New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-07

voted for by foreign people, 80 legally elected,
the people have right to countermani this decisoe
and decide for themselves, otherwise they ere not
| selfgovernng people. The Governor Of Kansas ws
not elected by the people, he appointed by antisr
power extraneors to the people and act of his
| constitute body legal, which otherwise would We
legal if 80, where is the Republican form Of gov
,rnnent II people can invade a Territory, vote
for Legislatures and then the Governor certify to their
SECTION, and the people Of the Territory have
right then to protest; if the people can have no voice.
where il there more oppressive tyranny The irst
governing power originates in the people theni-
selves. They have right to speak at any TINA;
and when people say Government has been forced
upon them contrary to their will and oppressive in its
character, they have right to throw il Off not,
then they are not free people. The people
Of Kansas have succeeded, and have peaceably
gone to work to make government for themselves.
In doing so they have violated no law of this Govern
ment. They have gone TO work as they did in Florids
California, and Michigan. Yet their movements are
denounced as revolutionary. The President says tho
people should move-that only party has as yet
moved. would ask him who called the fins, Conven-
ton, party or the people saw the FIST call, and
can say it issued by the people, and not by any
party and that some of the officers Of the first Con-
vention were Pro-Savcry men. The President ought
to be little better informed upon these matters. He
advises to admit Kansas when the people shall have
adopted Constitution and shall ask for admission
What is the objection, then, the present Consttu-
ton ard to admission now know not why, unless
he can't exclude Slavery.
Again, "the laws must be enforced" Why have
they not been enforcedl Why has a lawless band,
AIMED for war been permitted time and again 70
invade Kansas What can be more revolutionary
than for armed men from State to invade another
and control the election by force Of arms What Is
left to q people after the balot-box is wresed from
theml The President all this without emotons
but when people thus enslaved go to work peaces-
bly, to forti themselves against such wrongs Urea
son and revoutionw is the cry. This Government
has turned deaf ear 10 all the entreaties Of Kansas
has blinded its eyes against all those scenes Of out
rage until now; and now the pretense is :" Ii is too
late"-al is past romedy-no relief can be given at
this late day.
/ fear ii is too late to avert the storm which has
been long gathering. If this Government has 40
lost sight of its duyft stands in fear of the Slave
power that it dare not do its duty-if assists tho
strong in tramplng down the weak-then farewell to
it, II is no longer the Government our Fathers estah-
lished for us. am resident of Kansas shall be 70
as long as | live see the storm gathering and the
people of this Union dare not do not attempt to
dispense II. L shall go BACK soon 10 stahu WIN
my friends in the hour of peril The people OF Kansas
are abandoned the Government has refused to pro-
tect them in their infancy it threatens to assise
the invaders in doing their work of carnage. Tho
people of Kansas have violated no law-they will vio-
late none-they will commit no aggression, but wilt
stand together in the defense Of home and rights-in
defense of which they will die if necessary Such
believe will be the result should Congress comply with
the wishes of the Executive set forth in his last Mes
sage. hASsAS'
Roehesiey Feb. /, 1856.