The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-11
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Some Of the friends OF the Admintsira-
ton are trying to persuade themselves that
the President has manufactured great zeal
OF politioai capital by his departure from %
iablished II not constitutional usage, ~
sending his message to Congress before the
organization Of the House OF Representa-
uves But the effort to derive political
reinforcement from So extraordinary fact
is only another and a clearer indication OF
the extremities @ which the party IS &C.
dueed
As far ss advancing Legislation IA con-
cerned, the unseemly haste OF the Presl-
dealt had no effect, for OF course the House
refused to give parliamentary reception to
the Message, and in view o! any practical
geed That can result from the move which
Mr. Pierce has seen fl 10 make, he might
stili have retained the message with the
same ieaious soieilude with which, accor-
ding Il the reports ii his friends, he had
ihitherto guarded IL The true reason tor
the unprecedented course adopted BY the
Persistent ives, that The message might be
used as an eleolicneeFing document TO ore-
rate upon those State conventions, which
were absnt to assemble and make prepare
tons for commencing the next Presidential
campaign. Ths extent OF this its designed
effect can only be ascertained by the dete-
opmenis Of time.
Bot if ar. Pierce really wished an early
organization Of the House, why did he not
let it be organized! One hundred and
eight members have at various times con-
eenuated upon one man, being but 1--WE or
SIX less than was necessary TO choice
Leaving oyt OF view the tiird party, AR.
Pierce has in the House seFenty-fve
s,slneh supporters, hardly third of the
members, but amply sufficient 10 efectuslly
prevent sn organization. At any time
since the first Monday in December, q beck
or nod from the White House would have
ensured sufficient number to make an i'm
mediate election Of Speaker. One earnest
word from Mr.. Pierce, and six or seven Of
MS pEetorisn band would have Immediately
ebsented themselves, or voted according to
ais dictstion. According to any principle
Of The doctrine Of popular sovereignty" is
i not more proper that the seventy should
yield 10 the hundred, than the reverse
that Mahomet should GO TO the mountain,
and not the mountain to Mshomet!
AS it cannot be doubted then that The e.
ssnizston OF TIE House rested upon the
pleasure Of the President. with what Kind
Of candor and consistency can he blame the
plurality Of the House for failure which
vas the result q his own PREDETERMINED
conduct 1.-The had been sincere in the So
icitnde which be processes for the public
welfare, his message Nigh long since have
been received and acted upon in the usual
manner But when that public welfare
was weighed with the conflicting interest
OF preserving the nucleus OF a party or.
ganization, the latter oyerbalaneed the for.
msr. and the rule went forth from the
White House that the seventy should
keep their ranks upbraken and undivided
The House then remained unorganized be
eeuse i was not the pleasure Of the presi
dent 10 psrmit an organization. and the pub
ac welfare has been placed in abeyauc
because such was the will Of the same per
sonsge.