Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-23
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Eectionalism in the senate.
While the Democratic Disunionists in the
House are pushing forward their sectionalsm by
refusing TO vote for Northern man for Speak
er, the Democratic Senate has shown its de-
termined proclivity to sectionalsm in the
arrangement of the Standing Committees,
matter fully discussed and prepared In the eau
Gus of the party. So outrageously one sided
are the Committees, that the Cd Democratic
Plain Dealer, which like balky horse coca.
sonally stalls in the party traces, cries out that
$50 far as that body 1.-THE Senate is concerned,
there is no North no East, no Wesr It is all
South. SoUTH, SOUTH" And yet the Editor
as Delegate to the Charleston Convention will
fraternize with the "all South" and support
with zeal worthy better cause the NOMINEES
for President the "soUTH, SOUTH" in its poten-
cy over dOughfaces, "thumb screws upon the
Northern Democracy" Douglas has gone back
to the embrace of the Lecompton boa, and his
doughty champion on the Reserve will be
eager for the sacrifice by the 23d Of April, the
month of All FOOLS Day.
1t must be admitted that the Infamous con-
duct of the Democrats in the Senate in the ar.
rangcmeut of the Standing Committees is
enough to try the patience of the most submis-
sive of Northern "hewers of wood and drawers
of water" to the South. The Senate is a body
Of sixty>six members, who represent thirty
three equal aud independent States. Of these
States, eighteen are free, and fifteen slave
The free have a white population of over
10 900; the slave, a white population Of
about 5000, 900. The free 100000 of elect
ors; the slave little over 100000. OF the
twenty-five committees to which legislative
business is distributed, the free States, under
the rule of equality and justice, ought to have
the chairmanshiP, and majority of members,
of at least thirteen of them. How stand the
facts touching the committees just announced
The list is az follows:
On Foreign Relations -Meaars. Mason, Douglas, Polk,
Slidell and Crittsnden.
on FHance-Messrs Hunter, PeatceJ GWini Bright
and Hammond.
on COmmres-Nessrs. Clay, Biglor, ToombS, Cling
nan and SaulsbIy.
On Miiitary A Fans-Messrs Davis, Fitzpatrick, John
son Of Ark, Chestnut and Lane.
on Narai 46aHs-Messrs. Mallory, Thomson, slldell,
| Hammond and Nicholson.
On Jldieiary-Msssrs. BayArd, Pugh, Benjamin.
| Green and Powell.
On PostoGccs-Msssrs. Yuloe, Gwin, Rice, Bright
| On Public Laads-Alessrs johnson OF Arkansas,
johnson of Tennessee, Lane, Pugh aud Bragg.
On PriUats Land CIaims-Aessrs. Beniauin, Polk,
On hidiaa AGairs-Nlesars. Sebastian Brown, Fitch,
Rica and Haun.
On Pcnsioas-Messrs Thomson, Clay, Salisbury aud
Powell.
On Revolutionary CiainlsNessrs. Toombs Crlttenden
and Nicholson.
on the District Of COltmbd-Messrs. Brown, Mason.
Johnson Of Tonn., Yulse and Kennedy
on Paients-Mesars' bigler' Ihomson' loombs ana
| Hemph
On Pa5ie Buidings-NIessrs. Bright Davis and Ken
On Territo1es--Messra. Green, Dough Sebastian,
| Fitzpatrick aud HAun.
10 AUDIT Contingent Expenses ofhs Se7late-Messrp.
| johnson OF Tenn, and Powell.
on Printing -MesErs Fitch and Davis.
| On EHgToSsed BiHs-Messrs. Lane and Biglsr.
On Enrolled Bals--Messrs. Hauu and salisbury.
| On the LibrdTy-Messrs Pearce and BayArd.
HI ow are twenty-five committees, forcibly
remarks the Evening Post, of which the chair
manship of sixteen is given to the slaveholdipg
members, and tho chairmanship of the six
others to members who side with them in poll
tics Not single committee OF any importance
is assigned to the free states either in the chair
manship or in the majority of its members
The Republicans, who have twenty five repre-
sentatlyes in the Senite, or considerably more
than one third of the whole body, are allowed
two members on each committee of seven -
Could anything be more sectional that thisl
The slave States have fewer people, fewel
yotes, fewerrepresentatycs than the free States
and yet they take a me jOrity Of t he committees
In the foreign relations of the government
those questions Of peace and war, amty and
commerce, in which the great cities of the
North, and its vast producing and manufactur
ing classes, are so deeply interested, the busi'
ness is initiated and controlled by Mr. Mason
Of Virginia. For lis financial policy, the Senate
looks TO Mr. Hunter, of Virginia. Commerct
is committed TO Mr.. Clay, of Alabama; Military
Ahiirs to Mr.. Davis, of Mississippi; Nava
Affairs to MT Mallory, Of Mary land and so OF
with all the other commietees OF mark WheI
you como 20 public buildings, 10 patents, 4
engrossed bills and such comparatively incon
siderable matters, you find tho democratic Sen
tors of tte free States (who do not adhere Il
Douglass notions of territorial government
complimented with few chairmanships.
THE one SIDED, unjust and sectional polio
is so obstrusive that Mr.. Pugh, one of the de
mocratc Senators, was himself compelled I
protest against it; aud he warned the Senat
that if it desired TO put down the pTevaiin
agitltion on the subject of slavery, It mus
avoid procedures Of this sort, the motives G
: which were but too transparent. When demo
cats Of Mr. Pugh's fidelity are obliged to rebuk
this southern sectioaalism it is not necessary Il
US TO taSe up the topic