The mountain Democrat., 1863-01-24

DRAWING THE LINES TiGnT.-Since the
meeting of the Legislature there have
been abundant evidences, palpable to
careful observers, that the shrewd Re-
publican managers are about to tighten
the rcins Of party discipline and to try
the expedieRt of strict adherence to party
rule, in hopes thereby to strengthen and
consolidate their power. The Chairmen
Of all the important standing committees
are old line Republicans. The vote in
| The Senatorial caucus Shows clearly the
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Old Republicans voting for Conness even
out of compliment. There seems to be
two parties in the caucuS-one composed
Of original Republicans, the other Of
apostate Democrats-thc one voting for
old Republicans, the other { a renegade
Democrat like themselves. 1t is reason
able to suppose that the leaders Of the
dominant party are solicitous TO perpetu-
ate its existence, and so long as they are
sustained by the immense patronage of
me State &S>d vve6traG Administrations,
they can dictate terms to their greedy,
needy and unprinciplcd converts. 1t is
evident that all lnkcwarm disciples and
no-par,y, C"inn h0wling ,:~2s4 t%rft,.'
are to be shaken of, and the present
party maintained intact. The Federal
officials are not disposed to share the
spoilS with the apostates, knowing from
experience that those who deserted the
Democratic party in its adversely would
serve the Republican party in like man
ncr in the day of trial. We are satisfied,
from the action Of the caucus, that the
Republican leaders arc determined to
draw the lines tight, ard to rule out of
the party every man who does not cor
daily indorSe every act and measure Of
the Federal Administration. Men who
fooliShly talk about the Union party"
omitting the word Administration, as
some "f them have lately done, will be
unccrcmoniouSly thrown overheard.
VENAL CoNcREs>MEN.- Certain New
York members of Congress are said to
have been detected in receiving fees for
procuring commissions in the army, in
one case charging as high as four hun.
drcd dollars for their services in prOcur-
ing = single commission Of "a low grade.
\ member from Ohio named Ashley,
promised to get an appointment for a
friend of his for five hundred dollars.
The money was sent, but some other Re-
publican bidding higher, Ashley threw
his friend off. Statements of this char.
acter have been made by the Washington
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette
and by the Toledo Blade. The Gazette
and Blade are both organs Of the Republi-
can party and their statements have never
been denied
Congress, when he "uttrrs treasonab!e
language" ought to be iGnominiOusly
expelled from the halls of legislation and
spit upon by every loyal citizen. Du
ring the debate upon the bll, for the ad.
mission Of Western Virginia into the
Union as a State, Thad Sievens, brazen
Abolition traitor and leader Of the Rcpub-
licans in Congress, slid
with his cons mt the Union could
never be restored as it was, under the
Constitution a. il Is.
Instead Of rcbuhing the black hearted
traitor his party friends applaude1 hiw.
lie still di>graces Srat on the flor Of
Congress and still leads the Administra-
ton party, How deplOrably and I'm.
measurabIy have the American people
dcgenerated. A few years ago, when
statesmen and patriots were sent to Con.
gress, had he uttered such reasonable
language, he would have been promptly
VApClleut Out tHc IdIldlIC>1 uuuOOHS anu
traitors who now control Congress heart
ily respond to every infamous sentiment
uttered by traitor and demagogue.
The difference is remarkable and not cred.
liable to the intelligence, virtue and pa
triotiSm Of the people not encouraging
to the statesman nor to the lover Of his
race.
II our fathers didn't intend the Consti.
tuition for war times, why didn't they
make a pair Of Constitutions one for
war and the other for peace asks Prem
ticc, Of the Louisville journal.
We should like to have our friend San
derson, the "sage Legislator, profound
logician, and great cxpounder of Consti.
tutioDal law" answer that pertinent
question.
Lo THE Poor WHITE Nashville
white troops are shivering with cold and
suffering terrible exposure, in conse.
qnence OF lack of proper and sufficient
clothing, n contract for the manufacture
Of fifty thousand suits for the delicate
contrabands has been awarded by the
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