New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-15
FROM KANSAS.
THE LATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FELLOW-GOV. REEDER.

Amid ell the remark ana olsch.rlOh "AiOH N'p
"Kansas question has provoked IN the North since
the overt acts Of last FAIL have been surprised thai
could find no statement Of the case embracing the
direct causes Of the violent proceeding Of the Neern
Missourians; and feeling that such statement should
be made, am induced TO attempt myself In what
sba say you will please understand that do not speak
from mere conjecture but from information derived
from different classes Of Mi-sOurians with whom
have mingled freely for the last ak months. Among
those from whom my information Is derived are some
whoe mares, we're | at liberty to use them here
would amply guarantee their knowledge OF Missouri
politics
The present contest was not commenced a. strug-
ce between the South and the North, nor has II YET
become such, though we cannot foresee the end. 1t
was at first but few desperate men against the su-
law il is as vet no more than Missouri against
the Union-hardy that. Originating IN poAticai
conspiracy il uaay become species of nullcahon-a
new fashion Of the article modified TO SUIT Western
tastes But it hopeful that the state OF missouri
will vet reudiate these acts Of her awess borderers,
and visit them with the punishment they deserve
Till then remains tacity party, and stands in implied
eptagonis1p TO the General Government. But 10 the
history.
DAVID r.. A1cHIsoS in bis own State is politically
dead. In crushing bis great rival be committed H.
voluntary suicide This he's been quite evident for
some time; il became morally sure on his failure last
winter 10 secure reelection to the United States Sen
ate. He ives prepared for this result and had for
some time been shaping his plans accordingly Skilled
as he is in the tactics OF the times he Is not the man
tsmely TO endure defeat. To be banished from the
Senate would be to fill the grave with Col Ben
ton. He retained band OF desperate and unscru-
pulous adherents whose fortunes were dependent upon
bis own and in spite OF his incorporate habits still
possesses much Of his original vigor and energy.
single chance was left and that chance was Kansas
With the remains Of his popularity and TALENT his con-
troll Of large portion OF the newspapers OF the State
and the machinery Of his party and the great advani-
age of proximity to his proposed field Of labor, 1t
seemed to him not impossible to convert the new tei-
tory into a slave State and make it the ladder by
which to climb again TO senatorial dignity and power
This was the germ of the conspiracy and in the pro-
gramme which gives Kansas to Slavery Afchis0a IS 10
be her first United States Senator.
This key furnished the whole riddle ia plainly read.
People wondered that the President Of tire Senate was
absent from his post at the last meeting of that
body. But his work was in Missouri. With the true
recklessness of the ruined gamester he had saked all
that remained on this last desperate game and to play
with any chance for success demanded all his time
and influence.
The conspiracy organized, it remained to put the
plans into effect. Amid oil the obstacles in his way
be has had two signal instances Of good fortune. The
first was the ineffcency and ndiscTeon of the Massa-
chusetts Emigant Aid Company. This institution,
whose really grand conception fearfully mcnaced the
very existence of Slavery, soon became through ITS
gross Encouragement real godsend to the nascent
conspiracy. From the moment that its first sonorous
challenge rang through the nation Atchison felt that
he had gained point where0n TO rest his lever That
defiance to Slavery unwisely hurled was to me
South a call to arms and Missouri must be from her
position the first to respond. Had the challenge been
boldly and ably followed up the legons OF darkness
might at once have been ovepowered and put TO ght;
but the hour of battle but few raw undis-
cipned half.disaffected forces without leaders and IN
an enemy's land surrounded by powerful, ORGANIZED
resoute foe united as man to obey the dictates OF
a bold and INSCRIPTIONS chief. Poor mockery OF
contest What wonder that Might grew drunk with
so easy victory over Right 1t was Sevastopo with
out the French, only tenfold worse
The second good fortune of the arch coh'pr"'ol
was his success in finding et just the Ish' moment
precisely the man TO act his leul.lan o""
the dirty details of the business. NapoIev.. ui "O'
need FouchG more than Atchson needed StringfelIor
fourth.rate lawyer in border town, he had proved
himself tie master Of just 80 much audacliy, energy
and unscrupulousnsss had earned him the contempt
of the best part Of community and the vulgar admira
ton of bullies and pot-house politicians. lie had
already achieved some noorety by his gratuitous and
violent abuse of Northern emgrants and was but too
glad to exchange his meager practice for the better
maid service Of the conspiracy an enterprise (which
If successful promised unlimited rewards, and which
even if defeated gave him stil the only kind of fame
ill as il s-to which he dared to aspire, and ssso-
ciated his name with that of whom he had always
regarded with limit'ess admiration
The first step taken was to circulate throughout
Missouri the programme of the Emigrant Aid Com
pany and thus prepare the ignorant and jealous
masses for what was to follow. The second was to
proclaim by hand-bill, newspaper and public speech
that The persons sent on by that Association were
paupers transported at the expense of the Company
and solely for the purpose of voting Slavery out OF
Kansas. The proclamations next statet-this was
during the winter and the case began TO look des-
perate-that resistance on the part of those emgrants
was no longer expected that they were sent here
merely TO vote at the spring election and then TO re-
tmn; that they were coming by thousands, previous
TO the Goth of March with this sole intent that Gov
Recder whom it had been found impossible
TO corrupt was leaguod with the aboitonisis
and had given them private adviees OF the
time of election; and that tie great object
of all this labor was 10 turn Kansas into another Can
ada. which should be the center Of operations OF an
orcani,cd band whose exclusive business II was going
IN he 70 steal Missouri niggers and enable them TO
Scspo from their masters With these abspd false
.o;.o,a.od IN e1,erv sneech did AtchHon stump