New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-06-17

We give to- day additional letters from Kansas,
containing further details of the severe trials TO
which the unfortunate FreeState men OF that
Territory are exposed. -Four different systems OF
despotc oppre scion are simultaneously brought to
bear upon them. They are beset by all sorts of
indictments and prosecutions emanating from the
Territorial Courts, and based on the Infamous acts
of the Bogus Legislature and the still more In
famous law laid down to Grand Juries by the
scouudrel Lecompte. In addition to this, they
find themselves under the authority OF SELF con-
sti,uted Vigilance Committees, who assume t.
Themselves the power Of ordering whOmsoever
they please forthwith to quit the Territory, Of
VIII ch some remarkable instances are contained in
the letter of our Leavenworth correspondent.
Thirdly, they are liable to be arrested, disarmed
and Numbered. or - have their houses burnt over
their he ads BY armed bands of despe radoes who
are traversing the Territory iii every direction and
committing all sorts of Outrages with the evident
intent of driving the Free State men out of the
Territory. And fourthly, if they muster in their
own defense against these bands of armed ma
RAIDERS, COL Sumner is on hand with his dragons
to dispense them.
Such are the means by which Douglass famous
threat Of 1--WE will subdue you is at this moment
in the process of being carried out. 1t is true that
Gov. Shannon has issued proclamation, given in
another column, which seems to discountenance
these armed invasOns of the Territory, but not the
least respect or attention is paid to it on the part
of tie Border Ruffans; and if it ever should have
any effect it will only be against such armed bodies
may enter the Territory with the view Of bring
ing aid to the oppressed Free-State men. The
only considerable exploit yet recorded of Col.
Sumner, is bis releasing from the hands of the
Free State men certain prisoners whom they had
taken, and who forthwith proceeded to join the
party which sacked and plundered the town of
Osawattsmie. Our LeavenwOrth correspondent
does indeed, write that he has promised to defend
a clergyman of that place whom the Vigilance
Committee had ordered to quit. Should he do 80
this clergyman will be the first Free-State man to
whom the prese nee of United States troops 10
Kansas has afforded the slightest protection.
Meanwhile cry for aid to the oppressed and
plundered citizens Of Kansas comes up from that
whole frontier. We trust il will not come in vain.
The Free.State men must be sustained in the Ter
ritory at any expense and at all hazards. Should |
We suffer the present pioneers to be expelled, it |
would be in vain to expect that Free.State settlers
would ever again venture into the Territory. That
S the calculation and expectation Of Stringfeow,
AtcbsOn, Whitfield, and the other leaders. they
ian but friehten and dive all the Free-State
men away, they consider, aid justly, that their
point will be carried and that Kansas is secure
Slave State 1t 10 that which has brought String
ellow to Washington. He hopes to prevent any |
action till the great object Of tie present concerted
stack upon the Free-State men is accomplished.
Il lie 10 vain TO 10 to Washington for aid. Assist
,nce to be effectual must come from the people.
Those who can do nothing else can at least con-
rlbute money; aud if well supplied with money,
he various organizations already operating with
rev to the relief Of Kansas will speedily be able
a put r eW face on Affairs