The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-07-17
War In Xansas.

Jno pSe0ictions OF difficulties OF the
eDest serious and alarming nature to grow
. 81 q the Nsbraska. x ansas affair &c. IN
6ksly 70 prove bu, TOO we'll grounded
Ths Indications which We gather from
ssr Xassss exchanges. and other sources.
sesD 70 point to actual Co dict; and
sAanjd ~ di0oul,ies event uAle IN an open
Ssptsrs Of that nature. the questions in.
Vowed sss q such . character ,ha. public
sesaag md sentiment will be widely and
pswssfslly sGseted. = what end. no man
go ~. J,h matter Of sad and sorrow.
IL rejection that crisi, Of this nature
Sheald have been 20 r.cklessly, 90 defiant.
y pTeeipitated upon the nation. Surely
ths political rsproba,ion which has been
visited upon those man from the North
who we're engaged in it, ha, not been
either too summary or too thorough. Il
~ base. wicked. wan.on act and the
sevsrsst and most enduring censure should
b coupled With their nam.s. Is the dis.
tqrbsn Of the public peace, the vislators
d public faith. the authors Of civil dis.
sord, not improbably Of eiui! mar. We
do not wish to be the proph., Of gloomy
svsnts re wish We could CLEAN sugu,ies
u better things from existing circum-
ssances bul in oil seriousness i. seems
scarcely less than certain .ha, arms viii
- employed end fIaternal blood viii be
shed % the cell Of Kans.s. We ~ill
make lew extracts from late Kansas
Pspen. which will give our readers an
understanding Of the state OF feeling which
prevails there. evidently ,s no very imi.
ted extent. The Kansas Tribune has an
article from which We take the following
"A VAR Is lsEyrrAsLs.
"The.s il no doub. ia our mind that
sangainaYv conflict is At hand. The
course TIA. the slavery Propaganda have
parsusd and are pursuing, will inevitably
involve tbs ns'ion in . wtr. The blow
may b 6sst commenced here: bu, when
saes oo0menssd. it will not be confnei to
Kansas. The whole nation must bs in-
volvet. On the one side, il will be war
Of right and Of llberty-no, only liberty
Tor the slave. bu, liberty Tor ours Ives;
% tie other it will be war for chains and
slavery. Ofthe result Of such a conflict.
Il . ns~lsss for 10 to speak. further than
that slavery will never survive il. We
indeed regard the course pursued by the
Slavery Propaganda ~ VII calculate 10
shorten the existence ofslAvery BY years
Dwelling in the focus Of feeling, the
sditsr predicts more serious con.squen-
- than perhaps may follow. We ear-
neatly hope that there may BE- found in
the ~ ss1sisns pstrio,ism. sufficient
ssoss and conservative feeling. sufficient
scope and ibsrality OF view. to demand
and e6eot settlement Of even such seri.
- evils - those, on . reasonably salts
factory basis. whenever tho Na.ional
Government shall DO compelled 70 take
engniSsnes Of them and interfere With
than. Bat yet tits not certain. The same
excitement Of feeling 70 which parie, in
Kansas are subject. will be too apt 10 ex.
tend through the country with IN agitation
o. ass subject itself. Tbs only assurance
q safety Ne can have i in the promp,
crushing ent q ssdition in the Territory.
sshesesgh and eohplst. guaranty 10 II.
Kansas people asainss interFsrenee from
nor -sssideuts. ID : arm restraint Of the
yo'itical and personal eu.rages to which
thsy have been subjso. from Atchissn
and his banded hordss. Blu. for this Is.
sursncs from 20 nsrvs.sss. trimming. vas.
oillating N Administration We have .,
ssassa 70 hope. We have not hing bu
The good ssnse and forbeaYance Of III.
pablo mind. and such mere accidents 4,
nay hsppsn in public events. 10 shield
- aEaiass % great public and private dis
ester.
From smother article in the paper y,
make the following extract. Of the same
esnov:
eAS1Bv WILL So1 s1ASD II Any rorcrS
+" No mob can enter any Of the settle,
portions Of Xmas and commit depreds
tie0s without stern and msnly resistance
1As day has - BY for mobbinc the PEG
- hess. Dspssdations may Be- commit
N1 9neonf no'ies By large parties upon
si1G)e mdivslna3-as il tks case Of a,
so1os5 a4opkaGpen rhillips-bu. d,
a11osb upaa - l@eidAgSbls kndy NJ.
- nads. S1fhek A.Aaaeilsnt1 bsiax abo
Il lhoiy TRIALS. aApisis Of the p.opl,
4 aeoneed. ~ 81 I'LL NO longer 49,