Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-11

The true origin Of the present alarming stare
OF affairs in Kauaas dates back to the time OF the
jurisdictions, held there for the choice OF delegate
toeongress., and Legislative officers. II Is well
known that horde Of invaders from Missouri
swarrned the territory on these occasions in def
ance Of every principle Of ''law and order"
guaranteed to the people there BY the provisions
Of the Nebraska X nzas-act; and forced upon
them Legislature representing in sentiment the
shareholders and SLAYER. propagandists of Mis-
souri,. President Pierce had partially redeemed
himself somewhat Of the infamy Of his official
sanction Of the Nebraska swindle, by appointing
aman q the right stamp to the Goyernorship Of
the territory. But, in, obedience to The demands
of the border rufians," Gov. Reeder was soon
removed, for no ether reason except that he show
ed signs of acting in good faith, according to his
oath of Office in the protection of the people I'M
der his charge from these invasons Of their
at the ballot box. By his removal, and the sub.
stitution in his place OF Wilson Shannon the chos
en- tool Of Atchison and Stringfeilew. the admin
istratioR sunk, itself into . pit q infamy frcnl
which it Will be impossible to extricats itss5s bEs
by reversion OF its action.
In this state of things there, with a govern
NEST established over them contrary To thsir vii.
no other course was left 70 the people q kansza
but to act on their own individual Responsibilities
in the fullest aeccrdance with the va1rEsf Si,lr-
trine Of :. popular sovereignty" -'-
Accordingly, rep1d1rfng the aerinn n M
Legislative body whom the Mizsuu-i in7Asiss maj
installed over then. in eEtsr vsllz-.luN q snsz--
promise Of protectisa 1uzrxuszasE ~ 1nEzu BY @lis
general government thsF aSsHrnhlHI 4 sau-aa-
sien and trained State ss1s1zeH1ian, EnE NV
seek an early admission into * raz5sas-zrr =
States. Sdrely what could be sozs 8rrs II A.
cordance with the boosted prinesP,ss . Pgp1-
lar sovereignty II the people ars MT . i
their own g soyereigns, who Is 70 Be .ssoEsE-
eign' over them: Isit President Pierce Thea
let him protect them in their rights. from laNisss
invasions. instead Of eountenancing those cut
RACES BY selecting to tyrannize over them co.
adjutor and tool of the "border ruHians" them
selves.
The principle the people Of Kauzas are now
acting upon, is but i carrying out Of the demo-
cratic doctrine SO much Wanted during " Dorr .
times, in 1912, by every democratic press and ora
tor throughout the North, in favor of the rights
Of the people Of Rhode Island, or any other state
or territory, regardless Of authority from the old
form Of government, to meet and establish new
government for themselves, being subject only to
the government of the United States Thisis all
the right the KanEas people claim. And they
would not claim even that right, were not they
driven to that alternative by the shameless pusil-
animity and treachery manifested towards them
by the general government.
1t was ii pursuance Of this principle of action,
that, after the late fatal personal ARRAY there in
which free state man was fonlly murdered in
cold blood by apro-slayery man, when one OF The
sherifs of the bogus Legislature arrested man
near Lawrence, the man, not acknowledging the
authority Of the sheriff, would net submit to it.
He was rescued BY the citizens of Lawrence, who
declarethat they will acknowledge no officers or
laws but those Of the United States The Gov
ernor, meanwhile, calls out the militia Of the ter
ritory but il is like calling spIrits from the Vastly
deep, for they will not come. He then tele.
graphs to President Pierce for authority to en-
ploy the United States troops at Fort Leayen-
worth, and the President replies that he will taxa
thematter into consideration when he receives
detailed account IRON the Governor
Here appears to be the terminus Of the matter
W Aat a. AuO#d. from the Wn0ie account, the
blame for the origin Of the difficulty res is entire
ly with the administration, in not meeting the
case as il should have been met in its inception,
by the maintenance and support of Governor
Reeder, in the execution of the lave, when they
were 50 Futhlessly trampled under foot by lawless
hordes Of rufians from Missouri Then was the
time for President Pierce to have struck blow
which would have put an end to all further out
RACES OF the kind, and secured the people of Kan
zas in the permanent enjoyment Of their rights,
as GUARANTEED to them by the act of Congress or.
ganizing the territory. Let the administration
repent Of their past misdeeds. substitute decent
manfor Governor in place Of Shannon, and sup
port the late movement there which has resulted
10 the formation OF State Constitution and en-
courageits admission into the Union, and all will
geon well. II they will not take this course,
they must take the consequences.