The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-12
KANSAS IN CONGRESS.

The friends Of freedom in Congress and
the country were not little discouraged bv
the failure Of the House to pass the bill al
hitting Kansas into the Union under the
Topeka State Constitution. The final vote,
taken on Monday. stood lO7 yeas to loo nays
Bnt the next day MIR. Barclay OF Pa, who
voted against the bill, moved to reconsider
The question was put to vote and carried by
two majority. The bin then passed-lOo
yeas against 81 nars
In the Senate, June 80, Judge Douglas
from the Committee on Territories reported
a bull for the settlement Of the difficulties IN
Kansas. His bill provides for the appoint
ment Of five Commissioners by the President,
who shall take censns Of the Inhabitants of
the Territory. and apportion the delegates to
the several counties these delegates when
elected are to form Constitution and insti-
tute State Government. when Kansas Is to
be admitted as State into the Union. A
residence in the Territory three months yre-
vous to the day of election, which takes
place on the dav of the Presidential election,
constitutes a man legal voter.
To pass this bill, the majority in the Sem
ate compelled night session. designed to
prevent discussion, aud after several amend
ments, the bill passed by 33 yeas against -
NAYS. as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen. Bavard, Bell Of
Broiheai, Brown. Cass, CLAW. Crittenden.
Dou.la>. Hunter Iver<on. johnson, Jones
OF Iowa. Mallory. Pratt. Puch. Reid, Scha>-
tan. S!id"ll. Stuart. Thompson of Kentucky
Toonbs, Tourv, Weller, Wright, Iulee-
80
NAYS eSsrs B.!l of New Ham, shire
Col.nrr Dodge Dnrkce, Fr>>enhen. Er"
Foster Hale, Scwald. Trumbu.. W adc. VII
Son-l2.
The fate of Kansas now rests with til,
House. The whole scope and intention OF
this Senate bill! is 10 ll>'eD NaruY upol
NtiSdS u II Il tIl'l>t IiiU'nlbuS dIi'I ItStdii
1 dodge to cover unler show of tairrs.ss a,
insi'lious attempt to GAIN by legislation wha
could rot be gained 10y the aid of Borl"
Rulani>m. The bin puts the present am
the future welfare of Kansas into the hand
h Of the President and TIE Senate. and Met
J. devotion to the Interests of Slavery has bee
too often AMI >irnaliy proved
f The House of Representatives has pow,
to defeat the ball. Time and circumstance
T have made what would have been cncc hail
l. Gus and All un u>t conspiracy to make k,u
!, >ns Il Stare Sac The House has the strrng,
to defeat the bill. and if it for a moment re
4" yards the pcare Of tie country it wi
. promptly send ii back to the Senate in quite
t different form 1t - presumptuous ta.lar
q to suppose that such bill will alav anv eS
" cltemcnt now felt in regard to this sublec
i If Kansas is made Slave State by any cour,
like those the administration has thus f,
q pursued. the question will ultimately con
! up on its admission into the Union. TT
!. North will then be prepared for the issu
4, for If there is one thing more than another u,
n on which the Free States are agreed. it is th
: Kansas must and shall come into the l'nio
as Free State or not at ALL
D. Who are the Niger Wor-hippcrs.
6 The bogus code that the administration
dragooning into the squatters of Kansas, pr
vides that any person cnticIng. conveying
way, or kidnapping wlte ch7i from its p
rents or guardians in the territory of Kan>a
shall suffer the penalty of sir monhS' imnri
Ks onmem N tie co"nty jul, and be further Ii
70 ble to such fine as the discretion of the cou
n may suggest. Another law makes the pei
k atty for cnticips, conveying away, or kidna
e. ping a negro child in SAID territory
ic DEATH. SO for stealing a wlite bnLq. 81
Ne months imprisonment is the humane al
K Just extent of the law-tor stealing a n,g,
# buLy, DEAIn.
The l'tc show of respect once acco
- ded to President Pierce seems TO have o,
:. tire'y vanished since his defeat before Il
" Cincinnati Convention. The Senate q
Monday did beautiful little elcctoncerin
job, in the shape Of passing (3l to 12) Sc,
" eral bills for improvin. the navigation of IL
Mississippi River and St. Clair Flats, ronol
: shod over the Presidential vctocs. Th
President has thus built up at great sacrfic
an ingenious couS'ifuiionui iete,.Se of all sor
u of snags. flats, &C., only to have democrat
"' Senate knock it in pieces before his eve
~ It's too bad What will become of the con,
- try if the Government is allowed to do an,
thing for internal Improvements
F. MAINE.-Thc State Republican Convc,
ii ton assembled at Portland on Tuesday.
q Twelve hundred delegates were prcscn
". Hon. Hannibal IIamlin was nominated ,c
it Governor on the first ballot, receiving LOG
ID votes against 20. The nomination was the
made unanimous. TLcre is grea: enthusiast
in Maine. 1t already approaches that O
1870. The young men all over the State ar
shouting for Fremont.
?. The report that Governor Shame
II had resigned is disputed. 1t is not belle,
|. ed that he will CRAFTY the administration b