The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-05-26
BY G. W. BROWN & co.

Tappan from New Hampshire moved an
abolishing and forever pro-
hibiting slavery in all of the territories of
the United States.
''Mr. Giddings next obtained the floor,
and moved another amendment repeating
the Fugitive Slave Law.
"The debate was very strong and much
angry feeling was exhibited the south
ern members threateninga dissolution of
the Union; the ee-soilers replying there
is no danger of that. We shall soon
have command of the Army and Navy
and will do aswe please about letting you
out; but we could not get rid of you if
we wished; you know too well that you
depend on northern bayonets to keep
down a general slave insurrection-'
"The two amendments were adopted,
repeating the Fugitive Slave Law by forty
of a majority. The free-soil majority in
the House is about twenty but some of
the southern members refused to vote, as
they considered the law, as it now stands,
interferes with State rights. The other
amendment was carried by about the same
majority but not by the same men. The
South went in a body against it, but the
Democrats of the North either went for
it or lodged it; some of them were heard
to osay:-.We have suffered enough by bow
ing down to slavery. Weopened the door
to let the institution into the territories
and slave holders have acted like dish
fools in going over into one of them and
with pistol and bowie-knife in hand vo-
ting down the rights of the people. tits
time for us to stop if we intend to live
North of Mason and Dixon's line.''
The next week the editorials were as
follows :-"The Civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill is still the all-abserbing
subject of discussion; twas received in
the Senate and all concurred in except
the three last propositions.
"The appropriation for the improve
ment of the Mississippi, Missouri, and
Kansas rivers found favor from all the
Senator'S bordering On those rivers but
the members from the slave holding states
were admonished that they were opening
the door for the other two, when it was
rejected by small majority; the bill be-
! ing amended by cutting off the three
last articles and sent down to the House
s.That branch insisted on the bill as il
originally passed; when member from
Virginia moved a committee of confer
ence, which was Immediately oteddown,
and the bill sent back to the Senate. The
House by that act virtually saying, take
that bill as it is or stop the wheels o.
Government. When it came into the
Senate it was Immediately laid on the
table.
"Both Houses have agreed to adjourn
on the first day of July"
| Extract from the National Era of July
4th, 1856 -
Congress has adjourned. On the
last day of the Session the Civil and Di.
plomatic Appropriation bill was taken
from the table in the Senate, and the ap-
preparation for the improvement of the
Mississippi, Missouri, and Kansas rivers
concurred in and sent to the House.
When it was taken up by that body the
excitement was intense. Every govern.
ment official who was supposed to have
the least influence, with the President a
their head, were watching its course ii
the House.
Government pap has been freely Of
fered, but the Free Sellers spurned the
bribe; while the Democrats have sold
themselves dog cheap; as the Presiden
has but eight months to dispose of officia
| favors.
"The House now concurred with th'
Senate by twenty majority. The bill
again went to the Senate and that body
proposed committee of conference bu
the House rejected the proposition b!
twenty majority, and thus the bill fell
GLOW the Government will get along
remains to be seen.
"Among the important acts passed wa
the Homestead bill, giving to every ac
/ tual settler one hundred aud sixty acre
Of land.''
| Extract from the National Era of Au
gust 1st, 1856: -
/ .'The President has issued his Procla
ton summoning Congress to meet on tn
! 3oth of September, to provide means 70
defraying the necessary expenses of tn
Government"
Extract from the same of Septembe
18th, 1856 -
i Congress has met and adjourned
The President in his Message asked 70
an appropriation for Civil and DIPLOMAT
/ purposes. The House passed the origi
nal bill word for word, comma for com
ma, and sent ii to the Senate. That bod
j before taking any action on the bill pro
j posed a committee of conference; bu
the proposition was promptly voted dow
by the House and the Senate after talkinI
over it twenty four hours concluded t
pass it. The President has affixed hi
i signature, and now, slavery is abolishe
and forever prohibited IN ali the terrific
| ries of this Union. Thanks to the firm
ness of the House. We have had thirty
| FIVE years of the misrule of slavery bu
| better councils begin to prevail" "
/ The above news would have been re
j ceived by telegraph q few days earle
j but the wires were out Of order, 50 ths
sl the first announcement of an authenti
character came on the shareholders Lib
a clap of thunder in clear sky. The
| tried to induce their slaves to cross th
Missouri; but it was no go. They wei
told that itwould not avail them anythin
il they did carry them into slave Stat
that as the negroes had been once fre
they could not be reduced to slavery.
Il The shareholders cursed Atchison an
, i Douglas for leading them into trap
The grog-sellers also were chop-fallel
! for they understood thai now the peop
would be lefs to make their own law
] their occupation would find no iayo
i And such rejoicing. the poor eolored Pc
i pie understood It. They threw up the
q caps and said. bress Godfo massa fetch'
us to Kansas where de law make as FIRE
: The people of Lawrence city began
blow their tTumpets and cows horns, Il
! sound was caught from hut TO cabin, eae