New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-14

that enactment, fall like spent bullets before the
walls of an impregnsble fortress. The question
lies in A nutshell, and every man, woman and
child in the country understand II aud has long
understood it, To WI te, at this time OF day, from
twelve to twenty newspaper columns on the
subject in order TO enlighten the people,
Is 70 waste great deal Of tine that the
author might much better have devoted to
repentance Of the act he aims to defend
On all this wilderness Of words We hardly know
where to slight without touching point in the
esse that at one time or another has already been
fully treated in our pages. Over and over again
have we dissipated every argument and conSdera
ton which this Report now ropes IN to the political
drsg-net To 90 over the ground now seems as
useless as to engage in refutng the contents OF any
other campaign pamphlet of the next Presidential
election. For this Report can hardly be cOnsid-
cred anJthing else than the Doughfsce's Manual on
Kansas, designed for candidates for that honorable
profession, and to strengthen the weaker brethren
in the approaching electoral contest.
This Report, Notwithstanding its vast extent, is
remarkable for it's omissions. 1t lugs in an end
less qusntty Of superfluOus matter, recitins, for
example in great detail, the proceedings of the
Engrant Aid Society, but it omts entirely to dwell
upon the Border Rufian invasions OF the Territory
and their infamous proceedings While there. Inc
outrages Of which the settlers in Kansas are the
victims ore wholly slurred over or denied Mr.
Douglas seems almost as innocent OF all knowledge
of their occurrence as though he had just dropped
from the moon. But of course it is quite teo much
TO expect either truth or fairness from the author of
the Kapsas- Nebraska bill. We have not looked for
it in his Report, and are not disappointed in not
finding it. Some people set up pretense of can
dor, but the demagogi.m Of Douglas is transparent
We might 90 on to exhibit the way in which the
mucb-lauded doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty Is
now interpreted, and in which Mr. Douglas enas-
culatcs ii of all its pretended virtue, but it would
be to very small purpose TS iSSiilOw pettifog.
eing lawyer around the barren stump Of discussion
where he seeks to dodge the blows struck at
him is useless task, after his tricks have been
once fully exposed and his case thoroughly broken
down, as is the fact with Mr.. Douglas. What is
wanting in the Kansas disorder at this moment
is the spirit of martyrdom and SharPe's rifles.
So far as the public is concerned, no more
augmentation is required on the great
issue of Liberty or Slavery for Kansas.
Mems minds are made up. The people have
found verdict; their decision is rendered. The
reports now to be needed are the reports from
Kansas, not those about it, The answers to them
are vented in the shape of true men we-armed,
Fastening TO preserve to Freedom the country
which these verbose modern ArnOds are ready to
betray into the hands Of far more hateful enemy
of liberty and equality than were the ministers aud
counseOrs of George III. The cause of Freedom
can take no harm from the paper paixhans of the
Doughfaces. Let the free emigrants pour into
Kansas and all may yet be saved