Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-25
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Jingle feature thereof, the two Houses of Con
grsss agree perfectly concerning every item of
the army appropriation bill. That feature-the
proviso-is not german to the measure and is
an unusual one. 1t is legislation to subserve
apolitical end incorporated IN an appropria-
tion bill. In all cases of dissg agreement such
as the one to which we refer, it is the duty OF
the House suggesting the matter to which the
other House demurs, to recede; as the Con-
stitution clearly declares that nothing shall be-
come law to which both Houses do not con.
sent. In insisting on ENGRAVING matter of
political legislation, intensely obnoxious to
four-hfths of the Senate, upon an apprOpria-
ton bill, the majority of one member of the
House are as clearly seeking to force the for.
mer body to pass a measure repugnant to its
sense Of duty and right, as though that major
ity planted cannon at the doors Of the Senate
chamber, and, with match in ha nd, dema nded
its enactment
There is deep meaning in the attitude of
this majority of one. The point it seeks thus
to compass is part of the plan Of revolution
inaugurated in the action of the Legislature of
Massachusetts In multiplying the fugitive slave
law From the moment that Legislature de-
clared the fugitive slave law imperative
within the limits of its Jurisdiction, it as been
without power and legal effect therein Mass.
acnusetts Is now in open practical rebellion
against that law In this course of conduct,
she has been followed by Connecticut, Yer
mont, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Each Of
those States, though thus in open rebellion To
law of the United States solemnly pro.
nouneed to be constitutional by the supreme
Judiciary OF our country, sends Representa-
tiyes here to defeat the appropriation bills,
and break up the Government
If they now succeed in carrying their point,
their next revolutionary attempt will be to
refuse to pass the general Tor executive, Iegis
lative, ard judicial appropriation bill, unless
Congress will so lcgislate in connection with
that measure as practically to reverse the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court with reference to
the rights Of the owners Of fugitive slaves
They will follow up the same policy in legis-
iating en- other appropriation bills whenever
they may desire to compass the triumph Of a
new aggression on the slayeholdipg States.
Their policy is thus to stop the wheels of the
government whenever they desire to revolu-
fioniIe ii in any particular feature
II Is high time that the South should COM
prehend this game of theirs in all its length
and breadth. The South entered the Union
on certain stipulated conditions, guaranteeing
TO her certain rights. Were she asked to sur.
render them all at once, we know that she
does not contain son among her citizens who
hasi az
uance In such union as that of the States of
this eonfsderscy would be after aca uiescence
IN such course, on her part The policy OF
therevolutionary party of the North, however,
Is to effect its end of abOlishing one by one the
guaranteed rights Of the South under the con.
sttution, simply because il that msiority) ia
well aware that it is easier to usurp and de.
stroy by easy stages, than by a bold and manly
attempt to accomplish all at whi,h it aims, at
single blow FOrewarned is, or ought to
be, forearmed.
The Pretenee. The following summary of
the actual state Of things in Kansas, truthful
to the letter, which we take from the .Jouruo/
Of Commerce Of Saturday last, embraces.
without being designed go to do, glazing ex-
posure OF the utter falsity of the plea TIA,
the proTlso Is necessary to prevent the " Dor
DER humans" from committing outrages on
their political opponents in the Tertiary
VINO can read 1t without comprehepdinp tba
In such : state Of things, the proviso ia met,
political movement to commas N.
'iOn on Tue 0ou'h involved in the purpose of
excluding slavery from Kansas by direct ip,s,
ference On the part of the General Govs,n
ment:
TEE NEWS PROM KANSAS -Unles, the od-
Wees from Kansas are greatly exaopersted
cIE war mas commenced there in earnest
and from the Simultaneous and svstem.. =,
operations Of the assailants, i. tbs ,. lc
o.ate men, 1t is pretty clear that their a.,;et'
Pfeeoncerted Further, we sbo Ia .D.
W Surpnsed to know that men at m j.. aai. no'
tbs .ur UToI Oh the movement. Pcv stonn;na
thew know con ~, me support of the army, wbieS
majority in the Hons uone by the Republican
tnen, ana oy deferring tho Sho act with
near 70 adjournment of Con,,ut oIs&k until
J;n. SHOWN nearly D. Month her uate OF
cnys,.d ~. 'Ioh EiseS, IL nay have bsan ane
euasI 'oat the aSSsllaats would he een cal
carry the Territars by rush, and &c able to
VINO dinereo 1roIr them. General Ianpp el All
Vasion from chicago, is doubtless conoas. IN,
with the movement" >0nhec'ed
Iihe ycuInai then goes in to sift the Ia,ss,
sS dispatches, relative to the report.
ed attack on Franklin, Lecompton. the Trs.S
well settlement, etc, etc.)
,..t nsrs s, then are five, if not six places at
S sse.ed almost simultaneously BY Free State
FIss S Sen, and none by pro- siavery men. The
The defsnda men In each case were numerous.
sJif the Fee Sew. 1t looks TO US much more
.r,Iy -, &C state men were irving % do ev-
s'sy "nat thsy charge upon thu. ~ 10 GA
RufssnsS w;II DC supposed that the & Border
nuIs;on con.n,n iooA on quietly and sea the sr.
fear thew will entss = On the contrary, We
a. to everwhelm the Free St. such numbers
lsast 70 cause, as we'll as suffer , men, or at
s;ssa me- BAD blood will now be W.. on h loss
s'dss' Snd unle w. lent mes.n M ootn