The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-24
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BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TElEGRAPHs.



WAsaIN0TON-HIs CALL UPON rHE PRESIDENT FOB
PRoTEcTIoN-THE ATTACK ON FRANKLIN, Ere.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %, 1855.
The proceedings OF the two houses of Congress today
will constitute epoch in the history Of our govern
ment and the practical workings Of its consttutiona
checks and balances The result Of these proceedings
the boldest predict Both houses OF Congress,
determined to-day to adhere TO their disagreement on the
Army bi-the Senate by vote of thirty five to nine
the House by ninety eight 70 ninety seven making TWEEN
y five majority joint ballot in favor OF the appropra-
ton without the proviso in dispute.
II there be adjournment Monday, the republicans
declare their determination to take up the calendar and
60 into general legislation The Senate is less favorable
TO adjournment to day than yesterday the House is
ready for adjournment at any moment. The opinion is
very generally expressed in political circles here, that
Congress should adjourn and leave the President TO sup
port the army, under those provisions Of the bill which
were agreed TO by the two houses precisely II it had
become law. The country they say, win support him
In it, This will probably be the things will take
was the intention last evening Of the democratic por
ton Of the Senate, in Mr.. Hunters motion 10 adhere
prevailed, to adjourn; but held this morning.
when they given to unders tand that they sepa-
rated without passing the Army bill the President would
call them together again. They therefore changed their
tactics, and have now agreed not TO adjourn do any
other business for the present until something shall be
done in the house.
Mr.. Haven, OF New York, has proposition which he
tried TO get in today, but the Speaker ruled OF
ORDER to settle this whole difficulty. 1t is to repeal al
obnoxious Kansas laws order election OF members
Of the Legislature and keep register OF all voters to
detect Illegal voting, &c.
Dispatches pouring in from all quarters TO the re.
pubcans, TO itand firm and not yield ore iota.
lhare are, however, still hopes OF the passage OF
Army BILL new one will probably be introduced on
Monday. Mr. Campbell, Of Ohio, has already prepared
lrovso prohibiting the employment OF the army 10
Kansas enforce the laws of the Territorial legislature
embodying the section in the Senae's Publication bill
aboshrg test oaths securing freedom of speech and OF
the ress and appropratng $25 900 for reorganization,
by the election OF new legislature.
The resolution Of Mr.. Sage, OF New York, nqurng into
the propriety Of aboshng or rem odellng the criminal
courts Of the District Of Columbia, aimed he says
at Judge Crawford, before whom Mr. Herbert was lately
tried.
The Speaker received to-day interesting communi-
cation from Mr. Parker Commissioner in China con-
cerrrg suar courts in the Celestial Empire The
sy stem works admirably, but funds wanted to make
il Efficient.
The editorial corps Of the Union enormously
stated Hon. Sam Smith, OF Tennessee controls its
columns The Ntus changes hands, and becomes the Bl
chanan organ CT your city.
The great speech Of Gen. walbridge which appeared in
yesterday HLRAIp the general III OF conversa
ton in both houses Of Congress 10 day.
s. Cole Ego, the efficient chief clerk of the Pension
oce, has been commissioned, by the President Acting
Commissioner, during the absence Of Judge sinot
The free state men Of Kansas despatched Mr. Army
SPECIAL messenger 10 Washington call upon the Pre-
sdent fer protection from the Baord men, the South
calei out thec We learn that the President
was too much occupied TO the Tree State agent when
he called the White House the subject and be was
turned to ,r sydney Webster the private secretary
Of the President who informed him that his OPT
MON that the free state would have to take OF
the President was just now so mu,h
engaged that he could ret attend to the mater. With
this consolation Mr. Army left his papers in the hands Of
the private iecfeiary and took his departure from the
White Housc.
The documents embrace letter to the President and
emf Official a,soant Of the attack Franklin Here
they arb
Army PRESIDENT.
To HIS ExcEiiKScY fRlSt1lS PIERCE, PRESIDENT oF TIE
INufp sIsIE--
SRA few days ago had the honor to address you as
secretary OF mass convention held 10 Mclean county,
Illinois and 10 tran,nlt 10 you cert I'm certificates and
tdayis in relation 70 ourgcs perpetrsted by citizens
Of Missouri upon peaceahe emigrans from state and
county, while on the Missouri river and o.her public
b ghways Of that state, "a route 10 Kansas.
since then the National Kansas Committee located
Al ChlcsIo nrIois have received from the Central
Kansas Committee" at lawrence Kansas, Official infor-
mston " regard 70 the preparation 81 citizens OF xssou
nd o'hcr states 10 drive out Of the Territory Of Kan
viii he found testified 10 in the affidavit of Robert Nor
row, kq herewith cnrktcd
general government nmedi.ty .rpose 70 prevent he
ncusiors and outrages contem by armed bands OF
rom Missouri aud other siates, who are preplred
10 oycrrun tic Territory, Lat civil var viii be the
result, Which viii involve TIE whole Northwest against
the South
VIII lie APPARENT 10 your Exccency thu, any n,ary
Demonstration such contemplated by citizens OF Mis-
tou, and other states Of The SOUTH against free STATE
otatrs Of the Northwess who have lei their former
homes 10 scttc pyaccaby In Kansas, will justify those
persony AMI also The States from whence they came, %
reso 10 similar 10 tclf deten e, and especially 20
IL the Executivs Of the un,e States or OF tho state
Nssour should i 10 adopt measures to prevent these
AS he free s,ate citizens Of Kansas deprecats civil
war eynceo their desire for peace by their sub
mission 70 robberes and other oatrages they appeal 10
protect them; and in behalf Of their COMMITTEE,
whoe entails bear, also in behalf Of the National
Kansas COMMITTEES, o. which have the honor 10 De
member, J sohs, your Immediate consideration q ms
and authority TO pieyp the impending civil war, and We
attendant horrors. With AL respect yours, ...
WASHINGTON Cuf. Aug II 1856. W. .. ~ Army.
ssNl.o5lfr1Ar ACCOUNT ~ THE ArTAcg on rRASKrx.
The undersigned would hereby certify that he left the
Territory OF Kansas the 9Th day OF August 1885, aud
ntced with The present state Of things 10 that Territory
from personal knowledge Of the circumstances Ssnce
the attack upun Lawrence, May 2st last with the ex
certcn of lew sklrmlshcs matters In the Territory
have remained in comparative quiet. The preenes Of
the government troops. while " seemed 70 produce q
,ck uron the de- gns Of the pro slavery served
them tn opportunity 70 MAKE more extensive pre-
Iaraiions PROVISIONS and arms bon guns ans cannon
and ann unon have been secretly introduced nto and
stored different Tats Of the Terrtory bands Of from
so TO 2co each. from Missouri, are terrifying them
selves limo through the settled portions Of
the Territory. readiness for simultaneous descent,
by night upon the scattered and defencetss Tree state
people. Men from South Carolina and Georgia, common
iy called Buford remained IN Kansas, and erected
fortfcatons calling them colonies, in different pars Of
The Territory, the fortacatlons numbered some ten
twelve There three 10 Douglas county, two nj Ossa
waiome, one OF them Commanded by Coleman, who
murdered low and the rest extend along the Missouri
river TIE Nssourass have been furnishing the Caro-.
nisns Gcorgans and their men, with provisions,
ammunition &C. when all was ready, the Missouri
borderers made avowa Of their plan; they thought
they had the free state men In Their power they
solved TO execute IT, The question 10 the time Of at
tack the only point, and this settled on to take
place Immediately amer the adjournment Of Congress.
Fully satisfied that extreme danger impcuded over the
nee State men, they (the free state men) appealed
10 the military 10 shord them protection by
he dispersion OF these armed bands. This was refused
the case Of band OF upwards Of one hundred men.
camred about six miles from Lawrence on Washington