True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-08-06
Another Good Blow At washington.


tance.
Another Good Blow at Washington.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Sher-
man of Ohio. to the army Appropriation
Bill, providing that no part of the military
force Of the United States shall be en-
ployed to aid the enforcement of the al.
legged laws of the Legislative Assembly
convened atShawnee Mission under Con.
gress declares that those laws were passed
by Legislature chosen in conformity
with the organic law, and until Congress
so declares, that it shall be the duty Of
the President to use the military forces 10
preserve peace, suppress insurreclion re
pei invasion protect the persons and the
property Of the citizens Of the Territory
on the highways Of Missouri and else
where against unlawful search and sell
zure, and that the President disarm The
present military, recall the United Staes
arms, and prevent armed men from going
into the Territory to disturb The public
peace under real or pretended laws; and
adopted after debate, by the decided vote
of SO to 40, more than two 10 one, is of
the highest significance and importance
1t makes clean piece of work Of Border
Ruffianism under Administration author
ity in Kansas and along the Missouri riv
er, and few more such Paixhan shots
from the Peoples Representatives cannot
fail 10 change the bloody to peaceful
code
In reference to the recent House pro
ceedings on the Army bill, the N. Y.
Herald we'll remarks:
They admonish the Pierce. Douglas
and Buchanan Democracy lpat having
abandoned the humbug of squatter SOW.
ereiguly, they must choose between recog-
nizing or repudialing the Missouri Kan
sas Legislature and its bloody code enacted
under the aus ices Of the administration,
the United States Army and the Mlssou.
rans-tllat they must choose too, openly
and fairly, between the iolicy Of making
Kansas slave S'ate, and the opposite OF
making ii free State. Dodges, subler-
fuges--rowing one way and looking anolh.
er are no longer admissible. The secret
is out--eyery body understands it. Ev'
cry body knows that the policy Of the
Cincinnati democracy, and tile object and
inevitable tendency of the new Senate
bill is to make Kansas slave State and
hat this bill has only been arrested in tile
House, and the opposite policy adop'ed
there from tie want of puck and back
bone in some Of the Buchanan Democrats
and Fillmore Know NoIhIngs,
The Fremont party in Congress and
ou, Of Congress, make Two distinct issues
- first that The Missouri Kansas Leglsla-
lure. being a bogus concern, there is no
validity in its laws, and that Congress
should so pronounce ii on them; secondly,
that Kansas must come into The Union as
Free State. Upon the first proposition
we see tha, The Democracy in Congress,
and out Of Congress, are alarmed, con.
fused, and considerably bothered. They
undertake TO abolish some of The acls OF
the Missouri.hansas Legislature, but
plead want Of jurisdiction over The Leg
islalure self, and prefer to let it stand
Trey still harp upon the inclnna,i plat
form of squa'ter sovereignty, although
Mr.. Toombs and Mr. Douglas, with The
consent Of Gen. Cass have kicked squat.
ter sovreignty, like Begging impos,er
out into the street. We repeat again for
the special information Of the Democrats
Of Congress, that it is ut erly useless any
longer to carry water on both shoulders
Squa,ter sovereignty having been kicked
out and the supreme Jurisdiction Of Con
gress over the Territories having beer
adopted and proclaimed as the new Dem
! ocratic doctrine by the chiefs Of the par
ty in the Senate, the only question re-
naming as 10 the destiny Of Kansas is
. shall she be admitted into the Union ds q
Free State or as Slave State !--CleUelant
Herald. H a'