Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-02
A Chin from the Old Block.


Old Brown, after having played the
part Of thief, murderer and traitor. re-
ceivcd the meri,ed reward OF his crimes,
by ending his Infamous lie upon the
scaffold. His eight went out" mid the
threats. denunciations aud curses OF his
abettors. Covert and open sympathy
from those who, for years, had cncour-
AGED his wicked and bloody acts, ac-
compauied him to his grave. CID Brown
ia no more, but his place is filed by a
son worthy Of his sire. Encouraged by
the manifestations Of appreciation OF the
career oil his father, as expressed by the
press, in public assemblages, from the
pulpit, in Gubernatorisl messages, and
in state legislatures,hc emulates the har-
dihood of the bandit by defying the laws
of the land. lie refuses to obey the
subpoena Of the highest deliberative as
scmbly in the Union, and deiies the au-
thorities. Commanded to appear before
the Investigating Committee Of the Sen
ate of the United States, he SCOTS at the
authority and spits upon the process.
Does any one suppose that this scamp
would dare thus to bid defiance to law, If
he was not encouraged by a party in
whose service his father was engaged, up
to his arrest at Harper's Ferry? Ger
tainly not. He knows full we'll that his
refusal to appear will not only be justi-
fled, but will be commended. Our
neghbor of the Gazette would aid the
escape of Coppic. lie certainly, to be
consistent, will approve the contempt o.
Brown.
eW- Our neighbor ofthe Gazette does
not appear to be pleased with the article
in the DEMOCRAT, showing that the Re
publican Helperites are responsible for
the mon-organization Of tho House OF
Representatives. The fact may be Gas
clear as mud" to the editor of the Ga
zette, but it is as "clear as the sun at
MONDAY" to every one else. On this
subject, the Philadelphia Rnnsylvaniian
says:
"Ths greatest excitement pr vailed In this
city yesterday afternoon, upon the announce
nent of the result Of the ballot for Speaker
in the House of Representatives. when it was
made apparent that but for the action of a
portion Of the Pennsylvania delegation, an or
ganzstion might have been effected by placing
high toned and eminently National Old Line
Wing of the Old North state in the chair a.
Speaker. Mr.. Morris, Mr. Scranton, and Others
of their colleagues from Pennsy lvania, had on
prior ballots voted for Mr. Smith, and claim ed
to rank as National men in consequence They
voted for him again yesterday, and their votes
| remained 10 recorded until it became manifest
that he was to be made the presiding officer OF
the House, uhen they withdreu from him, chang
ing their roses and defeating an organization
We clip the following from the Wash
ington N0nstitutiOn, on the same sub.
ject:
'As the vote stood, Mr.. Smith was elected
Speaker by two majority. But what did the
Helperites? In the frat place, Mr. John Sher
man. who had never before vot for Speaker
since Congress met as ed the Clerk to call hi:
name and record his vote for Mr.. Corwin thu.
increasing the number OF votes necessary to &
CHOICE and Immediately thereafter Joy Morris
Scranton, and Junkin, Of Penney lvania, ane
Nixon, Of New Jersey, withdrew their vote
from Mr.. Smith and went back to the Helper
ties
While they could hope to defraud the peo
pie by q show of patriotic disintersstednes
the Helperl'e hacks were ready to vote for
National man. While they believed that Their
was no chance of an election they were willin!
to appear to vote against their Helperite can
didate; but when they found that man win
would honestly uphold the Constitution an.
maintain the law was about to be placed in tn,
Chair, they instantly backed out, needless o
tho load of infamy with which they covered
themselves SO loug as they could avert the de
feat Of their atrocious designs"