Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-05-11
From the Ncss York Commercial Advertiser.
KANSAS TERRITORY.

From the Neu York Commercial Advertiser.
KANSAS TERRsTORY.
The telegraphic reporters at Washington,
transmit the following:
The administration is sorc!y perplcxed
10 the ruling member Of the Cabinet, takes
sides with the Atchison party against Gov.
Reeder. President Pierce has spoken his
mind freely in condemnation Of the new
working of squatter sovereignty, but il is be.
lieved that he will ultimately ne influenced
BY Davis. Gov. Reeder Is hourly and anx-
iously expected at the Capital.
OF course the interpolated opinion Of the
reporter that Secretary Davis Sis the ruling
member OF the cabinet," will be read with
smile. Each member is honored with some
such notice in his turn, according to the re-
horter's humor, convenience, or necessity.
Indeed the whole dispatch is probably Moth
ing more than Washington philippe, pro-
muleated by telegraph, without the author
having the least authentic information upon
the subjects upon which he writes. And vet
there may be, and we think there probably is,
substratum of truth in the dispatch. We
can readily conceive that the President and
his cabinet are anxious respecting the polit.
ical and social condition Of the new terrific.
ry of Kansas, for they have had much to do
with bringing it to pass. They aided to the
utmost Of their ability, in breaking down
the barrier of restraint, the ,s.ruction Of
which has fostered that spirit Of lawless
propagandism, which in it's turn has broken
down constitution and law, outraged liberty
and decency, and de6ed the properly consti-
tuted authorities AMI the popular sovereignty
They were warned Of the consequ noes, but
they needed not the warning; aud now un-
fortunately not they alone, but the whole
country, fee! the direful eff .css of the reck-
less legislation which they 50 pcrsstenty
pressed through Congress.
We were nc one time inclined to hope that
the disorderly, riotous and unconstitutional
proceedings Of the Missourians had been ex-
aggerated; but all ground Of such hope is
now removed. Tho evidence is conclusive
that hundreds of men from NJ Missouri, who not
only were not residents in Kansas territory,
but who had not the rcm0test intention Of
becoming so, focked across the border, and
by violence took control Of u opuar election
and we have published records 1f other vio-
lencc that would bave disgraced people
who had been brutalzcd by long years Of
oppression and serfdom. Gov. Reeder him
self furnishes the fullest confederation of
these enormities. On his reception at Easton
Pa, yesterday, he spoke with some freedom
on the subject, and the gist Of his remarks as
reported by telegraph, is given in another
column. No American citizen, no believer
in republican freedom, no friend Of popular
government, can read his statements with
out feeling the blush Of shame kidding upon
his cheek, and the glow of indignation at his
heart, that popular rights hive thus been
trodden under foot, and popular Representa-
tive institu' ions been thus cruelty Knocked.
Gov. Reeder suggests course Of action 10
reference to these disgraceful proceedings.
He says that the state of Missouri will be
called upon to disavow the acts of these
border ruffains, and that if sine refuse to DO
80 the South will be called upon to discoun.
tenance Missouri. We confess that We have
little hope that either Missouri or, the South
will respond to the call. The tone of the
press in Missouri, even Of the religious press
discourages any such expectation. All seem
welded together in the common principle Of
slavery extension, by whatever means. Lit.
tie or nothing can be exp c ed from the men
who could advocate or rejoice over the repu.
diation Of so solemn an agreement as the
Missouri compromise. The men who would
reap all the benefits of a comp ct for years
and then utterly disregard it he moment it
ceased to be advantageous. cannot be expect
ed to evince any respect for the rights of
others, If they possess the force to VIZ st those
rights from them. Honor, patriotism, the
obligation of good citizenship, are buried
beneath the debris Of the shattered Missouri
compromise. and other remedies and prevcn-
tives must be found than those suggested
by Gov. Recdcr.
Nor dare We expect much from the FeJc-
raj executive in this connection, although q
cas- more imk eriously dem ,nding his inter
position can scarcely be conceived. That
Prcsiden: Pierce ought to exert himself to
the utmost in furnishing the lawless, and
support Gov. Reeder in preventing the rccur-
renee of such scenes, and in rec,,fy,ns the
evils Of the past too plain to need ilustra-
ton, as we'll us that he should throw around
the Governors person the @g;s of protection.
That he dare Or will assume that Just respon-
sibility is not % capable of illust alton. Nav.
If the truth is to be plainly spoken, our fears
are strong that he will desert his own an
pointee in this crisis, or give him such feeble
equivocal support as is even worse than open
desertion. And this fear has its origin in the
Presidents antecedents, and in that DISPOSE.
ton to pander to o sectional interest which
has been SO remarkably shown during his
brief Official career. 1t seems to US as though
the present Chief Magistrates mind was
cont oiled ty the idea, that because he is a
Northern man, be was secure Of his party ut
the North, and that his policy would he to