The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-20

KANSAS AND THE FREE SonERs -0aEAr TRI-
Jeremiads of the New York
Tribune, snd other antislavery organs, upon
The astonishing results Of the recent elections
in the Territory Of Kansas, are certainly very
painful; but they are also very ridiculous and
old womanish. The case is exceedingly simple,
and there is only one remedy for it, and that is
for the free sellers to beat the Southerners if
taey can in the number Of emigrants to, and
settlers in, the Territory or consent to be beaten
When she Kansae-N Nebraska bill was passed.
a prcdigious hue and cry was raised through
out the North, thet these new territories must
and would be instantly seized by the anti-sla-
very societies, ind appropriated by them to the
immediate and permanent exclusion of slavery
Meetings were held, joint stock associations were
formed, free soil emigrants were collected by
tweDties, fifties and hundreds, and sent out to
squat upon the fat lands Of Kansas. Thus far
the contest appeared to be like the handle of q
Jug, all on one side. The Southerners were so
very quiet that it was supposed they would
permit the battle ground to be occupied by
theiI Northern enemies without resistance.
But when the elections came on, 10! and be-
hold, the Southern men are on hand two to one.
They were working and coming in, while the
free sellers and abolitionists were clustering,
and agitating, and boasting and threatening.
The last Kansas election, it is charged, was
carried by temporary emigrants from Missouri,
who returned across the line next morning.
But we admonish our free soil friends that this
is poor excuse. We rather suspect that in the
late election there was Southern majority Of
bona .fde squatters, and from all appearances
the South intend to possess the Territory, or
try for it, according to the popular test pro-
vided by Congress. One OF our Kansas ex-
changes says
Both Of the ferry boats at this place have busy
during the past two weeks, crossing emigrants Most
Of the people moving into the Territory are from Mis-:
souri, and bring hogs, &c., &C. Over one hundred fai-
lies crossed last week.
What say our New York and Massachusetts,
free soil societiess Can they muster hundred
families . week? These Aissourians are
against them.
1t is idle to say that if, upou the organiza-
ton Of Kansas into State government, there
shall be q majority of her electors declaring in
favor of the recognition Of slavery, the State
shall not be admitted into the Union. No fear
Of that. Having admitted the doctrine Of po-
pulsr sovereignty, Congress must abide by it,
slavery or anti slavery. 1t is too late now to
think Of shifting the issue from Kansas to Con-
gress The question is to be settled in Kansas,
and by the people Of Kansas; and when the free
sellers give up the battle there, the South will
be fairly entitled to the victory.
These lamentations and tribulations of our
Seward and other abolition organs over the
recent defeat of their brethren in Kansas, are,
therefore, extremely mawkish, puerile and ridi-
culous. Let the Seward agitators and their
whole tribe of Jeremiahs pack up and pack off,
and thus help to I'LL up the free soil ranks in
Kansas, if they would have it q permanent
anti-slavery. colony. Every little helps; but
it is useless to be whining, and scolding, and
swearing over their bad LUCK. Let them either
abandon the field or fight it out. Slavery or
anti slavery in Kansas must be determined by
the people of the Territory, and their decision
will be conclusive. 1t is the law-it is the con,
stitution-there is no help for it.