The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-07-11

giving q oharming aest TO ice ever chang
ing form aud color. envy not the man
or woman who would begrudge q iournsy
ota thousand miles to sit down. IN bloom
ing June, upon tho green grass. under
some lone tree, and thoro contemplate
this landscape scenery Of omnipctcncO.
] Anarchy still prevails in Kansas. IL
win not be forgotten that the subject Of
slavery h d very seriously and extensively
agitatsd The public mind just prior TO the
accession Of the present Executive into
power; but the compromises then re-
Gently adopted by the leading patriots
ofdl parties, although uupalatable 10 a
very large and respectable portion fthe
american public, had been generally ao-
quiesced In as "hnality." The North
and the South regarded this vcxed ques-
ton as being definitely adjusted. snd
such was the argumen. used in the late
presidential campaign by both Wings
ana Democrats. But the harmony and
good win. which It had required the ef-
forts ofthe most ilustrious statesmen Of
the republic by mutual concession to
establish. was suddenly and wickedly
interrupted by certain political aspirants
who have since hbored. under the name
ola hybred democracy, to excel each
other in subservienoy to the slave power
land this too for the purpose of securing
the united support Of the South for the
presidency. Upon the contamination
of this fragrant act, we were told by the
hippsnt politicians Of the democratic
party that tho Missouri compromise was
repealed, not for ,he purpose Of establish.
ing slavery IN Kansas, but to extend the
arena Of freedom, They declared that
slavery could not exist In Kansas that
the cli,aate as well as tho soil was not
adapted to III; and that slavery was in.
terdicIed there by the insaperable barriers
Of nature. And again they expatiated
largely upon the virtues of "squatter so.
vereignty" and the primitive simplicity
and beauty Of allowing the people to
make their own laws without interference
from external Influences. BY these meahs
the unwary Of their own party were mis-.
led and eeceivol until their projects
were matured and the chains of servitude
were forged for Kansas. But how did
they carry out this admirable system of
popular sOverc gnty9 Were the people
Of Kansas permitted to enact their own
laws and enjoy them in peace? No, by
no means. Michigan. when Alerritory.
applied to Congress for an act to enable
her to hold a convention TO form o Con-
stitution preparatory 10 her admission
into the Union. This application was
refused. The people Of the territory then
held convention by their own authority;
made aud adopted Constitution; pre-.
sented it to Congress for their admission
and 1t was received, They also elected
a Legislature and State officers, and there
upon became sovereign State. Altbo
il was objected that this movement wai
revolutionary and reasonable, yet Bucn,
AFAN and other prominen. leaders Of the
democratic party approved Of IT, The
people Of Kansas pursued less excep-
tionable course in holding their oonYen-
tion. forming a constitution, electing Of.
icers, and presenting themselves before
Congress for admission and yet their
application is iusultingly rejected aud
the officers elected under their oonstitu-
ton are arrested on change Of treason
against the government Of the United
States. Michigan acted in tho very
face Of the refusal Of Congress. Kansas,
besides having this aud other precedents
TO guide her, acted in strict obedience 70
the alluring dogma Of "squatter soye.
reignty." then recently adopted by the
democratic party, But this did not sub.
serve the demands Of slavery propagan-
dists. What had been sOlemnly decided
by Congress to be patriotic 10 Michigan
and some other States is treason in Kan
sas. "squatler Sovereignty is aoeor.
dinghy repudia.ed, Modification became
rampant and armed bands Of Missourians
we're sent into Kansas who. with brutal
violence, drove the actual settlers from
the polls. elected TerritoriA Legisla-
ture. many Of lhe members Of which
were not nor ever had boen residents Of
the Territory. This mock Legislature.
with hot haste, adopted for Kansas the
most stringent code Of laws establishing
slavery in that territory Againstithe will
ofa decided majority ofits actual settlers.
This code, amoug other things. provides
that il shall bo deemed a rELoyY punish.
able With 6ne and Imprisonment. for any
free person. BY speaking or writing, to
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