Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-01-07
The Senate Committees.

The Senate Committees.
The prescription of Hale Of New Hamp-
shire, Sumner Of Massachusetts,, and Chase of
Ohio, from the Committees of the U. S. Sc
nate is not likely to rebound much to the ho-
nor Of the Senate. This act of prescription,
almost unprecedented in Legislative history,
meets with more general condemnation than
those who were its authors probably antici
pated. We are glad to see such papers as the
New York Evening Post, Buffalo Republic,
Albany Atlas, and great numbers of Others
of kindred political affinity, throughout the
country, express an unequivocal condemnato-
~ Judgment of the act. The Buffalo Repub-
lie says: ave would not wish the Just re-
proach they (the thirty-cght United States
Senators) have earned to be inherited 10y their
children; but we would have shame to set
upon their faces, calling upon Justice, Honor,
and Decency to point the finger of scorn at
them wherever they are, as long as they are
permitted to walk, crawl, OF sneak on the face
of the earth"
The exclusion of Sumner, Chase and Hale,
from the Senate Committees, is not alone an
indignity offered to them, but an insult to
the people of Massachusetts, Ohio, and New
Hampshire. The rights of the constituency
of these Senators are as sacred as those of any
party, however strong or powerful. The rea-
son ASST gned on the floor of the Senate for
the exclusion Of these men, is that they are
"outside Of any healthy political organiza-
ton" What does the Senate Of these Uni
ted States recognize as healthy political or
ganization! Let us see: there is party in
the south who call themselves SeceSsionists;
they have distinct organization, and their
avowed object is the dissolution OF the Union;
but these dlsorganizers are not considered bv
the Senate as "outside of a healthy organiza-
tion," for their representatives are deemed
worthy place on important committees.
Are these southern scacssionists deemed more
Nt'fio'lc-hlofe entitled TO fNorahle cohSlde-
aFtlon, tilan northern senators whose only
crime IS That they honestly believe the fur
Their extension of slavery to be incompatible
with the best interests OF the country. What
SlF'''S' Sle'';''le do'S 'h'S present to the
nations Of the civilized world three honora-
ore '2''il''or' "' "'N"o"ie''Sel Iuei' ana aDll-
ny o' "'"iI''e" P"rlo'lSHi ana deNotl"h TO
iF''"oh'' o''l're' unworthy OF pubic CONN
dehc'' SIMPLY because OF opinions hostile to
slavery WINE open Sc,e'~loni>fs from the
S'"'i'- l'"''''S l'' 'ie dissolution OF Inc n
io''' are i'i'o"Silllleo ana deemed lit to be
placed on responsive committees. Surcl y
dl~lntercStcd spectator outside OF this country
would readily brheve the days OF the repub-
nc numbered when the conservative branch
Oh '''e government Mo"S such extraordinary
l''r'I''''leN ana preferences
NJ i'''''7"i'! o"c''" 10 'heSe senators
al" '''' ,o,'"e So're'SillieS 'hey represent VIII
not "e without Us re;c'lNe influences ana con-
[ 'l"'inS 10 INC prosecutors tl'at 'hey nave act
ct lIl-ad'l>edly and hastily. The south hate
these men because they boldly avoW their op-
position TO the further encroachmenfS OF Sla-
very; can they be 50 insane as to believe that
thoy are b'nef'ttmg the interests of the south
by pursuing course so malignant! 1t is
Illuminating that so much SerHlllty should be
to the wi,bc, al the sunnorters Of the no,.n-