New-York tribune., 1880-10-29

They are largely but not entirely drawn from the
directory before mentioned. or the two houses
by far the most important is the Senate, which not
only exercises half of the legislative power, but
large part of the appointing and the treatV-maA'ns
mower. There are forty-two Democratic Senators
besides David Davis. who generally acts with them
OF these as already stated. fifteen are Confederate
sold,ers and mot one is Union soldier. Besides
these fifteen there are four Democratic Senator's
who held civil offices under the Confederacy VIZ:
Hill and Brown of Georgia Vest, of Missouri and
Garland of Arkansas. There are three more VINO
were secessiOnists. but did not hold Confederate
offices Pryor, of Alabama, and Jones and Call OF
Florida. Thus twenty-five out of the forty-two
Democratic senators downright secesslOnists.
AT least eleven of these men, and probably more,
besides a host of members of the House Of Repre-
sentatves had occupied Offices which required
them to take an oath TO support the Constitution OF
the United States but these oaths we're contemptu-
ousy thrown aside when there chance to
plunge the country into civil war in behalf OF
slavery. After the war they promptly on hand
TO take the oaths aud draw their salaries again.
Nor we're tine secessions,s confined to the seeding
States They upheld State sovereignty when It JUS
titled treason but despsed it when II did not.
Neither Kentucky nor Missouri seeded. but Will
iams Of the former State, and Vest and Cockrell
proved traitors to their country and their states in
the cause of Slavery and have been rewarded by the
Democracy with seats in the United States Senate.
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, now the leader OF the
Democracy in the Senate. though he did not take
I'D arms was also open sympathzer with treason
and in n speech made In the summer of 1861. de-
cared that secession ought to be allowed to sue
ceed. All the other five Democratic Senators. VINO
now represent the border States, except perhaps
Senator Davis of West Virginia, were either seces-
sion svmpathisers or neutrals. None of them took
any active part either by word or deed in favor OF
the Union cause.
REBEL gYMPATnIZERs FROM TIE NORTH.
But the tendencies of the Democracy are quite as
clearly shown by its choice of Senators from the
North. There as In the Border States. the Copper
heads are almost invariably brought to the front.
War Democrats may be chosen cOnstabcs or even
sherlffs but when it comes 10 electing Democratic
United States Senators. the deeper a mans sympa-
thv with treason the better are his chances. Sena-
tor Voorhees, of Indiana, violent enemy OF the
Union and went far as TO write letter, after the
Southern States bad begun to secede, declaring his
sympathy with them. His course throughout the
war was IN harmony with this act and be became
noted as one of the most malignant COpperheads IN
the country.
Senator Pendleton. of Ohio. was another bitter
Comprehend. who did all he could TO aid dlsunion
without taking up arms in its favor. The peace
Democrats compelled his nomination for Nice-Iresi-
dent IN 1864. to balance that Of Mcclellan, VINO
was II sort of War Democrat.
Senator Eaton. of Connecticut. is another ex-
treme State Rights Democrat, who has lately e1-
pressed himself 10 the effect that the United states
is a so-called nation"
OF the remaining eight Democratic Senators from
the North Senator Herman, of New-York was a
Union man. and possibly there were one or two 9TH
ers. Nearly all Of them. however, were neutr-!s
taking active part on either side but with SUB
dued preference for secession doctrines,
Thus we that OF the forty-two Democratic mem
beIs that powerful body the Cne Ell states senate
fifteen secession soldiers un DdianCeC Nv slnie
Union soldier four are Confederate clvlO!tcers three
are secessOnists without office, four are prominent
secession sympathzes. and all but three or tour or
the remainder are time servers, who, II tIey dd
little against the Union, took good care 10 DO n0th-
ing for II.
examination OF the records OF several senators
classed as neut-als would probably show them TO be
still worse than here represented.
The character of the Democratic portion OF the
House of REPRESENTATIVES is substantially the same.
though perhaps not quite 50 bad. because the mem
bers elected by she people. while the Inanasers
nave everything their own way IN choosing sena-
tors. But the managers control the policy OIL the
party.
CONFEDERATE CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES.
! Furthermore. all persons acquainted with legis-
I
done IN committee. and that the policy OF the conn
try is very largely shaped by the chairmen OF the
committees of the two houses OF Congress. lW0-
thirds Of the population and ivesxths OF The prop
erty and business Of this country are III the North
vet under Democratic rule the chalrmanships OF
committees are thus divided Sixteen chaTmen OF
standing committees of the senate are from the
SOUTH and only eleven from the North. Eleven
charrnen of select and JOINT committees OF the same
BODY are from the South and sevPn from the North.
Twenty-thrce chaiTmen OF standing committees ot
the House of Representatives. are from the South.
and nineteen from the North Nine chalrnen OF
select and Joint committees of the House are from
the SOUTH and SIX from the North. OF all the com
ullttees If both houses the chaiTmen Of httY-nlne
are from the thinly settled. unenterprslng south,
while only fortythree assigned 70 the pOpulous
and opulent North The Democracy talks great
deal against Northern sectOnalism. but always acts
IN favor OF Southern sectiOnalsm
Such are the leaders whom Democracy has chosen
for itself such are the rulers ~ has selected 70 MAKE
laws for the Union men OF the United states during
long course of years, when It's managers felt ~ Il
thcv could do as they pleased Shall 1t now be
trusted with the absolute control of the country be-
cause IN a close campaign has selected an Obedent
uou General register the DEGREES of reUe-fuled
Congress under threat of a stoppaGe OF supplies
CRIsFiELD JOHNSON.
Last AarorG Oct. IS. 1850.