Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-08-28
FRIDAY MORNING, AUG. 3D. 1856.
The journal and the Factionists,

rhiOA1 hORNlNG, AUG. y, lc3b.
The Journal and the Factionists.
The journal of Wednesday comes to the
defence of the revolutionary vandals ofihe
House Of Representatives, who, to make po-
litical capital out of renewal of the outrages
IN Kansas, chose to defeat the army appro-
priation bill, unless the troops were with
drawn from the Territory.
We notice single statement in the Jour
laps article of endorsement which will bear
word or two of comment. Speaking of the
bill, the journal says 6aI s,
The House passed this Bill, with proviso
that the Army should not be used to execute the
laws passed by the bogus Missouri Legislature
1t was righteous and wise proviso, for The
Senate, pro slavery Senate, had voted that
stheSe laws were an outrage aud ought not 10 be
exeeutrd. IL the Senate was right, the Army
ought not to be used for such a purpose most
certainly. And the House SO declared But
the Senate right in the teeth of their condemns
tion of these laws, refused to pass the prori iso
against their execution by the Army. They
wanted TO escape censure at hume by condemn.
ing the laws, but they didn't want to weaken
the power of slavery hy taking out Of its hands
the use Of the Army in Kansas This is the
whole secret of their n ost inconsistent course.
The House firmly resolved to adhere 10 their
proviso- They did right,
There is one simple fact that most thor
oughly upsets alltho fine spun logic of the
Journal about the House being justified in
insisting upon their amendment by the pre-
vious action Of the Senate. Tho House pro-
viso struck at the entire code of laws passed
by the Kansas Legislature. They insist that
none of those laws shall be enforced by the
aid of United States troops. The Senate in
their bill for the admission of Kansas as State
abroGated such laws only as deprived the
people of the right of free discussion and
imposed upon them test oaths to entitle them
to vote. r io ha
The following is the provision which the
Journal says declared all the laws of the
Legislature an outrage and that they ought
not to be executed. ~ .sr11ls s.lr a.f1o
No law shall be made or have force or effect
in said Territory which shall require test
oath, or oaths to support any act of Congress or
other legislative acts as qualification for any
civil Office or public trust, or for any employ,
ment or profession, to serve Juror or vote
at any election, or which shall impose any tax
upon or condition 10 the exercise OF the right
OF Suffrage by any qualified voter, or WHICH
shall restrain or prohibit the fee DISCUSSION of
any law or subject ollegislation in said Terrific,
ry, or tie free expression of opinion thereon by
the people of said Territory.
With the exception of two or three en-
actments, the Senate bill leaves the Kansas
code as passe by the Legislature, in full
force. The attempt of the journal, there
fore,to shield the factionsts of the II ouse. be
hind the previous action OF the Senate, IL a
/ glaring and baldfaced deception The
House say in plain terms, to the Senate aud
/ to the President, that no law passed by the
Kansas Legislature shall be enforced. To
enable them to turn the people of the Terri
tory over TO mobrule aud anarchy, they seek
to force withdrawal Of the US. Troops by
killing the bill by which they and the entire
army are provided with necessary supplies.
This is revolutionary proceeding that was
never before known in the whole history OF
our Government. The proviso bad no legti.
mate connection with the bill. The subject
which il tembraces is Que of general legisIa-
ton, aud should have been considered sepa.
rately,upon its OwH merits. When one branch
of Congress thus undertakes to menace a CO.
ordinate branch, and to force the Executive in.
to measures which conscientious discharge
OF duty ard his oath of Office forbid him
to sanction, they exhibit species of charla-
tanism that is as contemplate as tits wicked
and mischievous. If such things are to be a
characteristic Of Black Republcanism, the
sooner the people put their foot upon the
rebellicus bantling and "crush it out" the
better. sa ~ sea-
None but the rabid partizsns and confed
crates Of the revolutionists justify, or attemp,
to justify, their course. Of that class of small
beer politicians, of the journal school, who
go upon the principle that, in political ac
ton, 1.-the end justifes the means" we dc
not know that any thing better ought to b
expected. If the editor finds before two
months have elapsed, that Ii would be con
venieat to forget what he says in Wednesday,,
journal in defence of these legislative anar
} chists, we hope he will have his files
ready to show that he didn't say it.
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OF The Journal of yesterday, parrot-lik
repeats its Statement" Of the day before
that the Senate Kansas bill declared tn
laws of the Territorial legislature nullity
If the Journal were honest in its motives 70
making these assertions, it would confine it
self TO the facts as they really are. Tn
Sanata hill shows for itself what lame of Al