Eastern times., 1855-05-10
The Kansas Outrage,


The Atchison papers in Missouri have come
out in favor Of know-nothingism, and facts
prove that the interference of the Missouri
rowdies in the Kansas election was managed
by the know nothings of that State. In the
North the oath-bound party are jealous aboli-
tionists in the South they enact tbs most
lawless rowdyism to support and extend slav-
cry. The New Hampshire Gazette says the
recklessness with which the know-nothing
papers lay the recent outrages in Kansas to the
charge of the democratic party, AMI contend
the Administration, shows the desperation un-
der which they labor. A year ago, they
charged the President with having selected
creatures of the slave power for officers of
Nebraska and Kansas, and now when the Gov
ernor Of the latter territory is using all his Of
fcial influence to defeat the illegal operations
Of the Missourians, in which he will doubtless
be fully sustained by the President, these pa
pers continue to represent that the strength of
the Administration is employed to protect a
( squad of worthless characters from Missouri,
who in certain districts of Kansas have by
force triumphed over the actual settlers. As
we have said before, this operation on the part
of the rowdies of Missouri, looks very much
like the practical working of know-nothing-
ism in the North, and from the fact that these
miserable squatters were sent to Kansas by a
secret political organization, we are inclined TO
attach some credit to reports of this character.
We know that the secret party is pro-slavery
throughout the South, in fact, that it is the
great pro-slavery weapon of the day-we
know that its triumphs in the North have ev-
erywhere been accompanied by lawless vio-
lence; indeed, that in Cincinnati, similar
contempt for the supremacy of the ballot was
lately exhibited by the Hindoos, and we be-
Flieve that the Kansas outrage was perpetrated
at the instigation Of just such rabble as the
wherever they have existed.
The Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Pos; says =
A year ago the country was much agitated
| about the passage of the kansas-Nebraska
bill. 1t was declared by the friends OF that
measure that if the question of slavery was
left to the people of those territories to decide
there would be no difficulty. According to
that principle it is the right and duty of the
people of Kansas TO say whether they shall
have slavery. That principle was right
Left TO themselves, the actual inhabitants ol
that territory would settle the question with
out trouble. The people of Nebraska have
not been interfered with, and affairs up there
have passed off smoothly. They have had
their legislature and its session is over; and
they have no thoughts of introducing slavery
But the people of Kansas have been obstruct-
ed in carrying out this principle. They have
been overpowered by armed enemies of the
Nebraska bill. The evidence is very good
that the Missourians who invaded Kansas a
the recent elections were nothings. A
writer of private letter from there speaks O
;heir having secret lodges and of concerted ac
ton. One thing is sure, that they were enc
mics of the Nebraska law. Why, that Law
didn't leave it to the people of Missouri TO form
the institutions of Kansas 1t assumed, anc
Justly, that the men of Kansas were competent
TO make their own laws. Therefore any OBJ
stacles put in the way of their exercising thi.
right is the expression of hostility to that law
1t is notification, and it should be put down
There can be no doubt but that intruder
from Missouri have fastened upon the settler.
Of Kansas Legislation which does not repre-
sent them in sentiment, and for the acts o
which they ought not to be held answerable
This violence, and this notification of tn,
Kansas-Nebraska act, is now proved to hav,
occurred, and no national democrat--no sup
porter of the laws and constitution of tn,
country, will hesitate moment to deneunc
and rebuke so unwarrantable proceeding.