The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-26
TIE MYSTERY or THE BLACK REPUBLICAN, vIo-
LATIos or rag CONSTITUTION ExFLAHHBD.

TIE MYSTERY or THE BLACK REPUBLICAN FI0-
LATIOS or fHE CONSTITUTION EXPLAINED
The object directly aimed Al By the hlAekrepublicAn
leaders in refusing the army appropriations would
have been the giving Of into the hands Of rse
sss and irresponsible mob led BY the notorious Colonel
J. II Lane Circumstances lead the conclusion that the
movements Of this 70 be kept in exact accord
with the action Of hs eOnferees here For weeks
have heard that Colonel Lane his way from Illinois
10 Kansas passing through Iowa and Nebraska with
large armed foEoe declaring bis object be the suhugs-
ton Of the civil authorities Of the Territory No disrsrb-
had occurred in Kansas for month"; and the people
pursuing their peaceful ayoeatons without the dread
Of Shapes rifles rufanism Of any kind. The excite
meat had died out the material keep up backrepubl
natiesm had disappeared and ii necessary TO do
something the unholy and anpaotc movement would
stripped Of mock philanthropy, and appear before The
country ia all its hiaeous deormy The great heart Of
the American people is honest and patriotic and their in
stincs always correct hence whenever measure is
properly presented TO them enable them TO judge
dspassionAtsy, they seldom fail arrive just osncu
sion None understand this better thar the republican
Leaders, and therefore they know that their very existence
depends keeping up the Kansas excitement This
counts FOR the conduct Of Col Lane and the compora-
tye II necessary that the quiet OF Kansas should be
aan disturbed but 1t also necessary that the dis
turbers should little risk possible II
ay that the laws should be viaHed and tramped under
fos but it also necessary that the voaors shoad bs
allowed with IMMUNITY and be shielded from punish
for their crimes The peaceful citizens Of the Terri
tory to be given up to be murdered robbed Of their
property and the torch OF the inoendiay applied 10 their
dwellings, but the murderer robber and ncendiary must
protected from accountability Treason must be allowed
to stalk abroad throughout the country but the traitors
must protected against the strong of the law.
To accomplish all these results Col lane concentrated
his forces on the frontiers of Kansas the backepuhean
representatives refused pass the army appropriations
unless the army should be excluded from Kansas and
the very day after the adjournment learned that party
Lanes troops made attack the town Of Franklin,
in the Territory Of Kansas in which they killed number
Of the people while the main body Of his forces were
oenratng at Topeka preparatory TO more formidable
attack the civil authorities o
All this any ordinary occasion might hare been
signed accidental but we cannot believe If now The
movements Of Lane coincide SO closely with the action Of
the House that forced to the conclusion that
there was a perfect understanding between him and
the leaders who controlled that action Their attempt
to force the President 70 usurr authority but
other part OF the system Of tactics The constitution
does not give Congress the power direct the President
who is comnandern-chief Of the army and navy of the
United States what particular part Of territory he
shall station the troops That matter eft to his
discretion He is sworn to take care that the laws be
faithfully executed and for that the land and naval forces
placed at his disposal Congress has right inter
ere with him in the discharge Of duties npesed him
by the constitution An attempt do would be
Of usurpaon and the doing Of il would produces conflict
the branches Of government which would
suit in failure and confusion.
1t would be well therefore for those Of the republicans
who prompted by honest convictions to pause and re
ec before proceeding further in the course marked out
b. their leaders The compromises of the constitution
be preserved untouched The laws Of Congress must
enforced The lives and property OF citizens must
protected The different divisions OF our
the legislative executive and ndcia-nust not infringe
each others rights The President must do his duty
and in this instance be has right require the services
Of every member Of Congress assist him Formerly
objection might perhaps have been made to calling an e.
session the ground Of economy; but such is no
longer the under the compensation act which
gives to each member fixed salary Tor the whole term
no mileage for extra session Whether there Be a
regular called session. therefore the pay goes on the
same and amounts to more As to economy, there
fore the country loses nothing and is be hoped that
he in the blAck-rePubicAn ranks really wish to
preserve the government win up once and relieve
the country from i present embarrassing situation There
and but for the President and that l.
The be has taken That be win follow il out we have
doubt His duty is plain and be has faithfully erecu
ted it TO the end and doubt will 50 continue TO do
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE on TREAsoSIS CON-