. We do not know whether the emf
grants thither from the Free States will prove
themselves ready to a;cept the responsibilities
of their position, and meet the issue raised by
the slave holders. If they do, the time is here
for Il North to show that her people sre wor-