New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-19

o., 10 are tndesyorrg 10 regulate and eonroi ,to
whole subject. MsssaehGsetts--s State ss far ~
,oxsd from the institution of Slavery and ssyeLodss
A. auy otbsr N the Crion-esds the van in the cru
,a.e a State that has advanced a. little money, ard
certainly shed less blood, for the acquisition Of terri
tory either saye or free, IL IN any other, eads tbs
war against institutions. have no deposition
DOW TO 90 further into this matter, but my object TO
interchange opinions with you, aud to give a very
brief history Of parties in Kansas up TO TINS time
must, however be permitted 70 say thar, IN my opa-
and, II acted on BY the Legislature, Will have ten
dency, least for time, to check aggression on The
part of the North. II will furnish some evidence
that southern State is resolved TO coDeede np
further.
The Governor recommends, first that the LegislS.
trre shall provide for the cal Of convention, upon the
happening Of certain contingency. What y tba,
contingencyl Ifthe Federal Government hall refuse
kapsss or any other Territory presenting itsef for ad
mission into the Union state, because said Terr-
tory presents constitution similar II not identical,
with that OF Georgia, that then Georgia ID eonssnson
viii take steps protect herself and her nstauuons
IN a word cut her connection with the Unisn. II,
however Georgia shows a determination, fixed par
pose. 20 carry out the Recommendations OF noe "oN-
ernor the contingencies Will not arse.
Il expect to De citizen Of Kansas, and II kans1s
presents herself egitima,ey, having all the quahnoa-
lions for State ard Is rejected because her oonstitd-
ton recogr and pro;e, & slavery then, as ci'1en
of Ksnsa- will contend that kansa. Is state soye
reign ard independent, out Of the Unon'
when Kansas was opened up for settlement, by
white men, people from ali the States rushed INTO aud
settled in 4 each carving with him his VIE ana
children his goods and clsttcl, and hi peculiar op'n
ions on all subjects. think can safely say tha'
large majority of the people above describes were
from Slave States and particularly from nssonf
There was another class of emgrants 10 hahsas aud
very large class, too sent az the expense aad
under the auspices of certain Emigrant AID S"sety.
for the express and avowed purpose OF -eikng npoa
IN. Territory ami BY their votes 10 exclude slavery
ami slayeholdels Many of them rash enough
10 syow their purpose, IN the event OF failure az the
bsllot.box, 70 drive them by force OF arms nom n,
Territory The first trial OF strength between Tie
Abolitioni>ts and Po-Savery men came on IN No
y,mbcr. 1854 Ii resulted in the election ct Gen
Whitfield, the pro.SIavery candidate, by sn over
WHEEL ing majority.
"In Nsrchlss An election was held for memberso OF
the Territorial Legislature, with the same result, nc
Legislature met and djourued after enacung code
Of laws for the government of the Territory Inc
Kansas code will compare well with the beat codes ot
apy of the States. The Abolitioni-s repudate the
LEGISLATURE and declare Il 10 be their intention 10 re-
sin the exc, uon of the laws. On the other hand,
Governor shannon declares il to be his purpose To exc
cute the laws. In this be Will be sustained ny avery
large portion Of the citizens OF Kansas In the month
of October last an election again held tor dele
gate to Congr ss--the time and manner ot conducting
tie election being fixed and regulated by law. Whit
| field was reelected almost without opposition.
| The AholitIonists. with ex-Cov. Reeder az their
head agreed upon a subsequent day for an election
| which was heia and Rcedor received all the votes
given This election hQNi without law, and IN de-
| 1ance Of al law The whole proceeding was reatea
BY the people Of Kansas with the contempt deserved
The Aboliiionisis without consulting the people Of
| Kansas have also held a convention 10 form con-
sttution for State Government, aud did form such
Constitution and will present 10 Congress at the next
session and ask admission into the Union as state.
Thi. is brief history of parties and politics IN Kansas
| have not leisure to go into details now but would
! interest you to know and understand the tactics
mareuvers aud strategy OF the respective parties IN
| Kansas.
"Kan,ss and Missouri have the same latitude, eli.
nate and soil and should have the same institutions.
| The peace and prosperity OF both depend opon Is.
Kansas aust have slave Institutions or Missouri
| have free institutions-hence the interest the
Border Ruffians" take in Kansas Affair."
| largo humber Of the citiZers of Kansas have gone
there, or rather have been sent there tor the eX-
| press purpose Of sbolitionizng it, aud ultimate
~ Missouri. This has not heretofore been tho ca,e
| with the Territories of the Uated states. Iowa has
| AbotoDsts within her borders; 40 has Illinois, I'M
piinciped Aboitionsts and negro thieves; yet they
are few in number The great mass of the people IN
those States are honest and aw-abidng men. Not 80
with the elias. of settlers above described in Kansas
| Hundreds Of them have come, or rather were sent,
from the North and East but for other purpose than
to vote at the elections and return home. his was
understood by the Border Missourians and they re-
| solved to eOuntcract II, and il done.
The Border Rufian-, assert and believe, have
| shown a smiabe, Christian and forbearing spirit
than any other body of men would have shown under
| similar circumstances Battaions of men
from the North with the open and ayowed purpose Vi
| excluding shareholders from Kansas. Not only that,
| but pamphlets written, newspapers argued and
preachers preached that to aboitionze Kansas
drive Slavery iiom Missouri. Ia this they right.
| TO do IS to do the other. Under these crcum-
| stsucos what does il become US TO dol What We
have done has been done in self-defense. What
| shall hereafter do, time alone will show. We ore PEE
pairing for the worst.
II the settlement of Kansas had been left 10 the
laws which govern emigration, il would have been
| Slave Territory, certainly Missouri " Slave
| State But inssInuch as those laws have been vio-
lated and perverted by the force Of money and pow
erful organization in the North and East, it becomes
the South TO be up and doing" and 10 send in pop
| ulston to counteract the North. This can DO done
! with little exertiOn Thus far O few counties in
Western Missouri have successfully encountered and
defeated this powerful organization. Let Georgia set
| the example What IL to be done should be done
| quickly. This course the part of the South will
save Kansas to the Southsaye bloOdshed, civil war;
| and perhaps dissolution of the Union itself.
! " Your obeJieot servant, d. r. ATCHlSONT