The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-20

q Distress.
Yrs. H. wasAIsssss u.ssn. Apri, n
The voting h The House Of Representative
On Thufeday sas but an tplt0snc Of The voting
of Ne whole session. The two leading qoesiions
u The present. Ccngrss are ihosc Of Utah and
Or Kansas. On bosh lhcss questio0s did The
House vose on Thnrsday. and on both did th1
House place itxeif IN opposition to The vis~s 81
az Adhainistraiion. On the Kansas policy Of
the dissatisfaction . small minority Of the
Democratic party from the North, setting their
own views above fve-sixihs Of their party, and
those Of the Administration, united with the
unanimous Black Republican side of the House,
to defeat tho most isspovtaat measure Of the DEM
ocrdtic Adaainistr0tios and party. On the Utah
question like minority Of DemOcraas from the
South, setting up their peculiar views against
fve-s1ths Of the Democs attic party, and those
Of the Democratic Administration, united with
the solid Black Republican side Of the House to
defeat this measure Of the Administration.
In . republican government, all measures
must be carried by majorities of votes. The
man who votes merely his own arbitrary indi-
vidual views, votes % cipher. In republican
legislation, no policy can be instituted except
by majority Of votes. II is therefore neces-
sary for individuals, under our republican sys-
tenn, to modify their personal views on almost
all questions. and TO conform them, if they de-
sire to effectuate any measure Of policy what
ever, to those Of the majority with which they
act. 1t would be an arrogance ~ absurd as
unpar lonable for each individual to plant him
self doggedly upon his own individual opinions,
and refuse to support any measure unless the
majority would fashion it precisely in accord :
ance with his views. So long as such q temper
should prevail among the majority, in numbers,
OF legislative body, the minority would only
have to concentrate their vote in each ballot
ing, to defeat the majority in every measure
proposed.
And this has been precisely the condition of
the Democratic party in the present House Of
Representatives from tbs day in which the pre-
sent Congress convened. The people elected q
large majority Of Democrats to that House in
the same spirit and Tor the purpose OF carrying
out the same policy for which they elected Mr..
Buchanan. They expected that majority to act
together, and they expected them to support.
in good faith and sincerity, the Administration
Of Mr.. Buchanan. They could not prescribe the
precise details Of policy 10 the Administration
and the Congressional majority which they dc.
sired to be pursued; but they expected co-ope-
ration and unity Of action on all questions and
measures Of policy between them.
On each Of the fpo leading measures of the
present session Of Congress, that expectation has,
50 far, been disappointed The Administration
has been firm in its policy on each Of these
questions, showing no variableness nor shadow
OF turning. 1t has been supported in each Of
them by ive-sixths OF the Democratic orcaDiza
ton. 1t has been opposed with blind and un-
discriminating hostility by the unanimous Free
Soil party; and has been successfully opposed 6y
that party through the accession Of strength
which its compact organization has received
from some twenty odd Democrats; in one case
from the North-in the other from the South.
On each question the twenty odd have set up
their individual opinions against the Administra-
ton and their party. and defantly proclaimed
to them, unless you abandon your own views
and policy snd adopt OURS we will defeat you
by coalescing with the Back Republican organ
ization. Indeed, this is The spectacle that has
been presented to the country on every question
that has arisen, from the beginning Of the SEES.
sion, by the proceedings Of the House Of Rep.
rcsentatives-a House waich the y:eope elected
as Democratic. but rAich has shorn itself to be
such IN no single rote and on no single question,
1t it be the Kansas question that arises some
Democratic member OF he North puts himself
at the head OF the Black Republican party, re-
infOrced by small! coiiort OF seeding Demo
Gratis from the same section, to defeat the poll
cy OF the Democratic party and Administration.
Ii itsbe financial ques ION, some one of half
dozen southern Democratic members, afflicted
with a weak vanity of fl uring as watch dogs Of
the treasury, and aspirin. after Cerberine fame,
,eho hang about the spiggsts Of the public cider
barrel, gtring violent symptoms of rabies at eery
sMperfuous drop that falls from them, regardless
Of Uhat happens at tie bany-we say some one
OF half dozen southern members of this cast
OF ambition puts himself at the head Of the
o;r(o -
small cohort Of Southern Democrats, to pre-
vent the passage of this measure of the Demo-
cratic majority and OF the Administration. If
these impracticables tile Black Republicans
know them as practicaaies) are questioned by
their friends as to what they possibly mean
by such course Of proceeding, and how they
can possibly reconcile their conduct with sin.
cere and generous loyalty to the Democratic
cause, they turn off tie interrogation with
pooh, pooh, ave are good Democrats as
ever; we only want to defeat the Admnistra-
tion." Though the Administration are support
ed on every question BY iive.sxths Of the party
in Congress, and by still larger portion Of the
people Of the country, and though every defeat
Of the Administration is worse defeat of the
Democratic party, these men still have the au-
dacity to insult the popn! If intelligence by at
tempting to put off this bald piece Of sophistry
upon it as mere blow at the Administration.
One or the other squad Of them takes the lead
OF the Black Republicans party on every mea-
sure that arises; they effect the defeat of the
measure by uniting their own few votes with
the unanimous voc of that party, overriding
vote; and they endeavor to ex.
cuse this conduct, and to harmonic it with their
duty to the Democratic organization, on the
pretext that they do not like some OF the APP
pointments OF the Administration, and want to
teach 1t lesson on the subject.
Wecannot blind ourselves to the effects which
this cross fire upon the Democratic organiza-
ton, first from the North then from the South.
Is producing upon it. The Black Republican
party already conduct themselves as If they
were masters ofthe field; and in proportion as
they are strong and confident, our own friends
are respondent and Jistrustful The Northern
Democrats, who have SO nobly stood to the de-
fence OF the organization in the trying crisis
through which they are fighting, have done SO
only to see that organization assailed by South.
ern impract'cables the moment any other than
The Kansas question arises in the House. 1t is
impossible to calculate the mischief which this
course Of procedure must produce, if longer
persisted in.
1t is idle for the squads Of twenty odd mem
bers each, who have gone off and acted with
the Black Republican phalanx, one squad on
oHc qucStlOH, huOLAeF On another, but some
squad or other on every question that has arts.
en-, to suppose that the ADMINISTRATION and fiye-
slxths CT the democratic organization will
change their own policy at the bidding Of
handful OF men. Tie only salvation for The
Democratic party is firm and mnUayering per.
,istence BY the Naturalization in the police II
has from the first esponsed. 10 uield one jot or
little to fd.tion, is 10 commence at once for the
Democratic organization the mork Of dis,ntegra.
lion and dissolution.
T. S.-After the foregoing article was writ
Ten, on yesterday, the House passed the Def.
cheney bill, the chief object Of winch is to pro-
ride for the Utah expedition. We are sorry
hat there was nothing III the voting on the bill
70 call for modification OF the forego ng para
graphs. The bill did not pass tie House ~ q
majority Of Democratic roses. 1t Tas passed 6y
Ne special .tacor Of fer Black Republican
members. Its passage il due to the fact that
here are Black Republicans in the House Of
public spirit and virtue to vote for an
Urgent measure Of public necessity. Such is
he condition Of affairs, that ecen great mea
ure Of public necessity and urgency must ore its
passage to Black Republican favor.