Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-28
Civil War Begun in Kansas.

1t is very common boast that the people OF this
country possess what no people Of ancient or mod
ern times possessed, the capacity for selfgovern-
ment We are said to be a wiser and better people
than any Of the classical nations of antquity-that
not only know how to appreciate freedom. but
alone know how TO gain and to preserve its blessings
This boast fear, is in fair way of being proven
to be little more than empty and vain glorious
vaunt. From what is Transporting in Kansas it
would appear that are better fitted to preserve
free institutions than the other free nations who
have possessed and lost them by treading the paths
Of ambition and faction. Raging fanaticism has in
trOduced force to settle the disputes Of freemen-
and force, in the long run, is fatal to freedom
We have not preserved in our columns full
chronicle Of all that has transpred in this disputed
Territory. The accounts on either hand written by
imprisoned partisans, have partaken Of the pas
sions Of the wrters-and we knew not what credit
TO attach TO the one statement or the other IL is
highly probable that errors have been committed on
both sides But in the midst Of clouds and fogs Gre
ated by Misrepresentation the true matter in con
troyersy is still visible to steady gaze. The com
territory Of the Union is sought to be appropr
ated by single section Of the Union, to the total
exclusion Of the other section, which certainly has
good this unjust claim, fanaticism has come to the
aid Of cupdity aud ambition aud measures unwar
raned by law and morality have been rcsorted to to
achieve success. These measures have been met by
others Of kindred nature it remains for force to
settle the issue.
The last intelligence If reliable, would indicate
that the crisis is at hand if not already passed For
the present the a,serters Of the right and the es
tab,hed order Of things, appear to be in fair way
10 vindictc the law. The da>tarlly leaders Of the
auatiral faction are reported to have He'd and to
have left their dclndcd follower. to tie mercy Of the
lsw-or II violence. II the conguero- IN their rage.
should choose a. employ it, The Nbloincd letter.
written boy one of the set who have b en- boasting Of
the wonder, which Sharge's rid,swoud accomplish.
tells Of tic shameful flight Of the u rocs and the
iudciou, retreat To- the northward u the more Oh
,cure and less guilty who found in time that fight.
ing was not their vocation
corre.Dond,ne, ofhe ". J. H,,oA
L,wRrycr, X. r., May u. 1856.
P,"EoH ofGossrao,'s Hobin,,p and H,eJ,r-T,y,s, ~,
the Frss STATE Lsriers-Ele,fio,s Of the raH,i Sf,b,
Ma,'tai-It, b,e,,GytDg Con0ofte-K,ae, rey.i
BiJlcs
arrived, "Wltlout let or hiuduucc" AZ ms home in
Losenworth Cts. or Saturday lat aud met viii n cor
dH reception from The sovereign uacf-' u that place
rested over che sabbath stteu lp clur, b. AMI u Mon,
day morning tuok leave Of homr sweet home aud c,ipr
here on foot through thr rsiu eaine Che creek. and
swimming tle ktrsis river
net Govcruor Robinson 4 Eausas q, assembled the
Missouri uv't on lis way East since Which learn t,nt
hc vs. taher oil TIE hont by mob AZ T. tugton Mi.-ou
~ AMI b. nov BOO "duuuce vile" guarded Nv border ruff
ban. aud 10 imminent peril Of being hung without benefit
Of clergy Tor the encouragement of the growth oi h,mf
b IN Nissuuu.
Governor kecde has also left io part. unknown for h
Tf. ffp Hf "a f4fr 3d.. a. a IL.
the Ws,aiof Fr,,i.a OH HE ssy home C,rn ,lc p,
u was Mcsted by amob Wetpoft sud il It'll ptisoner
u Dy unio DAY "rct ouuagcs aud afrr-t- aud nigh
unto night dukrts thc hozon Of free State lDr Kansas
'r Divers prominent individual. of the i,c State party hav
4 bound convenient To- be- out Of harm. ~ about this tim
b. Dor suudry good reasons.