Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-22
Adjournment Of Congress.
Slavery and "DanlOcracy' GeS.
pOtic 10 the last!

Congress adjourned at noon Monday, as
it had previously resolved to DO, after ano-
ther Intellectual attempt to harmonize the
two Houses on the Army Appropriation
bill For once the House eVinced adequate
pluck on this bill, and the Country will
honor and sustain the meagre but intrepid
maiority which stood fast on this question.
The case is simply thus: The Admins
tration requires Appropriations for the sup
port of the Army through the year which
commenced on the 1st of July last The
House appropriates all the money required
but appends the condition that none of it
shall be used in enforcing the acts of the
bogus Legislature Of Kansas-in other
words, in "subduing" the Free State men
of Kansas into abasement at the feet of the
Border Rufians. This condition the Sem
ate struck out, but the House rc-inscrted
it. The House had given way on nearly
all its provisos to the Appropriation bills
intended to sustain and protect the Free
State men of Kansas, and resolved that it
would not surrender this. Campbell, Chair
man OF the Committee of Ways and Means,
who had voted against nearly every one of
these provisos, declared that tie House
ought not to give way on this. The Pro-
Slavery majority in the Senate is 50 strong
while the Free State majority in the House
is SO slender, that the Slave interest conf.
IDENTIFY expected to carry its point, but was
disappointed. The House insisted on its
proyiso the Senate would not roccGe ;
but finally, just before the time fixed foT
adjournment, voted to extend the Session
two hours further. While the House wa:
considering this, the hour Of noon struck
the Speakers hammer fell, and the Session
was DO more. So the army contractor;
and puryeyors must wait till Congress re
assemblies in December, unless some othcl
modo of depicting the Treasury in their be
half could be devised. That desidcratum
it is thought may be provided BY an Extr'
Session. which the President has FASTENED
10 summon to nee: on Thursday next
This Extra Session We wish the country I;
understand, is required only because tn
Senate and the Administration would 40
abandon their friends and protcges VIII
have barred the Missouri River, and az
now gathered Ike band If robbers alon.
the northern frontier Of kansas,to preven
the entrance OF peaceful emisEants from
the Free States. The army might hav
been provided for bat for this. The con
tractors and purveyors need not have suii
cred They mig ght have had their none
if the Senate had consented to let the Boz
der Ruiians in Kansas protect ;hemsclve
for the next three mouths, instead Of hold
ing the bayonsts of the Federal troops q
the throats of the Free State settlers bu
that could not be, and SO the expense an
trouble of this Extra Session must be ca.
upon the country. Very well.
So ends the First Session Of th
XXXIVth Congress. Let US now gee wb'
will be the result of that which opens o
Thursday. Possibly the Admin'stratio
may succeed in compelling the Represei
tatiyes Of the Free States to hand over
their tender mercies, without let or hin'
rarce, the unhappy Free State settlers (
Kansas, and to abandon the people no
endeavoriug to enter the Territory in spi,
Of Atchison and Stringfellow's army I
Border Rufians. Possibly this may O
be accomplished but we shall not beliey
1t till We see it.-TfiJune
The Missouri River IS still blockade
sga'nst Free State emigran,s, while II
slavites pass in unmolcstcd