The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-01-18
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
The Loc0fOco Party i'm the III ouse

We are daily called upon to admire the
compactness Of the democracy" in the
House Of Representatives Of the United
States, in resisting the organization of that
body--qualities which, we are informed, are
the consequence Of the lasting and unchange-
able nature Of the Democratic party itself !;
and having thus had our curiosity excited,
as well as our admiration, we have been led
10 look little into the title set up to the
proprietorship of 50 extraordinary an inyen-
tory of excellences. We will, rs a fayora-
bic specimen Of the whole, take a glance at
the $ DEMOCRACY in the House Of Repre-
sentatives.
''The Glorious Seyenty-four,' which CON
tinues to vote for Richardson for the Office
Of Speaker, have too often been the subject
of elaborate and indiscriminate eulogy by
the press in the interest Of the President and
too often been cited as the embodiment Of
the essential qualities of the Democracy, 10
permit us to doubt that they constitute far
better than average specimen Of the party.
They present, therefore, subject for analy-
sis 50 fair that no one-nO Democrat, at
least-has the right to complains ana we
shall, doubtless, receive the thanks of many
gentlemen Of the party for exhibiting the
foundation upon which the structure Of
praise so elaborate has been erected. To
begin:
Messrs. Stephens of Georgia, and Cling
man Of North Carolina, are two Of the most
inveterate Wings in the Union, and never,
for moment, hesitate TO express their ha-
tired and contempt for Democracy--its prin-
ciples equally with its practices. Their votes
are given for Richardson solely because he
10 the proslavery candidate. Caruthers and
Oliver of Missouri were both Wings until
the passage of the Nebraska bill. Their
support of Richardson is upon pro-savery
ground alone. In the same position is Mr..
Talbot Of Kentucky. Mr.. Seward of Geor-
gia, was Wing up to 1852, and signalzed
his conversion to Democracy by voting for
Mr.. Pierce, because he considered him safe
upon the slavery question. Bowie and Stew
art of Maryland are both independent Wings.
whose votes for Richardson are given ayow-
odlv for pro-slayery reasons. Mr.. Cadwala-
der of Pennsylvania is an old Wing, and was
for many years Attorney of the United
States Bank. Boyce, Aiken, kcitt and Nc
Queen Of South Carolina are all nulihers oil
the Calhoun School--nen, who on the STUMP
at home, strongly urge the consolidation Of
all the factions of the South into Southern
/ pro-slayery party, and who talk of a dssolu
! ton of the Union as an event rather desra.
1 Die than otherwise. They 90 for the UnioI
Just now, it is true, because the Pierce Dem
/ ocracy otter 20 come up TO all that Calhoun
demanded. Quitman is the disunon Elk
Governor of Mississippi, who would have
little hesitation TO lead party of iillibuster
against the Union. Heis, however, just now
intensely national, like the gentlemen from
South Carolina. and for a similar reason
Evans Of Texas is Il Know Nothing Wing
Faulkner of Virginia, n Wing; Shorter o
Alabama, regular hre-eating Wing; Smith
Of Virginia, a know-Nothing Democrat
Kelly Of New York, and Barley and Hick
man of Pennsylvania, were elected as anti
Nebraska Democrats and Fuller Of Maine
and Wells of Wisconsin, were elected a
anti Nebraska Democrats.
Here are twenty three out Of the gloriou
seventy-four whose 'srecord' needs thor
ough revision, IN order TO constitute then
/ members of that Interchangeable Democracy
whose staunchness in preventing the organi
eaton OF Congress is SO much commended b.
our contemporaries. Comment upon this stat
a OF things IS unnecessary.
7 FROZEN TO DEATH IN IowA-We have hear
: .of four persons freezing to death. west O
this place, some two or three weeks since
One or TWO OF them We're persons examinin
: the country for the purpose of PURCHASING
land. One of the latter was a young ma
recently married, and resided at Fort Dodge
Our informant, who is we'll known, and yer
Q reliable, states that he went after a load o
: corn, that his wagoa mired in a slough h
unhtched his horses, tied two Of them to
tree and rode the other to a farmers house
9 west OF the Des Moines River After gettin
: something TO eat and warming himself, h
departed for home, notwithstanding entreat
les TO remain over night. The farmer wen
) with him to the river and instructed him a
20 the crossing, and also a small creek. III
crossed the river safe, but instead of crossin
The creek as directed, he proceeded up tn
west bank. 1t is supposed that he lost vi