New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-24

The Washington correspondent Of The Journal
of Commerce, in respect to the affairs Of Ksnsss,
makes some admissions, the appearance Of which
10 the columns of that journal is significant But
even The Journal Of Commerce., now that Pierce
has lost the denomination, cannot refrain from
giving the falling President kick, though at some
risk of kicking at the same time tho Cincin-
natl platform. This correspondent admits that
n bis past relations to Kansas the President has
mainly looked, not to the performance OF bis
duty, but to securing re nomination; and the
hope is expressed, in which We cordially join, that
the remaining eight months of his term Of Office
Mr. Pierce may remember his duties Is President,
and refuse to be induced by the politicians about
him to burn bis fingers in rakipg other peoples
hestnuts from the fire.
We have no doubt that this correspondent IL cor.
rect when he states that the President is strongly
urged by the Pro-Slavery leaders to withdraw the
troops from Kansas, and to leave that Territory to
be domineered over at pleasure by the Border
Rutan invaders; but the additional statement thst
the State men also demand the removal OF the
troops and are anxious to be left to fight it out
with the Border Ruffians, is mistake or misrep-
resentatiOn. The Free-State men have from tho
beginning loudly called upon the President, and
they still continue to call upon him, to employ the
troops at his disposal for the protection of the lives
and property and political rights of the bona 6de
settlers in Kansas 1t is true they protest against
the employment of the United States troops in the
way in which they have hitherto been chiefly
employed-that of serving as auxlaries to the Bor'
der Ruhians, being moved out of the way, as they
were, to expose Lawrence unde6ended, and EN-
plOyed in dispensing the FreeState bands, whilethe
Border Rufans were left free to continue their raw
ages a. in the case ofthe destruction of Osawattsme
But to insiDuate, as this correspondent does, per-
haps to make the other parts of HE letter go down.
that the Free-State men are anxious to have Kan
sas the continued scene Of civil war, and Of invs
sions and violences, such as have marked ito his
tory since the first organization Of the Territorial
Government-tO insinuate that is q gross calumy
upon the Free. State men, utterly destitute OF tho
least foundation. The FreeState men feel every
assurance-and, from the experience Of the past,
they have right to do so-that ii the settlement OIL
the Territory is left open to free competition De
tween Anti-Slavery and Pro-Savery men, without
any disturbance from temporary nvasions Of Boz
der Ruffisns brought in from time to time to carry
thipgs by force and violence, there will be no dl-
culty in making Kansas Free State. But iof
these Border. Ruffan inyasiOns, and this resort !"
force and violence by the PrO-Slayery men'
the Territorial system would have been NJ"
in peaceful and quiet operation, and kanss'
fast filling up with settlers of very superior Or
der; and LET President Pierce fairly exercise q"
authority for the preservation of the internal peSe0
of the Territory, and things will speedily re'ui"
that course. This, however, is the very tnSs
which the PrO-Slavery politicians are anxious
prevent. They desire to keep out the Free-ss'S
settlers by means Of force, violence and c'n
war, if cannot be done otherwise and, Of soui."
their interest in the removal of the troops and y.
abandonment of the Territory to the tender msr'''
of the Border Raiians is apparent. :,
1t is probable that President Pierce, as 10 u'u'
With weak men when attempting to escape ~
consequences of their own wickadness and ~r"
will resort to half measures. He will keeP''
trooJs in the Territory, and will perhaps incfc'
the number of them, but will give the COMMAND
some too! Of the Slave Power, who will take COW