Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-01-20
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sum up another week Of Congressional
tolls and troubles in single word-diHo
For few days the democracy we're hopeful
A member was found who had no Congress.
ioual record no troublesome speeches or votes
and a desperate effort was made to unite ali
the elements Of opposition to Republicanism
upon him. All the Lecompton Democracy,
part Of the antiLecompton Democracy and a
part Of the South Americans did unite upon
him atiirst Bets were offered that he would
be elected on the succeeding day The day
came, and with it unavoidable Developments
Mr. Hamilton Of Texas had been started as
one who had done nothing, but it turned out
that he had been a know Nothing" and
would be likely hereafter to do something
In short, the Northern Democrats found that
he not only had been a member of Know
Nothing lodge, but that he had been compell-
ed by Southern Democrats to swear to the
bred Scott decision with the pro-slavery OK
position thereof contained in the President 8
message; and moreover he was claimed as a
disunion man. The consequences were nalu-
rai anti Nothing Democrats and South
American Unionists we're both compelled to
abandon him. Sufficient unto the day was
the evil thereof: the Hamiltonians were in
hopeless minority.
Day before yesterday there was no ballot
as there was no cohesion among the contract
ing parties on the Democratic side use
the word contracting by authority. since
Mr.. Davis Of Mississippi has openly declared
in the House that the two Democratic parties
and the Americans must make division of
the spoils a basis of united action on the or
ganization Of the House Yesterday ballot
was ordered, and consequently there was a
breaking out among the leaders Houston
of Alabama pitched into the South Americans,
arguing that they are entirely responsible for
the disorganzaton of the House on South
ern platform, because, if they had all voted
with the Democracy for Hamilton, they would
have carried Hamilton within one of an cleo
ton, and then Clark ofNew York and Adrian
of New Jersey nti-Lecompton Democrats)
"NiN pitNkth W Gnu the EOntest-hC believed
by voting for Hamilton. Harris of MARYLAND
(American) denied Houston's right to assume
this, and argued that the Southern Democra-
cy are solely responsible for the disorganiza-
ton, because they could elect Gilmer of North
Carolina-"a southern man, a national man.
conservative man, and the largest slayehol-
der in the House" This alteration smoked
out Mr.. Clark of New York, who declared
that he and his friend Adrain ,oiU cut tho knot
when they have the power. but denied Hous-
tons right to tell hon it was to be cut. Then
be went on to say that there was one South
ern man, and only one, to whom he could
give his vote-to wit, Emerson Etheridgc Of
Tennessee, a South American, who had voted
against the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise Then Clark of Missouri Dem re-
belled, and said he would not vote for Ether
edge, since he is the least national Il. @. the
least pro-slavery) of all the South Americans :
and then Adrain Significantly expressed his
regret that Clark of New York had ventured
to compromise the anti-Lecompton party with
out consulting his half of it. You under
stand, of course, that Clark and Adran are all
of the anti-Lecompton men who have thus far
utterly refused to vote with the pro-slavery
Democracy so anti-Leeomptonism is reduced
to a unit, and it needs but one reduction more
to convert the faction into a fraction We'll.
Etheredge did not get vote, Hamilton went
down little, Gilmer went up little and no.
body was elected. Ditto ditto ditto
REVOLUTIONARY.
Two remarkable declarations have been
made the past week. Mr. Pugh Of Alabama
fatty ayowed his desire to keep the Govern
ment disorgonized until the Union shall be
dissolved and Mr. Garnett of Virginia de-
clared that there were members enough on
his side Of the House who were determined
to prevent the election of a Republican Speak
or as long this House has existenoe-that
is, to the 80 Of March, 1861 You see that
ReVolution is the avowed purpose OF these
gentlemen. How much longer will the Ev-
eretts and Winthrops of the North cheat
themselves with the idea that conservatism
requires submission to Revolution,
SENATOR SEWARD
Has resumed his seat in Congress, in ex-
eellent health and spirits doubt whether
the denunciations heaped upon his head will
move single hair upon it,
THE MAIL CARRIERS.
The mail contractors, particularly in the
South and West, are abandoning their con-
tracts to some extent, and new contractors
cannot be had without largely increased ex-
penses. The Reorganization of Congress.
even thus far only, will cost some millions Of
dollars in extra expenses | suppose, how
ever, that the North is disturbed but little in
respect to the mails, inasmuch as the most Of
the service is by railroad companies These
can afford to wait just SO long as they feel as
sured of ultimate payment, loith interest, The
poor fellows who lug the mails on horseback,
over routes where all the postage and the
mails themselves, if they should steal them,
will not buy oats for their horses, are the
people who suffer the most. These are main
ly in the South.
Mr. Pearlman' employed to assist in re-.