Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-12
The Senate Committees.


thc Senate is the stronghold of the slave
rover. 1t reigns almost supreme tbrougI,-
oW It's organization. We ask the readers
aushtion to the character and relations of
we chairnen of the Standing Committees
Vftic entire number, twenty-seven. eleven
are rom the free, sixteen from the slave
VI tnese eleven, one, Mr.. Douglas, is n
sln'eholuor, identified with the Slave Inter-
cst and three, Messrs. Dickinson, Sturgeon.
ana WALKER are in subjugaton to this inter-
esS 30 that there are, in fact, but seven MEM
pcfs VI any degree representing the sentiment
VI ~ ~ hee states, chairncn of committees.
tneh look at tie character of some of the
appointments in other respects: Dickinson,
.pan never suspected of being particularly
Dright, at the head of the Committee of rs
na"ee Sebastian of Arkansas, who bns
propaDly never seen factory, Chairman of
tns committee on .Hanyfdciwesl Turney
oi tehncssee, State characterized, in COM
,non WIN all the Southern States, except
niaLylahd and Virginia, by an absence of in
Ne"nFe genius, at the head of the Committee
OH Ia'ehts! kusk of Texas, State whose
Pos'age expenses are borne by the revenue
received in the commercial States. Chair
man OF the Committee on the Post Office
aud Post Roads
VERY appropriate appointments, are they moi? ?
but ihis Is not the worst. The chair of
every important committee is filled either Inv
STAKEHOLDER, or a man willing to do tho
WORE OF slavery. Foreign Relations are in
the custody of King of Alabama Military
Afin'rs under the care of Davis of Mississippi;
Navul Affairs under that of Yulee of Florida
IA rtale aud u Senator of the least possible
dlsunctlon: Indian Affairs under the head
snip OF Atchison of Missouri, who has ayow-
Ell iiis purpose to drive MIR. Benton from the
Sennte: Finance under the superintendence
OF Dickinson of New York, the humblest
creature OF the Slave Power: the Territories
under The guardianship of Douglas of llli-
nois, Nho owns plantation of slaves, and
who qis0beyed the instructions of the Lepis-
laturoof lils State OH the subject of Free
dom and Free Soil: the Judiciary controlled
10y bnler of South Carolina, who denies the
r1ght pf the people of California to organize
a STATE, and introduced a bill, at the last ses-
sion of Congress, to make postmasters and
custo'n-house officers slave catchers. Mean-
time, Me District of Columbia is protected
by Mr. Mason of Virginia, and the Library
by Ml. Pearce of Maryland-the only Whig
who chairman of n Committees gentle
Ingis Go, with his slavelloleiiug COLLEAGUES.
durhfy y'Siie last Congress- refused TO allow 70
the National Era place in the Library OF
Congress, although all other Washington ia.
pers are placed in that Chamber.
Every important branch of the public ser.
vice, SO far ns the Senate is concerned, is
placed under the guardianship and control
of Slavery.
Now, look at the composition of the COM
mlttees. On each of sixteen of the twenty
seven committees the majority is composed
of shareholders. On the Committee on For
eign Relations there is but one member from
free State; on Indian Affairs, not one men,
ber; on the Territories, but one non-slaye-
holder. Only on the unimportant commit
tees are tine members from the free Sialcs
allowed a majority. The Committee on the
Territories is constituted with the express
view of securing TO slavery all it claims in
free territory. The Commute on the Judi
ciary, to which will be referred the applica-
ton of California for admission as a State, is
controlled by Butler of South Carolina,
Downs of Louisiana, and Berrien of Geor-
gia, constituting mujority-all of whom are
uncompromising supporters of the extreme
pretensions of slavery. The Library of
Congress, from which is sought TO be eXclu-
ded everything not in harmony with the in
terests of the "pecular institution" is i'm
the keeping of Pearce of Maryland, Mason
of Virginia, and Davis of Mississippi. Not a
member from free Suite is allowed TO par
ticipate in such censorship.