The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-03-25

Correspondence of the N. Y. .ITrIbane. I

The news brought from day to day OIL
proceedings at Washington does mott
seem to have as marked effect as might
be proposed. 1t is partly because the
people have got used to it, lille the eels to
the SHINING, and partly bebause they
feel too strong to realize sels3 of dan.
ger. The Border Ru(Iians lave chiefly
fled, Those wh2.s main are as meek as
lambs, and most Of Them max, virtue Of
denouncing the Lecompton Constitution,
or, at least. of saying "they wish "it had
been submitted TO the people" When
Border RulfianS dare hardly snow face
in Kansas, there does not really appear
10 be much cause Of danger. What
would theoretical Government amount
to! Will the admission OF Kanras with
the LecomPton Constitution better recon.
cile the peopel here to the CAhouniles?
The people ask such questions, and are
comparatively easy, And YET many are
awake to the importance Of the crisis,
and nearly all say they are ready for it.
Indeed, the masses are.
The interest felt in the present elec.
ton for the Constitutional Convention
serves to lead the public mind from other
objects. Then State election for State
officers will quickly follow. Believing
as they do that this new Government will
be the de facto Government, it is not sur
prsing that those who are, or wish to be,
public men, should be engrossed by it.
Public sentiment, indeed, is ust in the I'll
state for report from Congress of thf
reception Of the Lecompton swndlo
fall like a bombshelI. The public
do not district themselves so very Gh
about il as to vase heir powder, FROM
the rural districts, proceedings of meet
ings and resolutions come Mp very ire
quentlv, and these declare resistance TO
the Lecompton Consliuuonl all cases.
Here, resolutions nauseate. I"ora lt5, -
indeed. been resolutions enough.
We have in Kansas to-day 2,5l6
United States troops. They are kaP'
here at an annual cost OF close on 4,OOO'
900. "Squatter Sovereignty is rather
expensive. One tenh part Of that would
maintain respectable Territorial Gov
ernmen'. The people of the several
States are taxed four millions toruin Re-
publican Government and protect Bor'
der, RuiIiandom in its valIainy. 1t costs
that to keep the "factious majoFity" in
subjection. It costs that for the foolish
effort to plant Slavery in Kansas. What
IS the worst oft for the oligarchy, it can
DO it, They pay too dear for their whs
tie, or rather the people Of these United
States have to pay too dear for the Pro-
Slavery whistle. Perhaps the expert
ment is merely 10 inaugurate the new
system of"Democracy," and Kansas i,
TO witness an experiment which it is de
signed to extend. Kansas has been de
clared "almos," in rebelion,by Jane
Buchanan, and threatened as if she wa
altogether so, because she has in tn
mIldest manner Jossible, set her fac
aga 'nsl Border Ruian and Slavery. Tx
tending villainv. Had the people Of tho
State elected Fremont President, it woul,
not have been a whit less of rebellion
| think it is likely thatthe precedent nov
set in Kansas Of reducing a "lractio
!, majority" with the regular army
d likely to be extended. Why should
u not be? Fitis not, the whole syster
> may be rumed.
What then is to be done! Are Cal
h houn &c Co. 10 come back at the head {
u in army2 lftIey DO not, would not re
commend them 10 oome back at ALL Tn
lc bogus State Legislature might, indeed
has been suggested. meet under til
If guns OIL Fort Lelvonworth, elect Two Sen
ators, and then vanish; but what is to be
j. come oil Gov Marshall & Co., Mus
y they always have an army too! Are tn
lg other States of the Confederaoy to pa
st $1,000 900 per annum to keep him going
s. And that would be mere drop in tn
bucket Every bogus officer they mad
would need an army. Every sheri
" would need regiment at his heel
A. The IS OF law would need to be er
Az liladed with soldiers. Besides, VIII
,s would pay the tayesl Who would bu
D. property at sheriff sales even if it W,
r. found safe to have salesl The peope {
e. the States would have to pay the Who'll
as expense of the bogus State GoWTnmen
as everything, from the per diem of tn
I'd Legislature to the mint jueps and c
at gars oithe Governor.
II, Psrhaqs they think that il tnce ADM
as ted, Missouri could bo called in, after
A. regular fashion-a la Sharnon's militia
as and that the mater could be manage
IN thurs. II either the Washington or Mi
,. souri, bordar Rullians .hink so, let ther
"A try it. | venture to predict that the fir
4. Missouri army that crosses the border Il
st such a purpose will get a sound drut
,o bing. Mosbofthe people here wou
h. relish that rather than otherwise. The
"a are few old scores to settle. The ia
% 10, the Missourians kqow that it is n
m very safe 10 Try any such pro-
All of these calculations of "'e OF
parchs must prove futile, 2nere IS
A. possible help for il, Sys'phus WIN II
= s,ono was as hopeAl an object.
President Buhapan and his Borde
i Ruaisns remipi one ofMichaelSco an
y hisSbrowniesl II will be remmembere
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