St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-03


He is a great nuisance to me-. But
have a heart full of sympathy for Mrs.
Douglas. How she has struggled up
through poverty and neglect, to her
present position, all the world knows.
How bravcly, yet quietly, she faces
this many-headcd monster-small heads
and no hcarts-callcd Society; t"mcs
it down in her beautiful presence and
makes it respect her and her rude hus,
band. I see, and my heart throbs
with delight at her success"
Mr.. Morrill's bill, appropriating
about six millions of acres of land
among the several States, according
to their federal representation, for the
establishment Of Agricultural Colleges
and the promotion Of the mechanic
arts, has been finally disposed Of by
both Houses. Its enemies arc con-
graduating themselves on an antici,
patcd Presidential veto. 1t is signiii,
cant fact that this bill, the design Of
which is the promotion of Agriculture
in the States, was opposed by crcry
.Sonthcrn Democrat IN the Senate, as well
as a number of Northern Democrats.
Every Republican voted for it. The
Slavery Democracy can vote $3O,O0o,-
900 to buy Cuba to make a slave State
of, but can't vote a small portion OF
the public domain for the benefit OF
free laborers and free farmers.
The President, in reply to a resolu,
ton of the House, has communicated
a message enclosing a report from
the Attorney General, who says that
the local officers of the government
at Savannah have been specially and
strictly enjoined to perform the duties
imposed on them by the several acts
of Congress for the suppression of the
slave trade that special counsel has
been employed to aid the District At.
torncy in prosecuting the offenders
that the advices received s~atislacto
rily show the diligence and activity Of
all persons engaged in the public ser
vice to find the negroes who were
clandcstincly landed, to identify tn,
parties engaged in the crime, and as
certain other important facts connect
cd with the transaction.
After a debate said to be unusually
brilliant, the usurping Senator's, Bright
and Fitch, were confirmed in their
seats by a strict party vote, unless
the names of Mcssrs. Brodcrick and
Douglas in the list of nays constitute
an exception. This was a vote to the
effect that the United States Senate,
and not in all cases the Legislatures
of the respective States, may choose
Senator'S for it cannot be denied that
the Legislature of Indiana, by it's two
component branches, never elected
Mcssrs. Bright and Fitch to the seats
they now hold. a greater piece Of in
justice to sovereign State was never
enacted within the Capitol, and we
are glad to see that Senator Seward
has declared his determination to move
every year, 50 long as he shall have
that privilege, that the original reso-
luton admitting Messrs. Bright and
Fitch be expunged from the records of
the Senate.
Messrs. Lane and Smith, Senator'S
from Oregon, were admitted to their
seats on the l4th. Mr.. Grover was
sworn in the House as of
Lane. Lane has drawn the long Sena-
torial term and Smith the short one.
Gen. Joseph Lane was born in North
Carolina, and went to Kentucky with
his parents, spending the greater part
of his time until his emigration to In.
diana in the position of wood chopper
and boatman on the Ohio. He won
high honors during the war, and was
styled by the army the Marion of
Mexico" He returned home at the
close of the war, and afterwards served
a term as Governor of Oregon.
Delazon Smith SENATOR was born
in New Berlin, Chcnango county, N.
Y. In 1887 he commenced the study
of the law, and at the same time be-
gun to write for the press. lie sub
sequently devoted his time to news
paper labors, and in lS4l established
the Western Empire" at Dayton,
Ohio, which still flourishes as the or
gan of the Democratic party in West
ern Ohio. He appointed by Presi-
dent Tyler Special Commissioner to
Quito, in Ecuador, but owing to a civil
wal in that republic he remained at
the post but a short time. in 1854 he
was elected to the Legislative Assem-
bly, of Oregon, and was reelected in
the three following years. He was
also chosen a member of the Consti-
tutional Convention, and in July last
was elected L. S, Senator by a four
tiftls vote of the two Legislative
branches in convention.
Lafayette Grover Representative
is a native of Bethel, Oxford County,
Me. lie was educated at Bowdoin