Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1855-07-12
GBe 6lasgotu Gimes.
The Kansas Meeting in New York

erick Starr, Jr., and Mr.. VIM. J. Patterson
on the subject of Kansas and her affairs, !
was held at the Tabernacle, in New York. !
The attendance was not by any means in
proportion to the interest which is felt by
a portion Of the public in the matter, and
was not large. All the New York papers
say it was very small affair.
Mr.. Patterson, late junior editor of the
"Parkville Luminary," spoke first. The
question of slavery, he said, was constantly
coming up before the American people. 1t
had been compromised time and again, but
its discussion could not be suppressed
There were other questions, however, of
great Importance, to which prominence had
been given by the actions Of the lawless ma
rauders on the frontiers Of Missouri -
These were freedom Of speech OF the press,
security of property, and personal liberty
SC. The press IN which he had been part
ner, had been destroyed and he and his fam
ily driven away from all his other property.
/ The ostensible reason for this was, that
/ he and his associates were abolilionists or
at least freesoilers, but the real cause was
that they would not acknowledge the right
of D. r. Atchison, late acting Vice Presi-
dent OF the U. S. and his band of ruffians
from Missouri, 10 come into Kansas and as
sumo dictatdrial powers. Mr.. P. gave
history of the Kansas and Nebraska BILL
He alluded to the efforts of Col. Benton to
attract attention TO Kansas, with a view to
promote the construction of the Pacific Rail
Road; Atchis sons declaration, that he would
oppose the organization Of the Territory,
unless the Bill contained a clause repeating
the Missouri Compromise; and the various
manGuvres by which Mr.. Douglas was III
duced TO introduce the Nebraska bin Mr..
p. reafiirmed the truth of the report which
appeared in Lis paper, relative to Mr.. Atch-
ison's boast, that he was the real author of
, the Nebraska bill, and said that the hostili-
ty which he Mr.. P, had encountered from
his (Atchison's) friends, was owing TO this
report.
1t had been said that the South had not
expected TO introduce Slavery into Kansas.
This he denied. When it was resolved to
organize two territories, the Southerners
declared that Kansas was 10 be 4 slave State
while Nebraska was to be surrendered to
freedom. He alluded 10 the efforts of the
Missourians 80 establish slavery in Kansas.
He spoke Of the meetings at which pro-
slavery resolutions, prepared in Missouri,
/ were passed. ,,as numbering not more than
: a score or more. At Salt Creek, there was
' at no time more than hundred present
the resolutions were at first defeated anC
the meeting broken up. The minority sub.
sequently assembled and passed, and bu
thirty-two hands were held up in their ia
vor. In this way was slavery establish
b: ed" in Kansas.
: At the Election hundreds came into tht
y Territory from Missouri, Kentucky, ant
Tennessee, who took possession Of the bal
d lot boxes, and thus defeated the wishes o
the legal voters. His paper protested agains
this outrage, and called upon Presiden
+ Pierce to protect and sustain Gov. Reede
= in rcpelling them. For this he and the Sc
h nior editor were driven out of Parkville
and their printing materials thrown into tn
river. But he intended 10 return TO Kan
= sas. prolonged opplause.) He shOul
$, brave the enmity of Atchison ard his min
isters, and he had little doubt that he shou
,r be sustained. In reply TO the question
would Kansas be free State, he would sa
that she would be, if her people were LEI
Ut TO do the voting, if Missourians were re
= strained from interfering. Kansas, he sale
st is well watered and imbered-reports I
a. the contrary notwithstanding. He urge
oF that there be no more compromises on Ii
IS, question OF slavery-that the next comprc
mise line prohibit slavery in all territorit
north of the South Pole. [Applause,]
Rev. Mr.. Starr followed. He expanC
his view of the position in which he stood :
Christian minister, and said that his oW
opinions with regard 10 the slaves were
favor of their colonization in Africa. +
went to Kansas to preach the gospel, and hi
H. never discussed slavery in his pulpit
= Weeks before the passage of the Nebrasl
Gle bill Mr.. Atchison wrote 10 his friends
dts Missouri that it was sure 70 pass and a
ely vised them to go into Kansas and take
u" the best lands; that depuations from 4
nre Indians were then in Washington, and tire;
: les securing their "claims" would be mac
Instructions were also forwarded to nke
by out all Yankees" Mr.. Atchison's wish
: and advice were so far acted upon, that
the day the Nebraska Bill was passed for
}. teen hundred persons Missourians, "