New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-27
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The suljoined passage, which we take from Tie
Sisats- Zeifurg, the German orean of the Admins
tration party, published III this city, tells some
home truths 1t oyinces, indeed degree of good
feeling ard good sense the subject of the affairs
of Kansas, such rs may be looked for in vain in
the generality of the Administration prints;
0The recent news from ansas exhibits the events
which have taken place there in more gloomy light
even than we stated few days ago. and we should be
guilty OF folly did We not appreciate their consequences
TO the Democratic party, as well as those OF other
occurrences of the last few DAYS. We are compelled
10 confess that at the next Presidential election they
will coet u thousands and thou-a oil votes We
may prove clearly as possible that what nae hap
ur ed in Kansas not 1T cessary result oil me Ne
treska bill; the reply will surely be that the Admins
Il alton might have prevented It al; ana thst THIS
Administration is Democratic one. Inc prosecution
and aes of the Free State men was the greatest oy
that could have been perperated on the part 81 the
ten6s Of the Administration. We may hold the n0t0-
rous Legislature legal or not, but 40 much Is sure
namely: that part Of its acts are mockery OF the
Nebraska bill itself, and one desired to be silently
desued and ignored. Even If we regard the Lcglsla-
ture as legally elected il does not follow that its de-
cr, es are in harmony with the spirit of the Constitution
and the act of Congress, To which that very
Legislature owes its existence. suppose had passed
the ZANE laws with reference TO bgamy, a. IN refer
euCe TO Slavery, would any reasonable man expect
that such laws should be respected and obeyed Ger
tainly not. They would stand in entire opposition
q
ing laws actually do. l. i'll becomes the officers
of the Government to cause Free-Stste people TO
be arrested who are guilty OF nothing but mere
hocus pCcus while the notorious murdeIers of Free.
state eople GO about undlsturbed These are facts
which cannot BY any mt be disputed awav and
We are convinced that they VIII weigh heavily 10
the prejudice of those to whom the guilt, either d.
iectly or indirectly, belongs
As the Ssa,,- Zeitnag justly observes, admit
ever so many times over the justice and proprety
of the Nebraska bill. and that the Legislature
claiming TO be the Territorial Legislature Of Kan.
sss was legally ard fairly elected, all that would
neither justify the tyrannical enactments which
that legislature took it upon itself to pass, and
till less the prosecutions and arrests of FreeState
men which have been made the pretext Of
the destruction OF Lawrence, and of, We know no.
vet. how many murders and other Ouirages beside.
To indict Free. State nen because they took par.
in the formation Of Free STATE Constitution which
il was never attempted to carry into effect; to raw
age the country with fire and sword under pre-.
tense Of eompt ling obedenceto ensctments which
even admitting their legality, were tyrannical and
rwarrsnted-especially while notorious murderer,
OF Free. State men sre suffered to run at large
without the least attempt TO arrest or punish them
all this our German friends think is not exsctly
copsonsnt to German ideas of Democracy; and they
will find. we are inclined TO believe, great mspy
Americans to sgree with them in that opinion.
The proceedings of which Kansas is now unfortu.
nstely the scene, 80 far, indeed, from having any
resemblance to anything to be looked for under
Democratic Government, must strongly remind
some of our foreign born citizens of what they NAV
have witnessed, and perhaps themselves suffered
from. in the fatherlald; cases in which brutal mill.
tary force has been ruthlessly employed TO sweep
away every vestige, not merely of resistance to
constituted authorities bit Of constitutional rights
as well.
Wa shall be much disappointed ii any con.
siderable portion of our German citizens car be
induced. under sny pretsuses or by any devices,
70 give the support of their votes to this sort Of
policy Those who flee from tyranny in Europe are
not soins We suppose, tob,come advocates for tyr.