Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-03-18

Tur President AND THE PEortE--lt
there is anything which Mr. Buchanan has
been consistent in, it is the habit Of binding
up the wounds and transferring to suitable
official asyums those politicians whom the
people of the North have stricken down lie
began in this way, at the very outset, with
Gen. Cass and Mr. Toucey Within the last
few days he has shown that the ruling pas
sion is still strong. George w Jones' thrown
out Of the Senate by the people Of Iowa, is
rewarded with the mission TO Bogota. IL is
rumorcd that he dcclines-but we would
like to see the evidence first. John Petit,
who as late Senator was unpopular oven a
mong the Democrats of Indiana for his cx-
tremc subservicncy to slavery, is comiortcd
with tho Chief Justiccship Of Kansas. James
Hughes, whose career as Representative
from Indiana has recently been cut short. IS
now invited to step into the Office of Com
missioner of Patents And 50 the process
goes on, the robuked of the people becoming
the rewarded of the President But the peo-
pie cannot pause in their part Of the work.
Even now in Connecticut they arc laying up
Executive lavors for Messrs. Bishop and
Arnold. in return for their devotion to lie
compton New Hampshire has just done the
best she could under the circumstances
towards aiording happy martyr-but alas,
she hadn't any prominent Democrat to turn
out of Office. Perhaps. however, Col Georges
defeat is sufficiently emphatic to entito him
to some consideration at Washington and
who knows but that John S. Wells can pro-
duce such proofs Of utter disregard of his
stump efforts 10y the people Of New Hamp-
shire l''without distinction Of party,') that
the Governorship of Dacotah may yet be his I,
boston Journal
~ A Slave in Cuba is not exactly the
same thing as slave in Carolina He has
some "rghts which the white man is bound
to respect lie has an owner, but can buy
himself, or any part Of himself and the own
or cannot refuse the purchase money. He
may thus own half of himself, or a quarter of
himself, in which case he becomes entitled to
proportionate share Of his time and earnings
Once a year be is allowed a certain number of
days to find a new purchaser, if his master i'll
treats him. lie can have his children legally
declared free. by paying S2j, in Court at the
birth of each
Should Cuba be annexed, of course the
principles of the bred Scott decision would
apply to H. thus reducing its Slaves to the
level Of cattle. like those in our southern
States. Such an abrogation of their priyile-
yes would be almost sure to cause an iusur-
rection and a bloody one. Both Master and
Slave in the Island have reason to bred the
day Of annexation Albany Journal
THE New SENATE CoNNrrEEs.-The re-
construction of the committees of the United
States Senate for the extra session, show
more conclusivciy than ever the sectional in
Justice of the majority of that body Every
important committee is controlled by the
South. without regard 20 the distribution of
The business interests of the country. Thus,
Virginia has the Craftsmanship of the two lead
ing committees on Finance and Foreign Rcla-
tions. Florida, down in one corner of the
Union, has the Craftsmanship of the committee
ON Naval Affairs and ON the Post Office
Mississippi takes the craftsmanship of the
committees ON Military Affairs and the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t would seem that the
Northern Dcmocrats--cenccially with the aid
of the two new members from Orcgon-ought
10 be sufficiently numerous Co prevent this
accumulation of responsibilities upon certain
Southern States. But where there is not this
two-fold honor, the singular iniolcity of the
posts assigned is quite as remarkable Thus,
the Committee on Commerce has its chairman
from Alabama, an agricultural State and the
Committee on Patents is presided over by a
gentleman from North Carolina. which proba-
bly, furnishes as few patents as any other State
in the Union. OF the whole twenty-five
Senate committees, ciqiicca have their chair
men from the slave States. aud only four are
presided over hy men from the more numcr-