The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-30
Ths Bogus Authorities OF Kansas and the
BUgss AuthOr1tiss OF New York.

IueIe art TWO POLITICAL parties iu hanSaS-the
free State patty, claiming an overwhelming
ascendency Of the popular vote, and the pro
slavery party, in actual possession of the Terri
torial government Against the pro slavery
party it is alleged that they usurped the Terri
torial government through Missouri invasions,
pro slavery border ruffanism and United States
Dragons, and that consequently the local autho-
rites Of Kansas thus put into power are bogus.
and their laws are bogus; aud that The legitimate
voters of Kansas are compelled to treat them &C
cordingly even to the extremity. if necessary. Of
actual war.
Against the free State party it is alleged that
their Topeka constitution aud State government
are purely fictitious, ridiculous and reasonable
having no more of The dement's of vail
dity or legality about them than would
belong to Governor and State officers
elected and set up Us the true eyecu-
tive authorities Of the State by sluad
Of the Sachems of Tammany Hall The ques-
ton, therefore, as to which of these two parties
is the real law ard order party" Of Kansas, is
admissible o but one answer, 70 wit-tbat both
are bogus parties, far as they claim respective
ly the right to the local government, according
TO the strict principles of law and order.
1t has bsen proved through the searching in
quiries Of special committee of Congress, that
the Kansas pro slavery party did secure the To-
cal government through the seizure of the polls
and the management of the first regular Ter
ritorial elections, an armed invasion of Mis-
sourians 10 the number Of three or four thousand
men. And il is true that the free State party Of
Kansas, in anticipation Of these outside appli-
ances again, permitted their elections for
the last Territorial Legislature to 90 by
default Add that thus the pro. slavery
party in the actual government of the
Territory have everything their own way-elec-
items, laws, apportionments, taxes, and everything
else; and that some OF the code Of laws Of the
first Of these two pro-slavery Legislatures arc, as
Gen. Cass declared in the Senate, disgrace to
the civilization Of the age" AID 50 much for
the pro slavery party.
On the other hand it cannot be disputed that
ihc local Topeka government of the free State
lesders has, in truth, no higher claims to egali-
, or public respect than a government pro-
claimed by village meeting of CLIQUE Of noisy
pot house politicians There is this difference
however, between the policy Of the pro slavery
party and that Of the free State pa-ty-the first
hae the forms Of regularity aud law, while the
latter has doubtless the public sentiment OF the
Territory in its favor, without even the shadow
OF legal authority to make or administer the
Laws
Thus. between The local party in power, prose
cutny their policy Of making Kansas a slave state
Ia yiolsiion Of the wishes Of q large majority Of
tie Kansas people, aud the party o1' Of power
assuming the government upon tie basis Of the
proceedings Of town meeting Of t5o We must
pronourcc she por'' proceedings, claims and
assumptions of both PARTIES 10 be iupudent,
fraudulent, ard snbyeTsive Of iaw aud order
But as the President has neither the authority
10 make laws for the Territories nor to sit in
Judgment upon their consti,usionality, he has
been compelled between the conflicting parties in
Kansas TO accept the LOCAL government and laws.
d, f,cio. OF the Territory. What else could be
do: lie could call au extra session Of Congress
70 revise ard regulate the doipgs Of the local
government Of kansas bat unfortunately the
new Coprtss Is not Jet wholly elect,d aud
even IL il were, the eNpc6icncy ond utility Of an
extra session would be very questionable. Esen
with border wgr In tull blast, IL would,
perhaps H. best to await the regular
assembling Ct Congress, ard 70 do all
that cond b. done in the interval
TO restore and maintain the peace This is the
course which the President Is pursuing. His OBJ
ject, to the meeting Of Corgress is 10 administer
such Of the existing laws Of Kansas o. are prac-
ticsbe to the ends Of peace and Cancellation, and
70 leave to Congress, where the power bclongs.
the duty Of putting the government Of the Terri
tory upon tie true basis Of laT and order AID
we submit Il TO the common sense Of every in.
telligcnt reader that the President under the cir.
cumstsnces can do no more, his active authority
bling limited to the execution Of the laws.
In this practical view Of Kansas affairs, what
immediate concern have We, The people Of New
York, between the bogus pro slavery and The
bogus no slavery wrapgling politicians and short
boys Of uat Territory? How can VIC reach them
in our approaching State election, one way or The
Other: Can our State officers to be elected IN
Noytmber or our Corporation officers, or our
Legislature, DO any thing to modify, repeal, or
COT firm toe LEGAL laws Of Kansas? No! They will
| have To more authority over TIE subject
| ihan ,hc Legislature OF California or Oregon.
/ Bleeding kansas thon, IN OR November cleo
! ton v'i bc an outside aud wholly impracticablc
/ issue ard i'ssgitation O dead waste oftime. At
/ The best we caa do nothing but mischief in the
matter Tor We cao do no manner Of good 70 either
! party.
Bat The people q ihis State even if they could
| give helping hand 10 our November election TO
the short boys and pot house patriots Of Kansas
on either eide. have other dsh to fry We have
TIE bogus laws u our Own bogus Legislature Of
lat siltCr 10 look a:cr, a-d ue suppression or