New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-10

BY O special dispatch from our correspondent IN
Kansas, We are advised Of the dispersion by mill
tsry force of the Free State Legislature at Topeka
on the 4th inst, that being the day to which it
adjourned Last Spring. Col. Sumner appear to
have performed this revolving fer7ice with reluc-
lance and the utmost consideration; but he was
placed by his superors under TIE orders of Marshal
Donaldson, and expressly enjoned to do his bid
ding in the premises. OF course, he had no alter
native but retirement from the public service.
Acts Of high. handed tyranny, each more Asgi-
tious than the preceding, follow each other 10 such
rapid succession that there is reason to fear that
the public sense will be dulled rather than Takened
by them. We propose, therefore, to consider this
last act Of despotlsm in the light of the only
parallel which our history affords.
The unfranchised portion Of the People of Rhode
Island, under her old freehold charter, tired of
waiting for q REIMBURSEMENT of their exclusive
privileges by the eehOders, at length set on foot
in 1910 movement which eliminated in the Dorr
Constitution and Government of 1872 So far a.
legality, folmaity Flaw aid order" are concerned,
the Dorr Moyemen. may BIZ said by an enc ny to
baye stood exactly on a par with the Free-Sate
movement in Kansas; but there was this wide diff
ference IN the case,-the Dorr Movement was in
oppO.iiOn to legal and long. establ shed Govern
ment-one whose past legitimacy WAS not aud could
not be disputed; while the Free-Sta.e Movement
cobfronts plotted, gigantic, oudacious aud now
demon stIated fraud-namey, the election of a
Territorial Legislature for Kansas by Missouri
votes ard bOwie.knives on the 30th OF March,
1855. The Kansas case differs from the Rhode
Island case in This vital point-that, whereas the
Free Suffrage men Of RI de Island eadeavOred to
correct an snomaly and inequality affecting tho
Ri. ht of Suffrage BY ignoring and supplanung the
Free State men IN Kansas had no valid internal
Government OF the Territory to oppose, but only
Hsgranr, swindling, palpable ippOsture.
Well; Mr. DOR took the oath a, Governor, his
Legislature was organized, his Message delivered,
acrs parsed, MiliIis forcs embodied, &c every
thing that the Free State men of Kansas have ever
attempted to do, and great deal more. Ye. no
bloody "Aleerine' ventured to interfere with
sught of this-President Tyler ordered out no
troops to suppress il. Not until the Dorr Govern
ment threw itself into direct and positive collision
with that 1t sought to sopPInnt, by attempting 10
take posse ssiOn of the public property aud NUM-
tioDs, forsby ditpOtsessing those who held for the
Charter Government, did any one dream of resist
Ing Dorrbm by force Of arms.
Compare this with the state Of things now pre-
scented IN Kansas, where the simple meeting Of per.
soDs claiming 10 be State Legislature is sup
pressed by Federal cannon and sabers-by orders
from the War Department at Washington, enforced
by five companies Of dragons. The right of pesce
ably assembling to petition for a redress of griev
anc.r is thus virtually cloven down. The Free.
State men Of Kansas, their presses all "crusbed
out" by Border -Roffsn violence, are prevented
brethren in any authentic manner. What will be
the next stepl