New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-09

ests and bis own duty, his creators CANNOT ,oaA'
him the scapesoat Of their sins. de acted lot
tbs, and thew By him: and they do not even aliege
that bis acts behind which they now take Si'i'e''
were contrary to their instructions OF "cio '"'
causes ofhis removal. They removed him on cna'so
of .neculatiug in Indian lands; they did not then
pretend 70 find fault that be- had nN called inc ioi'
ritorial Legislature earlier or refused certihcales
n more Of the members fraudulently returned Oy
the Border Rufhans.
Gov. Reeder is most anxious for the earliest OPP
portunity to meet and repe all the caIuunheS "hlch
have been hurled against him, and am sure De
will be able 10 do it. He may have erred In Judg'
ment in issuing certificates to so many legisat
elected by fraudulent votes: but how was he 10
verify that fact, Wherever testimony was sub
mitted 70 him showing that the election was
yitiated by foul voting, he annulled the return;
where no such testimony was offered and the re-
turn was unexceptonable, he issued certificates to
those returned as elected. How could he have
done otherwise Is it the business of Governor,
in cases where no fraud is alleged to fish for testi-
uonv 10 inyalidate the returns duly before him
Had Gov. r. done this, who does not see that the
clamor thus provoked would have been ten times
greater than il now is
lam very sure the House will not sustain Whit
field. hope it will give the seat to the righttul
claimant. Reeder; for the dodge of sending back
he election to the People without sterny guarding
AGAINST a fresh influx of the Border Rufiians, would
excite universal indignation. Remember that half
the settlements in Kansas are within a halfdays
ride of the populous range OF counties composing
the western verge of Missouri-a strip containing
more slaves and more fanatical slave-hoding
population than any other portion OF the State
This population has cast majority OF the votes
polled at each of the three elections held under
Federal authority and they have publicly declared,
through their recognized leaders, that they can and
will do so again. The Yankee schoOlmistress who
wrote from Weston the letter so gratifying to The
No,c Haren Register admitted that they had carried
these elections by foul voting, and declared that
they could and would keep doing so. To send
back the election therefore, in view of the manifest
mpossbiity of guarding the polls of avast, thiny-
populated Territory against concerted invasion and
corruption is simply to invite yillany and violence
u
eide and sure to eliminate in murder.
But suppose the House to do its whole duty
by Kansas, what is TO be hoped from the Senate ?
The answer to this question rests with Messrs
Cass and DOugas-let them ponder it well They
are believed not to be at heart unirendly to the
Free. State People of Kansas many of whom they
severally recognize as their devoted followers and
supporters in the past. They assured the People
of the Union that Squatter Sovereignty In tho
Territories would ensure Peace, Justice and Free
dom; where is the entertainment to which they so
confidently invited their disciples
Enough have already been plundered, more
than enough murdered, in testing their theories on
Kansas; it is now high time for them to step for
ward and say what shall be done to save her Peo-
pie from subjugation and virtual determination.
Let them take hold resolutely, and the sword of
the destroy ing angel yet be stayed; for there
will be several votes from the Slave States in favor
of the sorely oppressed settlers whom they induced
to put their trust in Squatter Sovereignty. Mr.
Douglas is not yet here, but is anxiOuay expected;
Gen. Cass is on hand, and, having demolished Mos
quito, must now be ready to deal with Kansas
ANY demonstration on his part in favor of her
afflicted pioneers will be gratefully welcomed, and
il cannot come too soon. H. G.