Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-01-14

the owes ol tho people little longer and Then
with their Nu'-IrcaHiry they can defy all op-
position 10 prevent such acruuuv into The
Affairs of tlc uauon therefore, they will stl0 *
At nothing. ond d would not surprs us much
20 hear TIA, Woodbury. bad set fire to i've Trca-
Isur, Department aud Amos toihe Pos, Uhicc.
and both gone oil by the hight thereof.
Correspondence oftic " y Times
WAsnNaroS, Monday evening De- 30
Tho Opposition Party IN Congress, aud
throughout the country have great r'dson 30 Re
satisfied with the composition of the Standing
Committees of the House, on the whole. Tn
Occasionally, several oiihcm might bo much
improved va our estimation. and that of Our
friends We, must cuncedc to thc Speaker the
credit OF having ted with remarkable discrc-
lion and hrmuess, and of having given proof
that ho is determined 10 fulfil the pledge he
made in his opening address. that he would be
the Speaker Of the House, not of party. Dis
satisfaction will OF course be expressed in many
quarters, and hy members of both parties |
believe be has been governed 10y imparjaiiy,
a proper respect towards the administration.
and paramount regard for the interests OF the
people
On all the Executive Committees, as they
are called, Chose which are charged with the
Finances, Foreign Relations, Naval, and Mill
ltTN AlldlS anu INC OSl 'llltt illtlt
is majority of supporters of the present Adj
ministration. But all the rest have been con
slituled much more with reference TO the coun-
try, than The wishes oitho Cabinet, or either of
the " suss ri;sti usey ,ssa ~ 90, ~ -.
pan - some oil The Executive COMMITTEES are
far from being what the Loco Focos wanted
Take the principal one, for instance, tho Com
mittec on Ways and Means. JoNrs of Va, Uhc
defeated 3cntonian candidate for Speaker is
al tho head Off IN no gurp But thnt, no rp
are upon it Mr. Biddle of Pennsylvania, one
of the most powerful mcn in the opposition
ranks, in either house, in respect 10 talents, in
dustry, or debating powcr-Mr LAWRENCE of
Boston, a gentleman of extensive and accurate
information on all the subjects that are likely
TO ar ise,-ofgreat lnnueEce-and unsurpassed
popularity--Nlr. Evans of Maine strong man
in research,o in eXposlion--all thorough going
opponents of Van Buren,. Who are to oppose
these able and enlightened gentleman Ather-
ton of New Hampshire, Nandcrpocl of New
York, Rhett Of ). C.. and Conner Of n. c.
Mr.. Rhett has more talent than the three others
combined. You know where to place him.
The rest are mediocre ndeed--lhrd rate men
all however high their prelcnsions. place
Mr.. Cooper of Georgia, lwho is on this com
mitee by himself; because he is in favor of
ub-Ireasury, but in every other respect, he
is ant-Nan Buren, He is keen, intelligent,
active, and high-mindcd.
The appointment of Mr.. Pckons to the post
of Chairman of the Committee ON Foreign Re
latons, will be annoying TO Benton and all his
tribes while 1t cannot possibly be of any dis
advantage TO the opposition Mr.. Pckens has
neither talent nor information necessary to
sustain himself as the head of such a commit
tee. Granger, Gushing, Everett and HAYES
will constitute force more than a match for
Dromgoole and Bynum and the rest of the To-
cofoco associates of Mr. Pickels.
1t would have been better for the service if
Ogden Hoffman had been placed at the head
OF the Committee on Naval Affairs, instead of
Frank Thomas of Maryland. The service will
regret this more than the opposition as party
keed; for the committee has little or nothing TO
do with party.-But our gallant officers of the
Navy ,uni'lI I,e~- ProfuIfUt noble, hlgh-spIr-
tied, chivalrous gentleman in mind and man
ners, like Hoffman, to the cold, heartless, re-
pulsive character now placed at the head of
the committee. Thomas no wever has, no
thanks to give to the Speaker and in truth he
has, personally, little reason-ior he has been
struck down from the presidency of much
more important committee. John Sergeant
takes his place as chairman of the Judiciary
mmittec.-Thls will be another sore annoy
ance to Benton for the Maryland arch-destruc-
tive is one of his greatest cronies and most sub
ScTFleHl lOllOWeIS.
Mr.. Curtis is placed at the head Of the COM
mittee on Commercc-an excellent appoint.
mcnt. He and his associates Olthe opposition,
will be more than enough to keep the rest in
order.
The city of New York-lhe great centre of
commerce, ought to have had one of her four
able members on the Committee Of Ways and
Means. Vanderpoel is the only man from the
State on the Committee. He is about as much
capacltaied to enter into the opinions, or sym
pathize with the feelings of the mass of the
business men, the wor6ing men Of that grea,
city, as IS Bynum or Duncan.
The public will be curious to know how the
Committee on Elections is composed at a pc
riod when the Judgment Of that committee may
be so important to the interests Of the friends
Of law and the Constitution John Campbell
of South Carolina, is Chairman lie voted
throughout in favor of the regularly returned
and commissioned members fr IN New Jersey
Ills associates are equally dyled-thefo are
four for, and four against the claims ofthe com
mssiOned members.
TWENTY SIXTH CONGRESS ist session.