Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-24

and committees not only prepare, but virtual
ly control, legislation in both houses, and this
must be 30 more and more as the houses and
the business grow larger. or these % com
mittees, the South has the chairmanshp of II
and the control of all. The same Conditions
prevail in the House. There are AZ commit.
tees. The chairmen of 22 are from the
South. All the committees are so constituted
that the majority is Democratic, and of the
majority more than half is Southern.
Mr.. Conkling then went into figures in ep-
tense to show that only a small portion OF the
revenue was collected at Southern ports and
that that section had not 80 many banks, rail
roads, mines, immigrants, schools, etc, wind
ing up with the argument that commerce new
er would flow down the Mississippi, but move
along the parallels OF latitude. He presented
also tables and statistics showing the growth
of seven southern ports from 1860 to 1880.
After dwelling on Southern bulldozing and re-
pudiation, he continued but we are told
Gen. Hancock would watch them An angel
might watch tiger n child might attempt
to divide a beef.stoak with blood hound a
lamb might lie down with the lion-but the
lamb would lie inside. The peril of Demo
cratic asoendancy in all the branches Of the
government is deeper-rooted than any meas
ure within the scope of existing public ques-
tions. Statesmen abroad talk of "the balance
of power" and of changing the map of Eu-
rope" These sayings mean not much more
than might easily occur here.
NEW STATES OUT or TEXAS.
Tho resolution admitting Texas into the
Union in lSi5 provided for erecting out of
Texas four additional states. The area and
population are both sufficient The area is
PA, 900 square miles, the population million
and a half. Such proceeding would add
eight to the number of Southern Senators,
and add to Southern power in the electoral
college. From New Mexico and other terri.
tories, whose traditions and prejudices have
descended from slave holding influences, sew
eral new states may also be made. Schemes
exist, not in embryo but far advanced, to OBJ
tain "a slice of Mexico" Catte-stealing on
the Rio Grande border has been and is a
fruitful occasion for incursions into Mexico.
Special cavalry regiments of unusual size
have been raised and stationed ON the Texan
frontier. 1t is an open secret that not long
ago much exertion and alertness were needed
to keep us out OF another Mexican war.
Without violating the constitution or tran
scending the usages of the republic at least
seven new States could be brought in, and in
the case Of some of them very plausible
case could be made. The project would be-
como high party measure. Its success
would assure complete Democratic ascendan-
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% %Sou5u P1' ,ne government not mercy IN tne
So,,tIorr no,,,lora,;o - ~" W. i'a,Jl M s,
this be donel Who and what is to prevent
1t if the Democratic party is elected2 The
northern wing could never resist the south
ern wing in Congress were these new states
brought forward for admission The north
oa, '';tis,n,,S ~ ,'sl ,i my
son,b ,y;n,, cra,i,ot;o,, "a a.;,h't;
NAB srch ros;storoa ;,n,,ossihio ;nst as n
,1nm,,d oa,l,at =" Jt'a 40 u
-, -, 80 90 o1V
IL ri,ifrI in i,s ,,,r,,;,',, - 81. bahoit tEo
sni,a nleJaas ond Nort,err ;rd;,,'o,;o,,
Nnr,boIn ho,',oor.ts -, - -n '55i;,"J =;
voting down tb,, V;l,,nt ,,rnriso IL -. -
aeCaGf1r,ia - ~ -, ~
;n", tor tho fnr,;,;, sIo a'.u ,,'i,aa ~ ~,
miehtv nerady which over,brau tbe NJ;ssonri
comnromiso IN order IN fasiep slavorv on
Kansas and other states and united in dcfoot
ING the homestead laval nj Tho bebast of
the Southern majority Mr. Van Rnren nj
last like Macbeth wonld 600 NO fnrtbor in
This bloody business " and nolitcal desirrc.
tion was his reward Mr. DouoIas st laet
made brave stand aoainst sectional aggros
sion ond Le was Lunted ~ lie groya Carn,,s
is king and the avenpinp ANGEL Is bardIv
moro ineYorable in dneree or ,1ore ,,norrinSS,
in retribution.
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-.
Cne oi the hla'h oui"arhs OF the repuohc
ls the JuulcIary' Inc courts OF justice are
umpire, SonserVa'Or citadel Inc supreme
court Is lhe hnai SroHer OF many momen'ous
c9hroverSies' lhis great tribunal Is very
oonoAionS 10 southern leaders IN congress
anu ou, ~ IL IN thelr way. IL @ does not al,
ways ueo'ue as they 'hihk Inc nails OF
OOuBEthN rang lhhl year Will hhheTtlOuh, Ut
tered win passionate vehemenee, that the
ia"s Ior protecting elecuohs are unconstitu-
uonaL Hooh atter"ard case on the docket
OF .he supreme court ihVolVing inc validity
oi uhsSy lh"S' was reached, ana the court de-
ciue1 them valid register IN bankruptcy
not lohB ago oNerrnled the chlei justice on
tno com eohStIue',pn Oh statute ana SO II otten
happens 'hht inc court Is not able or recon
ults enough 10 get az the true lnwGrdness
ana profound depths OF the law as understood
On On 'ne musings "here tne nioohsniher
thrlVes ana lne nre-eater relgns' Mut!erings
ueeP anu iouu' oreaihlhRs OF are LonginBs 70
20 ior 'ne court, nave LOT years oeeh gain
enhg III Eoiume'
IN tne mouse OF Representatives ior TWO
or thiee years TINS ieeilng mas now and again
lound hsrsh voice IN unseemly' sinister
%orus' MOI only hehtucky, through the
CHAIRMAN OF the judiciary committee, Mr..
hnott out missouri North carolina and oth-
er STATES assisted roget TO say, by repre-
sentative from thls CITY nave uttered IAN
guage gross ana calumnlous OF the court, as
Perslng lts integrity and It's decisions. Mere
dnvel, plausible sophistry, packed, par
tisan ana demorallzed, packed tribunal
decisions 10 be observed pro tempore' only,
dirty work OF Its masters, made politi.
cal decision to order, 'hery indignation OF
an lnfiamed people'-these are some OF the
Duneungs TO be found IN the Congressional
Record, delivered sometimes from carefully
the Record says with loud applause |"
10 what does all TINS pave the way The
congressional Record VIII inform you: On
the 2Gth OF January 1850, Mr. Manning OF
hllsslssPpl-a state well known to be Jealous
ly sensitive to the pure administration OF JUS