The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-01-26
Stormy Debate In the SenatessPlantatiOn
Manners.-1'he Discouraged Democrac.'


Special Ccrrespondence:o f the Press and Tribune.
WAsmxaros, Jan. l6, lip. NJ.
The Senate had q stormy Executive
sessisn to-day ever the confirmation o.
Faulkner, Of Virginia, as Minister t.
Paris. Nothing SO ultra or violent has
been said in that body for years. South
crn Senators uttered the raukest kind OIL
disunion sentiments, and wrought them
selves into towering passion. Their
language was incendiary aud insulting.
They talked to Northern Senators as il
they were plantation slaves, and not
| their peers.
Faulkner recently made a disun'on
speech in Virginia. Among other things,
he said that If Seward Chase, Hale, or
any other Republican, we're elected Pres
ident, it would be the duty of the Gov
ernor of Virginia to seize upon the pub
lie arms at IIarper's Ferry, and then
March the military of that State to
Washington and forcib'y prevent the in.
ausuration of tie President elect. Sen
ators Doolittlt, Wilson, Wade, and 9TH
ers on the Republican side, objected to
sending man holding such reasonable
sentiments, tn represent this country in
France. Mason, Clay of Ala, Iverson
and Toombs OF Ga, and other disunion-
lists, replied in the most furious language.
They made the very air sulphurous with
treason, such was the ultra disunion char
acter of their language. But as the Sen
ate sits in executive session with closed
doors,I could not learn the precise Ian,
suagc they employed. They went so far
| understand as to attempt personal in
timidation. But as these superciIious
slave drivers had white men and not he.
groes to deal with, that style of argument
did not avail! them particularly well.
Douglas sa. quietly and opened not
his mouth, except to vote for the coufir-
nation of the Virginia Disnnionists.-
He had no work Of reproof or rebuke to
offer. 1t was treason for handful Of IA
natics to capture the Arsenal at Harper's
Ferry for the purpose of liberating slaves;
but patriotism to capture the same Ar
mory for the purpose of using the L. S.
arms to prevent the Inauguration of the
man constitutionally elected to fiji the
Presidential chair. In other words, it
is all right and Democratic in the eyes
of Mr.. Douglas for Virginians to COM
NIT tiy treason, but all wrong for John
Brown to commit little treason, the one
aiming to free bondsmen, the other to
destroy the Union.
Tn. discordant Democracy begin to
look discouraged; the Re republicans have
taken fresh hope that an organization
will be effected before the end of the
month. Several Northern Democrats
are growing sick of the struggle, and
heartily wish it was erdcd. Some OF
them require sitting up with, and care
full nursing. Most Of the members arc
'de; d broke for money, and are writing
home for funds. And this is adding &c
the general impotence and solicitude 70,
an organization. The Americans have
definitely taken their position, and will
not fuse with the Democrats; they will
neither vote for disunionist nor squat,
ter Sovereignty Douglas Democrat. |,
is only aquesticn of time, perhaps a few
days, but | think January will be con
sumed before Sherman takes the chair
When he does, bring out the big GU,
and let its thunders reverberate ever tn,
prairies Of the free West.
CHICAGO.