Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-10-02
The TOOmbs Bill for the Pacifi.
cation of Kansas. disposed of.

4 Il
cation of Kansas. disposed of.
We clip from the Elyria Democrat o.
last week the following article. which effec.
tually disposes of all pretense in regard to
the fairness of the Toombs Bill. Let every
man read.
! What an outcry the Nebrascals make
about this last CONCESSION TO freedom
Toombs, who harassed old Gen. TAYLOR TO
death because be would not use all his Ex-
ecutive influence to make California Slave
State-who boasted that he would vet live
to call the roll of his slaves around Bunk
er Hll-and who joined the Administra-
ton party because he could more efficient
" use it to extend human bondage this
Toombs has made great concession to
freedom! The poor, miserable tools of the
Nullifes, swing their hats and shout in
their extacies, that peace has been tender
ed that justice has at last been offered, but
the wicked Free State men would not ac-
cept the boon!
Let us see. Toomb's Bill provides in
brief that the President shall appoint five
commissioners, who are to make out a list
of voters including all who were in Kan
sas on the 4th of July, and such Others as
had left on account of disturbances and
that they shall proceed to elect a conven-
ton, who, if it chooses, shall form con-
stitution, and under it Kansas shall imne-
diately come into the Union as State,
and without further action of the people or
of Congress. This is the great concession
to popular sovereignty"-to democracy
Let il be remembered that these COM
missioners are to decide who are the voters.
They can enroll whoever they please, and
non can vote unless they are enrolled. If
they should be corrupt, what would be like
ly to be their course? But even if they
are honest, their hands are tied.
Now CERTAIN facts are well known, con-
cerning this. 1st. They must enroll all
there on the 4th. A grand foray was then
made into the Territory-not as large as
on former occasion, but still an armed
invasion of Missourians and Georgians who
encamped in different parts of the Terrific
ry, but took no claimes upon the soil. 1t
was announced weeks beforehand that these
men were going in on that day to disperse
convention of settlers at Topeka, hence
the Senate, thought strongly pressed, refu-
sed to name the 1st. of July instead of the
4th. I'd. The Free State men were all
shut out of the Territory that were trying
to come in. The border ruffinans turned
back, whether single or in companies, and
expelled large numbers of peacable settlers,
and these generally had returned to the
States. 8. No discrimination was made
between actual settlers and those who tenn
porarily encamped in the Territory. 4th.
1t would be perfectly easy for any one to
come over from Missouri after the 4th and
swear that they had left on account of dis
lurbances, especially if they had been part
of the former invasion. All these facts
would make the census contain anything
but fair list of the actual settlers in Kan
sas, even supposing the commissioners
were honest men.
But that is not supposable case. Ev-
cry appointee of the Presidet has been, or
supposed to be, an actiue ally Of the bor-
der rnFans.
For showing some sympathy with the
free State settlers and some opposition to
the lawless, Governor Reeder was removed
on falls pretences. The murderer Clark
still fourishes as Indian agent. Lecomp-
ton still disgraces the Ermine.' The rob
Der and housc-burner Donaldson still bears
the Baton of United States, and with fire
and sword aids the ruffian Jones in his fit
work. Richardson's militia and Jones
posses still bear the U. S. muskets, are
still supported from the q. S. treasury
Stringfellow's bloody press still receives all
the Executive patronage, while free Stata
types, by arder of Donaldson's grand jury,
are cast into the river. The man who
would trust at theft with his purse, or ty-
rant with liberty, may trust the President
with the appointment of these commission
ers! They would be mere base tools to
carry out the contract between Pierce and
the nulliiers. -..
But perhaps these invaders would leave,
and the constitution to be formed by them
would be rejected by the people or by Con-
gress. But the wary Toombs has provided
for this. The Constitution is not to be
submitted to the people at all. The friends
of popular sovereignty" would never per-
init that. And the reason is plain. Prob
ably these settlers who pitch tents for
houses the soil with bayonets-and
plant corn with bowie knives, would be un-
able to spend the winter upon the prairie.
Their tents wonld be but an Indifferent
protection from prairie stomes, and besid-
es it would then be more difficult to steal
the housed or yarded horses and cattle of
the settlers. They must return to the dog
geries and pig-sties of Missouri, and their
the actual settlers. The Bill also saves
Congress all trouble in the matter. How
ever attrocious it may be, the State comes
in, and the next Congress would find Atchi-
son and Stringfellow in the Senate and
in the House, with no power to
unseat them. And this is the sympathy of
the people-or as Douglas calls it, Sover-
ignty "in allegiance, suspended in the Uni
ted States, in trust for the people, not to be
used till the State is organized!
Early Purpose TO Seize Kansas
for Slavery.
Rev. George w. Robbins, a vetran Mis-
sionary of the Methodist Episcopal Church
among the Western Indians now residing
at Alton. I'LL. has written an Instructive let