New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-13
other 20 much grosser errors or plumbers or mis-
representations of that sort, many will escape
notice.

A ST. Louis correspondent of The Herald, whe
has "just returned from Kansas, and understands
81 the condition of political afars in that Terri
"tory, and the views and purposes Of Governor
"Walker, and may add Of Mr.. Buchanan, sums
up the case as follows:
1.-THE Tree-SAr4e men, saving mere faction, ndi-
cule the Topeka men as band OF stupid dolts VINO
have done little else than throw discredit upon those
who, from principle and policy, opposed the in!roduc
tiop OF Slavery into the Territory. The truth is, and
il is manifest to all in Kansas that the people there DO
not irish 10 make 1t Stare STATE: They believe its
material interests ts climate and its opinions, are all
against Slavery. There are neither Shareholders,
slaves, immigration, nor anything else beyond the
mere theories Of men, which point to the possibility Of
maintaining Slavery in that beautiful Territory:
1.-THE political contest in Missouri between Colonel
Stewart, the Democratic candidate, and Colonel Rol.
lns species Of Free-State man, is sharp one; and
il is by no means certain who will prevail in the COM
ing election. In this State, however, there Is basis
for Slavery-t is an established institution, employed
most probably and has the sanction Of education, in
terest and Of tradition.
"In Kansas, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the people own
slaves and if Opposed to own them, have no means
with which TO buy them. 1t is, at all events, evident
from whatever care little, that the masses Of
the people do not want Slavery"
Has the writer of the above never seen map
Of the United States or does he presume that
bis readers never saw onel Whoever sees one
must know that Missouri has the same /" climate"
with Kansas and that Kentucky, Virginia, Mary
land and Delaware have substantially the same.
Slavery is ultimately to be excluded from Kansas BY
the preponderaDce there of people," "Opinions"
ard material interests" all inhexiby asserting
the superiority of Free to Slave Labor. Kansas is
nj Wall
are right in affirming the validity of the bogus Ter
ritorial Legislature" and laws thrust upon
her by Missouri invasion and fraudulent voting;
and, if the hackers Of that gigantic fraud had
majority in the Territory, or anything like one,
they would find her d" climate" and &" material in
terests' perfectly adapted to Slavery. And, even
as it u.s. if they are allowed to shape the destnies
Of the embryo State, we shall find Slavery in
trencbed in her Constitution for years, under the
pretense of excludingit
"In Kansas, nineteen-twentieths Of the people
own no slaves" says this sage. True, Sir, and the
same is the case in Missouri also. But there, as
you say, exists ga basis for Savery"-nOt in her
"climate," not in her enduring Z" material inter.
ests, but in an ignorant SOuthernbOrn population
and powerful Pro-Slayery Democracy. Hence
the North was beaten in the struggle for Missouri,
as it is not to be beaten in the struggle for Kansas
The reason for thi, difference is found in the differ
ing measures of the North in the old Missouri
struggle and that for Kansas twenty. Eve years
later Had the North pushed twenty thousand
educated, intelligent, industrious, energetic fami-
lies into Missouri, between 1915 and $780, as it
has done with respect to Kansas the history of our
last quarter of century would have worn
brighter aspect One hundred thousand dollars
contributed and expended by the Free States to
secure Missouri to Free Labor at the outset, would
have added millions to their present wealth and
thrift. Had that course been taken, st. Louis
would have had this day two hundred thousand and
Missouri over million and half Of free inhabi-
tants, with common schools equal TO those
of Illinois or Michigan. The past cannot
be retraced; but the failure in Missouri and the
approaching triumph in Kansas read US a lesson
which must not be forgotten. Kansas rescued
covers Nebraska and secures all the new States to
be formed west and north of the Platte; but West.
ern Texas and the Indian Territory are yet to be
struggled for. In regard to these, advantages
growing out of their position and their subsisting
legislation with our opponents; but energy, reso
luton and self sacrifice can win them to the side of
Free Labor. And they will be worth, in future
security and peace, thousand times their cost
The Herald correspondent does not seem to see
that "the political contest in Missouri between
"Col. Stewart the Democratic candidate, and
"Col. Rollins, q species of Free-State man." is
direct Outgrowth Of the Kansas struggle. Had
there been no collision between Slavery and Free
Labor in Kansas or had that collision resulted in
the triumph of Bondage, we should not have heard
of "a species of Free-State man" running for
Governor of Missouri, with any chance Of success,
for the next twenty years. Can it be that the
interdependence Of those issues is net sbvuus even
to the dullest observer!