The Kanzas news., 1858-01-16

sincerely to be hoped that the trouh,.-
which have heretofore existed among .IS
people of this Territory, are about r.
peaeeably adjusted. After the loug con,;O
ued Disturbances, this will be most c-,a,;
flying result. and viii give new impefSs '''> ~
the prosperity and settlement of the COM
try. Settled as this Territory has been =.
people from every portion of the ol5:-
Statess many of whom entertained extnanoa
views on the question of domestic slave--.
it could hardly be expected that coIl;s;o1,
would not occur; and yet spirit of lolor
auee such as has characterized the naoni.
of our sister Territory, Nebraska. which
was organized under the same law .uI
| where slavery exists to almost, if not op;,a
as great an extent as it does here. m;,bt
have prevented it. There, all questions of
public policy have been determined bv
resort to the ballot-box, and all parties have
yielded ready acquiescence to such Gecis.
ions. Coercive measures have never been
resorted to there; aud whenever frauds
have been attempted at the elections, appE.
cation has been made to the proper tribu-
mails for correction, and in no instance, as
far as my information extends, without
finding redress. On these subjects the
conduct of the people of Nebraska Terrific
~ is worthy of all commentator, and I
sincerely hope that the great mass of the
people of this Territory will follow their
example,
1t is true that the affairs of Kanzas have
attracted much attention of the American
people, and for the very good reason that
hn of L
ing crushed out by the Federal power
In the result of this contest of the people
against usurpation, every State in the Union
was directly interested for if popular SOW
ereignty in Kanzas could be destroyed by
the Administration, so might it be in the
States, and our once proud republic give
place to despotism.
Gov. Denver thinks that spirit of ''tol--
erance,'' such as characterized the people
of Nebraska. would have prevented the un-
fortunate collisions in Kanzas. tits difficult
to conceive how the people of Kanzas could
have been more ''tolerant" than they have
been from the commencement of their his
tory. Did they not tolerate" the invasion
of the 30th of March, 1855, and see their
ballot-boxes wrested from them by foreign
army, and foreign government placed over
them without resistance? Did they not see
the Admins ration at Washington indorse
this usurpation, and remove Gov. Reeder
because he would not enforce it upon the
people ? Did they not tolerate the inva-
sion of the autumn of 1855, when an army
of 1900 strong was brought against the
people by Federal authority, without cause
or provocation Did they rot tolerate
the raid upon Lawrence, in May, 1856, led
on by U. S. Marshal, and did they not see
hotel, printing presses and private prop
erty destroyed, and whole city sacked by
o. S. mob, with sufficient tolerance p
Have not our citizens submitted to be con-
fined on prairies and in prisons, for no of
| fence, with sufficient meekness and tolera-
ton? Have they not tolerated" among
them the appointees of the President, whose
hands are red with the blood of their vic
tins, as no other people have done?
If the people of Nebraska, or of any 9TH
er place, would have been more submissive
| than have been the people of Kanzas to the
outrages practiced upon them, then are they
fit only to be slaves.
But the people of Nebraska have been
perfectly free to regulate their own affairs IN
their own way, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Organic Act, and have no
cause of complaint; while in Kanzas no
man is so ignorant that he does not know
the reverse to be true.
This truth is so deeply engraven upon the
hearts of all men in Kanzas, that they will
witness ali such attempts to falsify their
history and change the responsibility of The
collisions from the Administration, where
it belongs, to the plundered people, with
indignant scorn.
Gov. Denver thinks that the animosity
and bitter feeling proceeded from personal
hostility rather than political considerations
Can this be so :? Can it be that the Admin
istralion of mighty nation is Influenced by
personal malice and spirit of persecution
rather than by political considerations He
says: "These had their origin in the trou-
bles growing out of the first settlement Of
the country" ETC., and it is certainly well
known that these troubles originated either
directly or indirectly with the Administra-
ton or its supporters. The intimidations
in Gov. Denver's message, that for the fu-
ture the frauds, injustice and tyranny here
tofore practiced upon them are cheering,
and it is to be hoped that we may soon hail
the dawn of better day for Kanzas. The
people ask only for their rights, according
to the Organic Act and when these shall
be granted, peace and happiness will fill
our bodies. G. ROB1NSON.
Topeka. Jan. 6, 1853.
A concurrent resolution was passed, or
dering five thousand copies of the message
to be printed.
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