White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-11-24
Organization of Congress-Emerson
Etheridge for Speaker.

Organization of Congress-Emersol
Etheridge for Speaker.
We regard it as certain, because it
highly reasonable and proper, that tn
opposition to the present Federal Ad
ministration, in Congress, will unite il
the organization of the ensuing Congress.
If they do not, they will be guilty of folly
little short of political suicide.
For look at the facts: Tennessee hal
elected seven Opposition members of Con
gress. These gentlemen made their sue.
cessful canvass by arrafgning at the bal
of popular opinion, the measures Of Mr.
Buehanan's Administration. The pro-
fligacy of Navy Yard cOntracts-the stu
pendOus peculations permitted in furnish
ing the Utah army supplies-the wretch
ed abortion Of Mr.. Buchsnan's attempt
to punish the Mormons who have been
guilty Of murder and treason, and who
still are defiant and utterly rsbellious,
notwithstanding they have a Federal
army and United States Governor
among them-the forced sale in one part
of the West, of Mules and Army Horses,
to the amount of hundreds of thousands
of dollars, without full notice, that favor
ties might buy them, while in other
parts, purchases Of the same animals are
going on at cxtravagant prices-these are
some of the more gross and outrageous
misdeems, for which the Opposition can
didates in Tennessee. and also in Ken
lucky and North Carolina, have held the
Administration responsible. And on
the supposed truth Of these accusations,
they have defeated the National Demo
crscy, and been returned, by the people,
to Congress.
Now, what shall these Opposition
Congressman do? Shall they permit the
Administration Democracy to organize
the next Congress to stiae investigation
by putting partizan Democrats in the
lead of every Committee If so, they
will fail in substantiating a single charge
they have made against the Administra-
ton, and return to their constituents
under the seeming disgrace of having
gone into Office on the strength Of mere
ISLANDERS against an honest Federal Ad-
ninistration Are the Oppositionists Of
the South prepared for this T?
The only escape from this threatening |
dilemma, is for the Opposition, North
and South, to unite in the organization |
of Congress, get the Speakership. and
the Committees, and then thoroughly |
expose the corruptiens, the peculations
and the plunderings of the Buchanan
So revolving a picture
as will thus be exposed, will startle and
shock the whole nation. 1t will vindi-
cate the Southern Opposition in their
late campaigns for Congress, and will
create an Indignation against the present
too deep to be set aside
By the idle retort "You united with the
Black Republicans in order to expose the
sins of the National Democracy"
What of it? Should National Demo-
cratic Administration be allowed to cor
-upt our Government to the fostering
of official deprsvity, solely be-
,ause the Republican party Of the Free
States are not perfectly satisfactory to
he South in all their sentiments ?
Suppose the Southern Opposition do
lot unite with the Northern Opposition
n organizing Congress-do they not en-
lorse and sanction the continued and sb-
olute rule Of the present corrupt Admin
stration of National affairs-do they
promote the cause of good government,
" keep alive any hope Of reform-do
hey help the cause of q conservative OPP
,osition under Bates or Bell in 1860,
hereby =? |,
Do they not know that there is infinite
Y more likelihood that the Republican
)arty may take up q sound Southern
nan like Bates or Bell. for President in
800, then that the National Democracy
ohuld do so And if union in organ
ring the Honse should lead to so happy
result as making Bates or Bell Presi-
lent, will not the dearest hopes of patri-
It's be consummated.
But even if the proposed union in or
,anizing Congress should fail to produce
uch desirable results. then no harm is
Ione for the future; for the Presidential
ontest of 1860 win still be open for
ction, and the uneommitted judgments
f the Opposition Of all classes.
The noble article, in another column,
AIKEN from the Richmond Va. Wing, Il
,oes strongly for the course we have in
Heated, and may be taken as the senti-
nent of the gallant and loyal Opposition
4 that State. We commend that arti-
lie to general reading; and, in connect
on, woald give our earnest expression
n behalf Of Emerson Etheridge, of Ten
lessee. as the ittest Of ell men. by talent,
ervices, unquailing intrepidity, and BY
rise political calculating and combine
Al q AZ Il,