Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-07-26
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by persons of any other government, and &C.
cupy the same, they shall be considered as ap.
pertaining to the United States, the discover.
ers to be allowed the exclusive right of sell
ing and delivering guano, and to receive So
to deliver it at the vessel, and 81 at the place
of deposit the guano 10 be only for citizens
of the United States the land and naval
forces of the country are to protect such is
lands, and the laws of the United States are
to extend over them.
The bills for the Improvement of the har.
bors of Milwaukee and Kalamazoo were
passed.
The bill for the improvement of the harbor
at the mouth of Grand River was discussed
until the adjournment.
HoUsE.-The Honse went into Committee
on the appropriation bills.
Mr.. Barbour moved to amend the clause
appropriating So, 900 for the pay of the
army. by adding disapproval of the code of
the alleged laws of Kansas, and the manner
in which they are enforced, expressly declar.
ing that until they shall be confirmed by Con-
| gress, no part of the federal military forces
shall be employed for their enforcement, nor
shall any citizen of Kansas be compelled to
| act as posse c0mitdtaS of any officer acting as
marshal or sheriff in the Territory.
Mr.. Phelps raised oquestion that such an
amendment could not, by the rules, be EN-
braced in the bill.
The chairman (Nr. Letter. decided other
wise, land on appeal, was sustained by the COM
| mttee-74 to "a.
Mr.. Barbour said his amendment was to
stop revolution, by preventing the enforce
ment of laws passed by usurpation, and dis
graceful and shameful in their character
| Never before had the army been employed to
| to no IL.
ty of violating sham laws.
! Mr.. Phelps replied that the amendment
| proposed that there shall be no laws for the
| government of 10000 or 10000 people, and
| would close the courts against injuries i'll GIVE
! il cases. The army had been sent to Kansas
| IN obedience to the applications OF the Free
State men for their protection.
! MrfStephens did not think Congress had the
| powerIto control the President, he being Com"
mander in"Chief of the Army, they could
not impose conditions. The legislature, moth
| ing having been disclosed to the contrary, was
| legal, and its laws must be be enforced until
abolished or changed by the proper authority.
If he had his way, he should withdraw the
army from Kansas, believing the people capa-
Bile of self-government. He did not want
troops to enforce laws.
MIR. Giddings declared that Missourians,
and not the people of Kanzas framed those
laws. 1t was usurpation not to be permit
ted in Republican government; despoism
never before known. He was willing that
the Army should be withdrawn, and not to
be employed to dispense persons peaceably as
sembled, or arrest them on the mere allega-
| ton of offence.
Mr.. Whitfield, for once in his life, agreed
with Mr.. Giddings, that the army should be
withdrawn. He for long time, had been
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ing Tor the law which could not be sustained
by the people. He denied the right of Con-
to g6Bfel bPe tie aws J q Bangs la.v The Sn
proper tribunal TO pronounce upon their legal
| ity. But for inhammatory speeches made
here, by northern men, Kanzas would now be
as quiet as any part CT the country. The
Missouria2s. as charged, were not responsible
for the disturbances.
| Mr.. Savage of Tenn, said it was the duty
| of the President to enforce the laws and sup
press all instructions hence the prop1iety of
keeping military forces in Kanzas for the pre-.
servation Of peace. lie characterized the OBJ.
! ject of the amenament to seize a power which
| Congress has no right to exercise, and as part
of game to obstruct the operation of the laws.
Mr.. Sherman OF Ohio, said when he was in
Westport, he saw a large force of armed MIS-
sourians, taking up the line of march for Kan
zas 10 enforce the pretended laws. These
things are now done. Massachusetts, men,
and others from the free States, are prevented
from travelling over the highways by Missou-
rians, and excluded from the territory. Mr..
| Whitfield started with the company from
Westford; he saw him 60. In answer to a
| question from Whitfield he said that Whit
| field informed him at that time that he was
! going for peaceful purposes-to prevent fight.
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effect that he did not go with the Missouri
force, but went with small party, to prevent
difficulty nothing more.
Mr.. McMullen thought the pending propo-
sition was direct attack on the executive
department, with which the House had no
| right to interfere.
Mr.. Cumback said the amendment is to
prevent the enforcement of laws never PISSED
by the people of Kanzas. He was glad that
| the opposite side of the House Intended to
place themselves on the ground of carving
out the original plot of repeating the Missouri
compromise, to make Kanzas slave State.
Free State men have right to go there IN
such numbers as they chose.
Mr.. Florence Of Pa, Indignantly denied
that he had voted to repeal the Missouri re-
strlction for the purpose of making Kanzas
slave state. The gentleman from Indiana
/
| uves.
Mr.. Cox of KY, did not approve of all the
laws of Kanzas, but wanted th m enforced till
repealed or modified hence he would keep
an Army there till the people return to a sense
Of justice snd propriety.
Mr.. Kennett Of Mo-, attributed the troubles
to a deliberate determination, formed among
certain members Of Congress, pending the Ne
braska- Kanzas bill, TO make Kanzas a free
State. The adoption of the amendment would
leave the territories in a condition of discord
and civil war.
Mr.. Stephens, replying to Mr.. Cumback.
said as Southern and National man, IL was
not his object in voting for repeal of the
| Missouri restriction to make Kanzas a free
State. He wished to leave the people 10 set.
tie their own institutions.
Mr.. Craige made similar avowal.
Mr.. Qultman, in condemning the amend
ment, did not believe those who spoke in ia
vor OF II would dare to usurp a power not
granted by the Constitution, by assuming the
functions of the judiciary, and deprivine the
PRESIDENT OF the duty imposed on him by that
instrument.
Mr.. Wakeman Of n r., contended that
Congress can repeal not only part, but all the
laws of Kanzos. The Constitution gave am.
pie power. The Senate has so declared in its
Kanzas bill.
Mr.. Seward of Geo., said Mr.. Wakeman
stood forth as an open violator of the Consti.
ton. He was opposed to the Withdrawal Of
the forces, because. II this was done, civil war
would forthwith ensue
Mr.. Millson deprecated the introduction of