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WHAT WILL coNoREss Do,


w6AT WILL CONGRESS DO,
This question 10 repeatedly asked, and every
'!s ns'o"siy turned 10 the Capitol, TO n.
hsr something upon which TO build , hon.
"s d'fheuh to sn,~er the qass,ioa We, lat.
events, the eo'niNe Of the people them..l,e,
70 ise rescue. give - ground to believe tina,
somefhing VAL 90 done 20 reno,a,e the dr,,or-
Ing snsr;is, Of sD Injured snd bleeding soup.
Try
u 10 nov evident TIA, In. people. in .lpo,,
every e''s where III. opportunity h,. been
aH0fdsd them, have given . decided reprob..
uon ~ the policy pur.u.i Ly te Atn,,,,l,,,,
Too. We Do bot refer merely to tie clspo,,
OF the Whi-s. a. evidence. that matter, var.
not well managed. 5ut We point to IN. ,,oo,.
which ere dairy afforded By many Of the for.
MGR members Of the dominant party. Tho
course OF the Madisonian, the new o,r,n ,r
the "con'ervaiives" at washinr,on-of NJ.
rev York Times, the exponent Of the Tall
mad<e branch of the party and Of IN. Rich.
mood enquirer hseif-;end, eopclu.i,.ly 70
shev, that The destructive warfare on the com
mefee aud currency Of the eountry mus, he
abandoned. The dcnuncialions Of the ru,r,-
himself have los, their po,eney. and ar. no,v
viewed a. tho rawlings Of . .plenetic and mis-,
guided individual, entitled TO no favor among
the discreet and rejecting portion Of 1.-The par
az" Indeed, tho New York Time, decline,
the publication Of Jask.on's sweeoinp char.
ee', and gives ua reason that il has no de-.
sire to "eha's una;tainabls phsuiom."-bu,
'na' goes "for safe common-.ense policy.
ann sound old-fashionsd democracy"
All these things ,he~, tha, the rn,dn,.. n
party cannot longer "ruls the hour" Rxpe.
r'eoes has produced reflection; and some OF
the most reckless have been forced to pause
The evils Of "a indi.eriminais warfare upon
The policy Of ages, have been brought home
10 'he ooson' aud business, Of all men-sud a
proper spirit has been awakened throughout
the country. Political fanatics have been
bronsh, TO 'tand-and they are now harm
less and helpless objects, shorn OF power and
'edusnce, and imPn,ent for mischief.
Tho Su5-rreasury scheme, which was &C.
knoWlsdgsd at one time to be the plan abou,
10 be recommended by the President, has been
s6andoned-ifwe are 10 credit the Enouirer-
and IS no" doubtful ~hoihsr Mr. Van Bureu
viii venture 10 suggest any measure, In III,
present uncertain attitude OF Affairs, With hi,
party divided and distracted around him. n,
mest have time 20 know his men, 10 use IN,
appliances which bis station enables him 10
command, ere he ventures upon q scheme
which may prove unacceptable Every ,hin-
e"0hrn' Us In the belief. already expressed
that, after long lecture upon the esu,,, n,
The evils which now besetihe country, he will
emil With "bon-conui.iaI," and leave to N,
wisdom OF Congress the task OF devi,in- q
Semsdy National Bank 10 the ONLY specific
measure against which he is committed. bu,
he will Intimate to his friencs, if there 1, apy
prospect OF lite location in New York. tb.ttbey
can pass bill without his aid, and even in
defiance OF his veto. Those who suppose
that majority Of the New York politici,n.
ere opposed to . "Monster" at home, know
but little OF men ard things. and view matter,
passing before them with bot small prof, from
experience Very few OF them entertain con.
s'i'utional 'cru7lcs on thi, point.
Do not let The people be surprised 10 hea,
that 10 less than three months Biddie's Back
vii have been made the depository Of the pub,
I've money, ana the agent Of the government, "a
tran'aei Iis exchange We understand. from
Undousisd authority. that even the Van Buren,
sentiment Of the cities il tending in tina, u,v
They are willing 10 let the measure he tried .,
a"'eDPoray" one. until congres, shall ha,s
"Hos to AdJu'i some other plan Of operation.
The only motive which will restrain many
Of tbs domiOsnt party from a,,sniinr to tbi,
course will be. the fear Of killing Gen. Jaek-
son ouirisht-ths sPprehsnsion ihal he NAV
"shadis OF This mortal coil" Nth a hear,
'oreharEed With wrath, and The Impressions
81 Vengeance trembling on his lips.