New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-16
THE STANDING COMMITTEES or THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
LINN The hi ion.


Wien the KnOw-Nohings of the Northern States
threw themso Ives into the arms OF AbOitioDsm, and
contributed all the requisite votes TO place In the pop
ular branch of Congress majority OF men to act
against the Democratic party, the idea of Organiza
ton 10 control the politics and interests OF the whole
Union. which organization should be confined to
minority of the people of that Union, though ma
ior ty Of the Free States was boldly 6vowed.
The success of this first movement of Northern ia
naticism combined IA it with that extended Sc
cret ORDER (which strange to say still mantains it's
existence in the South. with this fact before the
public eye,l however alarming as symptom OF the
extremity to which Abolition hatred and frenzy might
be carried was generally regarded as the result OF i'm
pulse rather than of calcslation. Ii will be remem-
bered however, that in the columns of The WdShHg-
Tan Union we took early occasion to signify that the
beginning of such movement threatened serious re-
suits to the national tranquility. The Albany speech
OF Mr. Seward delivered in October OF 1870, invoking
the grand army of AbOitionsm in the Free States to
the conflict proved that this sectional project was
ye.deiberated scheme, and that it would be carried
forward at every hazard. The election of Mr. Banks
as Speaker Of the House By an ercfas've hortheTa
rofe was The next development. We are now called
upon TO behold the third though not the last scene Of
the drama
We alude 10 the standing committees Of the House
of Representatives Of the United States, yesterday
announced by Speaker Banks. Never, within the ex-
peence Of the American people, has such an exhibl-
ton a. this been made Never before has any man
dared to desecrate the chair occupied by Muhenburg,
Macon, Clay, and other patriots, by exercising the
ton which acknowledges and protects the rights Of
aIl-that Constitution which extends alike over the
North and South-to insult the people Of the South by
a. proclamation which implies that these people are
not entitled to share the common blessings Of the
Union with their fellow. citizens OF other states.
Northern men have occupied that chair before, bur
they have never msused the power conferred upon
them 10 degrade and outrage any portion OF the peo-
rIe 90 the United States But what Others would
have spurned with loathing, Mr. Banks undertakes
with deliberate complacency. Look at the list OF
Standing Committee of the House, published in an
other position of this mornings CHon, and there mud
the justification for such language. OF all the PROM
ipent Committees, the people OF the South, nhabtmg
fifteen States, have not been hOnOred with single
Chairman Mr. Banks selects as the heads OF those
Committees TO whi.h are TO be cOnhded questions Inn
mediatey material TO the people of the South-quss-
tons involving not merely their interests and Their
rebts but directly connected with considerations Of
lie itsef-the most offensive and the most reckless
fanatics Of the Free States the very worst OF those
who speaking Of the people Of the South, propose 70
give their roofs TO the flames and their hesh 10 the
eagles" ,. -
Al the head Of the Committee on Territories ", we
find M Grow Of Pei nsy vanla, the successor ol u
mot and far surprising him IN maHSnaH' o"'"5"'
Of the equality Of the states. 49, -. ~. 80
The mkt OF. the lit il Mr. Washburn OF Maine, az
Chairman of the Committee on Elections. ms geht'e-
narIs ultra violence the subject OF Slavery has
mad him notorious. To the Hon. Lewis u. camp
hell the most dangerous enemy Of the nghts OF the
States because the moot popular ana apparsty laf
of all bis party, u Entrusted the important chaIhan
hin az the Committee Of Nays and Means. chAlr-
man of the Committee OF the judiciary, S Summons
Of New York, il announced. The Craftsmanship Of
the Committee On Pubic Lands has 6ees conferred
upon Mr. Bennett Of TIE came state, lhs Sonlnittee
an Foreign AfArs has been placed in charge Of ME.
Pennington OF New-Jerey, who supported Mr.. Banks
| % steadily during the long and trying contest SoI
| Speaker. Joshua K. Gddings II Ohio = chairman Of
| tie Committee of Claims Mr.. MeachaIn Of Vermont
Chairman Of the Committee on the District Of Colgm
big; Mr. Washburne Of lllnsis, chairman of tbs Com
| mrte4 Of Commerce; Committee VI Indian Affairs
| M Pringle of New-York, charsaan; ComIsittee o
Naval Afairs, Mr.. Benson Of Maine, chairman; and
| on the Committee Of Patents, Nh. Morgan OF New
| York, Chairman.
Every Of these men Is tse avowed and unscFupn
ous adversary of the rights Of the States and esPe
| ciaiy Of the nights Of the South.
II viii be perceived tbaibo southern man has peer
appointed chaiImas Of single important eomnattee
| five except the SELECTION Of Gen. Quitnan Oh "a
| Military Committee. tTbe representative OF th'
"styongest Al. Slavery dis.nc, IN tue Cn!ei s'sp'