Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-08-16
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July 81. 1913. {

July ~, 1910.
MEssRs. PALMER & PAUL.
The House has passed resolution to
adjourn on the 7th prox., but it is thought
that the Senate will s'non-concur" SO long
as there is any prospect of passing the
Compromise bill, or any other measure
that will meet their appreciation, for the
organization Of Oregon, California and New
Mexico. GAS long as there is life, there
is hope, says the old adage; but there is
neither much life nor hope in body con-
stituted as is the present Congress, with
whiggery in the ascendant in the popular
branch-"a whited sepulchre filled with
dead mems bones"
The Senate will probable fix upon some
day from the 18th to the 2lst for adjourn
ment, unless it should soon appear that
there is no chance for the passage of the
compromise bill through the lower house,
in which case they will probably bout
face on the instant, concur in the House
resolution, and huriedly eracuate on the
Hh. lnhnitel " more for their credit, and
more for the honor and welfare of the
country, would it have been, had they come
to some such determination months ago.
The Senate was in session all last night.
on the compromise bill, and upto the pres
ent writing Is o'clock A. NJ. has not vet
adjourned. Having taken matters coolly
thus lar, they concluded 10 do something
now which should 'astonish the natives. >
They determined, it appears, to force the
bill TO tia-l vote at Yesterdays session
but, as several Senators, burning with the
fire Of patriotism and plegnant with unde-
llvered speeches, la yet to let off their
surplus steam, yesterdays session was ex-
banded so as to include to day, and if they
adhere to that determination, may posi-
bly, consume the balance Of the week.
have not yet heard Of "a trace" being
broken in this desperate and prolonged
struggle between slavery propagandism
and abolition ianaticiSm, but certain OF the
combatants have fretted and chafed badly
In the harness. Among this number may
be mentioned Corwin of Ohio, Hale OF
New Hampshire, Phelps Of Vermont,
Niles OF Conn.,, and Underwood of Ken
lucky. The first named. (Corwin, made
such a magnificent display of fanacticism,
in ground and lofty abolition tumble, that
ms stays gave way in the effort, and the
valiant champion of Mexican whiggery
fell flat upon his face: The second SO
hammered and distorted his tone idea"
that it could scarcely be recognized by the
most experienced adept in New Eng land
nlggerology; the third is supposed to have
suffered seriously from his circulating
display Of magnanimity in showing what
might be done for the poor African by
combination Of "New England capital
and Ohio philanthropy" the fourth was
in travail for about three hours, when the
laboring mountain brought forth mouse;
the fifth and last, after morbid dis play OF
southern feeling, and regular quixotic
onslaught against the imaginary horrors of
modern abolitionism, ended by running
States Rights "plumb into the ground"
and fell exhausted and painting for breath,
with his armour shattered and SWORD
broken in his desperate encounter with
the wind mill.
1t is exceedingly tiresome listening to
these long winded debates, which have be-
come truly "fat, stale and Improbable"
Finding pic nicks much more to my taste,
have not been much in attendance upon
,he sessions for the past week shall pro-
oaoly 60 up in an hour or two, to see how
'ne grave and reverend seigneurs" look
a,ler SO long vigil, how many have been
aole to resist the drowsy god, and how
many are sleeping at their posts. Immac-
u'a'e patriots! spotless and self sacrificing
statesmen, thus to watch and pray prey?1
Tor the public welfare!
=, mere is no doubt of the passage of the
Oil oy the Senate, but the general impress
!. Slon IS that it will not pass the House,
:. mat the California and New Mexico por-
:. IONS Will there be stricken out, while for,
.ne remainder Of the bill, the substance of
'ne one now before the House, will be i
substituted, when the whole measure will
nhaily be swamped in disagreement be-
tween the two houses.
among the great body Of the federal
=. members the only question with reference
~ 'neir course upon this important mea-
. y Is, what policy will rebound most to
a,e benefit Of whiggery in the pending cam
paghs They are sadly at a loss as to what
~, r'u'se Will enable them to make most po-
ms'cal capital whether they can make I
, os oy settling, temporarily, the question
= 'iaveiy In the territories-as this bill
mIuld do and thereby relieving them
, sewers from their awkward dilemma in re-
.auoh 70 the Wilmot proyiso, with the
equlvocal position of Gen. Mum. their