New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-03

"GOyern The End of Sectional Strife =
Great Democratic Triumph Terrible Crash "
&C., &c are the exultDg phrases with which q
contemporary announces the passage of the English
bill through Congress. We shall see how the
future justfes these hacyon anticpations. Barely
observing that this Great Democratic Triumph
was attained and only attainable by the votes Of
eight South Americans who are bitterly hostile not
only to the Democratic party but to making
"Kansas Free to Govern ITSELF" we are forcibly
reminded by the above that "Great Democratic
"Triumphs' have not hitherto proved enectual to
the " Pacifcation of the Country" with respect to
retrospectvely.
! /. The passage of the Kansas-Nebrasks bill in
| 1854 was hailed az 90 Great Democratic Triumph"
1 Cannon were fred over it in several of great
cities as final settlement of the Slavery question
| H. The next "Great Democratic Triumph" re-
spectng Kansas won at the polls of the first Ter
ritoral General Election, March 30, 1855. Some two
thousand ardent Democrats Of the most orthodox
Pro-Savery stamp invaded Kansas on that occasion,
took possession of her polls, drove off or awed into
submission her surprised and unarmed citizens,
voted fromonce to ten times each, and elected
clean rO.Savtry Democratic Legislature by an
overwhelming majority. Of all the votes cast at
that election, at least four ffths were thrown by
residents Missouri; and the Legislature so chosen
did not deny its makers. On the contrary, 1t
adopted the criminal code of Missouri bodily,
meIely declaring that wherever Estate of Mis-
"souri" appeared in said code, it should be under
stood TO mean "Telritory of Kansas 1t of course
recognized Slavery as ta5.hed in Kansas and pro-
vided the most ferocous penalties for all manner OF
resistance thereto. The Democratic party, in Con-
eress and out Cf it, eagerly recognized and upheld
this Missouri usurpation as valid act OF the Peo-
pie of K6nsas-recOgnizes and upholds 1t to this
day, in spite of irresistible demonstrations OF its
true character. Yet though Democracy thus sig-
nally trumpbed, the country was not fully paclhed
ILL., The People of Kansas repudated this in
famous fraud its authors and abettors, utterly refus
ing to recognize and obey the fruits of Missouri
raid as acts of those whom that was raid in
tended to subjugate. They held meetings and con-
| ventions. appointed Territorial Committee, and
that Committee called Constitutional Convention
whereby Free State Constitution was formed
| and perfected This instrument, being submitted
| 10 popular vote, was Overwhelmingly adopted.
Gov. Reeder was sent to Congress by the same i'm
pulse as Delegate. There was no serious question
there could be none-that this Constitution was
| the work ard choice of large majority of the
People of Kansas. That its origin was irregular is
true; but those who by conspiracy, invasion and
| fraud had Invested the People of the Territorial
Legislature whereby to render it regular and &C.
| cord to precedent, could rightfully take no sd
vantage of their own wrong. The Republicans in
| Congress unanimously voted to admit Kansas under
Ter proposed (Topeka) State Constitution. The
Democrats opposed and defeated it. Here was an
other Great Democratic Victory" Did it pacify
| the country !
w. Simultaneously with the efforts to admit
| Kansas as Free State occurred the long roll OF
outrages and cruelties in Kansas in the course Of
which Lawrence was thrice beleaguered and once
sacked by Democratic" forces, mustered in Mis-
| sour and acting in behalf of "Law and Order"
| In the cour.e of these struggles, year was mis-
spent, industry and Improvement obstructed, much
property destroyed, fearful suffering endured, and
hundreds of lives destroyed. The origin and sup
port of all these eutrsges was the original Missouri
| invasion and sham election, investing with legal
supremacy desperate faction which was ever q
minority of the people of Kansas, and which, in
spite of official bolsterpg, did not increase. This
faction was kept in countenance only BY the al
lance and support of the Democratic party OF the
Nation. But for the protection of Federal procla
nations, wits and bsyonets, it would have been
driven back into Missouri bodily any time within
the last two years. democratic" patronage and
cannon have kept alive whatever breath remains IN
its cOnsumptive body. Yet all this patronage,
these dragonades, have not yet proved "The
End Of Sectional Strife"
V. Last year democratic" Convention was
held, and Democratic" Constitution concocted
-that how known as the Lecompton. That Con-
sntuton not only establishes Slavery but declares
tindestractible-ab all human power. Itwas
indirectly ratified after the approved Dem
''ocIatc" fashieI-about thousand invaders from
Missouri casting (or counting) four of the six
thousand votes thrown in its favor. A Territorial
Legislature of the sane stripe was chosen in the
Ike "good old way, receiving less than one third
Of the Peoples votes. But Walker and Stanton
upset this nice arrangement, by throwing out q
good part Of the bogus returns, thu. giving the
| Free State men Il nsjorty This was the frs,