The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-09-17
kansas Laws.

The Pseudo Republicans arc trying to raise
tremendous fuss over the enac,ments OF The
Kansas Leglslatufe. That Assembly, in or
der 10 do a great lealof Legislation 10 short
time, adopted such laws in..,he Statute Books
OF Missouri as were adapted to The Terrific
rial condition Of Kansas. Most Of the Legs.
laors being in favor OF making Kansas a
Slave State, and believing that they had the
right 10 pass laws on the subject Of slavery,
enacted two or three statutes in regard 10
slave properly, and for It's protection. tl u
These laws have always been regretted
even BY judicious and conservative adsoostss
OF slavery in Kansas. They were adopted
in the heat OF partizanship by excited Dor.
derers. Meetings, held even in Missouri,
have not hesitated TO express condemnation
Of these statutes. The President OF the Uni.
led States, although !, is not in general,
proper for him 10 express any opinion in re.
gard 10 laws of mere local ierritora! concern,
YET has TAKEN occasion in message 10
Congress TO intimate respectfully that these
laws were i'll advised They have been
publicly denounced by leading Democrats
ia both Houses Of Congress. Democratic
Statesmen and Legislators like Lewis Cass,
Stephen A. Douglass, Daniel s. Dickinson,
Horalio Seymour, James L. Orr, aud James
M. Mason have openly condemned these
particular enacimenis. The Democratic Sem
ale twice passed bill for a fair adjustment
Of the Kansas difficulties, in which, by an
unusual and perhaps somewhat extreme act
Of sovereignty, yet for the sake of .concia.
tion and peace, these Kansas Laws were re-
pesIed. The Democrats of The House stood
read, 10 vote for these bills. The Demo
cratic Press and Party throughout the whole
country applauded these bills and urged their
passage.
And how, in the face of all these Demo-
craiiu propositions 10 repeal the Kausas laws
and in the face Of all their hitter denunclo.
lions Of those laws-how did those Black
Republicans act? They professed such de-
iestation of these laws, that they counselled
armed resistance to them--dd they Jump at
The chance Of dong ,hem away by peaceful
legislation Just the reverse OF this? The
"Republican" members Of the House refused
contemptuously even 10 consider the Senate
bills! Democrats urged them on the Houses
consijeralion--bu ut again and again the Free
Soil majority kept them on the table The
presses, and speakers, and meetings of The
Black Republicans, all over the North and
lhe West, opened out in fall cry upon the
Bills Of The Senate, although these bills were
fairness itself, yet the Black Republican
party, protesting such concern about the
troubles in Kansas, and such opposition 10 its
slave laws, vociferonsly rejected propositions,
which, if accepted, would have done away
The laws that are obnoxious, and have given
peace, quiet, and comparative harmony 10
The distracted Territory.
Now, from the sell-slullifyng. and fac,ous
conduct of the Black Republicans what is
the necessary inference ? Why, that they
wish these Kansas Laios to erist, in full, for the
present, and arish these Kansas troubles 10 con-
tinue longer They want 10 use them as
eecloneerng instruments. They wan, TO
elect Fremont, and gel themselves into
power, and fill their pockets with coveted
emoluments of Federal office, by means of
the shameful civic discoris and oulrages in
Kansas!
The people of the United States have the
intelligence 10 comprehend The designs and
arts of these canning, hypocrilical lricksters.
We use no baied words--for these Free
soil leaders are libersiely using The terri.
BILE, and fearful troubles of Kansas with evil,
and pitiess calIousness and mendacIly, as
political appliances. They talk Of humanity
politicians who deliberately perpeiuate
war, bloodshed and death, tina, they may
ride into office on the wbirlwiuds of an ex-
aggeraled excitement They claim special
sanctiy- these Catalines, who deliberately
rock The Union to its base, that they may
vault into It's highest places Phila. argus.