Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-08-02
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CONGRESSIONAL
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
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meeting OF the House, call was ordered IN ,rn,
cure iuii Attendance The doors wpr, cInsed
10 hear the Xcuses ct the absenlees. No sx
cuse was offered Iof MIR. Burlnsame,
Alter consuming al hour and half in ,bis
business Tue House went Into committee IN Inc
army appropriation bill
Inc clause appropria,i:lg IS ,275,17O for the
pay oi Inc army having been read Mr. Bart onr
uhei ea ah amendment That Congress hereby
ais"Ppios,nS OF 'ne code of alleged laws CON-
municaied, claiming 10 have been pas.sd hv the
territorial legislature of Kansas, and disapnrov-
Ing OF the manner in which he said alleged
laws nave been enforced by the arihorifies of
'he teftlloiy, expressly declare that unit, such
aieeeo laws snail De confirmed by The Senate
and The House OF Represen laliyes as Lay,uu
been enacted IN accordance with the orran,c
| law, BY the people OF Kansas, no part OF The
military forces OF the United States shall he e,n.
pioyeu IN shei enforcement, nor shat, any cti-
Ecu OF hahsas De requed to act as the posse
comita'us OF any Officers acting as MARSHALL or
sheriff OF said territory.
Mr.. Phel ps raised a question ,ba, tho armand
naent was not in Order
ne ~, Chairman, (Mr., Letter of Ohio,) de-
cidea maj The amendment merely propossd 10
regulate 'he appropriation, and was therefore
III oiaer. he decision was sustained by vote
| OF ayes "a, noes 81.
MI Barbour said his resolution was 10 SOP
revolution, etc. by pretentlng Inc enforce ment
vi Jaws passed by uSutpalon, and disgraceul
anu shameful IN Their Character. Never before
'iau me Amy been employed to arrest or dis.
uisPeise citizens who ale presumed guilty Of
Violating shaun laws
MIR. Phelps replied that the amendment pro.
posed Thai there snail be 10 law lof the govern.
menl OF twenty or thirty thousand people, and
W0uio ciesc Tie courts against The redress of
lhluiies N civil cases. The army was sent
20 hansas Ill ooedience 10 HE appllca tlun OF the
Cd State men, aud TO- her rio &c ion.
Mir. Stephens dbl not think that Congress
had power 10 control the President in the man
nef proposed. The President being cuynlnan-
dei-tii- chel OF the army. they could mi i'm
pose conditions upon him. The leg islalure,
nonln9 having been disclosed to the contrary,
was legal, anu lis laws must be enforced until
abolished OF changed by proper authority Ii
he had his Way he should withdraw The amy
IRON Kansas, believing the people there capa-
bic oi eli-5overiment He did not want
troops to eniHce laws.
Mr.. GidJlngs declared that TIE Missourians,
mol Tue people ot Aansas, hal enforced lho-e
laws. II Was an u,urpalion not to be permitted
IN republican g6yernnielit--a despoilsn never
before known. He was willing that the ar
ny should be withdrawn, and moi I'm ployed To
dfperse PERSONS peaceably assembling OF to ar
rest them on mere allegations Of offence
Mr y" hilleld, iol once III his life agreed
With MIR. G.dJmgs-lhat the Amy should be
Withdrawn. He had, fer lon. time, been
anxious LOT this; AMI would n5l give Il farl IL
ur laws which could uol be- sustained by the
people. He DENIED the light OF Congress 10 re-
peal the laws oil Kansas; The Supreme Court oil
'he Oni'ed States as the proper tribunal 10
pronounce upon their legality. elt for iuiiam-
maiory speeches made here By Northern nea
hahsss wcali no" be as quiet as any part oil tho
country, The Missouriaus, aa charged. wero
nOl responsible Tor the di5ul bance
Mr.. Savage SAID il wa5 lie duty of the Prpsi-
dent to eno.ce the laws and suppress all lnsur-
reeion; hence The propiey OF keeping military
lolees III Kansas tor the preservation OF peace.
He characeriz d the object Of the anenlneo,
TO De 10 Seze d power which Congress had uo
right 10 exercise; and a paIt Of the game 10 OBJ
sraei the o. sfallon o! ine laws.
Mir Sherman said Wien he Was III Weainef,
he saw large ofee oil armel Aissourlals taking
mp The line ol nisfeh lot Kansas to Enforce
these pretended laws. These things are now
done. Massachusetts men, and Others irou,
Tree States, are prevented rom Travelling over
the highways Il the Missourians. and excluded
from the territory. Mr Whitfield started with
company tfom NesIpOIt' lie saw him 90.
Ia answer Ia a question BY Mr.. Whitfield. he
said Mr.. Whitfield informed him at tina, ,lluo
that he was going over iur peaceful purpose, 10
prevent light
Mr.. Winfield explained at englh. to the ef-
feet tina. he I'D 80 with Missouri force. He
weat With a small party TO proven, a difficulty,
nothing igofe.
Mr. MeMolen thought .he pending propos.
lien was direct attack on The executive, with
which the House had no nigh. 10 interfere,
Mr.. Cumback said HE amendment is to pre.
geut the enforcement OF laws thar we've never
passed by the PEOPLE oil Kansas He was plaa
- see hat the opposition sle OF the House m
tended 10 place themselves Oh the ground OF
carving OFT the original plot oil repeating the
Missouri Comp omise. 10 make Kansas a slave
State. Free Stale men haye right 10 uo
there in soch nnC.bes as they choose
Mr., Florence Indignantly denied aat he had
voted To repeal the Missouri restriction fur the
purpose Of making kansas slave State. The
gentleman tom luciana shond not so accuse
members Of improper motives.
MIR. Cox who did not approve OF all The laws
OF Kansas, but he wanltd Them enforced ill lh.y
were repealed OF modified Hence he. wouii
keep The army thele iii the people returned to
a sense Of Justice and proptiety
a. Mr. kennett attributed The troubles 10 de-
libera,e determination lormei among certain
members OF Congress, pending the Nebraska and
Kansas bills, to make Kansas free Stale. Tina
adoption OF the amendment would leave the
territories in a cuhdiion Of discord aud civil
war.
Mr.. Stephens replying to Mr. Curub back, sail,
that, as Southern and national man, It was
mol his object, in voting 10 repeal the Nj ssouri
restrictions, 10 make kausas slave State He
wished 10 leave ii 10 the people to select their