Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-08-23
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE STANDARD.

WASHINGTON etrY, August I9;s 1856. 8
there b aah IN the provs5 The. reyoatioas never &C
the rapidly approaching dissolution faction in
branch of effected the defeat d the
thus assuming accomplish by ndrecon what it has not
undertaken do directly The leading has already been
this resu. accomplished actious me
and the extraordinary OF the Speaker OF the
eating the spirit anmating the black Republican party
Congress- and developing clearly the purposes has in
There time enough yesterday morning between and
IL O'Clock have disposed Of the army bill and passed it,
it clear majority Of the House in favor Of
ding from its position and allowing it to amended by
The third Conference had reported
its inability In the House, this report follow
by motion and ask another
with the Senate The motion voted down by five
majority, that the next motion in order-to recedemght
put 1t presume that the majority that
fused INSIST would have voted recede, when the bill
would have been passed. requires from thirty five to for
upon each motion being decided by yeas and nays the time
was easily consumed The Senate passed resolution pro-
longing the session two hours the House five min
before twelve there time have adopted by
camaon yeas nays demanded and while the
call proceeding the hour twelve arrived the Speaker
directed the Clerk his seat and the
House adjourned without day. MIR. Banks proved himself
equal the occasion, and hesitated obeyn
representative.
Mr. Banks disposition with regard the bill and its
passage fully exposed Saturday. motion made
for of conference with the Senate, and instruct
the House Committee to recede The vote tie when
responsibility for the defeat of the bill is therefore shared
him. placing himself fully in the ranks Of those who at all
hazards intended defeat the bill motion suspend the
rules that resolution prolong the session be offered
failed receive vote Ct twothirds Is black Republican
members voting against it, These greeted the
of the adjournment by the Speaker, with capping Of
hands and demonstrations Of qualification.
will be remembered that two Kansas clauses at
tachcd by the House the bill for the support of the egsa
tive, executive and judicial Of the government and
that the item to defray the Of the next
of Kansas struck out This bill finally passed by the
House, giving the two Kansas prcvsos and
sentn strike out the appropriation referred to- Another
United States including that of Kansas The result of this
leg Station that the black Republican majority of the House
has voted enforce the laws Of Kansas of which
admitted to be impoltc and perhaps unconstitutional
yet refuse support Legislature amend and repeal those
laws. To the army bill they attach provso, which Mr.
Campbell of Ohio declared be harmless thing and yet
it is insisted the defeat of the bill Every body
pcrccives that it is harmless thing but rather full Of
coercng the President yield the dca
ton the House, and the other placing the Presidents
hands most unusual and dangerous powers.
The prece bodin ill to country. T de-
ny to the what necessary for its support to
army bill to that effect be deliberately agreed Then
aplropr ton will b. necessary for its support But the
and the President is denied the of executing Them
opens the to the of faction at future time
gle branch Of Congress- defeat all appropriations for
mary dissolution No person look back to the beginning
of abolition agitation the United States and consider the
strength and volume has attained without the most
gloomy aprehensions for the future. The revolutionary elc
in the abolition party have progressed step
by scl until they have ACCOMPLISHED revolutionary act
and make the revolution complete, sub
version of the form Of the that would be the
if the States continued hold together Such
of things could exist for short time only the Union
solving itself into its original elements of thirty indepen
dent well sovereign States to form associations
maintain separate existence, inclination aud Interest
might dictate
In Of the omission of Congress pass this bill, The
President has issued his proclamation calling together
session Thursday In parry point of view,
would doubtless rebound the advantage Of the Democratic
party before the country with the record already
made up The be contested the North and h
question whether the conduct of their representatives
be by the people of that section could be
scented with the force the already deter
mined but the Presidents duty the country and he ha
thought proper again call upon Congress perform duty
Should here be present on Thursday, there will b.
nothing but facous proceedings the House prevent
adjournment Friday if the mode Of resistance is
be continued progaton of the session would be useless
But will show to the country still stronger light tn
character and policy of aboltionism Observation-Disclosures
MECKLENBURG.