New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-09
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part supplied with fuel brought sixty miles, from
the pneries near the foot Of the Rocky Mountains,
while the "corrals" 10 which the mules were
berded were nude of sods and earth-tmber be-
ing out Of the question.
The gold.seeking pioneers of the Pixies Peak
region have been hastily drawn thither from all
quarters by the hope Of acquiring sudden wealth,
and are probably as diverse in origin ard sentiment
as a population can well be. On one point, how
ever, they are unanimous-that of determined hos
hhty TO any incorporation or atGation with the
State of Kansas. 1t was our fortune TO sttend and
address the first considerable public meeting Of
white men ever held in the glens Of the Rocky
Mountains; and though we said nothing on the sub
ject, Judge Smith "a Democrat, aud we believe a
Federal Office holder) followed in a vehement ap-
peal to the prevailing prejudice against any con-
nectiou with Kansas. He proposed, if any func-
tionary of Kansas should show his phiz in the Gold
Region, ard undertake to exercise any authority
here, he should at once be provided with mule,
nd required to take Decline for the banks of the
Kaw. Mr.. A. d. Richardson, who was also pres
ent and was unknown to Judge Smith) Kansas
Commissioner to organize the County of Arapahoe,
which embraces all that region-pessantly re-
marked tina! be would thankfully accept the
mule, having pressing need Of such an
animal; but be had no idea of acting
in the official capacity wherewith he had been
invested, seeing how utterly ayerse the people
were to any incorporation with Kansas; and, down
to this hour, the County of ArapahOe has never
been organized, though such organization would
have been great temporary convenience to its
Inhabitants 1t refused to send Delegate to the
Constitutional Convention or choose Member oil
the late Territorial Legislature; and, it poll ever
was opened therein for any Kansas Election, we
are sure that ninety nine in every hundred oil the
settlers peremptorily refused to vote To tag them
on to Kansas, and compel them to look to her Tor
their laws. appeal their lawsuits to her higher
Courts. and be overborne by her in the choice of
Member of Congress, &C., would be as tyranncal
and absurd as to incorporate Washington Territory
with the State of New Hampshire or of South
Carolina. They have already held two or three
Conventions, and are divided into partisans of
State and Of a Territorial organization; but there
has never Jet been a voice raised among them In
favor of incorporation with Kansas.
Such are the incontestable facts. Now, if tbs
Democratic party fancies it has not weight enough
to carry in the approaching Presidential contest,
let it allow the Southern DisuniOnsts to fasten
upon it new and most justly odous Kansas issue.
There ia not man in the Union who can read who
will not know (whatever he may pretend) that the
real aims of the maneuver are just two-l. To
punish the People Of Kansas for roofing out
Slavery from among them; and 9. To prevent their
voting for the Republican Presidential ticket next
November. We hold that the National Democracy
cannot afford to oblige its FireEating dctators to
this extent-we sincerely hope it may not-but,
should it nevertheless do the bidding of the Oil
garchy in the premises, We confidently predict that
its loss by the operation will far overbalance Its
gain by the suppression of barely three Electoral
Votes 80, while we shall plead and hope for tho
earliest possible Admission of Kansas we shall be
consoled, should she be kept out by the reflection
that our side can afford to suffer the wrong far
halter than our adversaries can afford to perpe-
rate IT,