St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-24
From Washington.


Douglas and jeff. Davis have been
having a tilt in the Senate upon the
subject of "my great principle"
jeff. is an ovcr.match for the Little
Giant, and made him wriggle most
pitifully. He asked Douglas if he
did not see, in the sectional vote
he had received at Charleston, that
large portion of the Union were OPP
posed to him, and told him that if he
still persisted in pressing his squat
ter sovereignty dogma the days of the
Democratic party, as Union party,
were numbered. Indeed, he would
not recognize the Senator from Hi
nois as belonging to the Democratic
party, for his course in reference to
the Lccompton constitution had placed
him beyond it's pale.
The nomination Of Calhoun Bcnham
as District Attorney of California was
confirmed in the Senate, on the 18th
inst, by a vote of 90 to II. All the
Republicans present voted in the neg
atvc. Mr.. Iamlin called division
by yeas and nays, and Mr.. Wilson as
signed as the reason that he had been
concerned as second in the fatal duel
against Mr.. Broderick, with peculiar
circumstances attending that tragedy.
In the House, on motion of Mr. Nor
ris, of H., "A resolution was adopted
calling on the p. NJ. General to com
muniCatc to the House, at as early "a
period as possible, all the facts and
circumstances relative to the hefalca-
ton of Mr.. Fowler, =. NJ. at New
York.
The Japanese Embassy to the mum.
Der of II arrived at Washington on
the 18th, and were formally received
by the President. The ceremonies
were of moro than usual impressive
character, and were witnessed by q
great number of people. The speech
Ivy the chief Prince expressed the de
sire Of the Tycoon of Japan to con
tnuc on friendly terms with our gov
crnmcnt, and the Presidents rcspons,
promised IA faithful adherence to the
treaty, and most cordial feelings to
wards Japan. All the Cabinet, Gen
eral Scott, and others were introduced
On the 18th, the President nomina
ted to the Senate Hon. John A. Dix a.
Post Master for the city of New York
The appointment was immediatcl.
confirmed without the usual prclimi
nary of reference.
On the llth inst, the Senate passc,
the Senate Homestead Bill" by
vote of A to 8, after Wilkinson
amendment, which put prc-cmptcrs @
five years on the same footing wit
settlers who should hereafter settl
upon the public lands was rejected b,
Democratic votes. However, the pas
sage of the bill is something gained
though it is thought that This bill car
not pass the House nor will the Sci
: ate be likely to pass the House bill.
In the House, on the same day, tn
Tariff bill was passed by Al ma.jorit,
1t is substantially the Tariff bill tina
was drawn up by Mr. Morrill, Of We
mont.
The bill for the admission of Kansa
has passed the House. 1t was a SC
tionai roie, like that on the Homcstca
bill. 1t will be observed that Nortl
crn Democrats have united thus ia
with the Republicans in giving a
sectional" votes, and that they ar
not proof against this terrible section
=, ,alism, which they shout in our ears $
much 1rhcn their seats are IN danger
A bill has passed the House whic
repeats all laws in New Mexico cstal
fishing either espionage or Africa
slavery, and also repeats a scctio
prohibiting the Courts from takin
cogmizancc of any correction thu
masters may give their servants.