Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-01-05
Letter from Washington.
WAsHINToN, D. C.,
 Dec IA 185S (

W douiNION, IJ O.,
 Dec. 14, lS5S} The Watruos case-Arizona Movements relative to Territorial OGices-Anti- Lecomptonites-
 Railroad and Telegraph in Arkansas-Re-
 naovals tn Arkansas etc., etc.,
 The House of Representative is engaged in investigating the charges against J fudge Watrous of Texas, for alleged malfeasance in office, and it is agreed the vote as to whether he shall be recommended to the Senate for impeach- ment or not, will be taken to-day at o'clock. If the House in the nature of grand jury find him guilty of the charges, then the case will 20 to the Senate for impeachment There seems to be much diversity of opinion as to the re suit of the vote to be taken in the House to- day. but incline to the belief it will vote for impeachment II so, then the trial in the Sc. ate. if disposed of this session, will occupy much time, and will act to the detriment of other important matters before that body.
 Many bills have been presented in both Houses Among them is one in the House for the organization of a territorial government for Arizona. The district of country designed to be organized into territory bearing that name is the strip of land acquired from Mexico known as the Mesella valley, or the Gadsden purchase. It extends from the Rio Grande to the Cobra do rivers, lying between the territory of New Mexico and the states of Chihuahua and Sono- ra in Mexico embracing within its limits the fertile valleys of the Gila and some of the richest mineral deposits in America A smi- lar bill will be introduced in the Senate at an early day, and the reason it has not been done already, was because the committees were not appointed until today and the matter could not be referred for action to the appropriate com mttee.
 Mir. Morris of Illinois (anti- Lecom pton) has given notice of his inteuton to introduce bill into the House providing for the election of governors, judges and other officers of the ter ritories, by the people thereof. This is intend ed as the ultimatum of "popular sovereignty" and thls innovation upon the practice of this go- vernment since its foundation, is strike at the present administration, and ali attempt to take patronage from the President because he is de- mocrat and bestows it upon democrats. Mr. Morris and his anti ti-Lecompton friends will of also the black republicans for the same cause. aking in view the great variance between the professions of the anti Lecomptouites and the black republicans, and their remarkable unity In voting, and of practice, it might perhaps be assumed they arrive at the same conclusions by different mode )f reasoning, but the public cannot be deceived longer idto the belief that they are not one and the same and indivsibIe.
 The ti-Lecompton members of the House seems to be in quandary how to act. Those who have been reelected are certainly in very embarrassing condition. When they were before the people for re election they declared they had always been democrats, but made few pedge as to their future courss-that Is to say pub llcly-consequently they were regarded as de- mocrats by their few democratic followers, and to the black republicans they said privately, they were acting with them in order to distract and defeat the democratic party in offering nomina- tions etc, and if they were elected it would be by the aid of their black republican allies, and it would result to their advantage. This satisfied the black republicans for the time being But things have shaped in such way that these gentlemen are now of necessity compelled to take their positions either fair and square in the black republican ranks, or renounce their here sles and become probationary democrats. It is certain that either the black republicans or an- ti-Lecomptontes are bound to be elected and the sooner it is known who has been gulled the better. The democracy may well manifest n- difference on the subject, for with one hundred sound and true democrats that have been and will be returned to the next House with a de- mocratic Senate; and the veto power in the ho- nor of d sound Executive, the country need apprchei Il n" fears of nal leL Lislation All thai can possibly be dore at all inuriou, will be failure to enac some useful laws, aud the Generalization aud d ,honesv hat was display ed ny the rotirious Banks Congress of l855-56.
 am glad ro the cars on the Mempais X i- ny n NN lhllIbdI are li ntil!OI dl.U that efforts are on loot to establish a telegraph from Memphis to Little Rock. trust this project may succeed, not for the purpose of making money to the stock holders but from the great benefit that would be derived theretrom to the state. If successful the "The Democrat" will have to make its appearance semi-weekly at least
 There will be several changes in Arkansas in federal offices during the present session; in fact one has already been made. Dr. Griffin of Hemstead county has been appointed register of the land office at Washington in the place of Wm. Moss, removed. This change was made on political grounds and at the solicitation of large number of prominent democrats with in the land district and other portions of the ate.
 The standing committees of the Senate were appointed by resolution of that body on yester- day. Judge Douglas was removed from the chaIrmanShipo the committee on territories and Green of Mo-, appointed in his stead, and Se- ator Johnson of Ark, was left of the commit tee on printing, of which he has for severa, years been the chairman, at his own request He has not arrived here yet, being detained as is understood by sickness in his family The other members of the delegation are here.
 The Pacific Railroad bill is up for considera- ton in the Senate and from the votes that have been taken, it looks as though it will pass that body The proposition now being discussed is to grant the alternate sections of land as usual and ten millions in money to sil in it's con- struction, the government advertising for pro- posals to build the road, and giving the con- structors the power to locate the roai This feature as to its locality is unfavorable to Arr kansas as it would result in adopting route north of the state.
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