The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-02
TEE ARMY BILL.

The neutrality-suspicious. still refuse to
pass the Army Bill. Conference Commit
tees have failed to agree-and the opinion
gains ground that the bill will not pass, and
that the whole Army of the United States
will be disbanded. Here we have another
evidence of the character of Black-Repub-
! licanism. The Constitution makes it the
duty of Congress to provide for the COM
mon Defence" but Black Republicans vio-
late their oaths and refuse to fulfil the re-
quirements of the Constitution. Knowing
their inability to carry their fanatical and
destructive measures upon their own mer-
ie, they seek to coerce tie Senate and
the President into the support of their mis-
chevOus schemes, by coupling them with
bills necessary to carry on the operations
of Government. But we trust the Senate and
the President will never yield to such at
tempts to force them into the support of
abolition measures, although the latter may
be deprived of the means ''to take care that
the laws are faithfully executed Let the
army go, The South is able to take care
of herself. Let the Z. S. troops be with
drawn from Kansas; the pro-slavery men
will glory in free fight. The South has
Il standing army. Independent of the will of
an abolition Congress. One Southerner
is equal to q dozen white livered, cowardly
abolitionists.
If the North can get along without a
Standing Army, the South can. We agree
with Gen. CasS, who in a speech in the Sem
ate on Thursday last said: 1T was not
this act alone which was to do mischief, but
the consequences to which it would Lead
The refusal Of this particular appropriation
would not destroy the Union. This was a
very hard Government to destroy. He
thought it fairly administered, and within
the scope of the provisions of the Constitu-
ton. 1t was the strongest Government on
the face of the globe, and he knew it to be
the best Government ever given to man
since the dispersion of the human race on
the plains of Shinar. This was but one of
series of measures, which, if adopted,
must end in dissolution of the Union.''
The revolutionary proceedings in Con-
gress and Kansas, Mr.. Crittcnden declared
in the Senate, on the same day, were the
effect of an agreement and plan deliberately
entered into by the Black Republicans to
aid the election of Fremont. Kansas is to be
made bloody scene to excite the free States
and to make political capital for Fremont.
In this cause, it is obvious the two cOntem-
porancous revolutionary measures had their
origin: and it is equally evident that the
Black Republican party in Congress were
accessory to the arrangement. The Rich
mond Enquirer correctly sketches the
scheme: the Black Republican majority in
the House Of Representatives undertook to
defeat the army appropriation bill with the
view of lisbanding the Federal forces, so
that they might not be employed in sup
pressing the mcditatcd revolt. Lane was
instructed Ia concentrate his hireling horde
on the borders Of Kansas, and to precipi-
tate them upon Southern settlements after
the adjournment of Congress. The plan
has been followed to the letter." The Black
Republican House of Representatives re-
fused to vote supplies to the army; and i'm
mcdiatcly after the adjournment of Con
arcSS, Lane let loose his hounds upon the
pcaccable ana unoffcnding inhabitants of
Kansas. Taken by surprise and ovcrp"w-
cred hy Numbers, the Southern settlers have
fallen helpless victims to rapine and muir
der-But their fate will be avenged by the
people of the South.