New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-05


Among the lies of the day most per,istently and
widely reiterated is that which charges the Repub-
licans with proopging, or seeking to continue, the
eIsting troubles in Kansas for the sake or in the
hope of making political capital therefrom. Let
us confront this fal,ehood with recorded, undeni-
able facts:
| The Republicans in the last Congress, by the
help Df some Members of other parties who dared
not vote against so manifesty just proposition,
originated and carried the Kansas Investigation.
Had their antagonists wished the facts evolved and
authenticity set forth, yet feared that the House
Investigating Committee would not present them
fairly, they might readily have sent out another In
vestga.iDg Committee from the Senate, to present
their EIDE of the question They did nothing OF
the sort, simply because they knew that the mate
rial facts, if fairly set forth, would make an I'M
preston on the community favorable to the Free
State cause. They strenuOusly resisted inves-
vestgatoD, because they knew that its gen.
eral result must tell against their side.
The investigation having been made and its results
submitted, the Republicans in the House unan-
mously urged and voted for the admission of Kan
sa, into the Union under her Free.State Consttu-
toD. Did this look like prolongiug the agitation :
Had Congress done what the Republicans thus pro-
pospd, The National agitation respecting Kansas
would have ceased with the abuse of Federal power
which caused it. And go .just and pacfying was
this propi s'ion thai, Though the Republicans were
minority Of the House, it finally prevailed in that
body. Ell the Republicans present voted for il,
with some Members Of other parties. OF course,
il was defeated in the Senate, because Slavery
trolls that body but it received all the Republican
votes there. We defy any man to give reason
for rejecting this proposition not founded in de-
votion or subserviency to Slavery. Who can
doubt that, if Slavery had not been involved, such
men as Douglas and Cass would have said, "Let
Kansas be admitted as State, and let her People
settle smoug themselves any questions which may
remain or may hereafter arise. Here is frame
work of State Government: it secures all power
to the People: Let them settle under it their own
quarrels." AT all events, it is no fault of the Re.
pubbcans that this early opportunity to take the
Kansas question out of the arena of National pcli
tics ~as rejected.
H. There being no longer hope of such adms-
sioD, the Republicans in the House proceeded at
the last Session to frame new bill for the settle
ment Of the Kansas troubles. This bill ignored the
Free.State Government on the one hand, and
superseded the bogus Legislature on the other,
ordering new Territorial Election under careful
precautions and safeguards against illegal voting,
and thus RENTED all the questions in dispute to
direct and free vote of the People of Kansas So
manifesty fair and cODciliatory this proposition
that many other than Republicans were constrained
TO vote for it, and il went through the House by
nearly twenty majority. Had the Senate con-
cured and Mr. Buchanan and his subordinates
honestly executed the measure all further agita-
ton respecting Kansas outside her own borders
would have been obyiated. But the Slave Power
dared not trust a vote of the people Of Kansas
so the Senate again rejected the House PROPOSE
ton. Can Republicans be blamed for this , Can
they be accused of wishing to proong the agitation
which they have done their best to preclude!
Ill. But Mr. Buchsnan was naugurated, aud in
bis Inaugural declared it the duty of the Federal
Government TO secure 70 every inhabitant of Kan.
sas fair vote on the grave questions involved in
their de6nitve organization as State. Gov.
Walker was dispatched to Kansas aud there issued
al elaborate Address reiteratIDg Mr.. Buchanans
pledge. He af!erward made speech after speech,
employing and making definite the pledge of fair
ard free election. every WELL" say the Free
State men OF KaDsss; "we take YOU at your word.
We will leave our State Government in abeyance
and vote at the next Territorial Election" But
storm is hereupOn raised at the South for it is no.
tCrious that free and fair election will upset the
Border -Ruffan ascendency. Walkers stgmatized
from State to State as "a traitor TO the South
though it is notorious that he has merely repeated
Mr. Buchonans pledge and proftssed his intention
10 fulfill it. This Southern revolt has paralyzed
the Administration and completely transformed
Walker. Not word is now heard from him in
favor If having all the inhabitants Of Kansas vote
at the October election. He pretends TO have Just
discovered an important mistake in his Topeka
speech as printed weeks ago. He has permitted
the Border Ruflian presiding officers Of the two
branches Of tie bogus IL gislature TO make most
u famous ApportiOnment for the October Election,
though the act devoved the duty on him. and only
in Gaze hs failure, on them. His pretense Of g-
rorance Of any such act or responsibility till too
l.te ,5ds insult IA ipiurv Federal Jndpe Cato