Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-14
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Another Black. Republican Outrage.
Tho contested election case Of Barrett
and Frank Blair has at length been de-
cided in favor Of the latter. The
Opposition party has become SO thor
oughly corrupted and has given itself up
90 completely to the influence Of partl-
San considerations, that even the majorI-
ty of their legislstors cannot view a pub
lie qnestioo 10 any other light than
partisan one. The time was, when past-
sanship was LAID aside to some extent,
when man became invested with the
responsibilities of office, it not being
considered an essential ingredient in the
character Of q statesman; and in such
cases Justice was sometimes done, even
to a political opponent, but taking the
latest instances furnished by Republi-
can House OF Representatives as iilustra-
tive of the fact, it seems that questions
of right no longer attract the attention
Of legislators Of that faction, but how
can the most buncombe be made for
tour party" or how can 1t be most ben
Gifted by the immediate measures pro-
posed. We have from the first believed
judging from the course Of the Opposi-
ton on other questions. that, no matter
how strong the arguments in favor OF
Mr.. Barrett's right to the seat might
be, that the Opposition we're deter
mined to keep Frank Blair in his seat
from the first the taking Of testimony
being gone through with as mere mat.
ter Of form.
That this was the intention of the
united opposition seemed clear to us
from the fact of Davis and Harris Of
Maryland and Anderson of kentucky
all Of whom occupied contested seats,
having cast their votes for Black Re
publican speaker, and the cooperation
Of these same men in ousting Mr.. Coo
per, Of Michigan, Democrat, from his
seat to make way for Black Republic
can, confirms us still more strongly in
the belief that our frat opinion as to the
issue OF of this case was correct. 1t
will be seen that Mr.. Barrett, although
not bound to do so-proved the negative
ofMr. Blair's claims, the onus prodond'
rightly, however, devolving upon Mr..
Blair.
This is only another of the many
outrages perpetrated by the Abolition
majority during the present session, and
is only cqualled in its enormity by the
action of the Covode inquisition, which
has now become stencil in the nostrls
Of all decent people.
Were we not party relying for sue,
cess upon the soundncss of our princi
Piles, by the application of which to the
SClOuCO W BOVC'uhCuS Jul OOuHU'y Hs''
attained her present proud position
among the Nations, We might be- tempt
ed to regret that the session is SO nea'
its close--feeliug that the short time re-
naming will alone prevent this Adolf
ton majority from making still further
exhibitions of their rottenness and cor
ruption, and VIC might be thereby fur
nished with still larger amount Of po
litical capital for our next Presidential
campaign, but it seems to us they have
already done enough, and sunk to the
lowest depths in the abyss of corruption
We are now merely doing our duty
as journalists in placing these outragcs
before our readers in their true light,
and have endeavored to show how bad q
precedent was established in this Blair
and Barrett case-ss it is now, any
member Of the minority in Legislative
body may have his seat taken from
him by the reckless usurpation of ma
jority. But we feel assured that their
lease Of power in the only branch of the
government in which they have any con-
troll, is short, and that the people will
hurl from power party which hest.
tates not to override even the constitu-
ton, il it stand in the way Of the accom-
plishmcnt of its nefarious purposes and
designs.