Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-28

AAySoS WsOe oNSS h1uVu W VIZ ~ss~Ss'~ss
of politicians aud political letter writ
ers. No party in the House has posi-
tive majority. In this respect, the con-
dition Of things is similar to that at the
opening Of the Thirty Fourth Congress.
The Republicans and the Southern Op-
position combined have a majority Of
seventeen votes. But since the occur
rences at Harper's Ferry, it will be con-
sidercd an act CT political madness for
the Southern Americans to join hands
with the Republicans in organizing the
House. A despatch to the New York
Times, bearing date at Washington,
November goth, gives the programme as
follows. The writer says:
"Senator Nicholson reached here to-
day, and reported an interesting pro-
gramme for the organization of the
House. Jeremiah Clemens claims to
speak for the entire Southern delegation,
including II. Winter Davis. If the An
ti-Lecomptonites stand firmly by the
Democracy, there Will be no danger Of
the Republicans taking the organization
into their hands, as the South Ameri
cans, to a man, will resist it. The South
Americans will vote for Democratic
Speaker and Clerk, provided the Demo
Gratis will reciprocate by voting for Glenn
ems for Printer, with Democratic parts
ner. Senator Nicholson says that Glenn
ems assures him that such is the positive
understanding with the Southern Oppo-
sition. 1t is un Ierstood, also, that the
Arti-Lecomptonites will gointo the DEM
ocratic caucus, except, perhaps, Schwartz.
Haskins and Clarke have declared their
intention Of doing so, and preventing
Republican organization if possible.
That this will be the probable course
pursued, we have the more reason to be-
lieve from the fact that the Washing
ton correspondent Of tho United States
Gazette, and other leading Republican
papers arc laboring very hard to show
the Southern Americans that, inasmuch
as they are opposed to the Admnistra-
ton, it is their interest to place the
House under Republican rule. They
coolly assert that nothing except alb
stract theories in regard to slavery sep
arate them from the Republican party.
After Harocr's Ferry, and the course the
Republican party have chosen to pursue
in regard to it, the Southern man who
would stultify himself by lending his aid
to place in power Republican organi-
cation in the House, would be unworthy
of the confidence of his constituents
If Southern men can be found to stand
by the Republican party, then is public
faith destroyed, and all hope OF justice
abandoned. We look for better things,
and on the day of the organization of
the present Congress, shall expect to see
its officers unobjectionable men either to
the North::or South, and such an orgapi-
cation can only be effected by union
Of those who are guided by the great
Democratic rule Of justice, both to the
North and South.--PutsJury Post.
GOVERNMENT AID FOR BROWNSVILLE.
Some of our contemporaries have been
sorey exercised on account Of alleged
delay on the part of the government in
furnishing aid to Brownsville, Texas,
when it was threatened by Cortinas and
his band of outlaws. We believed that
the charges were prompted by hostility
to the Administration and therefore
disregard them. The Washington Con-
stitution makes the following statement
on the subject:
"In the first place, it is absolutely
and entirel y untrue that the government
"waited for six weeks to find out what it
ought to do" When the first news ar
rived that band of robbers had infested
Brownsville, had released their brother
robbers confined in the Jail, and that
further trouble was unprecedented" or
ders were Immediately issued to reoccu-
py Fort Brown, and two companies OF
United States troops were dispatched
for that purpose from Fort Clark, which
is about 200 miles distant from Fort
Brown. Gen. Twigs was also in com
mand of the troops in that district OF
country at that time, and it was known
that he had full powers to adopt any
measure which he might think necessary
under the circumstances. There was
not delay of six minutes, much less six
weeks, to find out what ought to be
done. Just what ought to be done was
done.
"When the dispatch was received
from Collector Hatch, of New Orleans,
representing the disturbances at Browns
vile as much more serious than the first
accounts described them, orders were in
simultaneously issued to the troops at
Baton Rouge to proceed at once to
Brownsville. They embarked the next
day, and have long ere this reached
their destination. The troops from Fort
Clark have also doubtless arrived at
Fort Brown. Thus, it will be seen that
the Administration did act promptly,
and that it is quite as competent to Judge
of the precise difference in Specification
between the words ''prompt" and Hper-
emptory" as the New York editor who
undertakes to teach it ctymology, states
manship, and military tactics.
I'm the next place, it is untrue that
orders have been issued to ''insult Mex
CO." "violate her territory" ''comprom-
Use our influence" there, or "tarnish our
national honor" Beyond the imagina-
ton of the censorious editor, there is not
a shadow Of foundation for any one Of
these alarming announcements. Orders
have been issued to restore peace and
assert the law at Brownsville, and pun