New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-25
TIE ADMINISTRATION AND THE HER-
AID OF. FREEDOM

The annexed article is copied from The hdn'0s
Herald Of Freedom nts TIE Union of Yesterday, from
which we reproduce il, italics and all. Our Washing
ton CORE spondent state the price paid for these four
paragraphs:
"TuE NV York TRIBUNE and presses Of that
character a. has been their character IN the past are
now discOlrsgDg emigration to Kansas by mistaken
representations regard to the late election Ihey
state postEely that Calhoun will give certificates OF
election 10 the Pro- Slavery State officers undsr the
lecompton Constitution, and to majority ~ IN"
members IT the Iegslai pSe, and then they are con-
,;nuaily strting thai the Lecompton Constitution will
be ndorsed BY Congress. From there facts they ar
que that the Democratic party has made Kansas a
Slave State, and by this cry they hope to hur that
party from power. At the same timsstiiey must be
conscious that If the Democratic part was sure to De
swept from existence three years hence, that event
could not save Kansas To freedom, IA the quest'oh
would have been permanently setueu long previous 10
{" Tie nIoc tendency of these croa sing papers, from
fyxtto Iast has bceR 10 md.t Kansas 'hat those jour
Ros kore proessed DESIRE 10 dr0td. Our only hope
of saving Kansas to Freedom lay through ems,ra-
ton. Their croakiDgs, instead of encouraging eni
grafton, as has been our policy by presenthg a
gildtd future such have tlll confidence to
expect, has only discouraged It by thousands and
these means are invariably resOrted to-whether
purposey OF otherwise leave the render
to determine for himself, after carefully con-
si6erpg all the faciA-at the time when We are
preparing for and most in need Of, the heaviest en
grafton. Ii has been suggested thai this was oaly
SUBJ erfge of those editions TO prevent the East from
being depOpulated BY the enormous emigration which
would otherwise follow.
"There is not man, in his sober senses, Sho does
not know that Kansas Territory, at this hn1, would
boast OF population Of from fifty to one hundred
thousand persons than 1t has al present had the
Eastern press. stead Of constantly predicting the de-
feat OF the Free State caase, given ample assurances
that its triumph was inevitable through peaceful
means. TAX as much as we may OF the bravery of
The American people it is not true that any ot them
desire to take their families TO country with
civil war and cursed with anarchy.
"But the assertion OF THE TRIBUNE il not true that
the Pro.Slavery party trumphed, even by fraud, in
the late elections. On the contrary, zee assert m0sf
positirely hat the Free state party hare eectsd The en-
ise STATE ticket, and nearly, II not sue, tFo-tktrds
majority Of 10th brdaciss Ot Tic L6gJsiature We take
pleasure, addition 10 this, of stating that We do not
believe John Calhoun will issue certificates Of election
to the ProSlayery candidates but that majority OF
the Free State viii be allowed without opposition
to take their in the first Legislature convened
under that instrument, if admitted into tAe Union.
And We sR0u that if any attempt made 10 prevent
the PEOPLE from ruling in this matter they will not be
foied; but by peaceful means, through 1gdt forms,
and without the shedding OF drop Of blood, they will
take possession of the Government, and immet'afety
proceed 10 institute measures COR supps.ting with
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