New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-20
STILL LATER FROM KANSAS.
the CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE TO se puroowm
CIVIL WAR CLOSE AT HAND.
THE mDssouRIANs CATnxnurG
LAWRENCE ARMED AND FORTIFIED
GOD SAVE THE RIGHTS

GOD SAVE THE RIGHTS
THE THREATENED CIVIL wAR IN KANSAS.
corsps>de.es xTs n. z. rresss.
81. LorIs, "wednesday, May n, 1859.
We are - the ere Of great eveuts. Our Pro slavery
friends in Ksnsss alarmed a the prospect Of fa En-
posa-e Of Their doincs % that frontier are hyng their
planr and taxing the appropriate mes,sres to prsveoe
an inv .stigatior of thee condu. The teiegrspA an
nounced to Us yecerdsy Ast the puuneaf men Of thc
FreeStse party have been indicted for treason, and
that Gov Robinsor has bee, srcstea in Lezingtoa, ia
this State, on his way East; whether fleeing to svo6
arrest or not does not appear. ReeSer also, whos0
efforts in exposing the frauds and crmee committed by
the invading host il is deemed expedient 70 put On eaG
TO- is also TO Se arrested for treson Ths propAeand.
Sts of Slavery sre determined to to the full exteat
the machinery 81 the lat not TO further tie ends Of
sstice but to evssh all who dare presume TO expose
the extension ef Slavery into Kansas. We who
are here in Missouri know well the nature
of the contest in Ka,sas; know well thsk
these who are earnestly striving to push Slaverynto
that Territory will Sickle at nothing in fartherng tho
end they have in vsw There some persons with
vow. presume fools enough TO suppose that the co.,
dust Of our bordees was excite by and finds come ex
cuss p provoking ana outrageous conduct on the part
OF tngr8ntS UCm tuo rtec No<sos Wv n0s0 s~VW
ths, nothing can be msre upfousded. Since the cpes
ing Of that Territory to slavery BY the passage of tho
Kansas and Nebraska bill, all candid and Intelligent
iudses have known that trouble would occur in Kan.
sas unless it should be entirely abandoned to Slavery.
II was wrong not to be forgiven, for any man, no
matter whether he carre from Free State or Slave
State to 20 in favor Of excluding Slavery from kansss
and who that has studied the character ofthe prominent
leaders among our Western bordercrs, such a. Atch
son and StriDgellow, can doubt that they woud'un-
scrupulousy pursue any course, however criminal.
that would tend to crush all opponents Of Slavery
and secure Kansas for Slavery. And such
has been their success, that the fate OF
Kansas is sealed unless the people of the North mani
fest determination and spirit that has never yet
been manifested The party Of Slavery Propagandiss
proper is minority here in Missouri, bat BY its vio-
euce prevents all expression of views on the part OF
the majority, except in the City Of 81 Lonis Little
can be done here by men Of moderate opinions. AL
rests with the people OF the North There esn be no
peace until you rise up and In mighty exercise o.
mower put an end to the fell spirit Of Slavery propa-
gandism. The difficulties only increase with delay,
and the question becomes involved in still deeper COM
plcatons II the people of the North only had sshs
cient sefrsspect to properly resent the gross insult
that has been given to them by the repeal Of the Mis-
sour Compromise, and would asthey have the power,
entirely change the policy Of the National Govern
ment up, the subject Of Slavery, the South would
not only acquiesce in such change, but
| would respect the North more than 1t now
| does. The President Of the United States
has lent the support Of his sanction to the conduct OF
our Western borderers. Certainly his conduct % en-
| tirely satisfactory to them. Every propagandss OF
Slavery admres and approves his conduct; every man
Of moderate opinions despses the aectstion OF love
Of the Constitution which is professed by him, and
every lover Of liberty contemns and hates the servie
character of the man. We are surprised and aston
shed that this great question is so little understood in
he North. We surprised to learn that there arc
mspy men in the North who will permit themselves
to be drawn into the discussion of said Issues forgetting
| that while they are discussing their opponents are
acting and are fixing the organic state of large Terri
tories by introducing system Of Slavery destined to
retard and almost prevent entirely the development Of
that vast region They do this knowing and confess
ing that thereby they cursing that Territory, and
| all TO secure the preponderence TO the South"
tas Soule has just said in speech in New Orleans On
| the affairs Of Nicarsgua). Here and In the
South generally, no Slavery propaganda and
| they control the South, cares for what that
infamous Slavery agitator, Douglas, declares to
be the principle Of the Kansas and Nebraska
act The one thing desirable has been accomplished
the opening of Kansas to Slavery. This was the great
object of those who passed the bill; s useless To
pretend the contrary. The Missouri Compromise
would never have been disturbed II Il had not been
supposed that Slavery would go to Kansas, and
Northern man had not been base enough to offer the
tempting bait to the South. 1t ought TO be clearly
understood that the issue now before the country Is,
whether Slavery shall spread itself into the Territories
under the sanction and support Of the General Govern
ment. ""'