The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-19
The Late Kansas News-NO Fears Of any Sc
gt0us Disturbance.

The Late Kansas News-No Fears Of any Sc
gtsus Disturbance.
The news which we published yesterday to the
effect that serious instruction had broken out
at Lawrence, Kansas, in resistance to the collec-
tion Of taxes under the authority Of the late Ter
ritorial Legislature, and that Gov Walker he'd
called out the United States troops to put down
the rebels, was at first rather startling; but we
are now inclined to think that this reported re-
bellion will turn out to be mere fash in the
pan. We derive this impression from an intelli-
gent gentleman direct from Kansas, who informs
us that this rebelious faction against the Terrific
rial tax collectors is limited to Lawrence, and
to the most rabid abolition part Of her popula-
ton.
1t appears that there are few beggarly and
desperate abolition politicians in and about Law
renee, whose fortunes in the political market are
invested in the Topeka constitution, and that, to
bring themselves in the foreground, these deape-
rate men have been instigating this ruinous poll
cy of armed rebellion against the execution of
the local laws recognized by the administra-
ton. These political Adventures, with the
free State or as slave State, would be left
amo1g the rubbish by the wayside Hence this
desperate policy Of revolution against the col
lection of taxes under the laws Of the late local
Legislature. Let such a revolution be inaugural
cd, and let there be plentiful shedding Of blood
among the belligerents, and these niger agita-
tors Of Kansas, and Of both sections Of the Union
will rejoice at the prospect Of savage sectional
reorganization Of parties, North and South.
But we are assured that the Kansas policy of
the administration gives general satisfaction TO
the people Of Kansas-that the bulk, even of the
free State party, who repudiate the authority of
the late Territorial Legislature as spurious
thing are still in favor of submission to that au-
thority, as but temporary evil. Then, again,
the paramount advantages Of Cancellation and
peace TO sill parties in the Territory. cannot, it is
believed, be seriously disturbed 10y the few despe-
rate and reckless sectional agitators Of Lawrence,
whose fearful game is civil war in the Territory,
and fierce and calamitous sectional contest for
the next Presidency.
We hope, and we believe from all our present
information, that this reported outbreak in Law
renee will he Quoted without bloodshed-that the
peace Of the Territory will be maintained, and
that the free State party, having the destiny Of
the future State Of Konsas unquestionaby in their
hands, viii consent TO waive their objections to
tie existing local laws fer the sake Of peace, and
the substantial interests Of all classes Of the COM
munity. A border war in Kansas of this season
Of the year would involve the destruction OF the
growing crops, az well as Of the harvest already
stacked about the farmers cabins Thus, with
the return Of winter the suffering and desti-
tuition that would follow would reduce
hundreds, perhaps thousands Of men, wo-
men and children, to the extremity
Of starvation. OF the horrors of a civil war we
appreheDd oil parties In Kansas we're pretty we'll
convinced during the border ruhian scenes Of
1856; and from that experience IL il not likely
that any citizen Of Kansas possessing family
interest or any property in the Territory will be
in hurry, upon any prctext TO revive the bloody
and disastrous border atrocities resulting from
the treachcrous and double dealing policy of poor
Pierce.
Mr.. Buchanan has no other alternative than to
enforce the local laws De focto, as be finds them
He is pursuing this policy, with strict regard,
withsl, TO the constitutional reservations of the
people. The country approves this course, ana
We have no fears Of the result 10 Kansas. The
reckless emiearies there, OF our revolutionary
Presidential agitators, whether from the North or
the South, will be disappointed. Az parties in
the Territory, in short, arc too much involved in
city sites and town lots TO b. enlisted in the
bloody business Of border war.