New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-30

immierants ON the river, aud coming through Ms,
,ouri. all If these are very dextcrous adjuncts OF
the bill. and planned BY those who planned tne
bill, or the principle of the bill. Sending IN INC
young Buford men to camp in different Par's "
tbe Territory or in the towns, 10 another par. VI
the same game. True, they have al COM ~ :. ha
the 4th; but then many Of them had been ID pe-
fore, at the sack of Lawrence, or in solne OIL 'ne
campaigns TO the south of the Territory, ana, Oh
cour,e. will be included with the immigration tna'
has Z" eft on account Of the troubles. In lac1
All Of Mim ourans that have heretofore voted IN tne
Territory are given the elective franchise IN pre-
else terms. For as all know. they hare BEEN IN ~.
Territory, and that they should leave on aceouns
of the troubles" is likely, as there was always
trouble when they wIe here. Indeed, huhureos,
might ssy thousands, Of the Missouiisns, took or
nretepd, a to take claims in the Territory during
their different raids. These they OF course never
settled. and in very few instances did tney "aAc
them off They would like to keep them on spec,
njstion no doubt. but under the Douglas and
Toombs bill they could all present themselves Do,
fore the Commissioners as residents VINO haa
claims" in the Territory aud who han ~t on
account of the troubles. believe the bill In quesuon
10 have been framed under the advlsement OF suca
a prospect. and ! feel confident, should any sucn
unfortunate measure prevail that we VIII nnd
Missouri again determining the question In that
shape. ..,;uo,s,o %
let no statesman in the North permit himself 70
he a. ceiyed into the hope that the Slavery ques-
lion in Kansas can be decided favoraby and peace.
ably hy a vote here-I do not care whose Dill
thew pass, ] do not care what sahgu0Ids arc
thrown around the polls, do not care what penal
ties are sffxed-let the question OF Slavery De
presented to the people here, and the rival CLAIMS
TO settle the dispute by ballot, and we Will have
foht snd fraud. | do not think the question Oh
Slavery can ever be peaceaby settled by vote
among those who happen first 10 settle any lerri-
tory and feel certain that it will never be done
in Kansas.
Were any such bill to pass, the matter would
lust stand thus If the PrO-Slayery men ma tnae
The Free. State men had been losing strength, oy
those imprisoned or leaving the territory, ana uy
sending emgrants back; if they found as they GER
tanly desen, that Bufords regiment was reen.
forced sufficiently, and all listed as voters" II
tbey found that considerable number oil men
living in Missouri who pretend TO take claims In
the Territory. could be listed on the census also
az voters; it. say, they found that by all OF these
means they could Outnumber the free.S'ate
men on the census list, hsn they Will be
in favor of " fair election" Should things
he still different, and in spite Of all, the
| Free.State men still have a majority, why then
we would have to fight, of course. violence
| and fraud would be resOrted to. What remedy
| would there be for fraud in such an election 10
| what does any section iDficting imprisonment or
fine amount Ii The reader has not learned by
tits time, ! will tell him. Under Judge LIE,
compte and the rest of the Territorial Judges ana
officers of the Federal Courts, 1t would amount 70
notbipg except new instrument OF torture against
| FIRE. State men. These Courts, have gone entirely
too far already to allow even fool room for be.
N.yipp that they would stick at trihes. And what
| Good wonld another Congressional Committee DO
nsl ! do not think that blacker record OF fraud
could 90 ND than has already gone. II that EVIL
! depce of the wrongs Ct kaI sas, and the gigantlc
fraud perpetrated, cannot produce remedy what
| c.nl I have no faith in any party that s willing
10 sustain the bogus laws, the bogus Legislature,
the bogus officers, OF even the Federal officers In
the Territory. So long as our honorable citizens
lappuish in cruel and tyranDical imprisonment a.
| LecomptOn-so long as the gigantic system OF
fraud and villainy is sustained aid male portion
of the party platform, we have nothing but bitter
| and implacable antagOnism 70 expect from such
men. No matter how they may appear to dissem
| Bile and Weld, they are acting under advisement
ard in way that will not compromise the hOpei
| Of Slavery The Endorsement of our flaws" by
the Cincinnati Convention, is nothing more than {
blsztp determination to rivet the chains OF those
now prisoners. Should such q principle be sus
tained in the North, and the Federal troops and
the Rufiians combined, at work for the subjuga
ton of the squatterf, it would be hopeless busi
ness. have no doubt but not only Gov. Robin
son, but all Of the prisoners will be executed un
der such contingency They will be as surel!
condemned as they 60 into the Territorial Courts
and hat power on earth could save themi Th,
settlers of Kansas might be able, but pressed b!
the troops, the Missourians and BufOrds men, i
would be doubtful. i ferventy trust that thu
| House will stand up for the Topeka Constitution
Never again can Kansas, involved in difficulties a
she is, present as fair record, as decided testl
nOny of popular sentiment, as is now before them
The country is not and cannot be placed in
situation to do it.
But l had almost forgot what l was about t
narrate. Deputy Marshal Fain, formerly of GeOr
| gia, who figured extensively in the sacking q
| Lawrence, and who has since been in the South
engaged in the Buford cause, has returned lately
While visiting the prisoners at LecOmptOn, he too
occasion to express hope that TOOmbs's o
Douglass bill would pass. The prisoners all dis
sentiDg, he wished to know their objections Al
replied that ese proposals. were full of objections
and one man said that there would be no fair pla
with the Commissioners.
"Ob, don't know" said Fain II ronld
honestly"
Something in his tone led one of the prisoners t
inquire if he was or would be Commissioner
Yes" replied Fain, 81 AM to be one of them.
The Governors lady has vOuchsafed visit b
the Territory, but, like her lord, only found he
companions and her friends among the Pro-Slayer
people.
She was quite sprishtly and liked the Terri
tory. underst she made some remarks con
trasting the Pro.Savery folks with the "Massa
chusetts patpers, much to the disparsgement o
tie latter. AS she never afforded herself au Op
pOrtubity to sea them, her opinion is not 10
valuable.
A gentleman who heard her converse in Leay
enwOrth City the other day, when she was leayn,
the Territory, told NE that he heard her say Il
one of the Pro-Slayery leaders that she liked th
Pro-Slayery ladies Of the Territory much bette
than the society in Ohio. 10 Ohio, "they wer,