Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-12-21
CONGRESS-.

For the plst week the Senie has done lit
tie. II not being considered courteous for h'
Senate to do business while the House r.
mans unorganized The Democratic eau
Gus list for Committees was ratified by tb,
Senate NJ follows;
Committee on For,ign Relations - Messr-
Douglas. Sidell, Clayton, Weller. AMI Fish
Committee on Finance Me-srs. Hunter
Toucey, Pearcc, Stuart, Brodhead, aud Crit
tendon.
Committee on Commerce Messrs Ham
lin, Dodge, Stuart, Seward, Clay, and BEN
jamln.
Committee on lfanntactUes---M essrs
Wright Allen, Harlan, Wilson, and Trum.
bull
Commiiice on 4griclture-- Messrs Allen
Hunter, Thomson Of New jersey, Harlan
and Wade.
COMMITTEE on Mitituy .ifdrs Messrs
Weller, Fitzpatrick, Johnson, Jones Of Ten
nessee. Pratt and Iyerson.
COMMITTEE on .Nidm Messrs. IIonston
Dodge. Bel Of New Hampshire and lhomp'
son Of Kennedy.
Committee on .Ndrh .lFirs-Messrs
Mallory, FISH, Thomson of New Jersey, Bel
Of Tennessee, James, aud Sldell.
Committee on Public Lands -Messrs Stu
art, Johnson, Foot, clayton, Pngb and Nal
lory.
Committee on Pr rate. Claims Messrs
Benjamn, Biggs, Thompson Of Kentucky
Foster and Wilson.
Committee on Indian .4fairs - Nessrs Sc
basiIan, Rusk, Toombs, Brown, Reid, and
Bell Of Tennessee.
Committee on Claims Messrs Bfodhead.
Fessenden, Geyer, Ivcrson, Yuleo and
Wade.
Committee on Revolutionary Claims
Nessrs. Evans, Reid, Hale, Foster and Dur
kee.
Committee on The Judiciary Messrs. But
Ter, Toucey, Bayard, Geyer, 1oombs and
puph
Committee on Posi- Offices and Post Roads
--Messrs. Rnsk, Collamer, Adams, IIamlin,
Jones of Iowa and Yulee
Committee on Roads aud Canals-Messrs.
Slidell, Bell Of New Hampshire, Briggs,
Durkee. Jones of Tennessee, aud Wright.
Committee on Pensions -Messrs. Jones, of
Iowa, Clay, Thomson of New Jersey. Sew
ard and sumner.
Committee on District of Columbia
Alessrs. Brown, Allen. Mason. Pratt, Reid.
Committee on Patents Messrs. James,
Evans, stuart Brown. Thompson Of Ky,
Fcssenden
Committee on Retrenchmeni -Messrs Adj
ans, Fitzpatrick, Fish, Biggs, Crittenden.
Committee on Territories = Messrs. Doug
Jas, Jones of Iowa, Collatner. Bell, Sebastian,
Biggs
COMMITTEE on Contingent Erpenses---
Messrs. Evans, Wright Foot
Committee on Public Buildings Messrs.
Bayord. James, Hunter, Thomson of n.
Pratt, Hale.
Committee on Engrossed Bills Messrs. .
Fitzpatrick, Collamer, Wade.
Committee on Library-Messre. Pearce,
Case, Ravard.
Committee on Engrossed Bills Mcssrs.
Jones ol Iowa, Sumner.
Let IT be observed and remembered, that
while Slavery prevails in only one halt Of
the States Of the Union, the Democratic par
" Of the Senate has yielded to Slavery the
absolute control of ali the important COM
miliees. !Siorery is National! that u the
rule on which modern sham democracy pro.
cecds. Behold:
Committee on Foreign .idaHs. This Com.
mi,tee is first in dignity aud importance. -
Having cognizance Of all treaties with for
eign powers. Of questions of peace aud war,
OF all our foreign commerce. of all PROPOSE
tons for the annexation cf foreign territory
aud Of the rights both Of the American ma
ton and American citizens under the law OF
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ought to be composed Of the rrotoundesi
lawyers, the most sagacious statesmen. and
the wsest and most prudent men to be found
in the Serate. Remembering also that this
Committee may have to consider tie annex
taion of Cuba and the colonization if not the
annexation Of Central America, 1t is also OBJ
vious that Freedom should at least be as
fairy represented as Slavery. Yet this
Committee consists Of .fpe Slavocrats, and
one doubtful friend of Freedom. The one
is Mr.. Fish of New York, who lately an
nounced his intention 10 stand alooi from all
party organizations.
Committee on Territories. Equal in i'm
ponanee at least 10 the preceding committee
on the Slavery question; on the Kauzas
question, all important four Of the six are
Slsyocra,s. One (Be!l Of TENNESSEE rep.
resenis slave state, yet we hope for fair
course from lin. The remaining member
il the only on, aud out friend of Freedom
on the Conmittee-Judge Collamer Of Yer
mont. lie may safely be relied upon to do
his part, which will be, we spprehend, only
to resist to the best ofhls ability, the behests
Of his Slayocratic associates. We hope
Senator Bell Of Tennessee will act with him.
The Tennessean is an able, fearless, firm
and patriotic man, of whose course we
should have liule doubt were not his sur
roundings SO utterly unfsvorsble to free ac-
ton lie may dare To stand boldly for Free.
dom National, Slavery sectional, "-snd per-
haPs thus he would win the front rank in the
list If Republican candidates for the mex,
Presidency.
The Judiciary Committee may perhaps
have the supervision Of the Constitution of
Kanzas and the laws enacted by the Bogus
Legislature. -Four Of them are Slayocra,s,
and two are Northern Dough-faces! Slave.
ny is provided for.
The Committee on Military .aGa1s may
possibly have to consider q projec, to over
ave the ireemcn Of X mas BY federal troops.
Every Member Of hs c miitss saps one i a
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