The daily Gate City., 1855-12-07
kapxns--The Times and The Gate

Congress and becane the law of the land.
That bill, as interpreted by its friends, left
the citizens Of Kansas full liberty to decide
their own policy and regulate their own af-
fairs. 4 Territory thus organized had, in
addition to the ordinary attractions of new
country, an open question Of great interest
to be decided by the weight Of numbers The
question of slavery, thus put at issue, in
duced thousands from the north as well as
the south to select Kansas for their future
home. Having moved there with their fam
lilies from all parts OF the country, these citi-
zens were called upon by proclamation in due
form to assemble and exercise their prom
ised Sovereignty at the ballot box. They
assembled; but instead of choosing their
own legislators, bands of tens, of ffties,
and of hundreds, came with arms in their
hands from the the neighboring State Of
Missouri, and overawed and outvoted them.
eecting IN some cases residents OF Kansas.
and in other cases residents of Missouri, but
IN all cases electing only such men us were
devoted to the peculiar interests of Missou-
n, as set forth by Atchison and Stringfe low.
- This legislature, composed aad thus
elected, held its session within stones throw
OF the Missouri line, and there enacted laws,
disgraceful to Austrian despotism for the
government of the free people Of Kansas
Laws which prohibit and suppress freedom
of thought, freedom of speech, and freedom
OF the press, and inaict the penalty Of
death for numerous trivial acts, and punish
the mere expression of offensive opinions by
Imprisonment for life,-laws which outrage
every principle Of liberty and shock every
sentiment Of humanity, laws which punish
murmur against their own justice or poll
cy with death or Imprisonment, and require
as AT lnitiatory rite Of citizenship, an oath
to the effect that the afhant will advocate.
sustain and never seek to repeal or amend
them.
Then, in accordance with the earnest de-
sires of this Legislature, Reeder. Nebraska
Locofoco Governor, is removed and Shan
non sent on IN his place. In his eager de-
sire 10 commend himself TO his masters,
Shannon proelaims his devotion to the slave
holding interest at Wesport before he cross
cs the Kansas line, and hespeaks the aid Of
the Aissourians By whom be was surround
ed in the execution Of the laws Of Kansas.
lie enters Kansas, allies himself with the
pro-slavery party, makes himself prominent
IN. the canvass IN behalf of Whitfield and.
tc-crown all, appears in claw and ORDER
I Il III ~
creanss who had despoiled the Kansas people
Of their right or suffrage aud usurped the
law making power, who had led off in all
the deeds of violence, which have rendered
that border another ''bloodv ground. even
from the lynching Of the parkville press and
the mobbing Of the Methodist preachers to
the fearful row which resulted in McLaugh-
Inns death.
This s'Law and Order'' Convention was
pot demanded on account of anv deeds of
violence committed by Free State men, fnt
was called to put down the people of KIM
sas who, in convention assembled .a ,.a.e
ably adopted constitution fo-. their covarn.
ment and provided for tax; mn a., oraerlv ex
- ' '~stD mt OF the citizens OF
A-asaS st the bale. box. 1t was called, as
every lndcatio'l at the time, before, and
since ahund' .ntly shows, to systematic meas
ares and collect forces from Missouri to sub
Jagate Kansas TO slayehoiding domination,
and TO put IN force the execrable laws which
had been passed by that Infamous Leg gisla-
turc--laws under which every Free State
man in Kansas had already rendered himself
liable TO death or Imprisonment, in the ewes
of the pIo- slavery men in that Territory who
are alone competent jurors under the provis-
ions of the act
The next thing We hear in the order OF
s,en,s is he dreadful announcement that
blood has Teen split and civil war raging in
Kansas. Terrible stories. of. Outbreaks OF
murders and burnings and threatened attack
b Free Soilers upon the towns OF Missouri,
c telegraphed ali over the State, bearing
W III them all tho time the cry 'scome over
and help us" And again the telegraph an
nounces that from ST. .Jo., Independence
Weston, Lexington and other towns Of Mis-
souri,. armed bands Of excited and infuriated
Slavery men, thirsting for the blood Of tht
ssfanatical abelitionists,'' Fastening K
unite their forces 'Jor the subjugaron o
Kansas"
Now every man Of common sense knows
that the terrible accounts of depreciation
on persons and property, and hostile attack
on Missouri towns, thus bruted by tele
graph over Missouri, in the main gros
exagrpration. and downright lies intendet