Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-20
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Interesting Washington Letter. n
Mr. Weed, the veteran editor Of the Albany
Evening Journal, is close observer of men
and things in the Federal City, aud under date
Of Dec. 18th he writes to the Journal as fol-
lows:
The Debate for Speaker, or rather the Debate
to prevent an election Of Speaker, goes forwsrd,
and promises to enligh,en the People in relation
to the designs Of the Sham Democracy. The
whole tendency and drin Of the Fire-eaters il
to prepare that section of the Union for its
Dissolution. This is the warp and filling, Of
all their Speeches. 10 the House, they proclaim
that the Election Of "Black Republican Prey-
ldent' VIII be sufficient cause fOE such Dlsao-
luton. In the Senate, Mr. Iverson, of Georpia.
moreimpstent announces his readiness 10 with
draw from the Union when Mr.. Sherman "a
elected Speaker But this hurry ia explained
by the circumstance that his seat in the Senate
IS soon TO be vacant, and that oonseo ueptIv
louder thunder is necessary to secure his re,
election. ! know nothing that so much resen.
blss the cry Of of"Dissoiviug the Union" as The
Prophecy of the Millerites, who waited for the
end Of the World Both events were deterrcip
ed and announced with equal earnesiness The
day originally fixed for the ''Ascension. !" with
its Pos'ponementr, have passed, and the WorlS.
Iemalns with its good aud evil, TO work ou, a
destiny higher and wiser than that which Selu
son and blindness anticipated And the TJnion
in defiance of its enemies, will survive ,bose
who threaten it's integrity, to work OUT and es.
tabllsh the great Problem OF Freedom
There is more and deeper excitement n, ,b.
slavery question than ever existed before The
| leeiing Is general and intense IL is a c,l,;,a-
ted feeling. The John Brown Insprrsc,;on
aud the Helper Book" furnish the incl wiz
which the flames of discord are fed Dnt IL ia
not, however, that eilher, OF themselves. epdan.
ger the Union, for the fate Of Brown and bis
Band secures the South against any othei law.
ltsS INVASION inr generation at least; and til,
'heirer BOOK, published nearly two years ago,
| was quite harmless until they, by loapnifvino
its importance, have given il an 1nprecedenteS
| circulation, These events are seized upop. nrt
as they might be, ii the South so de.ired, to
| project their property, guard their fiphts an
strengthen the Union, but TO peril and DESTROY
all While hanging John Brown TO. Treason
against Virginia, they Rvow their own Treason
able oeeiRns against tho UniuD.
10 all this there isa plain, simple, ready SO.
ton These men neither desire nor will con,
sent to preservation OF ihe Union except uuon
their own terms. IF the Cotton men of Phila
delphia and New York, and the faded, dyed. hair
and eolored' whlsker Politicians of Boston, knew
with what contempt the Flre.eaters think and
speak oil Their Union Saving spasms, they would
Save their breath to cool their PorriIge -
Thsse men spurn your sympathy, MIR. Curry
told you IN his Speech, what taey all say mora
Extensively in conversation, that "sueh met
IngS amount TO nothing There IS but one
remedy tor the disease That IS to leave the
Political power OF the country in their hands,
he moment the danger olthe Election of d .,
publican President passes, oil danger aDT Al
excitement will subsido. The whole oa/ s,ior
Is "in nut she'll" Dissolving the Union ia 4
game Tor the Presidency. IL is nothing but a
game. That it will be PLAYED despe rat,lv we
admit, because Southern sportsmer. play des.
perstey. But only assure them pat Republi.
cans will pass" leaving the Democracy "old
est" and neither "Old Browp," nor he "IIoI
per Book" will disturb or ripple the waters
There was significant passage between De.
mooratic Senators yesterday Mr.. lverson had
said that the Northern Democracy was un-
sound-indesd he used harsher language, ''cor.
rupt and rotten" Senator Bigler, IN Tcoly. said
| that the Northern Democracy had borne inucb
but could not bear everything Senator Pu,h
said that be would not then interrupt debate.
but that he rose TO "serve notice" ON the Sen
ator from Georgia that le should dcmand ex-
Platons OF his charge against Northern De.
mocrats, and tho explanations required must be
had before the meeting Of the Charleston Co 4.
venton.
Its true, as reported, that Senator L,op,l,,
has ''caved" He goes back, howevsr. wit6ou
the true men who stoodb by him in defending IN,
right IN the last Congress His deserlion il
felt Eeenly by the Anu-Leeompton Democra,,
Of Pernsylyauia and by the hienda Of Broder,
lex and MoKibbSn, one of whom sacrificed nj,
life and the other his Election for cause which
Judge DouglaB took up, and has laid down. q,
men put on and draw Uiftheir garments. liz,
Daniel ). Dickinson, OF New York, the ,linoi,
Senator goes back 10 be strangled. TIER head,
will 90 into bag and iuto the rive7. iust "a .,
the heads OF rebel Ppchas yFho offend tR,
Sultan. There are NJ men more truly nnc
hrmly hred In their OppositiOn to the Demo
craey' now and through the War, than Messrs
hickman and SwartA and Col. Forney, with
their twenty Thousand Democratic friends il
fennfYlVania. Indeed the men who carried
buchanan though Pennsylvania on theii
shoulders in 1856, will now help TO swell the
msjolites in that State, mountain high, agaibs,
the Charleston Nominee.
MessTs. Hickman, Haskin and Horace r
Clark and Adrain, have made manly, tellinf
Speeches against the Administration, That o
the iormer was a glorious eiloit. Lsyeral thous.
sand copies Of which have been subscribed fol
by Members
That Mi. Sherman will be Speaker, when .
eholce ~ fheete6, no one doubts. And tbs
Col. Fornsy Will be Clerk, though even more
suenUSuh efforts 10 defect him will be made, ]
10Th hope and believe For Sergeant at Atma
our friends intend 10 vote for Mr. Hoffman, o
Maryland, who lost his Election for Opposing
the "Lecompton" and English" Swindles. -
Ills is mAnifestly just aud right. Il.|