Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-12-06
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The Coming Struggle in Kanzas.
The Kanzas intelligence betokeus the near sp-
proseh Of crisis in the affairs of tn at territory
Had we a man at the head of the government.
18th one drop of true New Hampshire blood in
h;s.veins. and with single spark Of jackson
6r,nness, all wsuld go on we'll The coarse Of
duty Of the national executive is plain aad clear.
Bnt II seems he prefers being governed in his
Motley by the wishes Of the slavery propa-
randists rather than the freedom loving in
stipcts Of his Northern constituency. Those
infamous tools and agents Of the slave power
Atchison and StringfellOw, have an all-cOnroliing
influence over him, while he pays little or no re.
gard to the appeals which come pressing in upon
him from his New England home. The policy of
one half of the States of the Union is entirely
thrown out of account. because it is the policy
dictated by regard for freedom But the
voice of the opposite section is subsequently
obeveas and its dictation carried out to the
letter. because the tendency of its policy is to
spread the curse OF slavery over the whole of our
national domain.
The execution of one single order from Pres
ident disposed TO look at things in national
light, irrespective of section or prejudice, would
settle the matter at once. The maintenance and
support of Gov. Reeder in the execution Of the
laws in Kanzas, instead of his removal and the
appointment of subservient tool of the slave
power in his stead. would have Immediately quell-
ed all disturbances and difficulties there Every
obstacle in the way of quiet and ipeaceable or
: ganization ofsa government would have been re-
moved, and the speedy admission of Kanzas as a
State into the Union would have been a natural
result.
Our readers have already been treated to a
specimen Of the arguments made use of by the
admins tration agents in Kanzas, in speech
made by that toolsof slavery propagandism. Will
son Shannon, who is, by the grace of Franklin
Pierce, Governor Of the territory. 1t was threat
made in advance, by this inscriptions agent of
Pierce, that troops, if necessary, would soon be
forthcoming from Washington, to put down the
Free State movement, and perpetuate the rule of
Str1ngfellow, Atchison, and himself. In perfect
accordance with the sentiments of that speech OF
Governor Shannon, which was delivered at the
pro-slayery convention over which he presided,
with Stringfellow for Secretary, in Leayenworth
on the l4th Of November last, are the views con
tanned in recent letter written by this Stringfel
low to person in Alabama. In the letter, Gen.
eral Stringfellow owns that the elections in Kan
zas have. been carried by his Missouri troops and
declares the same thing can and shall be done
again. He threatens if Reeder is admitted to
seat in Congress, war shall be commenced on the
settlers in Kanzas. He says, writing from Yves
ton, Missouri
''If Reeder be admitted to a seat or any
1$hnr ,ok.- - -. ~
the people of Kanzas of their right to derer-
mine their future condition, tss shall need the
men at once. l need hardly say to you that
abolition cannot be forced upon Kanzas, un-
less the South prove traitors, not then,
scltbont more and better fighting men than can
easily be found in all G5olttiondona. The pro-
slavery party have been indifferent to abuse,
TO the vilest ISLANDERS they have submitted to
and availed themselves Of abolition law -
have quietly, by abolition laws succeeded in
protecting themselves. If resort is to be had
to other means-to force-they wiz be found
equally ready, and, doubt not, equally pre-
pared.
Our friends in Kanzas have given evidence
that should satisfy the most incredulous.-
They have carried every election-have enact
ed the most efficient laws-are prepared and
determined to enforce them. 1 care not hoao
this has been done-if, as abolstionists sag, Mis-
souriGns hare done it, Missomidns can do 1t
again as you knoto, zoe can, If driven to 1t,
from this county alone, send more men to Kan
gas than all Neto England has been enabled to
put there. If we are forced in self defence,
we will show that we can do far more than
Greeley in his raving has charged us with
doing. But we do not wish, and it is not
right that we should be compelled to depopu-
late our country in defence Of southern rights.
Others should be not less patriotic, when,
too, they would be SO much greater gamers
than We, BY removal. The South has not
heretofore been reereant, and | am glad to
find she is now being aroused to the necessity
for action. You are in the interior, remote
from danger. We are on the outposts, fight
ing your battles We will hold the post while
we have man left-and if you will give us
little help, we will not only gain victory,
but place you and your friends out Of dan
ger in the future
With the sentiments of Atchison, the chief in
this trio of patriots whom, the administration
leans upon for advice in its course of procedure
in the affairs of Kanzas, our readers are already
familiar They are in full accordance with the
above extract from Stringfellow. It is the advice
OF such ruDSans these, that Franklin Pierce
pays difference to, Were not their cOunsels up.
permost in his regard, he would not have selected
such an oosequious tool Wilson Shannon to
be his official agent, to further the schemes Of his
two conductors.
While these portentous scenes are being enact
ed in Kanzas, it would be lamentable beyond en-
durance, should all these diabocal schemes Of
the slave power be allowed to succeed, through
any division in the ranks of the friends of free.
dom in the North, or in Congress. We trust the
late exhibitions of the overbearing insolence OF
the slave power, will be sufficient to satisfy the
most intense " American" that until this mo
mentous question is settled, it is piece of folly,
nay, absolutely suicidal, to weaken our forces by
pressing minor considerations.
FIREAT WooNsocKET.-T Providence Jour.
nal says that the steam planning mill, ard sash
and blind factory Of Messrs. Cook Knight &
Company, at Woonsocket was entirely DESTROYED