The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-03-02
From she CLEVELAND PlAindssler. |

From she CLEVELAND PlAindssler.l
The United Ssates senate Cemn,t.
tees Al HEADED by Ssushsrn Dis-
uni~nists.
MIR. Mason rsnAins @ Chairman OF The
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr.. Clay on
Commerce, Mr.. Ynlss on Post Ofios, Mr..
Green on Territories, Mr.. Mallory on Naval
Affairs, Mr.. Bayard on the judiciary, and
Mr.. Brown on the District Of Columbia.
These constituts oil tho important commit
tees OF that body, enough to control the en-
tire legislation OF the country and il will be
seen that the South have goS them al! So
far - the organisation Of that body il CON-
cerned, there ID Gao North, ~ East, no
WsaW II ID al Sosth, SouTn, SOUTH -
Sectionalised, the committees stand thus:
Foreign A6airs-Mason, Of Va, South.
Commerce Clay, Of Ala, South.
Post Omos-Yulse, Of .Fla., South.
Territories Green, Of No., South.
Naval AEairs--Mallory, or Fla, South.
Judiciary Bsysrd, Of Del, South.
District Of Oolumbia-Brown, Of Miss. South.
- This makes . pretty showing up to the
country Of Southern elannishness and SEQ
tionalism. By cottonising and sugarixing
together in Congress and convention, the
South, BY unity Of action. matted hy i uni
~ OF interests have 20 far controlled Prssi-
dents and party issues, - to put the De-
mocracy OF the North, East, and West in
false positions before the people. The re-
suit has been, TO drive the Democrats from
the Free States out Of Congress, not being
able TO stand on Southern platforms and cope
With Northern opposition. Every turn Of
the Southern thumb screws upon the North
err Democracy has dsoimatsd thsir mum.
kAo1 vnts - IL -
party 10 concerned, the South have undispu-
ted control II both branches OF Congress.
II tore down . towering Democratic ma
jority in the House; il has nearly obliterated
the Democratic majority in the Ssnate-a
majority that stood triumphantiy against oil
opposition for nearly fifty years. Lecomp-
ton sent Senator Jones, Senator Wright,
Senator Shields, and Senator Pugh into re-
tirement, and substituted Black Republicans
IN their places. Il will soon end the days Of
Senators Bigler, Bright, and Fitch; and
leave Douglas tho last Democratic Senator
in that body from oil the Free States, ssths
solo survivor Of his racer No new Demo
cratic Senator can ever be elected from any
Free State, whe 10 any way endorsed thst
fatal measure. Douglas 10 the last COM
missionsd on the list, and II the present
Southern dynasty ID 70 Be perpctuated, ia
'64 be will be the only Democratic Senator
representing any portion Of this great con-
fedorscy North Of Mason and Dixon's line !.
A present, the South have the President,
Vice. President, and Cabinet. Does any one
doubt thata The South have majority Of
the Supreme Court. Docs any one deny
this2 By their late action in the Senate,
they have control OF our Foreign Relations,
Ans Nrsuun tkn
Territories, Naval Affairs, Judiciary, etc.
And still the same South are threatening TO
dissolve the Union because they are q pcrse-
cuted peoplel The little State OF Florida.
which has not ons-hAif ~ many voters g
Craftsmanship of two Senatorial committees
Pest-O 6css and Naval Affairs = while
Ohio, with more voters than Florida. Ala
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tsxss. and
Georgia, pat together, hes nothing! And
yet it 10 the South Who arc oontinually rant
ing against sectionalism 70
The above 10 tho warning extorted from
one Of the most influential d Democratic papers
10 tho West. 1t ID speaking Of it, own party,
and what it says may be relied on, - no ex-
aggeration. The control Of the Denocratic
party has fallen into the hands Of the Dis
unionists, and will remain in their hands M
ill they have ruined it. The Northern DEM
ocrats feel this, but cannot prevent it. Some
tanely submit, others snergstieally remon-
strate; but none csn prevent the inevitable
doom to which ii 10 drifting.
ga letter from London says: Mrs. Ann
s. Stephens superb letter to Victor HUGO