The daily union., 1856-12-27

but Ia the progress OF the seson Mr. JONES 0 IOWA. re-
signed and Mr. DUBKEE WAS appointed in his place.
Mr. RUSK / Was not here at the commencement OF the
session pheA the committee was formed.
Mr. C0LLAMER Mr.. JosKs went on the committee
during the session.
Mr. RUsK. He must have gone of very early for met
Mr. DuRKEE at the first meeting Of the committee
Mr. BUTLER There is not enough Of that party for all
the committees.
Mr. RUSK They want all So far as / am concerned
will oheeruly yield the labor of my committee TO my
friend from Vermont Mr.. CoLLAAEal believe he has
some bad opinions the subject OF slavery but do not
think he brings them into the Post Office Committee
heard them there told that the other senator
MR. DURKKK has very decided opinions that subject
but he has never said negro In the committee Laugh
ter.
Mr.. CLAY. think with other senators, that this is
very small matter but, inasmueh IL has been alluded
to, wish TO call attention to two facts which have not
been adverted TO- In my opinion il not only very in
appropriate but very unfortunate the part OF the
tor from Illinois to make any auson TO the constitution
OF the committees OF the Senate He has charged that the
committees have been organized for sectional purposes
at least that sectional spirit has been eyinced in the
clusion of northern from certain committees When
il is brought 10 his notice that two OF the committees
TO which he has alluded have two northern senator's then
he objects that the republican party not represented
there Now what Is the inference the inevitable inference
from this remark II implies the very charge against
this party which make, that ii sectional party He
contesses by complaining that they not put upon
committees. Sir he peculiarly unfortunate in his alu
sion TO the constitution of the committees the House of
Representatives We might charge with just cause and
tain by fact that the committees Of that House
of that body upwards you will find that the South has
been proecrbed upon all those committees which involve
the consideration of any of her material interests and
not only prescribed but she has been put in minority
Out OF than forty committees her
given the Craftsmanship of but FIVE and they of the
Inferior iDconsderabe and unmportan character Hence
it will not do for them to charge seconasm upon the or
ganzng of committees of this body. Let them yndicate
emsevea and their party from the just and charge
seconalism in the organizing OF the committees of the
other House
Mr.. HALE. Mr.. President did not mean to enter into
this subject; but as the senator from Michigan, mr.
SruART,l with that candor which pertains to him, and
that fairness with which he always to speak un
dertook to set history right want him can
think that when the committees organized last
session what he terms the great republican party Just
as well known as party and known by that cognomen
it is at this moment Several gentlemen who had for
mery acted with the whig party finding thata large num-
ber of their colleagues who had acted with them were in
this relation notified the dominant party that they did not
belong to any recognised political organization at that
time The republican party was as well known then as
now.
But sir do not wishto complain of the Organization of
the committees. feel rather grateful, because here
when myself and senator from Massachusetts, mr. SUM
srR and senator from the State of Ohio, [Mr. Chase
since elected governor of that State studousy ex
cluded from every committee not upon sectional
grounds will vndcae the majority from that charge
bat because we did not belong to healthy political
ganizaton [Laughterl That assigned upon this
floor as the reason 1t was the That a fair
square, manly spoken right up and down, honest fact
[Laughter Now sir the fact that have been nut upon
the Committee on Public Buildings and also upon the
Committee Revolutionary Claims shows that maiori-
think this organization is in vastly better health than
used to be- [aughter; that it is political organ
zaon that be recognised and that we have consider
alton enough and Judgment enough to duly weigh all
things relating to the building Of stone walls daughter
laying foundations for public edce painting pictures on
panels, and things of that sort,
Again, sir, the Committee Revolutionary Claims is
committee which has charge of the nations conscience to
pay the debt of gratitude that the present generation
to the past which requires the tender consd
GRAFTON of the finest feelings of humanity which deals
with the sentiment of the nation takes into consideration
the struggles prvaons sacrifice toll and bloodshed of
the revolution appealing the wealth. and generosity
aud .csgnarimity of the present Why, sir upon that
committee having such high functions you have actually
placed a majority of these black republicans Laughter
Ii fact sir To show that they are not so ibera as
might be supposed have presiding honora-
BILE senator fromcSouth Carolina Mr. EvASsl l do not
desire to speak him In his presence az obliged to
do because do not like to hater anybody though, by
the way, sir what say now say behind his back The
seat of Mr. HALE is the outer and that Of Mr. EVANS
the inner row. that Mr. EVANS sat with his back to Mr.
| HALE We have found him of the most courteous
agreeable candid and impartial that presided
committee anywhere else; and think he will
say for his committee whit his colleague Mr. BurLyR has
said of his that have had sectional questions there
There has been coored idea introduced there laugh
and have had before revolutionary claims from
North and South We have held the scales evenly. We
have considered all blood that shed in the OF
liberty Of equal worth without asking the complexion
that colored IL
But sir disagree with the definition which the honora-
BILE senator from Michigan gives of sectional and national
used to know the meaning of those words. thought
knsw 1t when got 1t from the dictionaries but dicona-
ries do not help man In politics We have as good
southern in New Hampshire you have in South
Carolina in other State in the Union quite good
do not know whether you have good northern in
the Soutn ut bave good southerners in our State
as you have In the south-men who will stand up and vim
dcate southern institutions southern politics and some
Of when at home southern arrogance They
will yndcao them Just freely and fercey any south
ern man. and little Then, when the charge OF
iberality IL that be what intended TO be conveyed
by the suggestion Of my honorable friend from Illinois is
brought up do not think IL Is sufficient put
your finger on place Of residence and say he lives
Ia latitude az degrees 40 minutes NORTH because have
lived long enough in this world and have you Mr. Pres
ident know that you cannot tell mans politics by the
latitude in which he lives.
The is that majority in the Senate have done what
suppose all maorities will do-they have taken the best
places themselves and left those which OF not
much account 10 the minority. do not mean TO COM
pain-that is to say, do not mean 10 complain TO the
Senate and will Ny complaints II have them,
will make the people 10 reotify this matter Bat IL
there be any claim made by the honorable senator from
Michigan that the Senate in its distribution Of committees
has been guilty OF practising any great nagnanmiy do
not think there any foundation for the claim Magma
nmity virtue vice from which the Senate in this
matter peculiarly free The other side have the maori
ty and they feel the power of majority and practise 1t
all certain but that should practise OF
IL " bad the power have disposition TO complain
not the slightest am perfectly satisfied should be
is6ed left of altogether but demur against any
claim Of magnanmity being put In for the majority They
have great many other virtues admit but they must
be content omit from their catalogue Of sanity charac
terstcs this ofmagnanmiy in reference to the organ
izaton Of the committees.
CyrTYA A