New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-07


Tie Washington Globe complains that in our COM
ments upon the Presidents late Kansas Message
instead Of resortiDg to argument we have attacked
il with what that journal is pleased to call "yltu-
peration," billingsge.e," and blackguardlsm,
and that not because we are incapable Of using ar
gU1eut where argument would serve the turn
for it is admitted By Tie Union that in sucb cases
TIE TRIBUNE knows how to be dignihed and
effective in discussion; but, as it is insisted because
"the Presidents Message on Kansas Affairs Is one
"oft those inpreguable documents against which
" argument would be wasted in vain
If il be "vituperation," "bllllngsgate,' and
"blackguardism to expose the falsehoods OF the
Presidents Message and It's attempt BY resOrting
10 contemplate pettifoggiDg quibbes TO clohe the
Border Rufiian Legislature with legal character
what epithets, we should Ike to be informed, ought
TO be applied to the Presidents attacks upon the
Emgrant Aid Societies and upon the great body OF
the Free State immigrants accused by him-the
Societies Of having sent men to Kansas, the Free
State immigrants as having gone TO the Territory
to prevent the free and natural action Of It's in
"Labtans in its internal organization, and thus to
Anticipate or to force the determination Of that
"oueston-G. e., the Slavery question)-in that
"incIoate State"
This is q Misrepresentation, a caumny, in plain
terms a falsebOOd and the President knows it; and
vet il is upon this misrepresentation this calumny
this fasehood that the Presidents apology for the
Border Rufiians and their Outrages, (ncllding the
outrage Of forcing upon Kansas a Legislature
chosen by their yotes) is made to rest, as does
likewise his impregnable " argument, as we sup
pose The Globe would call it, in favor OF unfolding
as legal the acts of that intrusive Legislature, and
Of treating rebels and traitors all who shall pre-
sumo 70 refuse obedience to it.
The President knew perfectly well that the Free
State immigrants went to Kansas and that the Aid
Societies assisted in getting them there, not to pre-
vent the free and natural action Of the inhabitants
in its natural organization but to constitute them
selves q portion Of those inhabitants in order to
take part in this free aud natural action, and by
doing to assist in the internal organization of the
Territory, as they had perfect right to DO He
also knew perfectly that they went there not to
anticipate nor to force the determination of the
Slavery question: but expressly to prevent any such
anticipation Oh the part of the few Government Of
fcials and scattering squatters who, previous to
their going there, constituted the sole inhabitants.
They went there as the President knew perfectly
well, when be wrote his Message, for the purpose
Of aiding, as permanent settlers, to defeat in per-
lectly regular and lawful manner, and in conformity
TO the provisions of the KansasNebraska bill ITSELF
the infamous conspiracy into which he President
Pierce, had entered to bargain away the Missouri
Compromise, and to aid in introducing Slavery
into Kensas by exerting bis whole official power to
procure the passage of the Kansas Nebraska bill
bill which the House Of Representatives within
two days after receiving his Message, pronounced
upon by declaring the report of the Missouri Com
promise, which constituted its principal feature to
be useless and iactous uDwise and unjust.
When We see a man starting with a willful false
hood, and cndeavoring to shield himself and those
whom he has stimulated to outrages, or counter
anced in them, by deliberate calumny, uttered
from behind the shield Of an official character, and
aimed against men much better than himself, we do
not stop to reason with that man. The way to put
down a liar is not to answer his arguments, but to
detect and expose his dlsehoOds, aud it is because
we have done this so efectually in respect TO this
Kansas Message that The Union describes US as
experts in blackguardism.'
No rosue e'er felt The alter draw,
With good opinion Of the law
nor of the judge either, by whom that law is
pronounced
II, however, The Union insists upon argument,
We respectfully refer ii to correspondent in an
IL IL
dents reasoning in favor of the rabid character of
the Border-R uffisn Legislature, meeting him and
beating him on his own ground