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Show THE NEW SENATORS. j The recent extra session of the Bcnate hiui fixed the political status ol the new senators who were elected in opposition to the regular republican candidates by tho aid of democrats in several eta tea. Anthony's modified resolution approving the course of the j president in sustaining the Kellogg , government of Louisiana, received the votes of all those .who have been regarded as moderate republicans, with the exception of Booth, independent. inde-pendent. Ferry, of Connecticut, who voted with the democrats on one or two occasions, MeMUan, of Minnesota, Minne-sota, Paddock, of Nebraska, Chris-tinner, Chris-tinner, of Michigan, and Cameron, of " Wisconsin, all voted for the resolution. resolu-tion. The vote on this teat case was : reported yeas 23, nays 33 all the I democrats present, Andrew Johuson and Booth voting in the negative, Hamilton, liberal, of Texas, not voting, vot-ing, and four republicans being paired with an equal number of democrats. ' This vote indicates a reliable repub-Hcan repub-Hcan majority in tho senate on ordinary political questions, and fails to realize tho expectation of the democratic press of a substantial anti-radical triumph in that hotly. The resolution, it is true, is of very little political importance, but it is based- on the false assumption that Grant in his action in the Louisiana case, simply enforced the laws of the United States in that state a proposition propo-sition that has been denietl by several of the senators who voted for the resolution. res-olution. This vote of the so-called independent indepen-dent senators, shows how strong is the hold of the president upon that body under the prevailing system of political patronage. With the present pres-ent prospects of a third term for Grant, it would require more than ordimry courage for these new senators sena-tors to have voted directly against the pres-Jeut on a personal matter; and it is known that at least one or two of them would not have supported support-ed the resolution save in its modified , form. Desiring to stand well with j the appointiuc power, they prefer to aci cautiously until the luture develops de-velops more tully the prospects for tho presidential succession. Their terms will take them through two presidential elections, but should the events of the next twelve months show that Grant stock is on the fall, Christiancy, Paddock, McMilan, Ferry and Cameron of Wisconsin, are likely to be found on the winuing side, with perhaps some other senators sena-tors who are now reckoned among the radicals. In the meantime, the democrats can depend upon very little aid and comfort frcm the new senators, un ess they shall succeed iu showing that Senator K.uon, of Coi necueut, who recently gave utterance to tho extremes! siite sovereignty ideas, such as prevailed before the war, does n "it correctly represent their party. It the leaders of the democracy demo-cracy have not yet become converted to the doctrine of nationality, the j majority of the people certainly have, j and if tho next presidential campaign is to b fought on the platform ofj stale rights, involving secession, j Grant will carry tho nation by an, overwlj lining majority. j |