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IS 1T INTENDED BY THE BLACK REPuBLiCANs VI
THE HOUSE TO ENCOURAGE CIVIL WAR IN NAN

. IN ,NTrNpFn ny THE BLACK REPUBLICANS OF
THE HOUSE TO ENCOURAGE CIVIL WAR In NAN
sAS?
This INQUIRY viii startle every ONE and yet who dares
TO say that their present conduct not In effect so Inc
constitution declares that the President shall lake care
ia. the he faithfully executed and be swears that he
will preserve protect and defend the constitution 'ne
United States He is made commandments o' lne
army Of the United States In discharge Of these duties
and in accordance with his oath of Office he has mace use
Of that army to suppress bostites in Kansas and 70 pro
tect the lives and property of the people in thai
He has treated all alike whether the settler came from The
North or the South the East the West peaceaoie ne
was proected if found with arms in his HANDS, making
hostile demonstrations against his neghbors be was dis
armed In pursuing this Of policy the President
restored peace and quiet 10 that unfortunate Territory
and the population resumed their ordinary industrial pur
suits.
Without the aid OF the army this result could not have
been attained Even the misstaements of the majority Of
the select committee sent out to examine into Kansas a.
fairs could not the agitation was found to have
gone into hopeless decine but last alternative
system seems to have been devised by which the people Of
Kansas are to be left at the mercy Of Col Lane and his ma
rsuders and all power withheld from the President to pre-
vent renewed hostilites suppress them if begun
The army of the United States in times OF peace is In
fact nothing bu police force When, therefore, the army
Is dsbanded The President deprived Of the power con-
fded to him by the constitution, to enforce the execution
Of the laws and to the lives and property Of
people When these in danger il is his duty TO call TO
his aid all the powers his command; and II is equally
the duty of the coordinate branches of the government to
render him all possible assistance
What conclusion, then we arrive at, when we see
majority Of the House of Representatives refusing TO allow
The President TO use the national force Of the country to
preserve order May not under the Circumstances
we'll inquire whether the black republicans Of the House
design 10 encourage civil war; Who say with truth
that this IA not sol The pretence that they wish TO
make Kansas free while they know and every other intel
rpent man knows, that II it understood that the
United States troops would be withdrawn the whole Ter
rtory would become the theatre Of war between The con
ending parties
Does the majority Of the House Of Representatives in
Congress desire to produce these results fthey do not
WHY do they not discharge their constitutional duty by
passing the army appropriation bf htbey GO desire 70
produce such result they intend civil war; and the Of
nce is as deep a, dark damning Is that which Calline
plotted in the Roman Capitol Let the honest OF the oP
position heed what they do The verge Of the precpice
has already been approached few steps and they
viii have reached the base Of its gulf Let them look
around and inquire what Is intended II civil war win
not be the endY