New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-15

States were armed and equipped BY the " ADOLF
toniss" to kill or drire off the ProSlavery settlers
that Henry Ward Beecher and Prof Silliman
raised money by appeals in church on the Sabbath
for that express purpOse-such, and great deai
more such, is part of the political cred OF very
large portion Of our countrymen, studiously prop
aqted by The Journal of Commerce, as well as by
the ess decorous and smooth-spOken oraces OF
Nebraska bill Democracy. 1t is in vain that we
sppeal f-om these caunnics to facts-to the char
ucter Of the emigrants and the high moral and
religious impulses under which they emigrated.
Men going out to wage discriminating war DO moi
take their wives and children along as our eml-
grants TO Kansas VIGOROUSLY did, and as Bufords
Southern regiment VIGOROUSLY did not. If any OF
our people carried weapons, they did so for pur-
poses of sef-defense and the protection OF their
families from violence. robbery and mldnigh
murder. All this has been explained and proved
thousand times but it is the interest OF great party
and the interest pleasure also OF much smaller
and auxiliary party-to have black falSehood be-
lieyed instead; and so the land resOunds with cleo
pioneering caumnies harping on "Sharp's Rifles,
- Beechers substitute for Bibles, and the like. We
have no hope that this food of falsehoOd will be
STAYED till after Election. There are too many
whose Offices hOnOrs emOlulnents, aspirations, de-
pend on its currency and credence to allow the
truth TO have free course But we have confidence
that majority of the American People will know
too well how to discern between lies and their OPP
posites to permit the former to prevail.
So with regard to the actual collisions from time
TO time occurring in Kansas. The Free-State In
habitants of that afflicted region are scattered over
a wide expanse, with very imperfect conmunlca-
tons. The United States officers civil and military,
placed among them are VIGOROUSLY unfrlendly as
the reports sent to Washington abundantly prove;
for everything that can be twisted to their preju-
dice is set FORTH and not one hint given of the long
series of Outrages and murders to which they have
so long been subjected. They mainly live in rude
cabins scattered over the prairie and try to cult
vate the soil, while their OppressOrs are gathered
into block houses, well armed, and some Of them
supplied with cannon. Between our people and
any hope of assistance lies Western Missouri, COM
petely under the domination of the Border Ruffians,
who do no. permit journal to be printed, word
to be uttered in opposition to their designs. In all
Missouri. but single journal, The Democrat, and
that issued at st. Louis, on her extreme eastern
border has dared to tell the truth with regard to
the outrages and the dey asatons to which unhappy
Kansas is subjected The only Free State which
approaches Kansas is Iowa and she has but very few
inhabitants within several days journey, and these
have hitherto been strongly democratic" and
have manifested no sympathy with the Free-State
cause.
Now, is it likely, is it credible, that the little band
of Free State men in Kansas-whom their adver-
sares represent to be minority even of the set
tiers of that Territory, and who are not half
armed, and are almost entirely destitute of both
ammunition and provsions-have wantOnly CON-
menced Il war, not only against their fellow.set-
tiers, but against Western Missouri and the whole
power of the Federal Government DO men who
have already supped full Of perils, Affections and
horrors thus hazard not merely their own lives and
property but the lives of their women and chill
dren' Can any sane man believe that these have
taken up arms in order to aid the election of Ere.
mont, or for any other purpose than to protect all
that is dear to them against imminent and deadly
peril9 We appeal to husbands and fathers to say
whether the representations of that portion Of the
Press which sympathizes with and pleads for the
Border Ruians do not at once defy facts and insult
probability.
As to what will be done in Kansas, we have
strong hopes that Gov. Geary will interpose to stay
the effusion of blood He is partisan of Buchanan
and must be clear to him that the further butchery
of the Free-State men of Kansas will not help the
progress of his chief to the Presidency And, while
we trust the Free-State men will continue to pro.
tect themselves against robbery and murder,
whether by the Southern bandits fortified among
them or the invading hosts of Missouri, We trust
they will be careful not to be involved in hostilties
with the Federal authorities and troops. They
cannot agree to obey and respect the bogus laws"
which they know were imposed on them BY gigantic
fraud and villany; but they can continue to submit
to the Federal authorities as they have always DONE
and say "YOu have the power, and for the present
we IRE subject to your will" 1t is wicked, it is
atrocious, On the part Of Pierce and jeff Davis to
uphold and enforce those Ruffian laws; but, when
the Federal soldery comes to enforce them, let the
appeal from their injustice be made directly and
solely to the American People. They can rescue
the Free settlers Of Kansas if they will; if they
will not, no rescue is possible.
We must call the particular attention Of our