New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-09

rect the frs. lisss, and the sspo<ionmees Of dser,a.
shall be made according to ibe returns thss msds
" Second -Four Judges Of Election shail be seiected
Tor each voting precinct two BY mo ProSsvevy saA
two by the Free State party and she names Of thrss
oil sad Judges shall be required TO certificate OF eso
non 70 entiile person to seat IN the Convestion
On these conditions, they are ready to waive I'll
objections to the bogus usurpatiOn and go into TIA
election as proposed by their adyersaries.
Will The Pro-Slayery party reject these condi.
tons' ana Sir Secretary Stanton professes inabi-
ity to comply with them. He and his masters, il
would seem, can do nothing but enforce the bogus
laws, and uphold the rule of the Whitfield, spd
Stringfellows. The moment they are asked to do
anything in justification of their pledges the, plesa
want Of power.
TX. Mr.. Stanton, We see, suggests. though dis
claiming any power to secure, the appointment by
the Pro-Slavery County Commissioners Of one Pro-
Slavery Democrat, one Prostate Democrat. and
one Republican, as judges of Election in each Dis
trict. We find no fault with this so far as il goes;
though we should hope that the Free-Stste
Democrat should be designated by the Free-Shte,
not by the Pro-Slavery party. But this is using
hea-bite to cure a cancer. The judges Of election
might all b. Free-State men, and yet the election
be infainousy foul because the Registry is dishou-
estly made up in the interest of Slavery. The
Judges cannot 90 behind the registry; so securing
fair Judges is only locking the stable after the horse
is stolen.
Now. there would seem, by long article in
yesterdays Times to exist serious difference BE-.
and A.. hut 81
sideratiOn viii prove that difference far from vital
If The Times will state all the vital points in the
case as frankly we have just done we shall hopo
for a substantial agreement between us. Since it
affirms that 1.-THE Free-Stats proposition is emf
"nently just and fair" and we stand by that, We
ought not to be far apart. The Free-State party
of Kansas have an organization which We hold to
be the legitimate internal Government Of Kansas,
whenever they choose to put il in force bssing our
judgment on the action Of Congress in the admission
of Michigan No man who has watched tho
progress of Kansas can seriously doubt that at least
two-thirds Of the People Of Kansas are Free-Stafo
men, and as such earnestly desired the accept
ance by Congress of the Topeka Free-State Con-
stitution. Congress did not accept it, though the
House voted to do so; but it is nevertheless, on
Republican principles, the true Government OF
Kansas, temporarily in allegiance, await
ing an adjustment of her domestic diff
iculties. The Times holds it invalid and
of no account, because the People Of the
United States decided against it in electing Mr..
Buchanan President; but The Times allowed il no
more force or consideration before Mr.. Buchausa's
election. This however, becomes a nOn.practical
question. in view of the fact that the Free Stats
men of Kansas consent to waive their organization
and vote under that established by the Border
Ruffian invasion, prorided they can have satisfsc-
tory guarantees of fair election. These The Times
and THE TRIBUNE agree that they ought to have;
also that their proposition is reasonable in every
respect. THE TRIBUNE only differs from The
Times in insisting that what is fair and just they not
only ought TO have but must have. If they can hayo
fair election, very WELL if they cannot, they will
take no part in any other, and will not be concluded
BY its result. Rather than submit to the imposition
of Slavery upOE them under State organization By
another fraud as atrocious that which made theirs
a Slave Territory, Gov. Robinson and Judge Smith
say they will give effect to their FreeState organ
izatiOn, and by that they will live or die:
and the People say Amen THE TRiB-
USE justifes and heartily approves this
determination, seeing no way to peaceable and
fair settlement of the difficulty but through con-
viction impressed on our Federal authorities that
the Free-State men are in sober earnest, Snd that
there is point beyond which they will refuse to DO
quietly swindled and trampled on. We are sorry
that this looks "melOdramatic" TO The Times, for
We fear that such appearances tend to produce the
caamity we would gladly avert-that Of yndicating
the right by force. We earnestly desire peace in
Kansas, and we see not how it can be maintsined
than through justice to the wronsed and
relief to the injured If this should be nfuentialy
mistaken for melodrama, we fear the error will
draw after it a tragedy, utterly unmistakable. Tho
catastrophe can only be averted BY being clearly
foreseen.
The newspaper lately established at Richmond,
which by way of indicating we stlppOse its ultra