The Placer herald., 1856-10-04
Ohio Correspondence.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Sept. lst, l!

Dear Herald:-The near departure of ano-
ther mail admonishcs me that if | desire to
hold a chat with you that it is necessary to
lose no more time, but to be dotting thei's and
crossing the t's Immediately. The newspa
pers will give you more of the news of the
dav than | can, but still that need not pre-
vent me from having my talk with you, or
deter ME from saying what the thoughts Of
an hour may prompt.
Congress after session Of nearly nine
months, to little purpose, adjourned on the
18th without passing the appropriation bill
for the army. This necessary measure was
defeated by the party who desire to appro-
pirate all the patriotism and pure love of
country to themseves--namely the Repub-
lcans. Rather than fail in the scheme Of
revenge against the administration, they
would have stopped the wheels of govern
ment and brought all its nece sary operations
to stand still But scarcely had that body
adjourned before the Presidents Proclama-
ton summoned them to an extra session, and
after some days spent in quarrelIing over
the obnoxious Kansas proviso that the House
had incorporated in the bill, the measure
passed without this Objectionable feature,
and we have the satisfaction of knowing that
the service of our gallant little army can
still be used for the benefit Of our country.
The proviso so Objectionable required that
none of the money should be used for the
sending of troops into Kansas to uphold any
of the existing laws of that territory. Such
provision was absolutely wrong, and if per-
mitted to obtain established precedent for
tho ,f lot, inf fpfu ba
worshippers overreached Themselves and
enough backed out finally to permit the bill
to 90 through untrammeIed. The Govern
ment had found it necessary to discharge
many laborers employed in the arsenals and
ar,nories for the reason that it could not pay
them. The aoitators had not counted on
that result, and saw the symptoms of a popu
lar indignation that would have inevitably
overwhelmed them. They apparently fought
with ferceness to the last. but it was sham
they found themselves in corner, and
are glad they are now out of it. The bill
passed. both houses adjourned Immediately,
and in a very few hours a majority of the
members were speeding rapidly to their
homes 1t would be a blessing to the coun
trv if many of them never return to the capi-
tai again The factious and unpatriotic
course pursued by the majority of the House,
styling themselves the Republican party, can
not, in my opinion. be too heartily condemn
ed bv every true lover Of his country.
The whole country is agiated by political
excitement, and as if to add stimulous to it,
there has beeen another blaze up in Kansas
This time it is not the Border Ruffians but
Col. Jim Lane with his armed bands. To
what extent they have gone or intend going,
it is difficult to say, as but little truth can
be extracted from the great mass of state
ments that are given to the public. When
the pro:slavery men had the upper hand of
the abolitionists in Kansas the whole aboli-
ton press called loudly upon and abused the
President roundy for not interfering with
U s. troops; but now, when free State men
strike the blow, they say no interference, but
let them drive the pro-slavery men from the
territory From this we can form an estl
mate of their fairness, honesty and modera-
ration. They have set up their standard of
political faith to which every man must bow
or be denounced. They have formed the
creed to which all must assent or be assaied
with vituperation. From all | have seen
| am SatlSned tnaJ tne Pr'hclPies VI Ile he-
publican party tend to the most extreme fana-
ticism. Let them but succeed in this cam
paign, and they will not stop short of the
most extravagant demands Not satisfied
with prohibiting the extension Of slavery into
new States but will attack the institution
where it exists. The individual who will be
so unfortunate as to reside in Southern
State and own slaves will be held up to pub
tc scorn as though common malefactor.
Can any one doubt this who IS familiar with
the course, of those leaders of Aboliionism
John i. Hale, Joshua R. Giddings, and 9th
ers' Of the same stamp. This is d time when
all Union-Ioving, conservative men should
be on their guard-the specious stories of
sectional aggression should be discarded, and
that more fraternal feeling be inculcated