The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-12
Tho Late BuAe.lo Kansas Conven
Warning to Mr.. Toombs.

The proceedings which we published yesterday |
of the late General Convention at Buffalo, the |
stated object of which was to secure, as far as
possible, unity and efficiency of action throughout
the country in behalf of freedom for Kansas"
enbody solemn warning to Mr.. Toombs and all
the Southern members Of Congress, that if they
would secure Kansas as a slave State, now is the
time; and they have no time to lose.
The leading spirit at this Buffalo Convention
was Governor Reeder, a shrewd, practical ard
able manager, whatever may have been his Kan
sas operations as Mr. Ptrcc's first Governor of
that unfortunate Territory. Gerit Smith, re-
gular man of war wherever piggers Sre con-
cened, Thought the practical course of action in
behalf of free Kansas" suggested by Governor
Reeder, entirely too tame urd goodsnatured for
the crisis. M. Smith was Scr an armed invasion
of Kansas and for war to TIE knife against border
rliffals United States dra goons, snd everything
elseopposed to freedom. Governor Reeder, on the.
other hand, suggested tine necessary preparations.
for good service, before proceeding to active hes
tilities. Said he, when the rig int time domestic
strike want the South to have the first notice of
the how with the blow itsek. The free State
party take the ground that trey will exhaust all
peaceful remedies and that Done, they will resist
to the death and pile the soK the constitution no
LONGER protects with heaps of their oppressors."
This comparatively mo lerate plan OF Gov
Reeder prevailed; but in the platform adopted,
AMI in the organization effected at this gonven-
ton, there is nothing but the admission Of Kansas
as free State, or a fight for it between the
North and the South, as between Russia and
turkey. The Buffalo General Northerg Conven-
ton have appointed "a National KaHsas Com
smittee, to whose discretion the whole conduct of
their sacred cause is intrusted," one member
from every State, where the right sort of man
can be founl and five additional members re
siding in Chicago-they call for monthly sub
scriptons Of money to this committee; and the
sum Of one hundred thousand dollars for each
month is demanded; Northern emigrants are to
90 to Kansas through Iowa, &C. The Convention
also resolved that the attempt to force slavery
upon Kansas, must, at whatever cost, be de-
feated. regardless OF the action of the federal
government -" that the new Kansas bill just
passed by the Senate is deceptive and fraudu-
lent" and that its enactment into law will
make of Kansas a slave State,' &c, DC.
Such is the solid substance Of this Buffalo Con-
venton--a consolidation of all the Northern
operations in behalf OF 8 free Kansas" into the
hands of national and central committee, whose
headquarters shall be Chicago and the pouring of
free State enligrants into Kansas as fast a
volunteer contributions to the extent Of hun
bred thousand dollars month will do the work.
And let not the Southern men in Congress dclude
themselves with the idea that these monthly contri
buttons cannot be raised. Under the tremendous
Northern excitement of this Presidential struggle
the money can be raised and the men can be
raised TO go, if they are paid and subsisted for
season. The sources of supply from the vast null
titudes Of the unemployed, or idle or restless free
soilcrs Adventures and loafers of the North, are
nexhaustible. All that is wanted to raise a
monthly army Of a thousand Northern volunteers
for Kansas, il the money; and this new move
ment for the snews of war, unless speedily inter
ceptod by the bill Of Mr. Toombs, will probably
result in war--civil war-not alone between the
free State squatiers of Kansas and the border
ufians, in regular warlike fashion, upon the soil
of Kansas, but in war which may be carried
by way Of retaliation into Missouri, by an inva-
sion from Kansas.
The way TO put an end to this perilous trouble
is to provide at once by act of Congress for the
admission Of Kansas az slave State-why mnce
the matter and bubble about it, Mr.. Douglas!
we repeat, as a slave State, according TO the
intent of the bill Of Mr.. Toombs That bin
of the Senate. now before the House, will
do it. Ii places the requisite agents and
power in the hands of Mr.. President Pierce TO
secure State convention in Kansas, and State
constitution for Kansas, recognising and protect |
ing the institution Of Southern slavery What |
more do the South want? What more can they |
ask? And now il the time to strike while the |
iron is hot The bulk Of the free State squatters
have been driven out Of Kansas by fire |
sword and terrorism, and ere they can return the
work must be done. or the South, TO recover Kan
sas. may have to fight FOR Il rs Turks against |
Russians. Shall all that has been done by NJ. |
Douglas. Mr.. Pierce, Gov. Shannon. Col. Sumner. |
Gen. Atchison. DR.. Stringfellow. and the border |
ruilians. he lost? They have cleared the track; |
all that Is now required TO hold the ground in be-
half Of the South and her rightful claim to ha-
lance Of power in Congress is to pass the bin Of
Mr.. Toombs.
Let the Southern democrats in the House and /
the Southern Fillmore men. make this bill a sit.
qua nan with the Northern supporters ofMr. Blu
chanan, and they can pass it. II is the test ques-
ton Of Southern rights. under the compromises
of the constitution. Let the bill be passed and |
let Kansas come in a. a slave State. The South |
arc entitled 10 II, and the North can well afford |
TO surrender IL. As philanthropic movement. |
we say LET the bill pass; for should il result In |
advancing the price Of nggers, according to the |
theory Of Gov. Wise, 1t will also result in i'm
proving their condition; for as the Niger in
creascs In value. the master will be the more |