The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

Nothing of special Importance has been
done in either House. The Senate has
passed the bill for uniting the Continents
by Geographic communication. The COM
mittee appointed by the House to investi-
gate the corruption affair has not yet re-
ported.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the death of
Mr.. Brooks was announced by Mr.. Evans
Messrs. Hunter and Toombs spoke in high
terms of the deceased. The customary
resolutions were adopted, and the Senate
adjourned.
In the House the death of Mr.. Brooks
was announced in feeling and appropriate
terms by Mr.. Keitt of South Carolina
Messrs. Quitman, Campbell of Ohio, Cling
man and Savage also made some remarks
on the high character of the deceased men,
Der. Mr.. Savage incidentally justified Mr..
Brooks attack on Sumner, which appears
to have been dStasteful to the listeners. The
usual resolutions were adopted, and the
House adjourned. The Committee oHJudi-
ciary, of the House, have resolved to i'm
peach Judge Watrous, of Texas, and will
so report on the first opportunity.
Funeral Of Mr. Brooks.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 29.-The funeral of
Mr. p. S. Brooks of South Carolina, took
place to-day, and was attended by large
concoursc of members of both houses of
Congress, the President, heads of Depart
ments, dc. The procession was very
imposing.
MIssOURI.-The Senatorial election in
this State, TO fill the two vacancies, one
occasioned by the expiration of Mr. Atchi-
sons's term of office last winter, the other
by the expiration of Mr. Geyer's. next
March, has resulted favorably to the dem
ocracy. Mr. j. S. Green, at present mem
chosen to fill the former, and Governor
Trusten Polk, the latter. Both are excel
lent appointments, and the democracy have
great reason to congratulate themselves
upon the result. The Benton party were
hoping for success, through the temporary
confusion of the democracy in making
selection; but all is safe, and the Benton
party have nothing now to hope for in
Missouri, except the Congressman from
the ST. Louis district. Gov. Polk was the
gentleman who defeated Benton and Ewing
for Governor last summer. His election
to the Senate will cause another election
in that State for Governor, but no fears
are en- tertained by the national democrats
as to the result.
SLAVE EXEMPTION IN MISSISSIPPI.-
We learn from the Mississippian that the
Senate of Mississippi, after long and in
teresting discussion, adopted, by q vote of
20 TO 5, the following amendment, offered
by Mr.. Ellet to the court bill, exempting
portion of slave property from sale under
execution:
attempting one slave, to be selected by
the debtor, if he have more than one. And
should such debtor select to retain female
slave, then all the children of such female,
under the age of twenty years, shall like
wise be exempted"
RE-ELECTED.-Hon. James Harlan, whose
seat in the Senate was vacated on the
ground of an irregularity in the proceedings
of the State Legislature by which he was
elected, was reelected United States
Senator by the present Legislature of Iowa.
SENATOR CAMERoN.-In Pennsylvania
they are burning in effigy the Democrats
who voted for him, in every city and town.
They have been elected from their hotels at
Harrisburg, and really have sunk from
objects of contempt to subjects for charity.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-The steamer Ten
nessee was detained to-day in consequence
OF repairs not being finished. Several fill
busters were arrested including Col. Fa-
bens and Alexander Lawrence, Nicaragua
Colonization agents, and Henry Bolton, his
clerk. Fabens and Lawrence were ordered
to give bail in $4,000 each, which was re-
fused, and they were committed to prison.
The Tennessee is announced to sail to-
morrow morning.