Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-25
THE SENATE AND THE PEOPLE.

The resolution submitted in the Senate last
Monday, by Mr.. Cas-, requesting information
from the President respecting any correspond
enoe which may have taken place with the
Government of the Papsl States, touching a
mission.to the United States was made the &C.
casion of quite number of Bunoombe speech
ca. Senators were filled with regret that so
distinguished man as Monsieur Bedini should
have been 30 inhospitably received Law was
magnifed, and the People were sharply re-
buked for having been too free in the display
of their hostility to that gentleman. Solemn
homilies were read upon the mischiefs of mob
violence, and the high duty Of maintaining and
enforcing subordination and order. One might
have supposed, from the tone of some Of the
speeches, that the whole country was convulsed
with excitement, and the arm of the civil an
thority was powerless As usual in such cases,
we were assured that the eyes Of the world were
upon us these scenes Of violence would seri-
ously damage the reputation of this unparal-
leled Republic but this exhibition Of Senate
rial reverence for Law, would at once save our
good name and induce better sentiments among
the erring People.
The People will be apt to regard this Soma
torial demonstration rs rather impertinent.
They can have no objection to the passage Of
such q resolution as that introduced by MIR.
Cass, but they may desire to know by what
right they are arraigned for misconduct before
the American Senate Has there been any
such commotion in the country rs to Justify a
procedure so extraordinary? The Popes Nun
clio has been received graciously by the Pres-
dent, and treated in Washington with diStin-
guished consideration. In few cities that he
has visited, popular assemblages composed
chiefly Of naturazed citizens, under the belief
that he was the murderer Of q noble Italian
patriot, have manifested their hostility to him
by public demonstrations, but the municipal
authorities have always interfered in timc to
prevent violence to his person, had this been
intended. In one case, indeed, in their zeal for
the Law, they outran the Law, and by their
premature and extreme action have subjected
themselves to prosecution before the courts.
Had the Law been generally set at defiance,
had the States and the municipal corporations
proved themselves incompetent TO the work Of
REFRESHING violence and maintaining order,
there might have been some pretence for this
extraordinary display in the Senate. As il is,
the action Of that body is uncalled for, insult
ing to the People, and calculated to mislcad
that portion Of the world that happens to take
an interest in our AFFAIRS into the notion that
we are very turbulent and dangerous Democ-
racy, tending to riot and anarchy, requiring
the strong arm Of Executive Power to keep
us in subsection. II should have satisfied these
Senators that the Police has been fully able to
secure the ascendenoy Of Law, and protect the
person Of the Nuncio wherever no has been.
Their concern for the cause of order in this
case is the more extraordinary, because not at
all characteristics. We recollect the time when
the spirit Of popular violence ragged in this
city, right under their eyes, and bade defiance
for nearly three days 10 the efforts Of the Po-
lice TO suppress H. Liberty Of speech and Of
the Press was sought TO be snbverted, per-
sons and property we're menaced, and at one