The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-09-11
From the Baltimore Clipper.
ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS.

Congress adjourned in such hot haste. after
passing the army appropriation bill, that Kan.
sas affairs were left entirely untouched-and
unless the President employ a military force in
that Territory to keep out armed intrnders and
preserve the peace, civil war will continue In
rage with greater violence than ever. Had Tho
Senate passed the bill offered by Mr.. Cr;ttendan
it would have had salutary effect in restor;n,,
order; but that body was resolved that the in.
habItants OF Kansas should have no protection
against the unconstitutional and Infamous laws
winch have been passed by the bogus Leoisla.
tnre, and hence refused to listen to any prono.
si'ion having In view security to "hfe, liberty.
ana r tne pursuit OF happiness" in that Territory
Inc people are therefore left to maintain their
rights by the use of powder and ball-and the
most bloody consequences NAV he ant;cinataJ
H. as we have before observed, the army of I'M.
United States be not interposed to keep order.
Inc last accounts from Kansas state that The
people OF MISSOURI are preparing TO invade the.
Territory with formidable armed force. and
tnat the free State men are resolved To defend
themselves to extremity. Blood must flow in
TINS sectional controversy; and the warfare TINS
begun, and, we may say, sanctioned bv the ac
ton OF the Senate, may extend beyond the bor
ders OF Kansas. The North will probably sus
tam the Free State party by men and munitions
OF war, whilst the South will do the same-,ud
mus Will an unnatural and vindictive war
De carried on between citizens of the same Re
puhhc. Better would it have been for the
country, had the originators Of the repeal Of the
missouri Compromise been cast into the sea.
than that this state of things should have been
produced. They must stand accursed before
God aud man for thus plunging the country
into civil war
The Democratic Senators have exhibited an
Incorporating disposition throughout the sea.
sion, with lew exceptions. They were deter
mined that nothing should be done 10 raStra;o
rufhanism and lawlessness in Kansas. Although
II was clearly demonstrated that the elections
haa been carried in that Territory by men not
ehtitied to vote, and at the point of the bayo-
net-and, although the laws passed by the leg
isiators thus traudulently chosen are a disgrace
10 civilized country, unjust, unconstitutional,
ana tyrannical-yet these Senators would moi
move hnger to remove these evils and now,
they will no doubt look with joyful eyes upon
the scenes OF blood and carnage, Of murder and
robbery, which are likely to result from their
neglect of duty.
is this the policy which ia to characterize the
administration of Mr.. Buchanan, should he un.
fortunately be elected President? He has
pledged himself to carry out the policy of his
party, and has endorsed the administration of
General Pierce, with all its filibusterine pro.
chvities, and we may expect from him nothing
but foreign or domestic wars. A Fre+.Soiler
himself, like Pierce, he will be bound to give
his aid to convert free territory into slave States,
even thougn Tue Union be severed i'll the effort,