The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-04
The New kansas Hill OF Ir. Toonbs Passed
kansa. 10 be q SIove state.

The New kansas Hill OF Ir. Toombs Passed
Kansas TO be q Slave state.
After continuous session Of twenty hours.
running from wednesday noon, through the after
noon ana the night. and closing at about nine
O'Clock Thursday morning, the new kanses bill
originally introduced into the Senate by Mr..
Toombs, OF Georgia, and adopted by the Com
mittee on Territories, was passed by vote Of
thirty-three for the bill, to twelve against it.
The vote and final proceedings upon the bill
will he found under our Congressional head
Let all the people read this bill, and remember it.
for il establishes another conspicuous landmark in
the history Of the slavery question in this country
Kansas i 70 be slave State. That was we pre-
sumo. on the part Of Mr.. Douglas, the intent Of
the division Of tie Nebraska Territory and the
object Of the Kansas Nebraska bill 1t is toe par
ticular purpose OF this bill and If passed Ny the
House Of Representatives, II wiz accomplish the
work As balance of power in the Senate
the South are entitled TO Kansas-they have
fought for i, through good and evil reports and
now all that they require to secure the prize is
the concurrence Of the House Of Representatives.
The time i auspcious for this movement; the bill
is exactly adapted 20 the time, the means and
the agencies to make il good and all that is now
wanted to secure Kansas TO the South is the vote
OF the House In behalf of the measure.
But viii the House concur? Upon that
question the whole case hinges. We think it
very likely that the Southern leaders Of the
| Senate know what they have been doing, and
that they would not think of resolving upon sit
ting out the bin through session o. twenty-four
or forty-eigh. hours, as the case might require
without pretty distinct understanding that the
| House Is safe for the measure. The late test in
that body, Ivy which th,bill admitting Kansas az
free State was lost by one vote, is strong in
dication 10 favor of this new expedient from the
Senate. But viii the Fillmore Know Nothings
| stand firm We incline 10 think they will be-
cause the foslorn hope Of their candidate is the
/ South.
| Assuming, rhcn. thar with the aid OF tie FIJI
more men in The House this bll win soon be-
| come law Of the land, we have no hesitation In
declaring IL equivalent to the admission Of Kansas
| az slave state. The President IL 10 appoint
| the commissioners TO carry on. this law, and to
superintend its execution; and after oil the pre-
seribed preliminaries shall have been fulfilled,
the settlers Of Kansas, under the limitations set
down, are 70 vote upon the question Of new
| constitution-slavery or no slavery The cream
| Of the bin is In the executive authority Of Mr.
Pierce and in the limitations defined The border
ruffians,' by and with the advice and consent of
| the administration. have expelled the bulk of the
abolition and free State settlers by fire and sword
| the Territory IL IN the occupation Of the pro-
slavery -Iuatter-, including, doubtless, many
| valuable land claims, town sites &C., conquered
from the Northern emigrant colonies, and held
| by the ancient feudal tenure, that
/ Hc shall ret who has the power,
Au4 lie shall kcopvho can.
| The Northern abolition and free soi, squatters
| thus driven OF impoverished and dispo-scssed
will hardly desire to try their unfortunate pill
grimage TO Kansas over again; but II they should
| desire u, they can hardly he mustered back into
| Kansas in sufficient numbers to outvotc, on The
| day appointed, the convenient Missourians. who
| have only three months sojourn to undergo in
| the Territory to secure the golden prize.
Hence our conviction that the passage Of this
bill Is equivalent TO the admission Of Kansas. In
II
repeat that. taking the late House vote upon The
A" Free STATE bill' as the test, we think this bill
can be pas-aa. From many years Of close obser-
walton Of The doiDgs Of Congress, we can safely
assert that where measure Of such vast import
| snce as this may require an adtY,ional vote or
| two 70 pass II, hey can he secured. We may
refer TO the tariff bill Of 1872 the tariff bin
| Of 1916, the Texas annexation resolutions
some vital points ia the compromise measures
| Of 1850 and o some II the close and
| critical votes upon The Kansas-Ncbraska bill
| These examples and many Others bear us out in
\ the conclusion that upon almost any great mea-
sure before Congress requiring one, two. or three
| or half a dozen additional votes to slueeze Il
through, ttcy can be picked up and often where
| least expected.
| Tho report Of The Kansas Investigating Com
mittee IL an Wy affair Tts facts aud circum-
stsntal specifications are hard 70 get over. They
confirm the wor- reports Of Governor Rceder
and others against o. border raians" n l.
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