New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-21

Of being reelected to the Senate. Atchison, as he
states in another letter, has made up his mind to
be citizen Of Kansas, and to impose upon il, if
ptssble. a Border Rattan constitution. In the
same letter he fully ayows his intention, in case
the Territory is refused admission into the Union
with such constitution 70 contend that Kansas is
State sovereign and independent out Of the
Union.
Tie Ge,.eia Legislature, il would appear, is.
after recess. ogan in session, aud The idcs'a
Eyom;r,r strongly urges il to take some action on
Atcbisous call for aid The subject Of Kansas
Affairs !. also before the Ohio Legislature. NJ.
Barber. one Of the persons murdered By the Border
Ruffans during the siege Of Lawrence was for
merly q cit zen Of Preble County, Ohio, where
uass-neetine has been held and resolutions adopted
TO take measures TO bring the murderers TO punish
mont These resolutions, as will be seen in another
column. have been presented 10 the Senate of Ohio
ard have been referred TO the Committee on Federal
Relations with Instructions to report By resolution
or otherwise. The Missouri republican az
fer having done all it could to slim
ulate the Invasion Of Kansas which resulted in the
cold .bloc5s2 murder of Mr.. Barber and Others,
thinks it quite outrageous that the citizens OF
Preble County, Ohio, should take any interest in
the matter. and desires to leave the arrest and pun
isL,nent of the uurderers solely to the citizens Of
Douglas County, in Kansas, within whose borders
this murder was committed. II ia all right to go
into another State to commit murder-.uch is the
word Of The Repu5iitaa-but it is outrageous to
volunteer aid to the authorities Of that State even
on the part of the friends and ncqunnsnces of the
murdered men, 10 detect or arrest the murderers
Very much the ideas Of right and wrong 10 be ex-
pected from Border Rufan. 1t is stated in the
Western papers that Clarke, the Indian Agent,
who murdered Barber, keeps himself intrenched,
and pretends that some of the Free-State men
have threatened his life. Although he ayows
himself tho murderer OF Barber, no attempt
is made IT, bring him 20 justice. What did
the President mean-il anything-by saying
in his Message: The people of the Ter
"ritory [of Kansas by its organic law, possessing
I" the right TO determine its own domestic institu-
tions, ole entitled, while deporting themselves
"peaceably to the free exercise Of that right, and
"must be protected in the enjoyment of it, with
"out interference on the part of the citizens OF
sapy of the Stat,sl" What did the Soft
Convention lately assembled at Syracuse mean
If snything-by indorsing this declaration OF
the President We hope some move will be
made in the Senate Of the United States to
settle this question SO far as the President is con-
ccrned, end the Softs Of course will follow suit.
The true Interpretation of the Cayton-Buwer
treaty my be matter highly Interesting to Mr..
CLAYTON and some Others but at this moment the
peopleare much more concerned to know what the
President meant by the above declaration, and
what he intends to do. Does he intend to aid
and back the Border Rufiians in stopping immigra-
ton from the East and putting down the new
State Constitution Putting his words, his action
and his nonaction together, and knowing Dir.
Cushings particular skill Mt seeming to say one
thing and meaning another We very much fear
that such will be the true Interpretation.