Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-04

new States. by geographical line. had been re
pealed the oauntr s,,s urged TO d, mand IT. re-
storaton, and ihas Riect sl-e died almost WITH
its birth. Then followed the cry Of alarm from
the North against imputed southern eneroaoh-
menis. which cry sprang in reality from the spir.
it of revolutionary attack on the domestic lnsti-
tutions of the South. and. after troubled e1is-
tence of few months. has been robukedb by the
voice Of patriotic people
OF this last agitation. one lanentablo feature
was. That II was carried on at the immediate ex.
pensc OF the pence aud happiness Of the people
of the Territory II Kansas. Thai was made the
battle field, not 50 much of opposing factions or
interests within itself. a. Of the conflicting pas
sions If the whole people Of the United SiLte-.-
| Revolutionary disorder IN Kansas had lis origin
IN projects of Intervention. deliberately arranged
| by certain members Of that Congress which en-
acted the law for the organization of the Terri
tory. And whom prapagandist colonization of
Kansas bad thus been undertaken in Que section
of tho Union, for thr " SYSTEMATIC promotion Of its
! peculiar views of policy, there ensued, INIT
ter OF oourse,n counter action with opposite views
j in other sections IT The Union.
/ In consequence OF these aud other Incidents.
many acts Of disorder, IL IL undeniabe, have been
perpeiraed IN kansnsto the occasional Interrupt
ton, rather than the permanent suspension, of
regular government. Aggressive aud most
prehensible incursions into the Territory were
undertaken. both in the North and the South,
and entered It on it's northern border by the way
Of lowa, ms well ns on the eastern by way of
Mssournnd thore has existed within il n state of
in -nrfeeuen against the constituted authorities,
not without couniennnee from lucon sidcrate per
sous in each of the great sections of the Union.
Bui the difficulties in that Territory have beoue
tfUngantly exaggerated for purposes of political
az tat u elsewhere. The number and gravity of
the acts of violence have been nagnifed partl, by
statements entirely untrue, mud purity by rciter'
ated accounts Of thc same rumors of facts. Thus
The Territory has been seemingly filled with
tirne violence when the whole amount of such
acts has not been greater ihnn what occasional.
ly passes before US III single cities To the regret
OF all good citizens, but without being regarded
a general or permanent political consequence"
Inn nted Irregularities III the elections had in
kan~ar,hke occasional Irregularities al the rame
d. seripton in the States, were beyond the sphere
oil action of the Executive. But incidents Of ao-
tual violence of organized obstruction of laws
pertinaciously renewed from time to time, have
been met ms they occurred by such means Ms
were available and as the circumstances required
aud nothing OF this character now remains IL at-
feet the general peace Of the Union. The attempt
OF punt al the inhabitants OF tho Territory to
erect revolutionary government, though redu-.
lusly encouraged aud supplied with pecunary
All from nclso agents OF disorder in some of the
Slater. has eomplcely,taed. Bodies of armed
mfn, foreign 10 the Territory. have been preven-
ted from entering or compelled to leave it. Pre-
datory binds, engaged IN acts of rnpine, under
cover Of tho exisliug politienl disturbances na,e
been arrested or dispersed. And every well dis
no-,l na,.,,n - nv, ,,,I la1 ,,,,. ,n,,, -, d,,
himself III peace to the pursuit of prosp porous in
dp-try, tor the prosecution IT which he under
took 10 participate M the settlement OF the Tn
rliory.
~ ""aIla me "''n"s'el siti LA lioh ih'8 Ia an
hi"a.' Tue P''t IA '9ht''eh "' mug m kansas.
l's"'N con "'t'uR loealea's IL W.T. II va '='@
'tt'A /" haNt recourse I"f tue hiiWum.hl oi The
''l. namely l]e employment OF apHt al The militia.
~ ''tte" 'a' 1pl''a zlNte-5 Nllna'2"" el th'i
l''e rom lls proper dull "l eflendhe NE country
"t''n' 'l' E NC 81 'n'' HHe'a :" ,'' 1'oht'r 70
'WPoy Tor the suppression oi domestic lhsufIettfn
a. "oeh inc 'A'Heh'y occurs, mHi'f OF 'br most
''fhest soIfl'ade. on tbs occasion OF imperative
Necessity II mas n'e d"ne win l' heHt results ana
NY sals'heiloh III tla attainment o' 8neh results ny
"e" means Is EfVatlY ehH5h1'a ny 'hr con Iteration
i'a| through Tue wisdom and energy oi the present
IN, "'''' "' Nt"7,' "ad l"e P'.f't,' Hiine'sa ana
''3h,' al the in'i'iatA "l1ett On duty 'h're INN
4."'s i'7 'e,n ,'s''i a. Nli'9At ON ','P 81 b'o"l
hAlpE heen shea III us o'1parAmeh ht The iote'3
'' lRe 'hl''d 0t"'.
The restoration eI comparative tranquility IN lhn'
1efri"iF mm'shcs the mf'u' 81 observing calmly,
'h erPr'n"iH3 ut 'h'fl Just 'aiur hreNents Whrh
HH' occurred ihtf', Hi 'hr discussions ol which
Inc gov etnme't 'i 'h' ',Hnt''t ms 9e'n the sub
5'et
We perceive ihh controversy concerning lis future
domestic Institutions was inevitable that no human
3'p4shef 40 i"tm "l legislation, uu wisdom on the
Fui 81 'onErrts, could have prevented this.
4 l3e te suppose That the particular provisions
it9t "ftmeIA welethe cause of agitation
u'" It'hl m's VEN but tie orea nu. ~ the PIE
1 Il 81 an aEanuuu which VII inherent an the
inrr al things Congress Iegslnel upon the sub
1'et IA sn'h ieras a. were mo eousouant with tie
ptme.pIe OF popular sovcreientv which undcros our
goternment II tedd not have lcglsltted otherwise
without dong Violence great prlurlplr