The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-22
AFFAIRS IN KANSAS.

QUIZ SPECIAL COR nHsrONDkkCE.
Lsoomrros X r sept 10, 1857.
have mixed god deal among tho delegates to tbs
navsneo. which been hosins it, avs Gays session
'aeso, kno them ell Ike bock",m oooversAnt ~ith
their views sud opinions think render pretty
aihruI and reliable Of the political value OF tnai
Convention II me policy -hioh incuoeo 10 sop short In
ca COURSE OF Ia TO be regarded exponent
u The Win Of tho poop Of Kansas Ny fcrmer letters
,Caavs indicated pretty pl~in'y onoas to ,hii
gahls unockerY OF on veat bu. Ill Is may 30 pro
liable now tAxs has virtually ex pred to anal, 10 It.
origin ~ elements ann Il. oa'ns and to consider the 70
.yuhs sny, thss Is In 70 have.
few leading acs on nesd be stated In reference 10
IL origin. GONE month, ago Alag passed by the
LeEislatrre OF KaDsss shiloh hired the vc!ets the
succeeding eleoco to declare tneir 81. 10 70 OF I'D
verso 70, having nveooa sofrsne State constitution
need not .Ess the moas In which shat Lsgia!u-o
organized. The fact the repes,ed nvaAons Of
Ans, and OF their deking substitute their votes foe
chose OF saa real seilers, Is not de-ied. TIE
LgiEiaure thss sorans from those invssl,ns vas
not, and cculd In be regarded az legally
constituted body; and ~Lon the free 5'ate men repa
ola cd and rges ardsh IT, sclons, ,nsy dd ex y vhs
American cnssers oor bt nave uadst sach oiccun
aADoes Well a. the erection wherein tho 70 we're 20
declare whetuer o Nor tnee sh iul, 20 on i,utooa
Dcpv enton be fee ate party ID not to the pods
Ith6y did, ~.r- oftven Dom ,nfm and ~ s"e GRO.
avery part vmen 10 favor o! nonyeatinn II apNa-st
shAt sDch Abe ~i ut too people oensus las VA
1so passed In Foaruary $751; drecag the proper eo1ny
cers 10 have sn enurersn 70 of toe ponuaioo Of their
res occs The Ihih OF March, 1884, tsSos and
Returns thereof mae % .ee %cse lFg o zoe fEi.9y.
fhs Law, all Other, enacted from the ssus bidy,
%as by The r,ee Sse pa'y, uestai as If hSd
enoe. No taken, save IN few onu0es Her0
pro-slavors hm WAS predominant ~ least % reiuras
we're made other c1rhtes The ieiuFAs fem asss
evideny manufactured out 1T the whole c1:h ro'
they aho~ed populaioo OF 2o,l4s, and 2si vters;
xbereS really believe 'bas aess caant's oaait not
7how, told, Pep lson Of coo Tne yoe. foS dele
xsaca amounted all odd q only CO. 81 at AZ 1t may,
however, tha rlxt delegates 70 snich Du Ter toe Con-
yosuon ricied, s,p ,r,i,n3d among those
counties nom which hsd been rocovel
The Oovenor therefore could only lentto resent
she,e ocup aes she n Is sn simted iacs Thai toe uu-
gepre epsed portion o. the Territory oori1 popuision
least fcur iDes larger hs' tns poran 5reseotac
know shss the .rsuuisn. s' be n1de right ao'e; "Wy
did not the eeope Of Inc free ae Counties obey the lay
and send eel setsS'
have often, before corrg to Ksns.s, ued the sam,
argumsn, but ssbo Oh b. mixed With pro ssye
~ men alone, ana have not spent IN ur in f'se
ssElnuDiy, an a'm eed l. al .s.ados =. tdnt iar
the asgs-- o. $40 ~ -..,-.s IN IA g /. IN v.r
of ell me fsos, VI iepsb.e say tut, while
hold ng IN supreme coate p sso aDins in senera aud
Lane and his M. guioed f.oadcs IN particular. Had
been Citizen Of Hsnfa' 81 the nness hope not to be
~ any tme-I ~'ph MT only have repudised sut dis
avowcd the Legislature, bat would nave sel cd
lhe expulsion oi.perscn Ct u. the poiat OF
Che baycnSs rnsy u'urpera IN port OF law and
M N al have beeu able rsded oorrup
IN point OF character po'eioly r. s,se Legislature
might have been equally a. rrup (Ne~ York sho %
Yoians,) but st oil everts would have the 10
ohics and he people Ct Kansas would hare had
20 blame but berseg.s
veDton. Can any ore cay thai such q body fairly
delegated 70 frame g.nio Ia. f3s the reope OF
aailors ,so i,.usf q proo.m,t,so IN the me- Of he
people ofEnglspd, less Absurd ADD redi,u
Zoos inAn those OF tots convent to declare the sl of
ne people OF Kansas ana 10 ffame an inic Law for ~
future pc i,sl e,i,'encs
z A to the personnel u the crvertion, hsv, mining
aDfavorab " say drtred si all from tue usual
oonsuuc lon OF party nseoGo0s In Nov YORK and else
where rnere vas the usual ,uppy Of hor's- men VIII,
win tak, ibovsh be ncrrense and will make spesches
which wans 70 heAr, -hica fe~ understand,
ond whon ,ax he ingenuity OF the reporter 70 shsue n.)
correct Ecgnah rhevs .erc also pretcntcus young law
yu innu1 ana severA co ally pre- ent young
ediorI And nnals, there Gas . Ia 60 proportion OF
.1Deu s,d country shopSee eers, uer ,hans they call
ahem pr.c'cs business and not uraret to
work Of political conventions. Il altogether, body Of
ordinary Ieipootsoihy, bus L. ssruca ne a. Doing 600
Aale qualified IN frame orsanii lss Or csrorr wax
Or such inmenIe responsibility and TcquifioE much
Segk political, and hrtoroei soovledth Doe or tso OF
che isegsss only appeared 30 ne to DC 30 aaraei Too
geD might da yety vel Tor county csnvcnocs or area
Tor State IerAiure but sev Out ~ their sphere
. Convention 10 framsa otsntut 90.
Bal wos. ere their pola al vleusi what US likely
Co be the character OF ns n't,apu ~btsa they we're 70
made Of those vlers you would be vuced scey
ali tbs devoted cnam lions OF proslsve
Eysn, and bovnd 10 make Ksosn . slase Slate 1t ell
kazArds. But . ,u,im,lo scquainisuoe with tn
SeooAr I'd that regard gould be Inclined
q question ,be canso OF thsir aaenen you ~osld IA
khs, most OF them Varoulary rc.pons ,e sesers and
property holder, she they hal save Sssis" On their
ngs had "free STATE" in the, hesr,s This my spper
arrange but 10 les true aud 10 sccou lied for % as:
seslsrs from The free alef well rron tue slave
a,ss diseused at the cry ~hch got up By tbs
1onss Of sos Essl Al the ume u the passage Of TOO
xAnt.s NehYs,ks OH an unlA'ei lhs dong, Of the
emlsraD aid sooes tos mp III pro slsvv-y size OF the
~ ssry ,p Wa.n .nsai -. ns ,oIe ,sS
ocween The rcpuon hofdcs on the one side sad
ahe border rtflaos on the het New settlers A. they
"a De aons ha cbo between tnose two paroles
Euso rho ranged ~, elves sne side OF TOO rcyuo
csns lodged tho nsclves by that act 70 make K,nss a
free Bne Those -ho ranged themselves on the other
,de-nsry OF them god northern democrats with
7redlccn IN favo' OF .lsvery-oecame pledged 70 the
pro slavery policy. And iDsaICes saalng shore
-ood ariel citizens DECLINING to ach t,sm.elrsr -
.sher party by The osner matresed bosd
nd even murdered Doe 81 o,io1s lasuno Of lhs KIND
: od uhsre y h1ourian 20 Tier who doclnod 10 "a or
ouuAgcs mmuted by the pro slavery parry vn dragged
at Of bed sdie OF The cries acd oaTeaaes OF his ~fs
brought The camp ., some al lance, thrown his back
sh hands ted behind h and hie In thai defence
s,s copditou bad his orAias ola'n cut by coS,ydly
wretch beos he had the fwtitude 70 decline making
auy pledges 10 favor Of " border runAnism."
And 90 II that god ciz No OF IA sas found them
y.s com eea ?, we ,S,es croa eO,ne
hsG property helders h-retnus hnsed 10 border ru
hAEsn=Are ooercod 70 profess themselves In fssOr o.
havipf KAnsv slave STATE chile eey knos aud Eis
ne,r interests not ,,eir senum snu, poui the oppo
kie vay.
there who had no RAJ tangible inert 10 Kansas,
md " whon the happiness aod prosperity OF her xens,
.usroe They mai up the CRY Of pro be sus
hey thought tbst, politically II would pa and tsey
ycre ius ready " axe up the Opposite cry they
phoushi II would pay better. These nsn, 10 ,uen nv
sbc ro~t virucut and sgeable nlrssa, AMI tbs
vital clemens Of all Disturbances hoe oil, -hsnevcS
,onvioiuu fo-ced upon t5em that will bo free
State tnrn summerssra soi he ardent snu slavery
ren they pro slave '! men. Thus that
neither to ponsible prnpors, naicn pou.
csap. are sincere in tne.r pr,,I.vevy denoDsrs ions
There WERE bo ~ever, In tue VI enion SJu.hern
men who sincere In tha rc-rect mt thsss
vhe came here pripeiple, and vho stand ready 70
yanac Kansas q that prnci lie IL e rei They
.and 20 speak vh foot In kansss and foot 10
Missouri Keulcoky and II "a Inn matt rial 10 them how
he Issue viu be DECIDED
wnlh have thus snaly rod Il think fairly, certainly
srrs, nsy-the mpopert elements OF this Con vsnon,
,rsey%an no doubt, vhs'ever, that hsd eoac 70
r~msa constitution, tnat onns,suu would have reoas
riyed ard established slsssry In KsnsW There % no
,rcst,oo whatever OF that but 10 only proof the
n IRA nhe,et obsnany OF which loads him rather
N sanynce his interests than hts pr'ds N consistency
the question ~ vas cavsaf BY som shirg Ike
No same reasops The politicians were anxious 10 avail
me ,esun ~ the ocsoher elecocswnen Tor the arst time