Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-01-22
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THURSDAY, JAN. %, 1857.
Special ssrr.,poas.nc. of tn. Patriot.

Pennsyleanid Senator = Mr.. Esitt-H otceII
Cobb Absence Of Members Of CSngress-
Mr.. Sneed's Bill
WAsHTXeToN, Jan. 10, 1857.
The election of Simon Cameron by the
PennsylEanis Democratic Legislature, has
fallen like an exploded bombshell into the
ranks OF the democracy here. It has verified
the truth Of the charges so often urged against
the Northern Democracy-tbat is, that it is
rotten on the slavery question. Forney, with
his Roberts antecedents, was bad enough, but
the election of Simon CHmeron-a rank Black
Republican, whom the Americans two years ago
refused TO support, and the open, determined
and inveterate foe of the President elect, has
already produced snch an effect as to forbode
much evil to the Democracy. Mr.. Keitt of
South Carolina, made speech in the House
today denouncing the democracy for such q
coalition and denying that the election of
Buchanan would secure peace or had establish
ed any other principle, than that the demo-
cracy was strong enough to beat either of the
other two parties.
1t is limited that J. Clancy Jones, who it is
said will be Cabinet officer, brought about
this coalition against Forney, and that
Senator Brodhead is also implicated in The
! dirty work. 1t is useless to attempt now to-
apply poultces, the truth is, the North
ern democracy is rotten. Three we're just
enough to elect Simon, twenty more would
have gone for him had it been necessary.
Mr.. Keitt also denounced the "Squstter Sove-
| reignty" doctrine and cited the difference be
tween the Northern and Southern democracy
on this important question, to prove that the
| Northern wing was rotten and unsafe.
Hon. Howell Cobb is striking boldly for the
Premiership. lie will not be satisfied with a
second or third place in the new Cabinet,
though he will accept any rather than have
none. His lackeys and hirelings are engineering
him for the first and he is senseless enough to
think he will get it. 1t is to be hoped Buck
will not commence quite so badly.
The Investigation Committee has gone to
work earnestly and it is to be hoped will probe
the corruption TO the bottom. Much depends
upon the result of this investigation. 1t will
decide the absorbing question, whether Con-
gress is to be legislative body or q job office.
Mr. Sneed, from the Knoxville district, in
troduced this morning bill prescribing add
tional penalties for voluntary absence of men,
b IRA of Congress. Such measure has been much
needed for a long time. Members are too much
in the habit of going away for weeks and
months, thus neglectiDg and retarding public
business. Several Senators are now absent
etherlog rolling or purchasing their reelection
to the Senate Such conduct should be arrest
ed and members of Congress should be made
to remain at their post of duty and if they
there fail or neglect TO discharge their duty,
the people should leave them at home, with
ont any regard to party or individual partialiN
ties. The country is fast going to ruin legsls-
lively, and il the present demagogues who rule
are continued in power the coming four years
will leave it on the very verge of ruin.
JABEZ CANDOR.