Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-09-04
The Mask Off

Elsewhere in our paper will be found the fl
nal proceedings of Congress with reference to
the Army Bill The Proviso which the Senate
so persistently refused to adopt is as follows:
"PrsUided, howerer, and il is hereby declared,
That no part of the military force of the United
States, for the support of which appropriations
are made by this act, shall be employed in aid
OF the enforcement of any enactment ofthe body
claiming to be the Territorial Legislature OF
Kansas, until such enactment shall have been
affirmed and approved by congress- but this
proviso shall not be so construed as to prevent
the President from employing there an ade-
quate military force; but it shall be his duty to
employ such force to prevent the invasion OF
said Territory by armed bands of non-residents,
acting or claiming to act as posse c0mtatHs OF
any officer of said Territory in the enforcement
of any such enactments, and to protect the per-
sons and property therein, and upon the nation
| al highway to said Territory, from all unlawful
searches and seizures; and it shall be his further
duty to take efficient measures to compel the re-
turn of and withhold all arms of the United
States distributed in to said Territory in pur-
suance of any law of the United States author
isng the distribution of arms to the States and
Territories"
The President, it Will be recollected, called
Congress together in special session with refer
ence to this BILL because there were Indian
Wars in Oregon, and because the country was
elsewhere threatened with disturbance of its
peace. Now, it will be seen that this Proviso
in no wise interfered with the application of
means to carry on Indian Wars, nor to quell
any disturbances; in short did it interfere
with any thing under Heaven, except the use
of the army in expressing the Free State Set
tiers of Kansas. Inasmuch as it manifestly did
not, there is no escape from the conclusion that
it was fought and finally defeated by the Pierce
Buchanan democracy, that the administra
ton need not be interrupted in its expressions
and war upon the Free Sentiment OF. Kansas. -
The laws of Kansas have been acknowledged tc
be bogus, by nearly all the prominent democrats
indeed, we believe one will have the har
dihood TO dispute that they were enacted by
legislature elected by Missonrians. Yet, the
democracy steadily fought in body agains
this very reasonable proviso, and finally defeat
ed it. Will any one candidly dispute that they
mean to crush out freedom in that territory
that they mean to give it up to the border ruff
ans and hereafter as heretofore, assist and pro
tect them in subjugating it. they don't near
that what do they mean.
The man is blind who cannot see that the
Pierce administratien--the democratic Congress
and the Kansas border ruffians are one and tho
same thing, and that change from Pierce tc
Buchanan in no-wise alters the state of affairs
Kansas is now completely and Enthusiastically
III the hands of the South One thing, and one
only will save her and the future territories OF
| the country, and that is change Of the infuen
ces which rule the nation.
The man who, in the face of existing facts
goes for Buchanan, and says he is not fer Dor
der rutfianism and slavery in Kansas, shows
himself sadly wanting in sense or honesty.
Our opinion is, if anything were wanting tc
insure the success of the Republicans, the de-
mocracy thus boldly throwing off the mask, have
contributed that something.