The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-07-19
Recensideration Of the Kansas Bill in the
House.


We learn from the Galena Advertiser that
the vote on the bill admitting Kansas into
the Union with the Topeka Constitution,
was reconsidered in the House on the Sd OF
July, by vote of 100 ayes to SO nays, and
that the bill was then passed-ayes 100
nays 81.
The Black Republicans, as the vote indi-
Gates, took advantage of the absence from
the House of large number of National
members, and pressed the bill to vote.
Thlrty-seven members were absent from the
house when the vote was taken. A victory
gaineds.by resort to such discourteous
means, will have no influence in bolstering
up the sinking cause Of the nigger-worship-
pers.-PIoneer.
The above miserable subterfuge embodies
too silly and stupid falsehood even for the
Pioneer to coin with success. True, its
comb must have been badly cut by this news
Of the passage of the Topeka Free State
bill, after that loud crow of Wednesday
morning but then this is no excuse for fall
styling the record in such bunging and ri
diculous manner.
The bill was defeated on the first vote
taken upon its final passage-we admit in a
House more full than when it was recon
sidered and passed. The vote on the first
occasion stood as follows:
For the bill. ........1 LOG
Against the BILL 80. 1O7
Leaving one majority in tho negative. The
next day, Mr.. Barclay (who of course voted
in the majority, else he could~not have made
the notion moved to reconsider the vote,
stating at the time that if his motion pre-
vailed, he would change his vote in favor of
the bill. This one vote was all that was
wanted in the first instance to carry the
measure. Even had Mr.. Barclay-who it
appears was astride the fence-absented him
self when the first vote was taken, the
casting vote of Speaker Banks would have
turned the scale for Free Kansas.
What then becomes of the Pioneers silly
charge that the Republicans took advantage
of the absence of several anti-Free State
members at the time the bill was finally
passed, on the Sd of July? Had all been
present who were in their seats when the
vote of 10Y was given against the bill, which
defeated it, would not Mr.. Barclays vote,
changed as it was this last time, have done
the business for Niggerdom ?
But the last vote on the final passage of
the bill-100 to 97-shows also the absence
of six Free State men, who originally voted
for it, as well as the absence of nine of the
Pioneers Slavery friends who were in at the
first trial. One of these friends of the Pho
neer's side-the murderer Herbert-happen-
ed to get into Jail by authority of grand
jury, during the lapse of time between the
first and second votes, and of course could
not attend, even under call of the House.
This leaves six absent Republicans to eight
absent unrestrained Buccaneers. 1t is very
probable that there were six "pairings off,"
as is very customary this hot weather-leav-
ing only two of our neighbours voters unac-
counted for. If these two had not at the
time got through clarifying over the defeat
OF Free Kansas in the House, and the pas
of the Douglas Slavery bill in the Senate the
night previous. and were consequently not
prepared for business on the Sd, is it fair to
blame the Republicans for the derilection?
Would it have made any difference in the re-
suit, even had they been present. seeing that
the bill finally passed by three majority g
And consequently, even had you released
Herbert from prison, to help you weld those
letters of bondage upon Kansas which he
now so justly wears himself, you would only
have produced tie and given the speaker
willing opportunity to settle the question.
File neighbors! when you undertake to
falsify history, why not at least do it in a
plausible manner?