Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-09-23
Mondoy, September 10, 1871.


The meeting assembled, pursuant ia
adjournment.
Mr.. kENNEpy, of MARYLAND, from tho
committee appointed for that purpnsc,
reported The following Address;
FELLOW CITIxEvs: The Extra Sess,on
Of Congress has, at length, been brought
to close. The incidents which belong
10 the history Of this session, and csIIa,
cially those which have marked ils ter,
mInation, are Of nature to make so
strong an impression upon the country,
and 10 excite 80 much interest in tho
future action and relations of The Wing
party, that the Wing Representatives,
in both Houses Of Congress have iho't
II their duty, before separating, 10 adj
dress their constituents with a briercx-
position Of the circumstances in which
they conceive themselves To be placed
by the events which haye recently trans,
pred.
This session Of Congress was called
as almost the first measure of ihnt illus,
trious and Iamentcd citizen whose cleo
ton to the Presidency was no less sig-
nificant of the general sentiment Of eau,
demnation Of the acts Of the preceding
Administration, a than II was expressive Of
n wish for an immedia and radical
change in the public policy. The iM-
providence Of those who had Just been
expelled from power had rendered il IN
eviiable and the country hailed tho
meeting Of new Congress as the sure
pledge Of relief from all those evils
which the disastrous incopp"teDcy of
the men al the head Of affairs had bret
upon It,
The People desired The early adoption
Of The policy which had beenpromiscd
them by the Wing patty. That policy
had been brought To the consideration nf
the country throughout n contest ,,f neag.
ly twelve years duration, maintained
with unexampled devotion aud its prin-
ciples were illustrated by the preoems
and practice Of the most eminent and
patriotic Of our citizens in every form by
which they were able 10 address them
selves 10 The intelligence OF the People
No one misapprebondrd these principles;
they were identified with the labors of
that great party whose unparalleled sue
cess was both the token nnd the reward
Of the general confidence Of the naiicB,
They promised reform
lst. IN the restraint Of Executive
power aud patronage;
I'd. In the wholesome regulation of
the currency and the advancenept VI
the interests OF industry; and
3D. In the estahlishMent of an econ-
onlioal administration al the finances.
They proposed To accomplish the frs,
Of these objects by limiting the service
Of the President to n single term bv
forbidding oil officers of the Govrrupcnj
from interfering in elections and by
voluntary sell-dcnial, on the part of lhe
Chief Magistrate, in that excessive use
Of the Veto power which had rccep,y
become so offensive to the couniry Ms al,
instrument Of patty supremacy.
They hoped to achieye their next oh
icct by the establishment of National
Bank; by an adjustment ot the system,
of duties upon n moderate and perms.
neni scale, adopted as nearly ns prnrlls
cable TO the interest, aud couiormabIp
with the views or every pwiipn al tho
Union; by the eslnhlishmrm of ~ uni-
form sy s,ein or bankruptcy and by ib,
distribution al the proceeds 81 The mblls
lands nmouasi ihe Sinies-a measure re-
co,nn,e nded not only by e"nsidrf"i'""r
of Justice Ia tho States themselves, but
also by n sad experience VI The emosf-