New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-22
HANsAS-BsEsSGURs.

to cast retrospective glance over the event
full history of the last nine years, with especial
reference to the features Of Freedoms battle
in Missouri and Kansas.
KANSAS, ten years ago. was occupied only
by wild Aboriginal tribes, and by very few
agents, missionaries, and traders, who had
already contrivod, in defiance of express Jaw,
20 plant Slavery on her soil ! For Kansas,
lying precisely west Of Missouri, was expressly
gut-claimed to Free Labor in the arrangement
popularity known as the Missouri Compromise,
by which Missouri was brought into tho Union
as u Save State. In defiance of this compact,
large corner was clandestinely taken from
her in 1885, and made over to Missouri, and
Immediately covered with slave plantations,
making il one of the most rabid PrO-Savery
sections of the country ready to play its part
in the drama about to open.
/ Kansas and Nebraska were organized as
Territories 10y Congress at the session of
/ 1851. The bill first introduced TO the Sem
ate by Mr.. Douglas made them one Territory,
called Nebraska, and was silent with regard
10 Slavery. Mr.. Dixon Of Ky. proposed to
amend by repeating III terms the Missouri Re-
stricton on Slavery aforesaid Mr.. Douglas
hesitated-the Democratic ORGAN at Washing
ton denounced--but the Slave Power backed
Dixon, and Douglas and Democracy sue
cumbed. Mr.. Douglas amended his bill so as,
first, to make teo TerritOries--Kansas, lying
just behind the most Pro-S'avery section of
Missouri as aforesaid, and Nebraska secondly,
to repeal the interdct of Slavery known as
The Missouri Restriction, and opcl the new
Territories to free competition between Lib
erty and Slavery. After protracted, We
hement struggle, this was carried. ard the
Territories organized accordingly.
The Free States, led by Massachusetts,.
prepared at once t. send settlers 10 Kansas in
the interest of Free Labor, with axes and
plOws, Bibles ard sChool-5ooks, as the weapons
81 their waTiare pioneer band founded tie
City Of LAWRENCE, far from any previous
settlement, during tie Summer Of 1854. Ms.
souri,. having already organized secret sOcic-
tes. known as "Blue Lodges" &c, sworn 10
win kansas for Slavery, began TO send over
her " Border Euilians," well provided viii
rifles, reyolyers, Bowl knives, aal whisky
barrels, to struggle tor Slavery Public meetiagc
were heid ia tue y0ung cisies of the border,
al which it was gr4yely resolved that kaasas
belonged Of right to TIE South, and tast
AJolliiouists" should not lie allowed TO sette
there. IN Eastern clergyman seized rs onc
Of these bands, and not proving himself in
favor OF slavery, was placed IN q boa; without
oars and .hus sent down the M.ssouri. hnI
election for Delegate 10 Congress YVES held,
and Pro-Sayey Miss0ar,an, now IN the
Rebel army, was chosen b, the votes Of Mis-
sourians who went over on purpose. Soon
bloody collision WIS commenced by "Border
Rutiian,' who shot Free.Soil settler in order
10 seize his "claim;" aud on the strength ol
this Border Eufian force was Organized ia
Missouri who rayaged some Frec-Statc settle
ments aad threatened Lawrence, but were
Iepelied Violence and Insecurity became
universal. Tie scattered unAgmed Tree State
settlers, intent on industry, were at the mercy
Of Tie i5le, armed, roar..ug, bulyiag Ruaians.
And. When IN election for Territorial Lcgis!a-
turc WAS held The next year, thousands o.
armed Misso1r.1ns came over in miltor,
array, camped in the several counaies. some
hundreds IN each, took possession Of tie polls
Oh the day OF election, chose Pro-Slayery can.
diGates III every county hut one or two lar
inland, made even Lawrence give them
rousicg majority and took up their line Of
march Tor home that night OF next morning;
exult,Ug chat they Lad done "bis thing"
And the Legislature thus chosen proceeded 10
enact the entire code OF Missouri by one sec
ton, establish Slavery, aud prescribe The
penalty Of death Tor any outright resistance
to It's sway These outrages were re-
peoted at subsequent elections Law
renee was captured, and In good part
pluDiered or burnt; the whole Territory
rayaged anl Us Free-State people hunted from .
their humble houses for No ofcDse but that ol
seeking 70 plant Freedom on Tat contested .
soil. On one occasion, Tie Rulfans drove every |
known Trec-State man ont Of LeavenwOrth al
an hours nOtice--Wiil.am Phillips, Free
State lawyer who resisted the mandate, being 4
killed in his own house and his brother
wounded. On another occasion, o Ruiian bet
a par Of boots that be would tafe an Aboli- .
tionst's scalp before night, ana therelpon wen.
out Of Lea,enwogth On the Lawrence road, I
killed all scaiped Lewis Hops az uuarmed,
unofending Traveller, brought Ia bis scalp and .
took the boots. Such was the harsh discipline /
TO which the Free.statc settlers Of Kansas were /
subjected by their Missouri Deighbors, reinforced
hu Ennirns from Gsorgla Nirginia, South Gar.