The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-05
The New Kansas Bill OF NIr. Toombs Passed.
Kansas 70 be a slave state.

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Kansas TO be a slave state.
After a continuous session of twenty hours,
running from Wednesday noon, through the after
noon and the night, and closing at about nine
o'clock Thursday morning, the new Kansas bill
ori yinally introduced into the Senate by Nj.
Toorlbs. Of Georgia, and adopted BY the Com
al.tee on Territories was passed By vote Of
Iliry-three FOR the bill, 10 twelve against it,
The vote and final proceedings upon the Dill
vial be found under our Congressional head
Let all the people read this bill, and remember it,
foI it establishes another conspicuous landmark IN
the history of the slavery question in this country.
KANSAS is to be slave State. That was, we pre-
sumo on the part Of Mr.. Douglas, the intent of
the division Of the Nebraska Territory, and the
object of the Kansas-Nebraska bill II is the par
toaiay purpose Of this bill; and if passed by the
House Of Representatives, it will accomplish the
work. As balance of power in the Senate,
the South are eatitled to Kansas-they have
fought for it, throC oh good and evil report; and
now al that they require to secure the prize il
the concurrence of The House of Representatives
The time is auspicioa for this movement; the bin
the agencies to make il good and all that is now
wanted tc secure Kansas to the South is the vote
Of the House in behalf O. the measure.
But viii the Hoasr concur? Upon that
question the whole case hinges We think ii
very likely that the Southern leaders Of the
Senate know shat they L. &c been doing. and
that they would not think 81 resolving upon sit
ting out the bill through a sea ion OF twcniyfour
or forty-cight hons, a. the case might require.
without q pretty distinct undeEs andng that the
House i safe for IA, measure. The late test In
that body. by which the bill adui, ting Kansas as
free State was los. by one vote, j. a strong in
dication in favor Of tbs new expedtent from the
Senate. Bat viii tho Fillmore KEsw Nothings
stand firm? We iDeliIe to think hey will. be-
cause the forlorn hope ef their candidate is the
south.
Assuming, then, tina. with the all Of The Fill
moro men in the House this bill will son be.
come o law OF the land, VIC ,have no hesitation In
declaring II equivalent to tne admission Of Kansas
as a slave State. The President is TO appoint
the commissioners to carry cut this law, and to
slDerintcnd its execution; and after all the pre-
scribcd preliminaries sball have been fulfilled.
the 3cttlers Of Kansas under the limitations sci
doen. are to vote upon the question OF a new
conss.ution-slavery or no slavery The cream
Of tn bill is in the executive authority Of Mr..
Pixcc. and in the limitations defined. The border
runians' by and with the advice and consent Of
the administration. have expelled the bulk OF the
abolition ar free State settlers by fire and sword;
the TerTit5Ay is in the occupation Of the pro-
slavery squ-4icrs, including, doubtless many
valuable land claims, town sites &c, conquered
from the Northern emiTant colonies, and held
by the ancient iendal tenure. that
lie shall re, who has the power,
And be aAsl keep who can.
To- Northern aha,i.ion and free soil -,uattors
thai driven off. impoverished and dispossesscd
viii hardly desire to try their unfortunate pill
grinl@ge to Kansas over again but If they should
desire II, they can handy be mustered back into
Kansas IN sufficient numbers to outvote, on the
day appointed the convenient Missourians. who
have only a three month sojourn to undergo in
the Territs4y to secure the golden prize.
Hence or, conviction THAI 1he passage OF this
tll is equivalent TO the admission Of Kansas. In
g many words, as a slaveholoing State: and we
repeat that. iskilg the late Houc vote upon the
Frae State bill" A. the test, VIC think ibis bin
can be passed. From many years Of close obs,r.
walton q The doing q Congress, we can safely
assert tina. where a measure Of such vast import
ance a. thx may require an additional vote or
two 10 pass IL they can be secured. We may
refer 10 the taft bill Of 1872, the tariff bill
of ls46. the Texas annexation resolutions.
some vital points IN the compromise measures
Of 1850. and to some Of the close and
critical votes upon the Kansas-Nebraska bill.
These examples. and many Others. bear US out in
The conclusion that upon almost any great mca-
sure before Congress requiring one, two, or three,
ar lalf a dozen additional votes % squeeze it
through they can be picked up, and often where
least expected
The report Of The Kansas Investigating Com
mttco is an ugly affair Its facts and circum-
.taniial specifications arc hard 10 get over They
sorhm the worst reports Of Governor Rceder
AMI others against the border rufians,' IL il
LqWn W this report lbat these invaders under