Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-01-19
a XaIunhIe Discorery.

The Cleveland PLAIN DeGlcr has no very great
pretensions either as an able or consistent
paper, but in some respects it is entitled to be
regarded as representative sheet 1t knows
enough to discover the unpopular side OF an
issue, and, when not existing on executive
charity, sometimes gets up sPunk enough to
tell the truth. The recent action of the Miehl-
gan Legislature, in wiping out from the United
States Senate that chropic dOughface Charles
E Stuart, and sending in his place patriotic
and devoted friend of free institutions, seems
to have shed new light upon the understand
ing of our lake shore cotemporary, who thus
moraiizes upon Gov. Bingham's election
Kinsley S. Bingham, Republican, has been
elected to the United States Senate for SIX
wears from the 4th of March next, to succeed
! The Hon. Chss Z. Stuart, Democrat-
Thus. one bv one, the Senate is filling up
with Black .publcans There will be
Eorecious few of Northern Demcratlc Sena-
Tors in ;he next Congress. Not one from all
| New England, none from New York, but one
/ from Pennsylvania, probably none from New
Jersey. Ohio none, unless the Democrats carry
the next State election, Indiana has two whose
seats are contested, Illinois one, and Minnesota
one. Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan are iuiiy
1 represented by Republicans. If the South IN
sjsts upon slave code for the Territories, OF
any more Lecompton Constitutions, they can
bid an eternal farewell to any more Democratic
Senators from the North. One more exactior
of that kind, and our Southern friends car
have the great National Democratic party all &c
themselves. .-.ra
If the PLAIN Dealer hal stated that III
Southern friends" had had the great Ma
tionsl Democratic party all to themselves TO
the last five years, it would have come neare
to the truth of history. Every line of legisla
! tive noiicr apa avery important nomination
adopted dur ng thar period, nave been as eX
clusively the work of Southern dietation Al
though Northern agencies had not been EN-
ploy ed to give them effect The headwork 0
that party IS all done south of Mason and Dix
on's Iine-it is only the hands and feet that arr
visible in the free States. That great wlng o
: the party which once Joined on equal terms In
the dignity and responsibility Of controlling ad
mii,istrations, is now reduced to the menia
service Of furnishing boot-blacks and dust
wipers TO the masters who control all theI
movements. The black slaves who minister Y
tn, physical wants of those who own them ii
the South, are held in no more inexoTable ser
vitude than those in the North who contribute
20 the sectional and political ambition of thu
same task masters.
If the lesson derived from passing events By
the PAN Dealer and those of its friends wht
think with il, could be permitted to exercise al
enduring influence, the independence Of the na
ton from the thraldom now bearing upon i
would. no doubt, be largely facilitated. But i
is not from mere politicians who bow meekly
to every yoke which they are paid for wearing
and only rebel when the sp0is arc withdrawn
that the republic Is to receive It's real freedom
Ifthe Post-office at Cleveland had remained IL
the hands of our cotempOrary, that paper
would have cared little about the manner II
which the Senate should be constituted, except
as It might affect the nominations Of the Ex
ecutive And when the Legislature Of OhiC
shall be next called upon to elect U 5. Sena
tor, we look confidently to see the PLAIN Dedlel
throwing all its strength towards the success o
the doughface who now assumes to represent
in part that great State, or of one equally VIII
+ ling to barter his birthright for pOttage. Mean
while, however, the people will be moving to
wards the accomplishment Of new trlumphi
like that Just consummated In the election o
: Gov Bingham-DetT0it Ad1ertlSeT-