The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-06

Of the adverse party If majority of the PEI "
Kansas opposed TO slavery and they still refdA
to say so when called upon legally and regularly for
an expression of opinion that majority is RESPONSE
bic for the existence of slavery in Kansas. That is
an irresistible inference Bes.des it is the majority
al the ballot Dor that rules and governsnot the
iority who stay away from the polls and refuse TO
exercise the rights and privileges of freemen The
majority at the ballot bor-that is the people of Kan
sas themselves bringing Kansas into the Union
as State. They have originated the movement,
and have carried il out from first TO last The
administration has not interfered either to has
ten OF delay it. 1t is the result of what appeared
to be the unanimous wish of the people Of Kansas,
and of their spontaneous action, II cannot then.
be truthfuy said that either the administration or
the democratic party are seeking to force Kansas
into the Union against the will of the majority.
The conclusion is irresistible that the blackrepub
lcan party is responsible, fairly and fully, for the
disorders that have broken out at frequent intervals
in the Territory Of Kansas and that the existence of
slavery in the new State if the abotionists have
majority they have always claimed is attributable
to their determination not to vote in other words,
they have put slavery into the Kansas constitution
For what purpose, no one can entertain doubt.
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THE KANSAS NEWS AND THE TELEGRAPH
In our remarks in yesterday mornings Union upon
the news from Kansas, communicated by telegraph
from ST. Louis, we animated doubt to its relia-
bility. The despatch in this mornings issue admits
it's unreliable character We are now in possession
"a c.
contains the statement that reached us Mon
day by the telegraph. An examination of this state
ment exposes fully its true character, and had the
agent of the Associated Press in st. Louis not sup
pressed a portion of that statement, no could
have been deceived. The paragraph in the st.
Louis paper Announces, first, that news had reached
Leayenworth on the 25th ultimo of engagement
between the troops under Lane and company of
United States dragons at Sugar Mound Near its
close it is stated that Lane had been by pas
senger from Kansas at Laurence on the 25th. The
two statements utterly inconsistent with each
other, and their juxtaposition in brief para
graph of not more than forty lines proves
that the whole account is essentially falsif-
cation. Yet the Geographic agent at St. Louis sup
presses the last mentioned statement, and thus aids
not only in its circulation but withholds that portion
of it necessary to expose it's true character The
identity Of the language of the despatch with that
used by the st. Louis Democrat justfes the concu-
sion that the agent had the whole Of it before him
when he prepared his despatch for transmission to
the East.
We have been thus particular in our examination
of this matter for two First to caution tho
public against accepting ercting ne,rs BY telegraph
have brought accurate information and, second, to
draw the particular attention of the Associated Press
to this matter. We can entertain doubt that it is
the desire and purpose of the association to
ncate by telegraph only well-ascertained facts, and
that it exercises much in the selection Of its
be difficult always to procure careful man but at
city of the importance of ST. Louis the point through
which all Geographic communication must pass from
the vast extent of country beyond, other than a
careful and impartial agent should be employed AT
the present time we submit that the Associated
Press is not properly represented at that point.
We have made the foregoing remarks in no spirit
of captousness, but with desire that the Assoca
ted Press shall perfect it's machinery and furnish
only reliable news AS the conductor of daily
press the facilities afforded lis are valuable their
value will increase or diminish with the reliability
Of the information furnished. Our wishes, we are
sure are in perfect agreement with the interests and
success of the association.
RENEWING THE SLAVE TRADE.