The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-28
The Administration. Congress, and tn
bloody Code Of Kansas.

The Administration. Congress, and the
Bloody Code Of Kansas.
The badger has been at length smoked out of
his hole. A Northern democrat, in the Senate of
the United States Mr.. Weller OF California, here
tofore enjoying something of the reputation of
a political niger driver filibuster and border
ruffisn has had the moral courage and the parti-
IAN sagacity to confess that the laws of the
Missouri-Kansas Legislature violate, not only
the organic act Of the Territory but the consttu-
ton of the United States" He was, therefore,
anxious 20 wipe these laws out Of the statute
book, as infamous and atrocious in their
character"
Thus much for Mr.. Weller. He speaks like
democrat Of the old school NJ. Mason of yir-
ginia. Mr. Butler of South Carolina, and Nr
Brown of Mississippi-the Latter the particular
friend of Mr.. Buchanan and his Ostend fiat-
form-ard all three Southern fre-eaters of the
secession school--instantly fired up against this
humane, enlightened and stateszsanike prorosi-
ton CT Mr.. Weller on the ground that it involved
a sts, towards a compromise wi.h the Hose on
the Army bin Their ultima.an with Mr.. Blu
chamn is the Pierce administration policy Of
establishing slavery in Kamss through the
bloes Y code of the border CGrians, and ny Con-
gressional appropriations AMI United States
troops in support of those Infamous ara afro
ciOus laws"
1t further appears that Che .dominecriug voice
ofM- Mason arrested the Senate upon Mr. Neler's
mea,n, and that after the adjournment or Tues
day evening there was democratic Senatorial
caue Is, wherein it was finally agreed thct they
would not adopt Mr.. Wciler;o motion nov, 'nas-
Eush as they had twice before presentedit to the
Iloane, and they had refused 20 take any action
on 4" Hamlet, in such q case Of SsG atorial
lodging, would cry out, 20 .at-a rat;" and
ra: /. is. This pettfoggiag AL cquivoca ing is
netting but rating. Lex uspce.
Tue bill of Mr.. Toomb~ lar tie paciacaiion Of
Kansas, lately passed by the senate, deef away
With the farce of squatter sovereignty, ard de-
cares the supreme jurisdiction. Of Congress- over
the T. rritores-a jurisdiction hich involves the
pcwes to repeal Kansas Territorial laws and to
atolisl Kansas Legislatures osiLitun, especially
when they exist in violation vi tie constitution Of
the United States Mr.. Butter says, "if they are
unoonaitutional, they are nna aHd sold without
any act. af Congress- Technically they are, and
20 was the Missouri compromise; but yet it was
regarded ~ binding till repealed by the coupe
tent authority. And 90, Mr.. Butler very well
knows, oroIght TO know. that as lsng as Congress
winks at their Kansas atrocities, and "a long ~
they are male the party platform Ct the admin
istration andoS Mr.. Buchanan, the tcnier rlalans
win enforce them, and the United States army
win back then mp.
For the information Of Gen. Cas-, Nj. Douglas
Mr.. Bigler Of Pa, Mr. pugh of Ohio, and other
Northern Buchanan Senators. whose semarkable
silence thus fa- indicates their ignorance
Q. the character Of the bloody code Of
n nsas We rcDsL lish an epitome Of IL
elsewhere in this paper. From these ex-
tra ts, 10 appears tia under this code which has
become the established policy OF the Pierce Gd-
mimi ration an the buchanan niggcr driving
demo- y~cy that the expression or circulation OF
anti-sk very sentiments + felony in ksusas.
punishable with from two to Eve years
isipriso, nent at hard labor. Another act
srpcnds the writ of "a oqs corpus: snotLer
declares that Offenders subject TO izpri-
soMneut ~ hard laber shall bc securely fasteped
with chain six feet long, v. n a round ball Ct
iron sttachef. which chair hall be securely
fastened 10 the ANGLE OF such oaavict with strong
lock AMI key;' and where there arc two or more
such eonvicts they shall he faster d together with
strong chains, viii locks an keys &c. Wcbelicve
that The frcc state pisoner held IA Ter charges Of
trcasen becsuseof heir disrs gard 9. these Kansas
laws, are confined to Ghis day with Ehc required
"chaiDs, and Dali /" sDd Idols aud Eieys." not
withstandiDg the solemn confidential pledge Of
Mr.. Pierce to The Chairman on Ways All Means
Of the House. that they should be Immediately
released. was upon this promise 6lat the Tx
ccutive and Judicial Appropriation bill was
passed without is Kansas amendments: and be-
fore making any further concessions. the Horec
should know what the President hts done In f,a
filment Of bic promise TO Mr.. Campbell win .
Mr.. Campbell be good enough, foF the informa-
ton Of the public, TO state whether those Kan
sas free State prisoners have been, or remain yet
10 be, released? General Smith says they are
still in custody
We desire 20 hear especially from Gen. Cas-
We place these Kansas laws before him for HE
information. They are clearly viclative OF the
constitution, and should BE- blotted out. We
should like at this eNgency to hear from Cen
Cass how thy arc 10 be reached, If Congress has
nv lower W reach them and what the supreme