New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-15
KANSAS.
ndeno~ Il Tie Y. /. Tribune.

btRiINGAME, hdn-1-, Oci. ~, i''0'
Ksn.ss-what iis present and What its future
'be fou,th year of NY residence here - fs-t CLOS
mg up. II the Extraordinary events of h'n'n"
bfe close with the present year, II VII ''rin a"
srOdc IN the life oi one who has aIre"iy -''" 90"
Winters of half acrn,uiy, ~ II VIII J" u" "'''
ef tens OF tbou-ard- much younger
We now. iorthe fret. enjoying wnat wr should
have had from the beginning Of the settlement of
tins central coontr,--a political and ci'ii govern
r,.,, The administration Of Coz. Denver has
hen ham, for the Territory and u crcdltable
q. b;m.elf-uot as The result OF talents above the
cannon order, but OF u well-balanced and discreet
mind: a negative, rather than a posltive Execn
tive undertaking rather than Oycractiug; dscrc-
ton of power that confined itself 10 tae guiding
the vessel OF State, rather than furnishing the pro-
pclhBg power. In this lics bis strength aud the
success Of his official term. lie leafs Kansas
with more credit to himself than any OF his prede-
cessOrs.
The executive department of this Territory is
restored TO respectabiy and credit. the people be-
Gin "a look no to it w,ih honor and pride, showing
that all willing TO respect the gOvernment,
where The government will rrspect itself
Our civil power is beginning to find and feel its
proper influence and place; laws are beginning 20
exercise their authority and show their value. Ii
il proven that even in Kansas n evil code may be
enacted and enforced, that can have local or
CARNATIONS, with officers OF the laws, and that
there Is some safety to life and property, other
than 10y the knife and the revolver.
In most of the counties We have civil Organi-
zaticn with full corps of officers, from Probate
Judge with very full Judicial powers, Sheriff. etc,
down tc Patlmsstcr We are fast changing from
the barbar0us practices of the red man Oi the
prairie to the civilized customs 10 which We were
bred; We have tried physical force and the com
iohh M
difficulties by Courts instituted without the aid OF
Legislatures or statutcs-oppealng 20 statutes Of
our religion to direct US to justice.
This voluntary government being twice aided by
our early education has been found wanting. We
embrace with increased pleasure the establishment
Of the common law Of the land. Tell us not of
voluntary compacts and no Government systems 10
this mundane lie we have seen enough of It.
Settlers in Kansas have only lately begun to feel
that tins is their home for it is only within short
period that civil, social and religious structures
begin to develop themselves.
We venture to say that more has been done for
The organization of Kansas in the last four months
than was accomplished in the four years prior to
this, aud Why Simply because we have put 10
rest, for time, tins sbhorrcnt political fight. You
may think the remark strange one, but II s true.
From the moment the passage OF the English
bill" made clear our policy and our duty, Kansas
has had peace, for course was as distinctly SET
tied in our minds on the day of its passage as it
was on the night of the day Of election. Home
application is beginning to show III elf IN every dl
rcction. Contentment and happiness making
their impress on every c0unteDance, and our indus
trial economy will show greater developments of
the soil, and improvements in homes than have been
SHOWN for the whole period of Kansas settlement.
a word as TO the future: Our friends at the
East urging that we now take prompt action
for the future; form Constitution and demand
immediate admission into the Union. We thank
them for their interest and their advice, but We
think the policy bad one for the present. Had
we not better leave the question of assuming the
responsibilities of State until the people are ready
for il L know what say when 1 tell You that
the people are not ready for this step. Why
First, they are not prepared to sustain the bur-
deIs of the Government Second they are tired
Of politics, Political Conventions, Constitutions,
political quacks, hacks and mountebanks. They |
desire rest and opportunity 10 improve their homes,
cultivate their farms, and get in state OF indepen-
dency. Our hope and prayer now are that grace |
will be given to the President to send MS as good |
Governor as the last, and one that will follow his
policy and that our friends will allow us to act for |
neutrality-suspicious. to thcm that Kansas shall be, |
when admitted State one that shall not dishonor
the free ssterhood.
We hope still further, that the men will be few |
and far between who will look to Kansas to make
or mend their political fortunes From the beginning
she has been tormented with too many of this
class.
The weather is beautiful. Our first heavy frost
was on the night of the 20th All our crops have
fully ripened the corn crop is staple and very
abundant, en- ample supply, and mixed with little
wheat, will give us our bread. Sorghum OF the
China cane, has heen generally cultivated in small
patches of one.quarter 10 four acres. 1t ia now
being manufactured into syrup Of the best quality.
Mills for expressing the juice are quite common, and
the evaporation is easily and rapidly effected by
wooden vats, bottOmed with shectrOn, set in a
funnel of stone. About to is the rule for re-
ducng the juice. This, if properly made, is thick
and Of pleasant flavor. l think full supply of
the syrup for the Territory will be made. BY
another year the art OF granuaton Will undoubtedly
be promulgated, when not pound OF sugar or
gallon of molssscs will be required from abroad.
If the present experiments with this article OF
home cultivation, fully sustained in the future
syrup and sugar will become articles OF export
Gerrit Smith has been, in days past, our beau
ideal of Christian philanthropst, IN many OF
his views of State policy: but as we read him in
the recent State canvass they AS united for tins
mundane sphere, as Buchaanns Government Is
nnsuited to the sublimity of heaven. Old friend
as am, still would dcpTecatc his election.
PHILIP {. SCHUYLER
TO EMIGRANTS.
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