The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-02

az boxes, does not vary materially from what it
was last year at the same period.
Omlnous State OF Things In Kansas-Plenty
OF Work for the Administration, the Free
Sellers and tho Fiiibustcrs.
The reception of Governor Reeder, of the
Territory Of Kansas, by his friends of all par
ties, on his return temporarily to Easton, Penn
sylvania, has resulted in the confirmation of q
revolutionary and dangerous state of things in
the said Territory. The Governor afirms that
the very worst statements which have been
promulgated of the unlawful irruption Of the
Missourians into Kansas at the late election,
are true. He says that the conduct of the
people Of the border counties of Missouri had
sstounded and amazed him, by their reckless
disregard of all laws, compacts and constitutions
that the Territory of Kansas, in her late cleo
tion, was invaded by regular organized army,
armed to the teeth who took possession of their
ballot boxes, and made Legislature to suit
the purposes of the pro-slavery party" He
concluded by saying that "Kansas is a con-
quered country, conquered by force of arms,"
and he calls upon the North to vindicate their
rights.
New this is very extraordinary and very
serious state of things; but it is harAV surpris-
ing when we consider the circumstances aud
instruments that have brought it about. In
the first place, the administration, desi-
rous of washing off its free soil ahilia-
tions, and OF currying favor in the South,
hit upon the desperate expedient of repeating
the Missouri compromise, and of leaving the
local institutions of Kansas and Nebraska in
the hands of the people of those Territories.
This repeal was constitutional proceeding; it
and the South accepted the offering. But there
was tremendous reaction in the North, in
stantly producing, among other things, the or
ganization of companies and societies for filling
the new Territories, especially Kansas, by
sort of coup detat, with abolitionists aud free
sellers. With boasts and threats, and the noisy
parade of numerous detachments of free soil
colonists to Kansas, the South were admonished
that they would be expelled from the Territory
by superior numbers opposed to the extension
and the existence Of Southern slavery.
The consequences are before us. Hon. j. M.
Porter in his address of welcome to Governor
Reeder, at Easton, has truly suggested that the
late lawless invasion of Kansas was produced
"by the fanatical abolitionists of the North"
They threatened to overwhelm all opposition,
ard to make Kansas an advanced camping
ground of the Northern anti slavery alliance.
by throwing a mass of free soil squatters into
the Territory sufficient to vote down all re-
sistance, and to make the colony the most
thorough-going antislavery State in the
Union. The slaveholding people of Mis-
souri, very naturally became alarmed Look
at their situation. 1t is somewhat critical.
They have the free State Of Illinois on their
front, and the free State of Iowa on their left
flank, and in view Of another free State Of the
Massachusetts anti-slavery type in their rear,
t was natural enough that they should become
intensely excited in reference to the future Sc
curity of their slave property. The Missouri
ans. on the western side of the State, looked
upon this abolition colonization of Kansas as
the deliberate establishment of a rendezvous
and place Of refuge for their fugitive slaves.
Therefore, however unwise or injurious to
themselves the policy Of their late hostile and
unlawful invasion Of Kansas it was doubtless
adopted as measure of selfdefence. Regard
ing these anti.slavery squatters as a combina-
ton of seditious and treacherous slave-stealers
and as neighbors whose presence can only be
productive of mischief among their black popu-
lation. the Missourians have fallen back upon
the fundamental law of the strong hand to nip
this conspiracy of their enemies in the bud.
Such is the first result of the Kansas anti
slavery colonization scheme. What next? Gov
Reeder viii lay his complaints before the
President the Attorney General, we presume
will give bis opinion upon the subject, and
the Governor will return to Kansas to order