The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-12-06
The Kansas Difficulties,

The Kansas DIFFICULTIES.
The ST. Louis papers of Saturday contain a
despatch dated hide pendence. Nov. go, which
We find gives substantially the same account
of the last difficulty in Kansas as that publish
ed yesterday in the Gazette The St. Louis
hntelzigenesr makes the following comments
on the despatch:
Now. we have few remarks to offer on
one lecture Of this case ouly. We shall attempt
no surmise as TO the full truth Of the story as
it comes to US. There are, however, Il is well
to remember; always two sides to story; and
one will Go very well till the other comes.
Blu. we will take it for granted. for the
present, that we have received the full and
veracious account of the origin Of the violence
and bloodshed that have just dlsgraced the
soil of Kansas and that viii, from the peculiar
state Of the public feeling al this time, send
a thrill Of apprehension and horror through
out the country. TIE feature of the case that
we wish to comment on is this: The first
news Of the affair that reached Jefferson City,
where the Missouri Legislature is in session,
was BY despatch from Mr.. Boone, citizen
OF Jackson county, Missouri, TO Mr.. Nc earthly,
member Of The Missouri Legislature. That
dispatch contained this sentence:
1--WE want help. Communicate this 10 the
friends
Now, in tie devils name, who IS j: tina.
wants help?" And what do they want that
"help'' fcr9 Do the citizens of Missouri want
.help?" Who or what is putting the citizens
of Missouri in peril, 50 great that the LegiSfa-
tire and "the friends" at Jefferson must
help"
Is it no. the government Of Kansas tina:
wants help? Ii so, le. them call on President
Pierce for assistance. Kansas IS under The
care Of the Federal Government. Missouri
has no duty 10 perform in the premises II
the National Government cannot take care Of
its own pets AID apPointees, It's Reeders and
Wilson Shannons. why let Pierce resign, and
q new Government come in. The people Of
Missouri are not tie to be called on 10
back up the miserable political puppets that
Frank Pierce shall send Gu. from the Eastern
States to play the fool and introduce bloodshed
and anarchy in Kansas. If the poor iubecile
of the White House had possessed the good
sense or the justice 10 put over Kansas. at the
beginning. Western man Of high character.
courage and experience, there never would
have been a particle of trouble in forming the
community there into quiet and thrifty State.
But instead of that, we had Reeder and his
Freesoilism, then Shannon and his pro Slavery
ism--all wretched. time serving. piace-se
ing demagogues, who have played out their
reckless games for political sggrandizemeut
and drawn upon poor Kansas the curse Of
lawessneSs and blood!
Now. let Pierce reap the fruits Of his i'm
becility. Let the people Of Missouri, by any
urgent appeal or cunning device, be drawn
into the internal feuds of Kansas. 1t looks
very much as If there were preconcerted
effort to do this very thing. Our dispatches
from The West say that parties have already
nrocaaded from IndaDandsnce into Kansas.
and that meetings have been held at Weston
and St. Joseph. and companies formed to go
to Kansas"
There it is! Now, is no: this conduct most
fatal to Missouri interests and honor? In
heavens name, let Pierce and his political pets
his Kansas officials--take care of them
selves. Have we not been told, time and
again, that the pro slavery party were the
people of Kdns0s-that four-fft OF the ac-
tual settlers Of Kansas. were supporters Of the
territorial officers and the territorial legisla-
ture AMI that the Freesoilers were an insigniti-
cant squad out about Lswfence, who were
devoid of courage, and fit only TO be laughed
g.?
And now. forsooth. the United States
officials, in Kansas. and the i'll prevailing pro
slavery people of Kansas, are in deadly peril,
and dispatches from Weston and st. Joseph,
state that large meetings Of the cilizens have
been held, and companies formed to 60 to
Kansas" All to protect that country from
the ..paupers and hirelings,' lately shipped
to Kansas, ike SO many cattle, we were in
formed. at tie expense of EmtSrant lad So
cie!isS.
1t does seem to us that one of the DEVILS
own choicest humbugs is exploding IN this
call on Missouri for "help.'