Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-08-21
An Extraordinary MoYement.

very extraordinary movement occurred
in the House Of Representatives on Thurs
day. The army appropriation bill was under
consideration, when Mr. Barbour, a Black
Republican member from Indiana, moved the
! following amendment TO an item appropri-
atiDg S3,275,l7O for the payment Of the
army:
"But Congress, hereby disapproviug Of the
code of alleged laws officially communicated to
them by the President, and which a.e repre-
sented TO have been enacted by body claiming
to be the Territorial Legislature OF Kansas
and also disapproying Of the manner in which
said alleged laws have been enforced by the au
thcritieS of said Territory, expressly declare
that until the alleged laws snail have been
affirmed by the Senate and the House of Repre-
sentatives as having been enacted by legal
Legislature, chosen, in conformity with the or
ganic law, by the people Of Kansas, no part ol
the military force of the United States shall be
employed in aid OF their enforcement; nor shall
any citizen of Kansas be required, under these
provisions. To act as part of the posse conmita-
tbs Of any officer acting as marshal or sheriff Of
said Territory"
The amendment was adopted, every Black
Republican member voting for it. The OBJ
ljsct of it is plain. The army in Kansas has
not been engaged, in single instance, in the
enforcement Of the odious laws enacted by
the Kansas Legislature. Its sole employ
msnt has been to repel armed invasion and
preserve order. OF course these alleged
laws' will never be affirmed BIZ the Senate
and House Of Representatives as having been
chosen by legal Legislature. chosen in con-
: formity with the organic law, by the people
of Kansas" The Senate has already passed
a bill invalidating these "alleged laws, u
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passage Of which doubtless the Black Repub.
licm members will in a body oppose. The
plain object of Mr.. Barbour's amendment
then. is to force the withdrawal of the army
from Kansas altogether, by loading the ap
preparation for its support with such condi
tions that the money cannot be used. Th,
! army once withdrawn, what protection will
e the people of the Territory have agains
armed invasion from both sections Of tn,
UnioD and what will prevenf collision Of the
opposing factions? What will prevent tn,
D renewa. Of civil war and bloodshed? Wha
g will save Kansas from devastation and desso
> laticn?
Nothing. She will be exposed to hsvo,
and destruction. She will be abandoned Il
: fire and sword. She will be left to that con
D dition which Aboltionism desires, above al
4 things, may be her fate. She will bleed a
every pore, and upon her blood will Aboll
tionism fatten.
a There is not the slightest difficulty abou
n the pacification OF Kansas, except that th
$ majority OF the House does not want pacifi
cation, and is determined not to have it. w
). will warrant that Gen. Smith will preserv
order SO long as he is permitted to maintain
IS his force-so long as the government shall
b have authority to keep him where he j:
r. The next natural step is to provide for tn
admission of Kansas This the Senate hs
: done by a bill which John Z. Hale was force,
7, to confess was almost unexcept;onable,
= and which was made entirely uuexceptiona
Is ble before it passed. Let Mr.. Barbour
amendment be defeated, let Gen. Smith re
main in Kansas, and let the Senate bill be
come law, and pacifcation will have bee
accomplished. Let this course be pursue
. aud we have beard Of the last "Kansas ou
j. rage"
y And let this course be pursued, aud "
IS shall soon hear Of the last OF Black Reput
;. licsnism. Ii caunot be kept alive unless th
administration shall be forced to withdra
d the troops from Kansas, and unless the Ser
le ate bill can be defeated. Upon these two |,
3 bors hang all the hopes of the political gam
4 blers into whose hands Mr. Fremont has fal
en-.
We pray every citizen who would have
1s right understanding of the Kansas issue,
or narrowly watch the proceedings of the Hous
nt Not day passes that does not reveal som,
70 thing Of the plot in the development
which the Abolition majority is euoa-ed