The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-04
CONGRESSIONAL conxITTEEs

Among the many Inconsistencies ot Lo.
scofocoism or to use it's syaonime, modern
Democracy. not the least is that which re.
fuses TO take thsssxhich /, forces upon 9th
egs The truth OF this remark is verified by
the situation OF iae two Houses o! the pres
ent Congress. In The Senate, the party
which iudicrously calls itself Democratic,
and which for the last Two or ihree sessions
has been in the msIorily, has Nominated aud
msGe committees according 10 their osa
will and pleasure. la SO doing, that MAJOR.
isy has acted upon the doctrine that accord
ing 10 The principles ot Republican gov
ernmeni, the msjority ought TO rule The
Senate has appointed It's committees ac-
cording TO the rule. using the power OF The
msjority. ii hiss persisten,g, ne, TO say in-
suitiagly, excluded such nen as Seward,
Hale and Chase, from psomihcn' position
in any Of IL committees And the justice,
OF OF less, the legislative propriety OF such
a proceeding, has not been questioned be-
cause the Representatives, Of free people,
should adhere in their representative capac.
ity, 10 the csrdina. doctrines OF republican
torn Of government.
We have right then to be surprised,
when this Democratic party which uses ITS
authority in the Senate, should by lie
friends and defenders deny the use Of SIM
liar power, 10 the majority Of the House ol
Represe natives. To take advantage OF an
old adage. il is bsd rule which does not
work both ways The bitter chalice is mol
80 swec, when presented 10 themselves
II lss fact known everywhere, that the
Senate committees have been appointed
from considerations exclusively pro-siavery
whether apostate S from the North or ul-
tras from the South. Men OF known inie-
rior mental ability have been made to De
guides and controllers of all the operations
Of the Senate, while men equally known 10
the country, as their supeFiors in every point
of true statesmanship, have been placed and
kept in the background, by that majority
which has not scrupled 10 exercise al the
power which the force OF numbers gives
them.
On what idea then, Of principle OF cen
sistency, shall fact which is submitted TO in
The Senate, be denied, when the same priv
ilers II claimed by the House. l. it right
and proper for Senators TO exercise a pow
CT, In favor of slavery, and the exercise OF a
similar power, be denied to those who are
the nearer and more peculiar representatives
or the people. We are convinced that the
plain statement Of the fact, is eli that is ne
cessary. to force convictioni in the minds OF
orr readers. The twadde and sophstry
end jesuitism, OF those journals protesting
be Democratic will have but small eight
with AIRY true republicans. Ia the first
place, they do no; themselves believe the
sophis,ries which they utter, and eonse-
queniiy cannot expect TO be credited BY the
hearers OF them.
AT least, for our part, We are willing TO
leave the subject to our readers. We are,
certain that in = matter So plain. they
cannot be deluded BY the false conclusions,
which any ingenuity, however industrious
attempts TO force upon them. And relying
upo that intelligence. We rest with conf.
dence upon the hope, that these and similar
decisions and fslsehoods, will have 90 efrec,
upon an Intelligent people.