Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-07-19
SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1856.
RECONSIDERATION AND PASSAGE OF
THE KANSAS BILL.

it will be stopped in the Senate; but its passage
through the popular branch of the national lcgis-
lature, in view of all the circumstances, is one
of the greatest triumphs of the age. 1t show s
very clearly that the fingers of Death are on the
throat of the monster Slavery, AMI that the day
is d lwnln. when the fre.men AMI the free labor
ers of the North ant West will arise in their
manhood aud assert AMI maintain their rights.
The sugar coated bill of the willy Douglas,
THAT passed. the Senate the day previous, will
now receive its quetus. and the great amount of
rrplitical capital 10 he mud, out of the movement,
wtll become rs lmpotent ~ the froth that noats
on the surface OF mud -puilles after II storm.
IL aecds hut frmness on the part of the lovers
Of freedom to inslre glorious triumph. DON'T
he discouraged; rather rejoice for we have
everything to encourage TO press forward with
renewed exrrtons in the great struggle between
freedom ana slavery. We must succee /.
NAKINt; RO IDS AND BRIDGING STREAMS.
Our ID .legatr, Mr.. Rics, has been endeavoring
to get Congress t" appropriatc certain sums Of
money for the purpose OF laying out ro IDS, and
bridging streams in this territory. He was op-
,sed by Mr.. l. Echcr, of Virginia and Mr.. Jones,
of Tennessee. In reply TO several objections,
Mr. Rice said:
lie asks why we do not build our own roads !?
The men going to that Territory are poor. They
GO there for the purpose of bencfting their con-
uitiou; AMI. VII lc they standing there with
a hoe in one hand and rifle in the other the
gentlemen from Virginia call upon them to make
roads--ani for what? To mrkc the land valu-
able that has been taken up by military land war
rants. is this right? Is it Just that the people
of Territory should construct roads for the
benefit of the General Government and non resi-
dents
We arc pleased to find Mr.. Rice thus defending
the actual settlers. Again he said:
Mr.. Rice. ] wish to state that these roads are
not asked for territorial purposes alone. 1t
is nv DUTY here to represent the Indians of that
Territory as well the whites | ask this on
their account in part. Their anhuitics were to
be paid To them last sumner, but the Government
could not get the sup 1ies into the country until
December. Again we have never cost the Gov
srnment of the United States one dollar for
lndias Wars; and believe that, had there been
liberal appropriations for Florida and Washing
ton, and OREGON Territories. in opcning roads.
millions and millions of dollars would have been
saved to the Territory. If Indian were
10 break cat IN our midst. WAT would be our
aneans of defense? | think it advisable for us
not to be pcanv-wisc and poupt tfoosh. Is it
not better by the expenditure of a few dollars
now, tn prevent the shedding of blood and the
expenditure OF p,illiens? The Commissioner of
Indian Afairs has said that by constructing these
roads money would be sareA 10 The Territory. Is
cot that Of itself enough to satisfy the House of
che propriety of making this snail appropriation
Certain gentlemen here hold up their hands in
holy horror il dollar is to go out Of the Trea-
sury; aud If thousands are to be saw ed, and u
Territory benefited, their opposition is equally
certain.
We believe with Mr.. Rice, that il the Govern
ment would treat the lndaRs they should be
treated, there wauld be no occasion for war
They are continually annoyed by not receiving
their just dues, and like any "ther beings, or ant
mals, become impatient and seek to redress the
grievance.
The Ball passed the House oy decided
jority.
Nor So.-Tbe Hudson Star demonstrates the
IS st. anthony Express AS formerly rank Rcpub
lcan paper" That's libel. The Express is
silver-gray, hunkerism all over, and always has
been, and the hosting of the Buchanan fag is
but an act in keeping with sentiments long eater
tanned We will do justice to the Express by
saying that it was never identified with the Re-
publican cause, and We fear never will be unless
greater light than that which converted Sanl
opens its dark understanding.
SENSITIVE The Pioneer is becoming sensi-
tive. 1t attributes the reconsideration and pas
sage Of the Kansas vote &c the So absence from
the House of large number Of National mem
bers," and stigmatizes the act ''resort to
discourteous MEANS" "Myp' as the old lady
said, g" what an orcful transaction" !" The Pion-
eer talks about 81 dscourteous MEANS" whew !!
Where's bully Brooks, or Herbert. or Atchison !.
You are down, neighbor, fat notwithstanding
your boasted victory over the " Black Republi-
cans" In future, more discretion, and be
less arrogant, and the public will then have less
occasion to laugh over your foibles.
TINES RETRIBurIoNs.-In Mr.. Blair's recent
letter to the Republicans of New York, he states
that Mr.. buchanan recommended the deposit Of
the $4,000 of government money in Simon Ca
meron's Bank, for the purchase of the Globe for
Mr.. Polk and now the Union, which was the
fruit of that purchase, is doing all it can to cut
Mr.. Buchanan's throat. 1o sag
HuDsoN SrAR.-Dr. Otis Hoyt has become
publisher and proprietor Of the Star. ys -