Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-08-22
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the Democratic cause.
Congress.
BY Joint resolution of both Houses, The djourn-
of Congress is set for the 18th nst being
Monday, but SO far as we can see there is no reason
able chance of the session closing by that time al
though, OF course, business will be much huddled
and hurried up, as is usuaat the winding up of the
long session.
1t would appear as though The Republican MAORI
ty in the House had determined to use the power OF
the purse with the view of enforcing their policy
upon the coordinate branches of the Government
10 effect this riders in the shape of Kansas provisos
have been tacked on to the different appropriation
bills passed in the House, but these provisos have
been ected by the Senate, and the House has gen.
etally yielded The contest is now over proviso to
the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill. This
provso stpulates that part OF the money thereby
appropriated shall be drawn from the Treasury until
all persons now urder arrest in Kansas for treason
against the United Staes for a violation of the
laws enacted by the Territorial legislature shall be
discharged from custody Of course the proviso was
rejected in the Senate and the question in the House
Wednesday last, was on agreeing to the Senate's
amendment by which said proviso was stricken out,
Mr. Pennington. of New Jersey, moved to substi.
tute fol the original provso amendment differing
in far that it simply torbids any of the monty
appropriated lor Kansas being drawn from the I rea-
suy until all suits for treason, arising out of events
in that TER tory, shall have been discontinued, and
all persons charged with under Confinement for any
off against the laws of the Territorial Legisla
ture assembled Shawnee Mission, shall be released
from confinement, and discharged from further prose
cutiOn therefor.
With this amendment, substantially the same as
the original provIso, the bill passed the House Sc
cond time What the Senate will do remains to he
seen 1t is an odd and painful state of things when
one portion of the legislative power undertakes to
force obnoxious measures upon the other branches
by means of threat TO stop the wheels OF Govern
men, for to such this lacking of Kansas proyisos
to appropriation bills amounts
In this struggle many things lost sight of-per
haps even The best efforts of the friends of the Cape
Fear Bill may fail in getting it up. We trust not
We know that no honorable effort will be spared
We hope that Congress, constituted precisely as the
present is will never again be seen in Washington
The Notura1'zed Vote the North.
This morning we were shown letter received by
an adopted citizen of this place from cousin in Ohio
AS it seemed to us 10 throw some light upon matter
which forms the topic of considerable discussion,
begged the favor of being allowed to make such ex
tracts from it as we might deem interesting to oul
readers. 1t is dated Mechanicsburg, Ohio, Angus
18th, 1856. emitting merely personal matters, i
says:
DEAR Cousin The times here very dull at present
Presidential eectioneering is the topic of the day with
great many Of the Fremont political trafckers. wish you
send word who the popular candidate with you
will tell you how things working here The Abolition
lists using all the intrigue and power they invent
the foreign especially the rsh vote for Fremont
But all the Abolition interest here get five Irish
in this place. We adopted citizens here all going to vo
for the Constitution and the Union Buchanan and Bekn
ridge candidates. and the native citizens her
should allow stand alone, still tcN stand for tn
of freedom and votes to for the goo
old Democratic party which has secured to and to tn
country the liberty and happiness oy and which tn
AbooniS Woolles want to rob US Of | want you to cas-
your for Buck and Brock Rally to the liberal
Democracy the Aboltionists be able ride Mr. Fremon
into the Presidential chair a Woolly Horse, Iris
democrats at the North will take residence hereae
South of Mason and Dxons line. But do hope that tn
per will be able to polute the White House with
such candidate seconay nominated to dissolve the Unto
array part of the people Of the North against tn
other and to rob the South her slave property which the
have right to interfere with One word for all do you
duty for the Democratic will send you volume
you no" 'nDsS are H0'0 'n "''' 'S'p'''' p H.