New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-22
From The London Times, Nor 5.
THE KANSAS TERRITORY.

To the Editor az Inc Itmes
SIR: In my fret letter on the subject OF Kansas !
attempted to depict some Of the Of not and e.
hibtsns of maddened hostility which fell within my
own experience as traveller in that Territory i'm
met lately after the burning and sack OF the City VI
Lawrence. In a second eDdeavored 10 explain the
extraordinary fact Of such aw ssness being permitted
by showing from the statute books of that Territory
that such acts were not the fruit of sudden and e.
ceptional outbreak Of passion, but the reflection
Of the deliberate injustice of their legislative enact
ments. also indicated the fact that the Legislature
which has thus shamefuly abused is power Is not the
the choice Of the people of Kansas, but mainly Of the
inhabitants Of an adjoining State, who controusdthe
elections by entering and voting in the Territory in far
larger number than the total Of It's own voting popua.
ton. Further, that this Leg isafure-commony ca led
bogus" that h. fraudulent Legislature
tie saIcton Of the General Govern ment and the aid
consequently, of the United States troops On the
same ground, every act Of the people OF Kansas To
gain for themselves true repress ntati IN and better
Government 10 regarded as treason or rebellion"
snd The leaders Of such "rebelion" have az 10 the
Instances Of General Robnson ard others been suffer.
irg, although unsried, long and painful imprison.
nen,
Ibis fact OF al uDrepresented minority or probably
with more truth, an uneprese.ied majority OF tie
people Of Kansas s alone sufficient TO shield the se..
tiers IN that Territory from the charge of universally
L.
There are In truth large numbers Of people occupying
claims on the Territory whose whole purpose evidently
il to act ss peaceful pioneers Of civilization by trans
formI the rich prairie lands of Kansas into home fr
Themselves and their children. Injustice 10 these and oil
Others concerned purpose devong this letter 20 do
scrpton of men and things gen rally in Kansas com
pretending, possible description of ,he external
&pect OF the country, its towns and cultivation with
more special porhature Of the classes of men Asfe to
be met the Western settler the Free-Stpe sdyocats,
The southern planter the border man and Ill Other va
netes OF inhabitant that constitute the existing ele.
ment Of Kansas society. This may meet the wSntec OF
those wbcee nferest in the political struggle Of which
Kansas 70 the theater may lead them to inquire
AND OF appearance the place presents, and wfat
ooJeeD meet the eye Of one travelling in that dissas
Tenity.
And first, in addition to that which Ksnsas has Of
hs OVID, those characteris'ics must be pfesupposed
which It Possesses In common with all the other va1
territories sf the American " Far West" There
tDmeDse extent Of country. Add together England,
Wales Scotland and Ireland, and the aggregse super
fcits vii! yield almost precisely the area Of ksnsHi
which, nevertheless, Is email compared With is ssN
territory Nebraska. There Is interest attached 70 ~
ply sical aspect. Rivers Of immense proportions ion
their vast and muddy volume along ordinarily Ms
great depth beneath the elevation Of the genera Jul
face through which they have cut their deep, ofosa
cham els leaving margin of high bluffs sorsames
covered with thick growth Of cottonwood ard eiS
at others too steep 10 admit of more than ne