New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-10

Ever since Franklin Pierce issued his prOclama-
ton of February last, to the end that document
deceptiyely stated, "of assuring immunity from
evidence, and full protection to the persons prop
"erty and civil rights of all peaceable and law.
"abiding inhabitants of the Territory" of Kansas,
that unhappy country has been the seat of civil
war, which, after short intermission of violence
has now commenced raging with more fury than
ever. The history of Kansas is made up of
two chapters-the reign of King Log and the reign
of King Stork, both parts successfully enacted and
with equal success by our harlequin President. For
along time this weak and wicked magistrate, with
whom the political sins of the country have sadded
and cursed it, pretended that he had no right to
intermeddle in Kansas, and on this pretense he
stood quietly by, allowing the elections to be decided
by Missouri mobs, and the country to become the
theater of violences and Outrages which, as they
went unpunished continued to increase and multi
ply. Such was the doctrine as to his duties and the
right of the settlers of Kansas to protection set out
in the Presidents Annual Message to Congress
No sooner, however, had the settlers of Kansas
thus deprived of all Governmental protection, and
left to take care of themselves, made preparation
for organizing Government Of their own, than
our cheating, doube-faced President, who never
makes promises or lays down rule of action ex.
cept for purposes Of deception, suddenly drops the
character of King Log, and takes on that of King
Stork He then discovers that it is his duty " to
assure immunity from violence and full protection
"to the persons, property and civil rights of all
bIa In vahi nh sc ~.
Territory"-though in fact the proclamation,
covered over by this fair-seemng vail had for its
real aim, not to protect the law-abidng citizens of
Kansas, but to prevent them from protecting them.
selves.
The first result of this proclamation appeared in
the attempt made by the officials OF the Territory to
interrupt and embarrass the Congressional Inyesti
eating Committee, by issuing summons to Gov
Reeder oappear before Lecomptes Grand Jury. The
next result was not the prosecution of the numerous
murders and other outrages committed in Kansas
especially during the raid on Lawrence in the pre-
ceding Autumn-not any security of person and
property to the peaceful nhabitants-but a new
raid upon Lawrence, led in his official capacity BY
United States Marshal which Office, as an earnest
of the Presidents approval of his conduct, he still
continues to hold-an atrocity, under some faint
show of law, resulting in the battVing with can
non and burning to the ground Of hotel the de-
struction of printing presses, and the general
plumber of the city. From that moment Kansas
has presented all the aspects of country in which
civil war prevails Indignant and alarmed at the
fate of Lawrence. whose submission to a United
States Marshal was thus rewarded, and at the gen.
eral system of plumber of which they found them
selves the objects, the Free-State men assembled
in arms, determined not only to defend them
selves, but to indemnify themrelves in some meas
ure for their losses by reprisals on their Pro-
Slavery neighbors. Lawrence was sacked on the
2lst ofMsy. On tho LIST of June tho Free State meu