The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIll-The False and
the True History of the Case.

The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BIll-The False and
the True History OF the Case.
We transfer to our columns this morning a
characteristic bit of sophistry from the Jornd Of
Commerce on Kansas affairs" In this extract
the reader win mark that the whole of the
troubles of Kansas, resulting from the repeal OF
the Missouri compromise, are chargeable to the
Northern Emigrant Aid societies and to a con-
spiracy among our Northern anti-slavery agita-
tors to get up flaming and overwhelming sec
tional struggle upon the issue whether Kansas
shall be q free State or a slave State This shall
low and fictitious view of the subject is the
stereotyped argument of our modern Niger
driving and secession democratic journals; and
our Wall street eotemporary with the aid of
Martin Van Buren,, is only repeating the old
story Of Mr.. Pierces organ at Washington, and Of
Mr.. Buchanans organ, under the care OF Col.
Forney, at Philadelphia.
1t is a singular thing, however, in the midst OF
the many strange and wonderful political trans
mogifcations Of parties and of men Of these lat
ter days, to find that the only metropolitan com
mercial journal Of the Northern States with any
pretensions to respectability, now engaged in
the service e Buchanan, Forney. AID the
secession democracy, IL the Identical paper
which was established in this city as the
pioneer Of abolitionism. We mean exactly what
we say. The journal Of Commerce was set up as
the pioneer organ OF abolitionism by Arthur
Tappan 4 Co. and if We are not mistaken, one
Of its principal abolition editors in the outset was
a Virginia gentleman, Of the name Of Maxwell
The changes which the paper has since under
gone are as remarkable as the geological stratif-
cations Of the shaft of coal mine thousand fee.
below the earth's surface; 70: our persevering
contemporary, setting out with the dry diggings of
negro emancipation, has at length struck into q
forty foot vein Of Breckenridge coal, as deve-
loped in the chart of the Cincinnati Convention.
and in Governor Wise's discoveries in reference
to the election Of Mr. Buchanan and the price OF
nlggcrs.
Hence this miserable apology OF our Wall
street contemporary In behalf Of Mr.. Pierce, the
squatter sovereignty Of Kansas and the seces-
sion democracy. Had the Northern Aid societies
and Northern emigrants kept clear Of Kansas, all
would have gone on there well enough. Such is
for the bloody despotism which has lorded Il
over Kansas since the passage OF the Nebraska
BILL But, admitting that this bin was a consii-
iutional act, repeating an act which was not con.
stiiuional admit that the doctrine Of squatter
sovcreignty-"t this stump speech. a. Benton calls
il, thrust into the belly Of the biIr'-provided
for fair determination Of the slavery question
in Kansas ny the people thereof. what are the
facts! The first steps taken 10 determine the des-
tiny Of Kansas after the passage OF the bill.
we're taken by the administration. and in opposi-
ton to the introduction Of slavery.
II Is an inlisputable fact that Mr.. Pierce.
through the influence Of Mr.. Forney and other
friends Of Mr.. Buchanan. appointed Mr.. Rccdcr.
Of Pennsylvania, the first Governor Of Kansas
II Is well known that Governor Reedcr and his
kitchen cabinet, and other spcculatng associates.
went largely into the business OF land spccuIa-
tons in Kansas; and that looking to the profits
Of these enterprises, they did all they could
quietly do TO encourage the emigration into Kan
sas Of free soil settlers. 1t needs no argument
here TO show that town plots and mill seats in
new Territory arc more likely to find good
market and high prices from large colonies OF
free soil white squatters than from a sparsely
settled community Of Shareholders. As simple
speculation, therefore, the original policy Of Gov
Reeder in Kansas was TO encourage Northern and
TO discourage Southern emigration into Kansas
We know that this policy was connived at by
the President Of the United States. and that TO
this extent he was cheating the south. while
holding out 10 them the fairest promises o.
Southern success under the Kansas Nebraska bill.
What nexti Governor Reeder's policy was de-
tected by the pro-slavery party in Kansas, and
bis removal was demanded by Mr. Aichison and
The ultras of the South They must be appease,l.
There was no alternative to Mr.. Pierce than
right about face" lie attempted to compass
this removal by resignation. lie tried TO
Brighten Recherche latter being on an official
visit 70 Washington returning TO Kansas !;
Ne begged him 10 resign, and at last offered him
he bride Of foreign mission TO give MP his
Office a. Governor OF Kansas Reeder said Nc"
al The time Mo- Our amiablc President then
iold the Governor after algr9yingall Ihai be bad