Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-26
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL rRiNrrEo.


6rst two in huiiless Efforts to organize; the
Democratic factions, North and South, aided
by the South Americans, uniting to prevent
the election Of q Republican Speaker. The
two months were devoted by the Southern
Democracy to airing their disunion senti-
meuts taking the Helper Book of North
Ourohnian and John Brown for their texts,
while the Northern Democrats cheered them
on in their reasonable course, and gave,them
the ''material aid Of their votes in protract-
ing The disorganization they unblushingly
threatened n make revolutionary. The Re
pEblieans, icing in 3 minority, listened as
patiently as possible to the disuuion TRADES,
steadily voting against the traitors and their
treason. The President and his Cabinet
knowing fall well that the election of Re
publican Speaker and the appointment of
Republican Committees would lay bare cor
ruptions Of high officials such as would make
Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House
to the Capitol stencil in the nostrils of the
People, also resisted such an organization of
the House with every possible appliance of
plaoeand power. The right at last triumphed
over the President and his satraps, and the
sceptre OF Speaker was wrested from the
disunionists. Fair COMMITTEES were appoint
ed, and the work Of needed legislation, so
long iactiously delayed, was commenced and
pushed forward in earnest We win brief
ly refer to some of the more important leg
islatiOn Of the House Of Representatives un-
der Republican leadership
A bill for the admission of Kansas under
the Constitution framed by the people of the
long harrassed Territory, was passed and
sent to the Senate, and wickedly defeated by
that Democratic body.
A Homestead Bill of truly liberal and be-
nehcent proyisions-a god-send to the honest
labOrers whether native or adopted, heads of
families or young men, and to the country
in bseaking up the western wilderness and
Transforming il into fruitful felds-was passed
by the House and metamorphosed by the
Slave Democracy of the Senate into mere
land graduation measure. After three Com
mittees of Conference, the Republicans sue
ceedsd in extorting from the Senate majority
Homestead ahalf loaf when the President
in his hatred Of Free Labor and Free Homes
for the Homeless killed the bin by the abuse
Of constitutional prerOgative such as would
have cost any European monarch the crown
and sceptre. rr rr.-.....t. --1
Then Tariff Bill, absolutely demanded by
a bankrupt Treasury and the depressed inter-
ests Of the manufacturing and free labor
States. was passed by the House and post
poned by the Free Trade alords of the lash"
and their doughface Northern allies in the
Senate.
Bills were reported by the Republican
Committee on Territories in the House to
organize The new Territories Of the West and
place them within the protection of such
governments and laws as would aid in their
rapid population and development, but the
Democrats in the House, backed by South
American slave allies, strangled each and all
at their birth. l-4a,
The House Committee made every effort TO
prepare and press TO favorable action Pa
eifc Railroad Bill, opening grand Central
Railway across the continent; but the allied
Slave Democracy, urged on by President
and Cabinet with both eyes fixed on despoil-
ing Mexico to extend and aggrandise human
servitude, defeated all Pacific Railway prog
ress by persistent adherance to the Southern
route OF nothing. ~.
The House passed Pacific Telegraph Bill,
which for marvel found favor with the Sen
ate majority; but perhaps is has been throt-
tied BY KiFg veto, or is dying in the Presi-
dents pocket. A few days viii make public |
is fate. -I
The House did not place the asked for mil
lions of public money in the hands Of The
Executive to buy Cuba or make war on Mex
leo; but it did appoint the Covode Committee
to investigate Official corruption in the high
and low places Of the Government duty
which was fearlessly and successfully perform
ed, despite Presidential protests and threaten
ened contumacy of partisan witnesses. The
frauds on the elective franchise in Kansas and
elsewhere the duplicity and per6dy of the
Executive, members of his Cabinet and
Democratic members Of Congress under Gov
ernment manipulations, brought to light and
placed on record by the Oovode Committee
based almost entirely on Democratic testi-
mony, are the most fsgrant and oYerwhelm-
ing in the history Of the Republic. They
ought, should, and viii crush any party
guilty OF malfeasanees and corruptions now
af1ed factsD on the Democratic.
Turn to the Senate labors of the protracted
session. The Democratic majority have
made the party rule potent against all use
ful legislation. The upshot of their work
has beenI to::defeat the measures ofthe popular
branch Of Congress. They spent months in
useless debate on a Slave Code platform for
the Democracy, and that perfected, rested from
their labors. What important measure did
the Democrats in the Senate, North or South,
originate and carry through
They did raise John Brown Committee,
expena months of time and large sums Of
public money, imprisOn Thaddeus Hyatt,
attempt to kidnap Sanbon of Massachu-
setts, to inyeigle John Brown, Jr. Of Ohio,
undermined multitude ofwitnesses, but not
Gov. Wise who had the keeping Of the infat-
uated but brave and honest Old Ossawato-
mics carpet-bag Of documents, and boasted
that he could impHcate the Republican lead
ers and party in the Harper's Ferry raid-the
protracted search and research by the astute
Virginia Chairman resulting in the discovery
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