New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-13
THINGS IN KANSAS.

private received IN tins City ron Wen
''''''' Thurs3ay, June 81, 1855.
] will with pleasure give you an insight
into Kansas politics and having been one of the
old guard since the commencement Of the Anti
Slavery war; you might depend thai on my arrival
in Kansas. finding the old Bastile of Pro-Slayery
with all ts defenses (Which had been RACED to the
ground in the old State) in perfect order, l felt
ike buckling on the armor anew.
First, then, be not deceived in the character of
the Anti-slayery feeling. Many who are known
as FreeState men are not Anti-Slayery in our
Nothern acceptation Of the word They are
more properly negro haters who vote Free State
TO keep negroes out free or slave one-half OF
themt would go for Slavery negroes are to be al
LEVIED here at all. The inherent sinfulness of
Slavery is not once thought Of by them One-third
of the Free-State party is made up of men who
act from convictions Of cOnscience-the remaining
two-thirds are Tree-State men from conviction
that the profits of Freedom, derivabe in the
shape of customers, would be greater than If
Slavery existed l believe the Free-State
party would count twO-thirds of all the votes
in the Territory if fairly polled. The Pro
Slavery party is composed Of the more wealthy
portion of the population--doctors, lawyers,
very fair sprinklng Of defeated politicians, mostly
Democrats, who take the Pro Slavery side, al
though their fingers must yet bear the marks of
the burning coal of Anti-Savery.
l have supposed that the most violent of the
Pro-Slavery party have been hired to come here, as
they are from the South young men, broken down
LAWYERS and sons ofcOttOn- planters One each from
Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, &c, together with
AtcIisOn in Missouri, aud some other Mlss0urians,
form the head and front of all the violent proceed
iDgs which have taken place here. The defeated
politicians above spoken of are from the North,
and are not the bowie knife DULLES you hear so
much OF. Could only twenty of the Pro-Slavery
leaders be called out of the mass you would hear
of 10 further troubles, am satisfied, in Kansas
and the quickest way of putting this question at
rest is 10 meet them with their own weapons.
They know that Northern men will not fight for
their principles scarcely for their lives and going
on this presumption all this trouble has occurred
Twenty New-York Tammany DULLES would make
Kansas Free State as far as - District is con
cerned, and would be worth more than all the re-
solutions of the State of New York.
This place contains probably near 100 voters,
and l know 20 for Free State, yet with the aid of
their paper and some eight of ten desperate char
acters they have said who should and who should
not live here. / know and feel that TO a Northern
Christian man this way of dealing with an evil
would find but few supporters, yet with all my pre-
conceived lutas OF IlguI ana wrong, however
reluctantly, brought to this conclusion, and have
urged meeting force with force An exempiica.
ton of this was given some two or three weeks
since in the notorious Phillips case, which occurred
after his return from Weston, where this self
constituted Committee bad taken him. On the next
morning he armed himself and waited on these
scOundrels in squads of two and three as he found
them. He met two of the most forward of the
Committee walking down the street and about en-
tering tavern. He inquired of the Georgian II he
was to be subject hereafter 10 the like treatment
The Georgian drew himself up and proudly an
swered that he supposedth the Committee would carry
out their design Of making him leave the Territory
Philips told them that hereafter he would shoot
the first man down who would touch him, and
would come out from the walk and settle the mat
ter in single combat and at the same time drawing
revolver, made a motion 10 that effect Now these
fellows were armed they never 90 without arms
yet after recovering from their antOnishment at this
unexpected offer, they stepped into the tavern as
they said to get pistol. Phillips waited some ten
minutes or more probably twenty, without seeing
either of these beauties. He made the offer to
and all the Committee who collectively were so
brave as to tar and feather and otherwise abuse
him
| am fearful of another outbreak here You
have seen in the papers an account of the case of
McCrea, who shot Clark. His trial before lie
Compt, Chief Justice of the Territory, terminated
day OF two since. The Judge after hearing the
evidence on both sides declared il to be bailable
ofense, assuming that McCrea killed Clark in self
defense, which all disinterested persons knew be-
fore yet the Judge did not remand him to the
fort, as some say he did, and he is now I'M
der the tender mercies of the most unscrupu
lOus scoundrel IN -. He stands no more
chance of living until Court sits October
than fat calf would among butchers 1t was ex-
pected that q company of Missourians would be
over last night TO glut their revenge. would not
give five cents for his life vet this man If any act
ever committed was justifable) was justified in
killing Clark, as Clark in the act of striking
him with piece OF scsntling over the head when
McCIea shot him.
The Pro-Slayery party having Missouri 70 aid
and succOr are rampant, and this is what keeps
back the people of Kansas from asserting their
rights But this advantage. great as it is, will not
6lw6ys keep down the free spirit here, aud you may
hear fits breaking this barrier and running tilt
at the whole State OF Missouri looks as if entire
submission TO the Slave Power OF Missouri or war
must re the alternative Now the question comes
will the North stand by Kansas. or are we to as
sumo the whole responsibility of the contest or
are we 10 60 on as heretofore, quietly bearing aud
allowing Missouri to use US as she is now doing
through the ballot-boXl The Legislature elect
10 more represent the FEELINGS OF Kansas
on the Slave question than the New York Leg
islature reflects the views of Georgia and yet we
are TO live under the laws enacted by this Legisla
ture, the first act Of which to secure their power
WI be TO enact law making it legal to vote on
"a! residence, the object of which scheme II 20