New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-13
THE CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR.


ST LOUIS, Saturday June :, 1856.
If the latest accounts from Kansas are true the be-
ginning of tie end has indeed come, and the "war in
Kansas is aiming more formidable aspect. The
Free State men seem to have been driven to despera-
tion and are organizing resistance. Driven from Their
claims by the outrsges of the Pro Slavery rufians,
they have, if current reports be true met in deadly
co, fict some Of the prowlipg bands that are now
securing that Territory. This result has been antci-
pated and onged for and now we may expect atother
Missouri INVASION The call for assistance has al
ready gone forth Contributions will be levied in all
tie western counties Of this State for the support Of
those bands Of maraudes sent TO Katsas this Spring
from the South. Those who understand the charac-
ter of theee can comprehend the enormty and ex
tent of the outrages committed by them. While the
Free State men mostly quiet citizens, depending
for their support upon their own eIericns in hone,t
callines there is among the violently excited Pro-
Slavery men of the frontier large number of young
men who i've "from hand to mouth" the saving
is being supported by the contributions of the more
wealthy of the Pro-Slavery mcn, and BY the plumber
they arr now taking from the Free State 1t is
not going too far to cay that Bufods men hsve been
entirely supported by the W, stern borderers. They
are for toe most part lazy losfrs, cursiRs and
vh;sky.swiIlipg class Of men. They composed Of
that class designated at the South a. poor white
trash" They desp!se labor, and rs long as they
remain in Kansas will have to be supported by the
generous South" whose battlee they are fighting.
Ibev pay for their keeping By committing outrases
throughout the Territory upon the Free State set,ers
destroying their property and warning them off thir
caims. The state ofthings in Kansas is truly lament
able. This floating ciass of Southerner, none of
whom are properly speaking, settlers IN Kansas, liv
irr or rather staying. in the border towns, piro
Ing the Territory in armed band' numbering and driv
ire Of the Frce.Stste settlers and preventing any
assistance from pacing into the interior. Cut off as
the Free State men are from supplies they cannot
maintain tie contest long. The whole frontier on
both sides of the line is arayed agains: them. Aud
last but not least. the officials Of the Territory 10,
only 60 not attempt to put stop TO these ou;face.
but they countensnce them and throw all their weight
into the same sca,e. No Pro Sidrery man has ban
or erer gH * arrested for any Of tie many 7rders
committed The fountains Of justice are polluted.
In the resn time will the North fail to those
Of Us own citizens who have settled in Kansas and
wh,se only crime Is that they are "Fiee State ven
They arc on the point of being crushed, seosuse they
Fave been true 20 the political IDEAS Of their sec.
ton fte North do1s not sus III them, az it is WI
abe to do. il will merit the insults and contempt t5S
have been heaped rpon 1t. This assistance mu.t
come right spe, Oily in the shape q men and uooey or
4 will be indeed too late.