Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-10-09

before ,ettered into The head OF any stateslna n.
North " South, to devise n plan OF acquiring
excIuslve occupation OF a Territory by State col
onizatton.
I No Southern or slavuholdng State has ever
atiemp.edto to colonize Territory Our public
lands rave been left 10 the occupancy Of sl lcI I,
settlers hssoil and climate invited The South
mas sent no armies 10 force slave labor upsn
those who preferred free labor. Kentucky
SMung from Virg''ia, as did TcnHeaseeS from
worm Caroliila, and Kansas will from Nilsson.
ri-from conliguit} OF terrtoSy and sin,jlarity
climate Emgratlon hosfollowed The par.
hlieis OF latitude, md will continue 10 DO 10,
ulicss aiverted py such organizations a. sEmi-
s'a"' niu societies and Kansas Leagues.
>. TIE NIGHTS OF EMIGRANTS.
.u''hcl Illustration was needed Of the H.
Irsui.v VI .nese moyments upon Kansas, We
nhBnt ca'enu oul observations 10 the probable
,ecep',Sn o. similar movements upon State.
=, .ne Mussac nuset's Legislature, or tbat Of any
1tnen Hlac nave NE right TO send an army Of
nDoiitiohis's ihto Kansas, they have The same
rgn. 70 transport them 10 Missouri. We a'e
"os apPl'sea VI any PROVISIONS III 'he constitu-
oT y. ,hws VI ne STATES whlcn III 'n@ respect
TTo;s"s"eT TS,r;!sp'n w. .neH conaiton IIom tnat OF
u iy. si. nave no lows' onewe presume
Nv o.",eno'u!"B o'ale mas, which IOrpidS the
emgraioh o. non SHAREHOLDERS. Such laws, If
passeu, woulo clearly comic! with tho feder-
s 81 osu'oM. .'s..ni,, Ing southern and oouthwes'
.eI Yer" @ saase noiu'"e states arc as open 70 em'ga-
.r r,on ,'J "on satoho,u'ng states as hahsns.-
ney u'uei "lT w .he Pnce oi lahd ana Tie
uen'iy -, popuia.'oh. Lel us suppose, men,
anat Ni"ssachuSets shouid tifn her atchtioh TO
.cAas, una Snoniu ascertain 'hat the popula-
!, .,on W ,"ae o.a.e was nearly a'Vided Detweeh
very. and but one thousand vo,s. ,ynn,d tmrn
tbe scale in favor or smanc;r,t;o~ .nL .ct;n"
in nccordance with her ,,n,,f Ma ,hH. n,h,ne
nv. sbe should resolve 10 t,ansnos, ,h' th"ns-
and voters NECESSARY to .hoish YI...," nv IN TsS
No bow would such ,novam.n, H. x.,.;ua,
there? Or 10 reyers,. the n,nn"s;,;o,' ,st !, ha
s,pposed that SoutL Cnro,;na wifi ha, ia,ye
slave holding populntion sIon,S nnda,t.ra1o
transnort thoIsanJ soysb"IJers ~ n.io,,ors
with view to turn the scale or thsi .,ota nav.
understood to be ran;dlv nas.;n. nvs, ~ ,ho ,;s,
of free States wonlJ the s aaIis NJ sons ~ NJ ,hat
ancient State. slave no che 70 ,orrto,;a,,v snh
mil 10 sucb interG.r,rcs 80 ''"''' 'N"
THE INSrIVUTiONSo oF KANSAS pryrn
Now the instilutions of Kans,s ~. =. m ,nI,
fixed and as solemnlv mn an,ssd Nv :, o,n,a a -.
rose of Delaware. onJ ,rs.n. y Tha .n. ~
Kansas Territory NAV ~. ahrnaai.i nv s,,nc..sd'
ing Legislatures: bui so alsn nav tb. ,oy, onh
even the constitution oc Tav,s' .nJ n,.,.',,ora
Kansas only differs from their = o"J;,;on /" ~,
limited resources. her small nonu,s,;on and
her large amount oI ,norketnhis ian.Is 'rher..
is no difference in princine betwsen ihe eases
supposed; if iusti6abl,. m one n 10 so,,oiIv sn
N the other. They differ oni. in non, "I ,,y,c.
.icability and expejencv. the on. wo"ij 10 sn
outrage, easily nerceivei n,,mnt,v r.at .aI @
speedily repelled, the oti,er is d,sy,;s..d - ndsr
he forms Of emirration and m .sIs ,v;th ~,
,op,llous and or,au;zed cumm,n;,v
;ent It,
ABOUT THE KANSAS ELECrIoN- GOV.
ERNOR REEDEKS CERTlFICATRS
We are apprisei thnt il is said Inn, The Ksr.
as Legislature was elected nv fraud .mJ nnn-
titute no fair Representation or the on;n;ons'f
he people of the Territory, rb;s il ev;Isot,v
he excuse of the losing nar,v IN .,n,a,.. ,.,
lewed effort among Their friends at hon,.. h',,
wen this IS rcluled bv the recnrJ Tn. ~
orial Governor of X ansos. yen,lem mot sns.
,ected of. or charged with nartiai;tv ~ savs,,
II to IFS advocates. has soIsmniv cer,;ssa ny
cr his Official seal. that the satsru .n,;s r.ls.,
hat Ioro. m,;or;,v nr ~, is.n..'. 'a.Sei
uly and legally elected Eva" nes,t.utG as; we,o
where Governor Reeder set .s,ds ,ha e elsc,;on
or iiIeooIitv the snhsenutn, ra,e ane .Icomo" .a
iaI eleciions ordered Inv him n,oJ,c.J H. nJ 'r ih.
ame result exceDt in a single 'i;sptr;o. Tha.
J. then. no pretextle,t. and il s annarsnt tho,
, semi nm army OF Aboition;s,s ~ Y ,nssat
eslrov slavery existing there onJ -ncnar';.sS
" her Laws ,s M mor, to hs ;ms,;saJ . sus .su Su
arr or ,he Massachuseits /. I.ea,s,at,'.. w =.