Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-17

~ y entered oongssap ~ ths third tinS
g 3 , aay 10. 1850 s't tAss''m .ad'aE March
In1edia.sty on che ssassoAisa Of ~
GS51aeA (Dscenbss, laSt1 she51s kisaag ~.
prosracssd and sitter contest Which snded IA
the election OF N. p. Banks ~ speaker,
ever assembled. Among iu members were
n. p. B.nks, Schuyler Coifax, Howell Cobb,
", A. R,chsrdson. Humphrey Merrhsll,
Aaron II. Cr.Siu. Thoms. [. ClEnsnsn,
John Il Sinshssh, joshua r: oiddIassJ ohS
Covode, Gslasha A. Grow, JamesL Orr,
many Others little lss distinguished Tor slo'
ended there was no doubt about NJ. How
confidence Of his colleagues By the 9ntinch-
ing front be always presented to the storn
that We. beating about them. mo com.
promise" mo surrender" 1T We are
beaten BY numbers, let us be beaten and
gracefully submit. But let ua nevee sur
render to m opposition who lasclars they
will never submit to us." were among HE
expressions His courage and burning elor-
quence aided to strengthen more than one
Of the dmid Who were alarmed Is the
threats uade IN visw Of Mr.. Baak's auccess.
Aud while NJ. Howard was winning the
coincidence Of his republican colleagues he
| also won the admirationo of political enemies.
They cav that he was . man Who had opin.
ions aud courage to express them. :.
To the many attemPts to drive the ePgb-
licans from their position he aid: I'VE
stand here, We will abase no jot Of our prin.
ciple, We xill appeal to the country, and il
Of March, 1857" And again: I'VE have
met our democratic brethren 10 good faith ;
~e have done our best to affect IN. organiEar
ton; We have ateadilv voted against ad65carn-
ment; 10 have made no motions with .
view to consume time; We have steadily
pursued u business. We shall 60 on
~ithout compromise until We are defeated or
| succeed"
Immediately On the organization Of the
house he was appointed to the second place
On the committee on ways and means, the
most important committee in the lower
branch Of congress. He vas also . member
| Of the saMS committee during the succeed.
ing congress.
| committed. In the attempt to rivet slavery
Upon that territory men had been robbed
| Vi property, of liberty end Of life. Con-
xress va pledged to lay the sworn facts
before the people. Il WAS one OF the 6rs.
questions presented 70 congress, Let Us
know, said the people, let the country koow
what outra9es and cripes are done 10 Kan
sas, aud If the reports Of them arc false OF
exaggerated, let % know that. tCnoGress
created the committee; 1t was William A
Howard, Jebn SherusD and N0rdecai OH
vcr. Tue appointment Of . new member
10 this important COMMITTEES showS the
esteem 10 which he wss held 10 tho house.
| The sessions OF this committee were long.
che evidence taken WA v0luminOus, en-
orsced 10 Q report of more than 1900
pages, regarded then and since q one OF
the ablest and most Important political
documents ever published ~ order Of CON.
kress. The exposure of the tnuds and
1rongs committed In Kansas was 90
thorough aad % convincing, and laid be-
fore the country with such force and can-
dor In this admirable report, that it,
influence upon the minds of the people
continued until the democratic party va
doslly driven from power 10 the auo
One of the longest addresses delivered
10 congress by Mr.. Howard was that in
which he denounced the Kansas Lecomp-
ton on>titution on the 23i day OF March
1855. He said of H.. ut ia . creature Of
%usurpation, the child Of an illegal desPotism
As destitute of all righiful authority In il.
origin as it is of popular favor IN its mstu-
rity. Legitimate In ito origin, It is now IN
ITS development, BY at least four f.ths al
those who were expected to father II, loa,h'
ed aud feared, Summed aud scorned"
January 19, 1851. President Buchanan
sent q special mee to congress announc
ing the seizure of several forts and a~rsenals
explaining the removal Of Maj. Anderson
from Fort Moultrie 10 Fort sumter, anc
begging congress TO give its best thoughu
to averting threatened evils BY securing
peaceful solution" Immediately on th,
delivery Of the message Mr.. Howard intro.
duced . resolution that it be referred 10
committee of i've with instructions to re
port whether any federal officer Was 10 com
munication with any person or person,
concerning the surrender Of any fof1s o.
pther public property of the government
Whether any such officer had ever giver
any pledges not to send reinforcemenu t
any fort 10 Charleston harbor aud what de
mand for r~einforcements had been made
This committee was ordered BY . vote Of
one hundred and thirty.three 10 sixty-two.
Soon after be vas appointed one Of the
COMMITTEES Of thirty-thres to devise q settle
ment of political difficulties. But all the
devising of the time came to nought. There
was no power in congress to drive treason
out of the hearts of rsbsls or to take arms
out Of their hands, excspsthrough the coer-
cion that was afterwards applied. Before
this came, congress had adjourned and the
congressional career Of William A. Howard
came to an end. Soon sitter Fort Sumter
WA bombarded and the curtain rolled up