The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-28
Eaiseriaf correspondence.
WASHINGTON, April 90, 1850.

WARRINGTON, April %, 1850.
rAcrIcs--THx HoMRsrnAp BEL.
The nomination Of Mr.. Wooston as Secrs-
tary of Utah has been confirmed. He win
leave for that interesting Territory in cou
Pile of weeks. hear ID intimated that Gov.
Cumming will shortly return to consult with
the Administration, if not to remain. In
that case our friend will enjoy higher hon.
ors than be anticipated, % he will be, mean.
time, acting Governor. He goes out with
the sincere determination to act 10 prudently
and to be 40 useful in the present complca-
ton OF affairs in that quarter as he can. i
wish him success, certainly for though an
aspiring Democratic politician, with the too
exaggerated notions about sshonor,'' and all
that, perhaps, which prevail in his native sec-
ton, he is really good fellow at heart, with
generous impulses, and nothing sordid or
mean about him.
The Senate finally concluded, a day or two
ago, to adjourn over for the Charleston Con.
vention. II was amusing to see the manage
ment Of gentlemen on both sides in connec-
ton with the question OF adjournment in
that house. A little maneuvering, much
more earnest than appeared upon the surface,
was at the bottom Of the matter. Mr.. Sew
ard and his friends do not want Douglas
nominated at Charleston; therefore they
were glad to respond to the appeals of Re.
publican Courtesy" and let the Southern
Senators 60 down and try to defeat Douglas,
and urged our friends to consent to the ar.
rangement. The Democratic Senators do
want Seward nominated; and think they
were looking forward with pleasure to the
time, nigh at hand, when few Republican
Senators will appeal to their Courtesy"
that they may reciprocate, and let the Repub-
loan Senators off to help Mr.. Seward secure
bis nomination, In case any OF them are SO
inclined.
met Mr.. Clagett last night. He lie on his
way TO the Charleston Convention, and was
in high spirits. 1t seems to me have never
seen him in go high flesh and showing the
marks Of as good "keep" as at present.
remarked upon the subject to him. He said
he never had been in as good physical condi-
ton; that it had done him an amazing deal
of good TO spend the winter at Des Moines,
doing nothing. thought, from the tally
our boys kept Of the number Of his speeches
and the time consumed by him, that he had
not been doing ssnothing," He is bound to
make a straight fight for Douglas, and il be
fails OF q nomination, it will not be from
any lack Of good faith or persistent--not to
say ferocious- effort on the part Of Clagett,
for he feels that Democracy is "gone up"
unless the squatter sovereign is nominated.
The Homestead Bill was brought up yes
terday in the Senate with the intention Of
pushing 1t to o anal vote. 1t was debated
with more vehemence than ii has been at any
time before. | wish our Western people
could have all, by some means or other, been
enabled to lsok at the Senate on that COCA
sion, to see where the opposition to it came
from, and the manner in which 1t was met
there was unanimous and sincere support
On the other, rancorous and contemptuous
/ opposition. 1t was finally put ever to max,
Wednesday. For which | was sorry, as by
that time the Charleston Convention will
have come to substantial issue, and few
Democratic Senatorial aspirants for the Pres
idency who would not dare now to vote
against it, will then divide and split upon it.
Let men cant of demagoguery. | have no
objection. But it has it's good side. When
see the good effects that a nearness to th,
people, and feeling sense of responsibility
to them, has, am thankful that legislator,
in this country are no more independent oil
them and no more widely separated from
them. After the Charleston Convention,
think the Homestead Bill may whistle TO,
Democratic support in the Senate with thu
assurance of still feebler response than hith
erto.