Squatter sovereign., 1856-03-11
The Kansas Troubles.

The New York Tribune and Times are m
trresied IN keeping up misapprehension
9. lie tue state of affairs in that Territo-
~ They do not desire their readers should
know the truth. as 1t is all important TO their
arty, IN tl.is State and in Congress, that
Il deep seated prejudice and bitter hostility
should coniinne to exist here against the
south and the democratic party. Kansas
,s their whole steckin trade, and ii the diff
sflenities there could all be settled either by
tie adoption of free state constitution, or
"ne permitting slavery the republican par
iy would be used up for the tine, or until
they could get up another quarrel with the
South about some other territories.
The Tribune makes daily appeals TO its
partizans for more money and more Sharp's
rifles and represents to its readers that the
state OF affairs in Kansas requires their
immediate contributions. One would sup
rose from reading that paper and all its
little echoes in the country. that there were
none but free state settlers in Kansas, and
that they were III the most imminent dam
ger OF being driven from the State by the
= Border Ruffiafrs" from Missouri.
Now. the truth is, there are great ma
ny pro-slavery settlers in Kansas. and Mr.
Greeley knows it, and whether right or
wrong N their opinions. they have as good
right there as the abolitionists or free
saate men, and if one party needs Sharps
fiiies the other does. 1t is nonsense to say
that the Border Ruffians'' oyerrnn Kan
sas, and do all the voting at the elections.
Kansas is pretty large territory, larger
than New York and Ohio together, and
when Greeley represents that the Missou-
Iians goover atnight and besiege the polls,
le talks as foolish as if he should say that
The people of Canada rushed over into
Ohio and carried the election. A man can
not travel more than a hundred miles on
foot in night, and when the abolitionis-
ialk about the Missourians going three or
four hundred miles to vote, they talk non-
sense.
1t may be shat at the, polls of some of
the border towns few Missourians from
the opposite side of the river were pre-.
sent and voted. That much we can as
readily believe as that people come from
Jersey to vote in New York. But to say
that Jerseymen could overrun all New
England and carry the election would be
nonsense. So it Is to pretend that Mis-
sourians rushed over into Kansas and
elected pro-slavery men at every poll.
1t were true that the actual settlers of
Kansas, or majority of them, We're Free
State men, the Abolitionists would not need
to send any Sharp's rifles to them. for they
know as we'll as we do, that they could
make Free State by their votes.
The truth is-probabl y that the major
ity of the actual settlers are anti-Free
State men, and these Sharp's rifles are in
tended to intinidate and drive them from
the polls; or to create civil war that they
can point TO as consequence Of the re-
peal of the Missouri restriction. This is
undoubtedly their real object, for it cannot
In an possible way, shape or manner, make
one straw's weight difference to the people
of New York and Massachusetts whether
Kansas is Free OF Slave State. But it
makes mighty sight of difference with
Greeley, and Raymond, and Weed, and
Webb, whether the Black Republicans
carry the next Presidential election, Just
the difference there is between 20. 900, 900
of dollars in hand and nothing at all. The
reader OF the Tribune and Times should
keep this inmind when reading the "latest
news from Kansas"
1t SO happens that the Day-Book has
good many subscribers in Kansas who
lave their papers sent to post offices in the
interior of the Territory, and it IS fair to
infer, therefore, that they are actual set
tiers. Not one these subscribers is Wing
or an Aboltionist, nor will one OF them
vote for Free State. We do not know
that they have Sharp's rifle among them;
tut If their opponents are going to the polls
armed, they ought TO be prepared to meet
item, and we have as good right to call
on the democrats Of this city and this
sta.c to contribute and send our men
Sharp's rifles as the Tribune. has to call
upon its partisans to do so. Now, suppose
re should do SO, and suppose the demo-
Gratis should respond, should contribute,
pack up and send off few thousand, with
81 request to our partisans to make good
use of them? What pretty state OF af-
fairs this would make in Kansas!
Ii the Black Republicans go on as they
are going, we must do this. And we now
give them warning that if they keep on we
most certainly shall do SO, and we shall do
more, and now pledge ourselves 10 raise
-if it becomes necessary to stop this re-
belion-a thousand men in this very city
good and true, men who will stand fire
as the New York Democrats stood it at
epatepcc-and go with them to Kan
sas and help defend our friends and parti-
s;lns lxo,n this black hearted treason
This fighting is game that two can play
at, and if Greeley and his party have it
all 10 themselves, and everything their own
way, they are greatly mistaken, and they
will find il out before next November
Meantime we wish our friends in Kansas
TO keep as and our readers we'll informed
Of the true state of things there.-.Ner
York Day Book.
Hon III. MARsnALL.-The distinguish
ed Know-Nothing Representative from the
Louisville District, seems to have proper
appreciation of the party that placed him
in Office A corresnondent Of the Louis