New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-07
ryVIL WAR ~ KANSAS.
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Although some of the details Of the news received
from Kansas may be Inaccurate, ye. enough IS e'r-
family known 70 show that civil war u not aW1y
becnn il certain 10 be lighted up with wud fury tho
moment il Is known in the Territory that Tie Lecomp-
ton Cops,i uon has been accepted by congress. For
this sad state OF affairs We were not aO snpre-
narsJ FTom the day on which It BECAME apparent
that the Free-S.ste men largely predonAnS,eu N
Kansas. one thing was sure-they never woui1 coan-
tepance the great swindle attempted by Pro-slaVey
part sans and Missouri borderes, nor submit 20 b'o
ns,i,utiors thrust upon them by che violence OF o
minority even though that minority Was backeo Up
by the whole power OF the Federal Government NJ,
Every oue remembers the excite nent on the hansss
Question that pervaded the whole North and Wert
dining the Preside initial canvass in 1886 IL may oo
rerrembered too that then the people OF kansas
were in arms against their oppressors After me esC'
80, and Inauguration Of Mr.. Buchanan, however,
tbe excitement was alayed, and this nmstance ives
.,i1ed on by some evidence that the Kansas agts-
ton was only trRk to defeat the Democratic esn6i-
date and place the General Goyernment n tne nSno
~ designing men, Ii established they declared, az
-, had been charged against the " ShrsAers iOr
Freedom" the friends of bleeding h@isaS. nov
far president Buchanan and his advisers were moued
with this idea We knew not, though there nag "a
nor little. in the course lately pursued by the Al
instration to lead the country TO suppose tha Iney
all held similar opinions. If this se 50, uey ars
grossly mistaken. Their view mas oeen az; - % M
ted and shows that, after all they have ai al 70 unr
dersand the people Of this country, and nay
all the circumstances OF our colonial and naV~~
history. 80, fn.;1al
The quiet that followed on tue eitCsrD" w ''t
Ruchanau yes not owing 70 any indfcrence a. 20 mo
fate of Kansas just the reverse. ~ was oiVSs.'
about by the general CONVICTION that me t,vsE"oe,
although he might tcr a time tempor'Le, won'o sec -
: that the glazing, sckney ledged, admitted wrongs
perpetrated ON ar overwhelming majority OF the peo-
pe should be redressed, and that Trey should %
allowed the privileges guaranteed IN 'L1 eganic 80
of framing their Institutions IN their osN way ~
generally received opinion of the Presidents charac-
Ter favored this conviction His first acts gave 70
further sanction. His instructions 20 the new Cover
-. l,Y itfffig n i Il
teJ IN the people Walker assured the mhaNiants OF
The Territory Of this and over again. by TINS
means and this alone was he enabled 10 cam th.na
down. and induce them 20 vote 3r m'np'Is " ri,o
Territorial Ieg stature. He has told IA 80 1speasu!,
and assured us that on his first ARRIVAL ne iound mo
Territory in state verging on that oil c'' war: Dus
so soon as the people were persuaded tha' justice
would be done, they abandoned All 'h"uSh' Vi u" mp
neal 10 arms, and not until thcn
W. NAV safely appeal to the inst 50 1alntls soe-
ceeding Mr. Buchanans inauguration ir eFtuen"
that his administration was kindly ret,N'1 ~ Ia
poston ard the presses representing ~ Cot%ostls
tbat Mr. Buchanan was elected manly ny sec,op'
ON sectional grounds, and that previously party lor-
ing was az q great height, II IS surprising NV 80
angry feeling subsidized, and every Dispersion was
manifested NOT TO embarrass or annoy the new aan-
i.tration unnecessarily, but SIMPLY to iGuge oy US
acts Nothing could better show the hel chatsVcE
of the OPPOSITION II proved that IN thc MAIN ceh
tended Tor principles for truth and right, sd that
more pnrtsan aims and ends were isr NON H. bus
". believe that all this moderation has oeen nscon-
etr COntd'
trntion-a belief that justice would ne m'pertaiy
meted out by IT, has been taken for indifference az u
Il at should be pursued IN the 1euferIeS.
The public expectation has been diSappontedi the
pledges and Instructions given are now to be Sio.
lated. Hence the storm that has renewed ia vio"noo
in Kansas, md that is sweeping 10 force over the
North and West.
There is TO doubt that the unexpected policy tho
Admnistra' has adopted toward Kansas has nnasle
the Republican party stronger, hrmer, moro united
than il was in 1855; and even then it would have
i, fIo. kpt fNyN tt.An NIB
events And beside the renewed vitality that has
been inspired into the Republicans, what shall bo
said Of the detection among the Demoerats' IL NOT
the President well assured that Senator Douglas and
the many OF the leading Democrats who stand Nth
him have influence enough to carry every free State
against him Even Pennsylvania is no exception,
notwithstanding certain demonstration made in
Philadelphia, at which members Of the Cabinet ven
tlated their opinions in way which ~ probably I'M
precedented in the whole history OF the comNy, from
the venerable Secretary Cass, WIG, in "a d''lght
with the position assumed by the President, hsIls
him with .WeD done, good and faithful servant
10 Judge Black, who insults the suiiriings OF the
Free-State by hppantly speaking of hem a. be-
ing ruled only by the bayonet, leaving It TO be inferred
that the same weapon would continue 70 be employed
against IL EN-.
Gentlemen of the Csbinct, Try il. II you are bent
making your administration of the government In
famous for all time to come, ~. II you are re-
solved on creating civil war in the bosom Of thesa
states try it. If you determined on encoo.terng
numerous perils pleasing the foes OF our Union,
whether detpots abroad traitors at home, you have
MY 10 persevere in tie attempt of fastening tha
people of Kansas a ConStitu Jon which, The fna1
product of great swindle-the crown of outrage aud
wrong-no community of American ctsens would
ever consent to accept. In oil I'll" b. States The
tide of public opinion is running ain4s you Ikea
rnill-race and is daily swelling. Men feel thH they
must vindcate against YOU and the world # necessa-
ry, those principles of freedom and justice which
their dearest Inheritance. All the obstacles which
you may present to the progress Of Tho tide will be
avaling. Your party drl and government patron
age on wi ich perhaps you rely, but light strows
when oppo sed 10 the storm Tint you awakening.
We the periI-the greatest by far that has evee-
threatened our country. We know the wrong which
has driven men into rebellion. We know there Is but
one way out of t-usc from the Administration and
Congress. Failing this, we cannot and, rake 20 say
where the, end il.