The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-03


of the weather, sales moderate Coffee was firm,
with moderate sales Freghs duh and engagements
light and nominal, though closing With some more spirit
manifested on the part of shipowners.
Appeal OF the Free state Party or Kansas to
the People Of the Union.
We surrender large proportion Of our limited
space this morning to the earnest and indignant
Kansas Territory, by the late Free State Topeka
Convention We do 80, because we are satisfied
that, from the important issues involved in this
Kansas imbroglio, this address will command
the careful and candid attention of our readers
With the leading features Of the bloody history
of Kansas as detailed in this document, the whole
country is already familiar but the purpose for
which these terrible events are summed up in
this instance gives TO them the highest degree Of
Importance All these various allegations and
specifications of pro-slavery ruf6anism, perHdy,
perjury, murder and spoliation from the pas
sage of the Kansas-N Nebraska bill down to the
present day, are presented to the American
people by the Kansas free State party for one
great object: They are given as furnishing full
complete and satisfactory justification for the
course Of mastery inactivity" which the free
State party have adopted in reference to the ap-
preaching June election for delegates to con-
stitutiopal State convention. And we would
here inquire, can the most hopeful democratic
philanthropist discover, in the style Of this ad-
dress or in the historical facts presented, or in
the use which is made Of them, or in the policy
thus officially promulgated as the fixed policy of
the free State party, any satisfactory evidences
OF signs that TIE wort of these Kansas troubles
have blown over No, no The worst is evil
denly yet to come.
According 90 this free State manifesto there
can be xuo tonger any Ielusion concerning the
action q the free State party In the business of
this Kansas June election. They will have
nothing to do with 81 they protest against it;
they repudate add they give their reasons
with eegree tearnestness aHd indignation
which caunot possibly be misunderstood The
suggestions and recommendations, therefore,
thrown out by the acting Governor Stanton, in
his Introductory address to the people of Kansas,
may be taken as practically amounting to nothing.
The June election will be left entirely to the
managers and voters Of the proslsvery party.
Thus, perfectly free to pursue their own course,
this party will most likely elect unanimous pro-
slavery convention. and adopt unanimously
a pro-slavery State constitution. Having done
this, we predict that, without further ceremony,
they will submit their work to Congress, and ask,
upon the faith of it, the admission Of Kansas into
the Union as slave State.
Up to this point this business will probably 60
on without mach interruption. But with the
introduction into Congress Of q slave State
constitution for Kansas, thus brought
about, we shall discover precisely where
the shoe pinches; and the pinching and the finch
ing will be painful in the extreme 1t will be a
democratic Congress, backed by democratic ad-
miniaration. The Southern ultrss, whose policy
IL a renewed sectional agitation and more in
tensely sectional contest for the next Presidency
than the fight of last November, will move heaven
and earth to secure this premature admission of
Kansas W. II. Seward and his ultra Northern
faction will make show of resistance. but
nothing more They will be only too glad at se-
curing such definite, positive and terrible issue
between the North and the South as will be fur
nished with the admission of Kansas upon the
basis Of this indicated slave State constitution
under the auspices Of democratic sdministra-
ton, and through the agency of democratic
Congress.
Practically, We repeat, M far rs the question OF
slavery in Kansas il concerned il il Of very little
consequence whether she comes into the Union
with no-slavery or pro-slavery constitution;
for in either event, once admitted. she will very
soon become one Of the most decided free States
in the Union. But the issue TO the present ma
tional democratic party, a. rallied under Mr..
Buchanan's administration, viii be the simple
issue OF life OF death consolidation or annihila-
ton. To Mr.. Buchanan IL matters little whether
the party is reorganixed or disbanded He has
secured his one term Of Office, and he asks no
more. The party and the sspirants Of the party
for the succession, must look out for themselves
In this light we apprehend that, from the present
appearances of things in Kansas the issue Of life
or death to the democracy will come up in the next
Congress In the shape Of proslavery State con-
stitution for Kansaa Should Kansas be admitted
with this constitution, the issue for 1860 will be
made up-should she be refused admission by the
votes of Hinching Northern democrats, il Is quite
possible that the Southern ultrss may secede from
the party camp.
Thus II Is that the crimes, blunders, treacheries,
double dealings and wretched imbecilities OF poor
Pierce, thus far avoided, evsded, or ret aside BY
Congress are hurrying along to decisive and
responsible judgment from the party in power.
Agreed. The sooner, perhaps, the better.