Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-03-06

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decision was just, and in our opinion he wat
entirely innocent OF the charges against
him.
The remaining case Of Hon. 7, 5. Ed
wards. Of New York, was disposed Of this
morning. That member resigned his scat
and the resolutions Of the committee wcr'
/ laid upon tho table. Al that was Pro'ci
arains, this gentleman was a conversation
between him and Mr.. Paine, n member from
North Carolina. Mr. y. construed this
convcrsation 20 mean one thing, and Mr.
Edwards another. will aid IN this con-
ncc,ion that Mr.. Paine is thc SINE man
who, with Hon. George Evans ani {. II.
smith, composed the commission that al
lowed the " Gardner fraud" The commit.
mitico reported resolution cIpcIl'ns 81
monton, tho correspondent OF the New York
Times, from the IIOusc and after adding To
/, the name Of Triplct, one OF the main wit
ncsscs in this matter, it passed almost unan-
imously.
IA attempt has evidently been made to
give this thing party turn, on the part Of
the South, as an offset to the Brooks affair.
lut in this, the leaders Of the rro.'laycry
party have failed, No disposition las been
shown 10y any republican to avoid q lull and
searching Investigation, or screen any mem
her from the guilt attached to his acts.
Mr.. Samucr has returned 10 Washington,
and We saw him on Thursday in hi' 'Cai in
the senate. lie appeared IN general god
health. but was evidently fatisucd IN cons'.
qucncc Of his journey, and IS tai suffering
seriously in h., spine, from the Effects Of The
brutal outrage committed upon him. lli'
physicians, however. think be will eventual
ly fully recover. After the Apartment of
Congress, be- leaves for Europ'.
The Tariff B,ll which passed. the llpu'c,
came back from the Senate essentially mol.
lied 10 many OF IT, details. The free li't
wa, greatly reduced, d, lsins Girl up to
salt Southern attitudes, BY sir Hunter Of
Virginia. lrum ia, Finance Commits, and
in that .hap, passed. the S.u1'o.
The llousc, to-day, insisted on it. I'D bill,
aud committee Of eoulcr,ueS is Appointed,
which may possibly agr,c upon something
that may pas both lIou-s of Congress.
The Appropriation bills ate nearly ALI lohind,
and i, would be- nothing s,rans, Il some Of
them fllcl Almost every corrur, piece Of
legislation that fails to <, through Congress,
/. attempted to be stack on 10 the arpro.
Uriaiiuu bills,-an in ,h,s way some Of tic
w1r., plunlsrips schemes are commenced
AMI carried on. Public robbers aud pirl,i.
cal spectators stand . b3t,rr chance ia this
way, from the fact that ,hc appropriation
bills are almost invariably kept hack until
the last minute. and then rushed through
without any proper consideration. There
are but two business days Of tbs CJngrcss
remaining. aud yet tho great halk Of thc
measures, maturcI by tho committees, 70
mains untouched.
Justice requires Us 10 say tha, much u
tai, delay has bccn caused by some half
dozen member, on the democratic side Of the
IIous,. who, through the whole session,
have debated aud talked upon almos, every
question 80 ohJctns u every thing they
could under the rule., and failed in this way
- prevent legislation, and finding MAORI,
~ of thc llous, against them, have. a. q
lass r,.nrt, gone into . regular system VI
" EAiaUrHg,' by mo,ios call Of the
lluu,1, making motions u adouru, AMI
calling the yeas and nay, T. consume time
aud prevent any thin: from being done.
II our reader, desire ,hglr names lct them
look over the Gle. Of. the Globe aud they
can f, mistake them. It would no. be par.
lnmrntary lor Us to say what W think OF
these memhrrs aud their actions, aud w.
turn them over to the intelligent, .ndu.,ri.
Gus classes OF the tree S,atcr lor an opinion.
Mr. Buchanan las undoubtedly agreed
upon h., Cabinet, and when they shall b.
ol,ially announced, W, shall take osga,ion
to say something about It's members.
Thc prO-sla,ory democrats all over the
Union aro "pullins each others hair "
beautifully over III, sPoIi'. 1T them 3 1t,
the Republicans can well aGori t. look on
aud laush-whilc they rel very much Ike
the old lady, who, upon witnessin; hsh,
lctwccu her husband aud bear, declared
che didn't care which licked.