New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-29

We print to-day bill prepared by the Commit
tee on Territories in the House of Representatives
at Washington, for the relief of the people of
Kansas, with the report of the Committee ie:ting
forth tho Iessons for introducing il.
Both The report and the bill proceed on the at
sumption that any roief, pecuniary or other Mise,
extended to Kansas, must be unsatisfactory aud
lusory so long as TIE people of that Territory re-
main subject to bogus code of laws forced upon
them by small minority, assisted in this usurpa-
ton by invasive voters from Missouri-a code art
fully cohtrived throughout with view to continue
the administration Of the political affairs Of the Ter
rtory in the hands Of this usurpny minority, and
to deprive the majority of the citizens Of the exer-
else If political rights, including even the priv
lege If practcing law in the courts.
Proceeding upon this view OF the case, the bill
declare, invalid all the doings Of the Shawnee MIS-
sion Legislature, and provides for commencing
legislation anew by requiring the Governor, as soon
as practicable, 10 order election for members OF
Legislative Assembly in the mode aud manner
provided in the act organizing the Territory.
such on act of oblivion is made absolutely nece,.
ssry by the position assumed by the President and
bis Cabinet as to the olars of Kansas. The ground
taken by the President has been that he had no right
or power to interfere TO protect the elections of
Kansss from being carried by intrusive voters from
Mis,o ur and that the laws enacted at the Shawnee
Mission, though many of them are cOnfessedly op.
prtssive, and some Of them perhaps unconsssl-
tional must, so far as the President is concerned,
and until some or ell of them have been judicialy
set aside be treated as the laws Of the Territory.
TIE bill nigh. therefore be properly enough entitled
not only bill for the relief of the people oi Kansas
bat also for the relief of the President and his Csb
ret who seem to have been as effectualy, artfully
and bopeles'ly subdued by the invasive Border
Rufiaus, as the people of Kansas themselves.
II must be evident to all men Of all parties who
consider the matter with the slightest degree of
cspdor or common sense, that il is useless to a.
tempt 10 rest the institutions and laws of Kansas
on basis Of such questionable character as the
Shawnee Mission code. The removal Of that code
10 just as much matter of necessity toward the
pacifcSeon of Kansas as was tie removal of Shan
non and Lecompte, while the election Of new
legislature, on the basis proposed in Mr.. Grows
bili is bat natural and necessary complement. to
he appointment and policy Of Gov. Geary.
Mr.. Grows b Il is simply proposal to wipe GU.
all the past and to proceed to put the legislation Of
tie Territory on the b,.s on which the bill for or
gaming the Territory proposed to put it, bat the
cpeTstion of which has hitherto been defeated BY
intrusive voting from abroad. 1t is proposed TO
regard all that has passed SIS drawn game, aud to
conn epce anew. Any other scheme whatever
for the pscifcatOn Of Kansas must evidently De
iluSoIy. Instead of extiOeuisbing the fire, Of the
late contentious, il would leave them stu burning
under the ashes, ready to kindle up into fame At
sty moment.
When we consider the damage which the Dem
ccratic party has confessediy suffered from the
attempts to force upon the people Of Kansas this
Shawnee Mission code, when we consider the
bOgs aid qusgmires into which President Pierce
has been ed, til at length even be has been
driven 10 the necessity Of turning about and al
tempting TO retrieve his steps We have great
bopes that even ss aqueatien OF policy wholly a
part from iis merits, tbs bill Of Mr. Crows viii
receive the support Of large Lumber Of Dsmo-
cratic Members Of Congress To pass i: would