, 1860-04-14

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Ths f#g~frnfHg- ef the D<mocracy on the
Pofys6MN 8Ht..sNr. L0rffoy and hts
.4ntdE Eonfsfs. . .CharEessow sptcHlassons.
lCorrsspoudenee Of ths Press and Tr:bune.l
WAsu1s1o1, Ap.l7, 1sfo.
A Retrospective glance, by the light Of the
record, ut the tinul struggle in the House on the
Polygamy question, will show the damaging
effect upon the enemy Of the bursting Of the
bomb-shell thrown into their midst by the cruel
Nelson.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Branch Of
North Carolina, was the best show Of defence
that could possibly be made under the circum
stances. That amendment, it will be remem-
bered, proposed to repeal the Territorial gov
ernment Of Utah, and rest the legislative power
Of the Territory in Governor and council Of
thirteen. True, it was complete denial Of the
doctrine of squatter Sovereignty; but surely
it needed not vote upon this amendment to
show that tho Democratic party has as 4 body
abandoned that doctrine for ever The vote
stood: yeas, 47; nays, ISL. The yeas were
thus divided:
Southern Democrats ,,...........,...39
I'LL. t~su.ea Aeanot1As. ..--.--...
1t may be Interesting to know who wers the
Northern Democrats thus engaged in driving
nails into the coffin Of "My Great Principle"
They were those three pinks Of political purity
and prOpriety from New York, the yirtuous
Horo,o + f,..,. o..,,,.,o
q, tas eona.s''us 'ona o'eA.
anu Tue accomplished and amiabie Barr OF the
/ Bowery; those two patriots from Pennsylyania,
t thc ;,n,oc,,,to Ta+, E,or.r,a and the sns.
~. 1A4 'A '1'
cep'io'e b!mmleE, VINO loves bosh bnenanan
and Douglas; and finally, that most unfortunate
man. Garnet Il. Adra;n of New Jersey
The navs an nronch,s amendment rere thrz
tne aasS on ofAnen atnenoioent "ese 1aoS
divided:
Republicans;
1th H.. Anrssans: ;a;s "a
Sou hem Dcmoeai-.
Ie.ue n,w 1ootr ,t TIN vota ~, u,(.,ar,,na,a
~" w. =. =, ~ Nv ,o.o w y:
A'neootnen1' 10 a1saae ctah lnto t"o 1effatotaes'
| by the "upfrieudjy lerisfation, >, of tia Pixies
pa,t ,,;n.rs ~, a.. a .,do 49,, H., ;.a,,;~.+
| r-,:rs y" 'ue oue 0oe. ano .1s ~. 4olAa
Ing 1a1uornlans on the other. The vote on
this amendment was yeas 81, nays 49, The
yeas were tbus d;ridca.
No,,he,n na,..~,,n as
Southern Dsmcc:3ts
South Americans,
And this constitutes the entire Suuatter
Sovereignty force md its alIies-Iess Than one.
/ fifth Of the entire number yotinrt IF the nairs
| had all been in, the PROMOTION would have
been still more melancholy. The twelve
Southern Democrats who voted on this occasion
for Douglas pet measure were, six Of the seven
| Missouri members, Winslow Of North Carolina,
H,ndman Of Arkansas, Cobb Of Alabama. and
| Stevenson Of Kentucky. OF these. it is well
known that local interest induced The Missouri
mud Arkansas members 10 vote for the dismem.
ber1nent Of Utah, for surely such men us Hind.
man and J. B. Clark would not be claimed as in
| tho least degree favorable to Sduatterisn,. Tho
only men who votcd for A1cClernaud's bin tl,at
bquint thut way, ure Miles TAYLOR Of Louisiana.
Cobb Of Alabama, Craig and Anderson Of Mis-.
souri,, Thomas Of Tennessee. and nerhnns
Winslow Of North Carolina
Now the query will readily arise. whv cou]d
not The Southern Democracy ACCENT McCler.
pauIs ) amendment, which certainly yTas nrac.
.icabIc ono? The only answer Is. tllat 4 was
J understood to hare been conceived by Douelas
as n means Of avoiding the direct issue nressnt-
cd by Nelson's bill, and they we're detcrmined
not TO permit him thus to avoid it. but to bring
Litn up to the rack. They could have voted for,
that amendment without auy sacrifice Of prin-
cip}a, while it would have been den,b for the
Squatterites to have voted for Brauch,s amend.
ment.
But the result Of the vote an +ba nase,oo of
the bin shows that the Sontl,crn namocroc ~ W.
we're not so anxious to vote for It as ti,ry m.
pearcd to be at first, The nvaq ,rarn IN naFs
50. There we're only sixteen Snntharn na,rn'
Gratis who voted for 1he Bill. ns follows: Car.
nett Jenkins Harris Mart;n M;lfsor nnd ~
Of Virginia: Burnett. S;mms and Sterenson ~
Kentucky; Lamar md Singleton, Of s1ssis.
,yan. Of Texas: Underwood af Gsor',;a irc ~
Hughes, Of Marylaad. An the rest ri fTicht-
ened Oh, and hugeed the Gomorrah twi,, tn
consdere,1 nm actnoyiedrment of tbc;r t,.ro, W
tul tenure Of its patriaTc6nl fellow.
Take It IN on side md dawn the o,,er and
the trial has bcen :. ycr,- severa NM f,r ~ ~
mocracT;and during thc last week boti, factinns
hare by turns cursed eacb othcr- cursed I,oiro,.
nv, cursed the territories in General and crIs-
ed lbe unrclcutipv Sout, Americans w ,ehi1a =
cursc ofthe Kenuilicans Ina baen ;,,,1njaJ -. -
IN a,nentIment to eyery o,her carss ,,tterad -
The Sayc-f!nlc itrs ~ first th,r,ht .+hot. ~.
SONG To hr;nr The Soua.tcr c-e IT. -. 49,
theu lie Souctterltcs thoup,,t Ihar va:s
going 10 smoke out the Siare. .Codc.;tcs.
then both took to the woods, 1 know not Th;cS
the more to DltT. the 4ha nthpr fAr+fon
Yesterday vas private hin dev in tha IoTs.
aud better progress was was m2da viii hus;'
ness than on any daT vet since the organization
To.day the H1usa has afso hen in sn,nr.;tta.
OF the whole on the priyate calendar md arot1,-
er good DAYS work has been dane ,r ira r,.n.
ner ip which business is now being de.natchad
should iudge there wns NJ, tentTon IN nd;o.r.'
oyer the Coayentions. nt 1cast il shows thst ~
6ual adiourument viii take njacc At m a. ~ ~
duy, ~"4'
in the Seuate. Yesterday. fortr.tvo n,;r,ts
bills we're pnssed. and to-dsv f;ftr.txcL.a,;t .j
DAYS work. f'''N
[ understand that cither f.eo. S;n,}eto, If
intends Is ;ntrodnce ;nto ihe Tnwsa rasni;,t;n.,'
far tbn -vrukton nff,wan foa;sF Fa. ~ tI.
VI Sons1 coo. 6uou Johe oH Aosejo{!
Al Ely account al Inc scene IN the House on
Thursday, neglected to mention that Hon, E,
B. Wnshburn was promptly on hand. with the
l., nm contdent tia. tbnr d;d ~. o;re
ror fair idea of the conduch, a. RarksJ,ie 7
should have Rad, distinction BETWEEN his
conduct n and that OF tn others toz however
h.ra seen M % reno1t T ,Sat convera snen a.
idea Of his demoniac bearing. 4 A"uerro tiief''