The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-19
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CONGRESS.
The proceedings Of Congress, aside from
the organization of the two Houses, are not
yet of a character to excite much interest. In
the Senate, there is majority of two in OPP
position to the Administration, and all the inn
portant committees are of a corresponding
character. Ia the House of Representatives,
parties are nearly equally divided. The oppo-
sition succeeded in electing their Speaker but
il is said that the Administration members from
Virginia voted for him because he was native
of that State, while the bucktail Adminstra-
ton men from New York refused to support
Taylor, because he was a Clntonian The
Speaker, being high-toned opposition man
has exercised his prerogative of appointing
committees in accordance with the wishes Of
his party, as will be seen by reference to the
list published in our report of Congressional
proceedings, where the opposition members
designated
Allowing the opposition to be a majority in
the House of Representatives, which is proba-
BILE, It presents singular state of affairs, and
one which has never before occurred in our
Government, that of both Houses of Congress
being opposed TO the executive department.
The responsibility of all legislative measures
is thus shifted from the Administration party
to their political opponents We shall shortly
see in what manner they viii exercise the au-
thority they have acquired, and whether the
people have gained any thing by the exchange.
MANUFACTURES. In organizing the Com
mittee of Manufactures, it is said that he new
Speaker has appointed majority of members,
supposed to be hostile to the passage of any
bill, which shall give additional protection to
the manufacture of Wool A majority of one
pretend to be in favor ofthe protective system ,
but one or two of them, who are ardent sup
porters of Gen. Jackson opposed the bill Of the
last session, under pretence of disliliug the de-
tails, and it lis supposed that they will pursue
the same course in relation to any bill, which
may be introduced this session. The original
supporters of Gen. jackson find they must,
either abandon the tariff, or run the risk of los
ing the support of his new friends in Virginia,
North Carolina, and Georgia, and thus render
his case hopeless. Under such circumstances,
it is 10 be feared, that principle will be sacri-
feed TO the promotion of party views.
BY reference to the lst of Committees, it
will be seen that the representative from this
district is left off OF the Committee Of Manu-
features. Having received two or three Sc
we're raps over the knuckles for speaking Of
Kim, when the election was pending, as one
who would sustain the reputation Of the dis
trict with ability, and hold respectable rank
with the other representatives of the state, we
shall perhaps be exc used for copying the fol-
lowing article from the National Journal Of the
18th inst to show how far our opinions are
sustained by those, who have been eye witness
es of the course he has pursued in the House
of Representatives.
The Committee on Manufactures, last
session, consisted of Messrs. Mallary, Con-
dict, Conner, Wickliffe, Davis, White, and
Stevenson ofPennsylvana.
The efforts of Mr.. Davis to give effect
to the views of the manufacturers, were
those of a gigantic mind, and his speech
in defence of the WoolIens Bill obtained
for him the unqualified admiration Of oppo-
nents. as well as friends. Was the intiu-
ence ofehis talents dreaded, that he was
left of the Committee He was in his
seat on the first day of the session; his
opinions in favor of the tariff we're indis-
putable; he had reflected upon, discussed,
and made himself familiar with the wants
of the manufacturing interests If the
Speaker had desired to favor the mannfac-
turers, why did he leave out man OF this
character, and substitute one more than
suspected of entertaining opinions opposite
to those of Mr.. Davis, and certainly with
out greaterrep utation for general talents
and a particular knowledge of the wants
and wishes Of the manu- acturers
MISS CLARKE's LECTURES. We arc graft
fed to find, that those who attend these lee
lures. speak of them in terms Of high common
daton Connected with them, a recitation al
it is termed, is given each day, the object Q
(which is, to fix the chronological order ana
date of events, more strongly upon the mind
From an attendance of two of the lectures ant
one recitation, we are satisfied that the plan i
well calculated to facilitate the acquisition o
historical knowledge. By judicious use o
chronological charts and maps, the order Il
time and locality of important events are seen
and thus fixed in the mind in a manner not ca
silly to be eradicated, But we are not about t
enter into any analysis of the plan: we per
ceive that tickets for single evening are adj
vertsed, for sale at the Bookstores, and pre-
sumo that our citizens, generally, will avail
themselves lof the opportunity, thus offered, t.
Judge of it for themselves, believing that tn
time will be, not only pleasantly, but proiita