Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-12-30


then leave the two or three remaining places
to be filed by the Republicans. This list is
then handed over to the chairman Of COM
mittee appointed by a Republican caucus, and
/ his committee then has the privilege of ar
ranging the minority Of each committee.
When this is done. the list is reported to the
Senate, and voted upon at one votc-the
whole or nothing. This year Senator Foot Of
Vermont, as the senior Republican member
of the Senate, Senior in service not in years.
was chairman OF the Republican committee,
appointed to arrange the Republican minori-
ties of the several Standing Committees.
Senator Foot has hitherto had a place on the
first committee in rank--on Foreign Affairs.
He desired to give that place to his colleague.
Senator Collamer, who is his senior in years,
and cminently fitted for the post. and at the
same time Senator Foot chose for himself a
place of great labor and usefulness but one
rarely desired by any Scnator-a seat in the
Committee on Claims This was the original
arrangement. On further reflection ii was
deemed desirable to make a special work of
the consideration Of the Republicans for Sem
ator Sumner. when Senator Collamer cheer
fully acquiesced, and gave way to Senator
Sumner. Senator Sumner therefore is ON the
Committee on foreign affairs. Senator Foot
takes his chosen place on the committee on
claims, and Senator Colamcr has three very
honorable positions, to wit-on territories, on
the library, and on the committee to investigate
the Harpers Ferry affair I have stated
these facts because l think them highly hon
orable to the Vermont Senators Such
courtesy is sufficiently rave to warrant high
estimate, and it is highly estimated here
To-day the Lccompton Democracy, under
the lead Of Virginia Wing Mr. Botcler)
tried a new experiment. Boiler withdrew as
candidate for the Speakership, and nominated
Mr.. Nilsson Of Virginia, Democrat of high
character but of excessively fne-spun political
theories-all true to Slavery The main
body of the Lecompton Democracy followed
Southern Wing lead for Nilsson, and he re-
ceived 96 votes Sherman had loo, -four of
his friends having made "A diversion upon
Etheredge, Southern Wing, to distract the
enemy;) scattering "a. l think this is the
strongest point of the South in the contest. Ii
failed. Mr. Burnett DEM of Kentucky i'm
mediately proceeded to denounce Etheredge
of Tennessee and Anderson of Kentucky. for
being talse to the South. They responded
with equal spirit. 1t struck me that Burnett
considered the game lost, and that he made
his attack for the purpose of defeating Ether
edge and Anderson at the next congressional
election. SO he don't think the Union is to
be dissolved at present. guess he is right
Threats Of speedy disunion have an mmedi-
ate purpose--simply intimidation. hope
the people will not fail to make profitable
use of them They amount to this if the
majority of the whole Union will yield i'm
plicit obedience to the n,inority-if we will
cease to be Republican government and sub
init to an Oligarchy, wherein all the powers
of the Government are to be controlled bv less
than one tenth of the free population of the
country-the Constitution and the Union
shall stand, otherwise not 70 this complex
ion has the Democratic party come. But, is
that Democracy think the question is not
debatable.
SATURDAY MoRN, DEC. 81
More Of the same sort--more talking, more
voting, more nothing. On Friday evening
Southern gentleman proposed to postpone
voting to the first week in January, so as to
allow members and their families and 1.-THE
niggers' these were his Words to enjoy
Christmas There was simultaneous shouting
of mo! no! no :" on the Republican side
Mr. Grow Of Pa. made very spirited and
very brief speech against the proposition: the
Republicans never would consent to waste
dollar or a day in hilarity while creditors of
the government, who are on the very verge of
bankruptcy, are waiting for the money they
have earned. This little saAAoh ell ILL.,
bombshell in the Democratic camp, and the
House did not entertain the motion to post.
pone. On Friday, Mr. Farnsworth of III.
(Repub.) made long speech, against the
unanimous wish and protest of his Republican
brethren of the House; but this iniudicous
step was followed by the usual Republican
vote, (pairs cxcepted,) when Mr.. sherman
again came within four votes of an election.
Death Of lirs. Ammi b. Young.
have a sorrowtul message for Montpelier.
On Thursday evening, the wife of Ammi b.
Young Esq, died very suddenly She had
been i'll for long time, but was able to make
the journey from the North a week ago, and
up to the day Of her death her recovery was
expected. In this city, as well as among her
many friends in the North and the South, Mrs.
Young was very highly esteemed Her house
has ever been, literally, the home of her
friends and the cloud that now covers it will
cast its shadow upon many households in
every quarter of the nation Mrs Young was
In the 5sth year Of her age
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