The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-03-05

!, Elections-Washburn, of Maine, Stephens
Watson, Spinner, Oliver, OF Missouri, Hlek'
4 man. Colfax, Smith, of Alabama, Bingham.
i WAYS and Means Campbell, of Ohio, How
! ell Cobb, of Georgia, Jones, OF Tenn, who
was afterwards excused at his own request
Davis, Of Md, Sage. Phelps. Campbell, Of Ia
and Dewitt.
D Ciams-Giddings, Fletcher, Bishop, Jones
of Pennsylvania, Dunn, Knowlton, Taylor
5 Gilbert, Marshall, Of III.
Commerce-Washburne. of H.. Wade. Mill
J son, Mcqueen, Tyson, Kennett, Pelton, Cum
Minis
Public Lands-Bennett, of n. e. Harlan
: Cook, of Ala, Lindley, Cullen, Walbrdge
$ Branton, Maxwell, bloomington.
r Postoffice-Mace, Norton, Flagler, Barclay
: Day. Powell, Walker, Wood, Herbert
judicarv-Simmons. Humphrey Marshall
! Barbour, Caskie, Galloway, Harris, of A!aba
ma, Lake, Wakeman Tappan.
Revolutionary caims-Ritchie, Murray ,Ful
: Ter, of Maine, Smith, of Va, English, Allen
: CIauson, Cragin Emrie.
Private land claims--Porter, Horton, of O..
bloomington, Etheridge, Bowie, Sanddge, Her.
bert, Robinson Horton, Of N. Y.
, Manufactures--Clark, Knight, Crawford
Bliss, Durfee, Edwards, Dowdell, Campbell,o
Kentucky, and Ricaud.
griculture-Holloway Ready, Grow, Bell.
Campbell, of Ohio, Morgan, Sabin, McMulen
Indian affairs-Pringe. Orr, Bilinghurst,
Greenwood. Letter, Hall, of Mass, Todd, Ca
ruthers, Herbert.
/ Military affars-Quitman, Allison, Faulk-
ner, Sapp, Williams, Stanton, Denver. Buffing-
ton, Washburne, of Wisconsin.
4 Haven, WinsIow. Seward, Davis, of Massachu-
sets, Boyce and Millward
Foreign affairs-Pennington Bayly, Cling.
man, Aiken, Fuller of Pa, Matteson, Sher-
man, Buringame, Thurston.
Territories. Giddings, Puryiance,
Richardson, Houston, Granger, Zollicoffer, Nor
rill, Perry.
Roads and canaIs--Knox, Hughston Rufin.
Scott, Pork, Moore, Barksdae, Bradshaw and
Rust. . -e,
As was expected the above important COM
mittees have II majority upon them who coin
eide with the speaker in political opinion; but
IN most instances the chairmen are members
who have had some experience in Legislation.
| We find the names of only two of the repre-
sentatves from Louisian connected with the
committees, viz: Taylor and Sandidge
The HOUSE COMMITTEES are surprised
to see some of our southern contemporaries de-
clarlng that Mr.. speaker Banks, considering his
avowed sectional feeling and the extraordinary
circumstances of his election, has evinced I'M
expected and commendable impartaty in his
appointment of the standing committees Of the
house OF representatives They certainly have
not closely analysed and scrutinzed these com
mttees, or else they would arrive at different
conclusion. Letus inspect the materiel of the
most prominent committees: Next to Mr.. Grow,
Of Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee on
territories, is that arch agitator and hoary head
ed patriarch of the black republicans, Joshua
K. Glddngs. and besides these four others of
the same stripe, against two from the south,
and Mr.. Richardson of Illinois. So too the
committee on elections, contains six members
from the north and but three from the south.
The committee Of ways and means, five from
the north and four from the south The COM
mlttee on claims, seven from the north and two
from the south The committee on commerce,
five from the north and four from the SOUTH
The committee on manufactures, FIVE from the
north and four from the south. Thus. every
committee, before whom questions directly in
vovny the rights and interests Of the south
taxation, manufactures. claims commerce, and
more than ALL the fate of the territories, and of
Kansas-abolition has not only secured the
chairman, but the majority Of the committee.
Surely, there is in this expose nothing that
will warrant the assertion that Mr.. Banks has
shown impartiality, and a liberal. catholic spir-
it. in the selection of his committees. The
Washington Union, in long article on the
subject, complains bitterly of the action of Mr.
Banks. We make the following extract:
''Never before has any man dared to desc
crate the chair occupied by Muhlenburg, Macon,
Clay. and other patriots, by exercising the pow
er he holds under the constitution-hat con-
stllut'on which acknowledges and protects the
right of all-that constitution which extends
alike over the north and south-to insult the !
people of the south by 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 be-
fore, but they have never misused the power
conferred upon them to degrade and to outrage {
any portion of the people of the United States
"But what others would have spurned with ;
oathing, Mr.. Banks undertakes with deliberate
Look at the list of standing com
mttees Of the house, published in another por t
ion ofthis mornings Union, and there find the ,
justification for such language OF all the I
committees the people of the south, |
fifteen States, have not been honor t
ID with single chairman. Mr. Banks selects c
as the heads of those committees to which are r
o be confined questions Immediately material c
% the people of the south-questions involving 4
aot merely their interests and their rights, but I
directly connected with considerations of life it. +
;elf-the most offensive and the most reckless {
anatics of the free States; the very worst Of
hose who, speaking of the people ofthe south, y
osopose to ''give their roofs TO the flames and :
heir flesh 10 the eagles. y :
Now, as southerners and at this political :,
uncture in orr political affairs, tits natural that
We should utter complaints against the course +
pursued by Mr.. Banks; but it comes with bad T
grace from the Washington Union. the acknov :
edged organ of the democratic party, to ana :
hemalise Mr.. Banks for the narrow, contract
ID, partisan spirit he has exhibited in his selec-
ion of the committees, since its own party set !;