The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-08-29

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Distriet...........W. N. STONE.
...........M. O'CONNOR.
Contcsttn ConEress The Army Hill.
An attempt is N liking to prejudice the Re-
publican party in Congress, in the minds of
tho people, for the tenacity with which they
adhere TO the Army bill as they passed it,,
by representing their proceedings as fac
tions, a. involving a disorganization of the
army, as tending to anarchy. And all shat
sort of thing.
The position of the Republican members
has our full and unreserved appreciation,
and we endorse and applaud their frmness,
unhesitatingly and heartily. 1t needs but q
clear statement Of the case TO vindicate
their position before the nation and before
the world, and this is the case:
The House originated an Army bill, max
ing appropriations for the current year, and
directing that no part of the money should
be expended until the persons in Kansas un-
imputed resistance to tho laws Of the bogus
Legislature, should be released, and the
prosecution dismissed. II the Senate had
chosen to pass that bill, the whole difficulty
would have been settled long ago, or rather
/ no difficulty would have arisen. But they
! rejected i. in the manner it came 10 them,
and dictated an amendment, striking out the
condition of expenditure, declaring their re-
fusal to pass il in any other form. Now,
! undsrsuch circumstances, who was IT that,
I in the first instance, assumed the RESPONSE
bility OF delaying the bill, and of defeat
ing it unless they were able to coerce
are Independent coordinate branch of
the Legislature? They sent it bank,
and the House refused to concur in the
amendment, but adhered to its own bill.
And we put it to honest men, was there
any thing in the attitude Of the House, or IN
the character of their bill, which rendered II
imperative upon that body to recedc any
thing which should stigmatize them if they
do not recede2 IL il not the Buchanser Sen
ate that is ia ctious, dictatorial, and justly
responsible for the consequences? Would
not the House be plainly and positively cul-
pable, recreant, craven, to recede? And
has it not u right, and, considering the char
acter Of the questions involved, is ii not a
high duty for it, to insist on its position, and
to demand that their bill be passed substan-
I TALLY as they sent il up to the Senate.
On condition that tho odious, infamous,
unconstitutional and illegal proceedings in
Kansas be quashed, proceeding which the
1 the President himself confesses are wrong
and without authority Of law, and which he
promises to dismiss,-ea this condition, no,
willing to trust the mere promise Of the
/ President, but determined to make it fixed
and firm requirement of law, the House
stands ready to vote all the appropriations
4 that are asked for the support of tn.
/ Army. That condition the Senate re.
4 fuses it's assent to. And there the is.
sue is made up and legislation upon tn,
point is blocked. We hope the House vii
adhere, and leave the question for tho judg
ment of the country. We have no fear Of
the result. The people will place the respon-
sibility where it belongs.
KANSAS MEETING IN ST. LouB.-The Kan.
sas meeting at St. Louis the other day wa,
signal failure Of the attempt on part Of
the Republican and ito Border Eui6an clique
to commit the commercial men and influence
to the support Of the schemes Of the dcspera-
does under the lead Of Atchison and String
fellow. Difficulty was found in attempting
to find person Of standing who was willing
to act rs chairman. One hadn't time, an
other was going out Of the city, thir.
wasn't he exactly sure that he elearl,
understood the objects of the meet
ing, etc. But chairman was finally founs
in the person of Mr.. John +. Darby Mil,
aud harmless resolutions were passed, and tn,
meeting proved more Of humorous ant
quizzical affair than uny thing else.
! We were little curious TO see wha, tn
issae Of this meeting would be. We tail
aside the names OF the gentlemen who sign
ed the call, to see what schemes they Nigh
assent 10 ut the meeting. But il seems tina
they were either too weary us business men
or held sentiments too different from tn
movers IN the matter, TO complicate the com
mercia. interest. aud character Of St. Loui
| with the ratianisni and Slavery Propsgand
ist !ntrigues Of Atchison 4 Co. Ii wouI,
have proved quite serious and important
an affair for them any one OF them coul,
have feared.
GIsns IT ur.-The Washington correspon
dent Of the \. Y. Courier OF the 10Th inst
says - strong Douglass man informe,
me to-day that the Democratic party give
up the election Of Buchanan
IN Life IN the Vest, published at Sig
Quincy, keokuk county, and heretofore
neutral, has come out for Fremont and Da,
ton.