The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-09-02

with contempt. (Crles OF "shame. shafne.")
Would you believe itP Not Northern Sen.
atot belonging to thi. pro;slsvay party dares
q Congress, when upon one occasion, II was
sisted in the Ss'nale that the Senator from Mas.
saeh.sstts had paired Of with some other
nembsr, who was also indisposed, sneer OF
eootemct was observed through the chamber.
u the idea Of his indispSsiticn, and the lenders
Of the pro-slavery democracy affect 10 believe
that it ID pretenct. on the part OF man who
has beer suffering these two wears. In nv
judgment, tie world has never seen exhibited
such refined malignty and cruelty as This at
tempt to treat with seo-n that suffering man.
This 10 worse q thousand fold than the spirit
which under excitement could strike the blow
for this is premed'a;ed and continued malice.
cloud applause.
A vorcG-Three cheers for Sumner. The
cheers were given heartily.
mention this my fellnw-citizens. to show
the condition of things at Warrington. Let
me tell you another fact. went as your rep
preventative two years ago to Washington, al
most an entire stranger, never having met more
them two or three members OF the Senate In
nv life. remained there as one OF the rep
rcsentatives OF this State through two sessions
Of Congress, sent there TO consult with the
representatives of other co-equal States for the
best good OF common country. and for those
two years was no. placed on committee which
ever met. Republican Senators We're not con-
sulted--we were ignored BY this proscriptive,
intoierant party, ,hat made adhesion 10 the
interests OF the slave power the only test by
which they allowed a person to take part in
the proceedings of the government wherever
they could prevent 1t. A little different state
OF things prevailed after the Fremont election
Il 1856. But let me tell how it is now. The
committees were organized anew at the COM
mencement OF the last session of Congress,
and have with me list of them. On Took
Ing 1t it you will find that all ti,e leading com
mittees are not only entirely In the interest or
this pro-slavery party. but are controlled by
Southern men. The Committee on Foreign
Relations 10 one Of the most important. 1t is
presided over BY Mason. OF Virginia, and a
majority OF that committee are from the South
ern States. The Committee on the Judiciary
i presided over by Bayard, OF Delaware, and
. majority Of that committee are from the
Southern States. The Committee an Naval
Affairs is presided over by Mallory, of Florida,
and q majority Of that committee are from the
Southern States. The Comtn,ttee OF Military
Affairs is presided over by Davis, Of Missis-
sippi. On Post Offices, BY Yulee. of Florida.
The Committee on Finance, by Hanter. OF
Virginia. Southern men are al the head OF
those committees. That on Commerce is pre-
sided over by Clay. Of Alabama. and that on
Indian Affairs by Sebastian, OF Arkansas. ]
believe there are one or two Others committees
besides that on Territories, of which Mr..
Douglas Is the Chairman, the Craftsmanship OF
which il given to the North perhaps the Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills, or something OF that
kind. Now the Northern or the free States
constitute majority, and You see how power
hess they are in TIE business Of the Senate
This 10 %, not only in regard TO the diatribu-
ton Of the business Of Congress, but in the
appropriations. At the last session OF Con-
gress more than three. fourths OF ell the money
appropriated for Notifications on the Atlantic
aud the Gulf coast was appropriated Tor forti.
fcations in slaveholding States There are
two buildings il the south erected Tor custom
house purposes-one at New Orleans and the
ether Il Charleston yet complete, and no
: estimates yet furnished of what the cost OF
completion will be. Already more than five
millions Of dollars have been appropriated to
build these two houses alone. There's where
the money goes. The last Congress appropri-
atei $45O, 900 to continue the work upon them
and when inquired in the Senate, Of The Chair
man Of the Committee of Finance, how much
the custom house at Charleston was TO cos
when completed, lie replied that no estimatt
had been made but the inquiry led to The dis
sle.urs sf The , lac: the. gs'ble palace wa'
side, which had already cost, with the appro.
priation then asked, some two millions OF dol
iars, and would + some three millions before
i wgnld be finished! How many men do yo,
suppose are to occupy this building when fin
ished? Forty-eight was the number OF EN-
ployees in 1857. the last year reported, and the
amount 1T revenue collected was little over
$5Oo.Q0O Laughter.] The so-called de-
mocracy want. for the accommodation Of these
foity-eight persons, and to collect S5O0UOO, a
hniiding to cost three millions! In the grea,
city Of New York there il a custom house
many Of you have seen lt--a fine building il is
and il cost about eleven hundred thousand dol.
lars. How many persons do you suppose are
employed in the New York chstom house, and
how much revenue collected ?? Inst year re
ported more than forty-two millions dollar.
collected at New York, and there were more
than thousand per sons employed in its col
leeiion, and building costing alttle over
million was sufficient to do the business in.-
Do you suppose such an appropriation as tina
for the Custom Honse at Charleston could b,
obtained to erect public building in tn
Northern States9 mo, MOI The Custom
House in the city Of Philadelphia only cos
some four or FIVE hundred thousand dollars
that in Boston about million, while that u
New Orleans, has cost more than three mil
lions. A voice-"And sinking at that
Laughter. Yes. sinking at that. Like tn
treasury. INV friends, 1t 10 based on sand
foundation. Renewed laughter. While It re
fourths Of the money appropriated FOR FORTH
cations ut tire last session, is 10 be expended il
slave States. not dollar was appropriated TO
the fertilization of the North western frontier
While the party can appropriate five million
to bnild two houses-one at CHI rleston an
the other at New Orleana--how much none
do you suppose is appropriated at the last SEES
sion to save the hundreds of yes lost in sigh
Of your city, upon this lake, and TO save tn
millions Of property that annually 60 down I
the bottom. Tor want Of some little improve
ment 1T your great harbers? Not dolla
could Be obtained FOR such purpose.
fz1r(fe SCOTT DECISION.
Now m this party design by the pol
icy inaugu!~ u in 1882 1 have shown 70
= bow they hsve gone on step by sep, advsne
ing FIRST oneaRpinion, then aaotiiev, ard the
another, UNI ~ have got slavery into Kan
sas; denying i the power of Congress I
exclude il, then denying the power Of the pee
pie Of . Territory. while in . Territorial cor
dition, to exclude It, Next, they will den
the power OF the people when they form Stat
Constitution to exclude it, and that such is tn
next step 70 be taken 10 manifest from the Dire
Scott decision. 1921
wish, fell0 w-citizens, TO get before you,
] can, clear idea Of that bred Scott decisio,