Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-19

THE LABoRs OF MEMBER or C1EcRrss.-Tbo
farmer 4, apt to suppose that, when Congress nd
journs for day, his Representative is idle. and rb,t
he ought TO have his pay and rotions stopped--
THIS IS great error, ms Il is obvious to those who
may happen, on Saturdays or any day Of Congress
sIonaI recess to 20 through The Public Offices There
IS not n Member who Is not chIrgcd with immune.
rab.C commissions OF one sort other, by his con-
sutuents, with the Public Departments OF Washing.
ton. Mere legislation IS but n small part of the
business Of many Of them. This perhaps is more
especially the case with the Members from new md
growing States, where every thing 10 in rapid pro
grcss Of growth and development, and all is compa-
ratIvcly unsettled Step, Saturday into the room,
OF the Postmaster General for example and Won " N
sec perhaps twenty Members of Congress WAITING
for their turn-One wants to have post Office es.
blished at point somewhere between Dan and
Beersheb a. Nothing IN nature can be clearer thpn
tie proprely and necessity Of the case. True there
already offices on each side Of the one proposed
within two miles Of the spot; but then there will
he no additional eGpense-sOmc clever fellow will
get the Thanking privilege, and the neighborhood
will be graufed. To show how itis demanded bv
the public voice, here is a memorial signed bv one
hundred people, not two OF whom, perhnps 81 meet
% get letter there IN year That case being dis
missed, another wants to have the name Of a post
office changed from POughquay or SkaneaiIes 10
some more euphouca, lcan't find euphonious in
WebsIerl ms Tuckileeche Cove, or Mantoowoc
Rapids, Or WanbcsOpinecOE; or, for n nnmo short.
er, and still more convenient, as "City Of the -Four
/
These requests beingall disposed of in the Twink.
ling Of an eye" the next gentleman represents the
cases Of numerous contractors IN - district petition
ing for remission OF fines; and here u "a DO observed
that the louder have been the complaints Of the
/ Press, and thC People, and the Chambers of Com.
merce and the grand iures, about irregularities Of
the mail, the stronger the undcr-curfent Of impor
lunity u the Postmaster General 70 have fires re-
miucd-drfts Of snow, heavy rains, deep ruts, sick
horses, bridges swtptaVuy, cows run on, and en-
gincs OF the track, &c. &c.
dozen members yet remain with pockets full
| Of momoua'5-sDmo 70 get pOstmasters ~, some 10
get them turned out, some TO get Sunday mail ser.
vice and pay restored. In tho midst Of all dis IN
steps the Mcsssngcr, to the relief Of his boss and
lays on his table about two hundred letters by tho
last mail All these are 20 be examined their con.
| tents weighed and compared A man is recommend.
ell Tor post Office, whose qualihc tons If you ho
cVe all that Is said IN his behalf fl him 70 be Post.
master Grnera', m any other member Of the Pros
! dents Cabinet. Well! he gets the appointmcnt-
md what thenl Why al the builders OfBibci, when
God COMPOUNDED their tongues, raised not greater con
fusion than the complaints raised sometimes AZ tho
poInimcnt Oi the recommended Who was thus eEtOet
| 10 the very skcl Thus passes the morning in ont
Department, until these members, al Orng Tor tho
constituents, with poorp y, and perhaps less thanks
got back 70 their boarding houses. leaving the hta
NJ the head Of tho Department. II II DO not hrrd q
iron and as clear as glass, COMPOUNDED with thoi
conflicting claims md applications, and with all hi
regular work lying still before him % be dospalchc
70 prevent accumulation; yet these Offices though
~ many Of our agricultural friends to be snccuro
l places without care and without labor. Will
SOM members are thus going the rounds from on
Department to another, swallowing dust, aud gasp
Jog Tor breath, tho thermometer &C. others are y,
harder NJ work IN their own IN committee room
IN the wOik Of prtpdra f0n-so much moro trying
the physical and the intellectual powers than IN
/. work Of hdranguing on the floor, on which so man
#, rely TO gain reputation in "BHnkum-" This is BIT
q faint sketch Of the abors q public men At Wasl
ington who are too generally supposed 10 be enjoy
= ing oiiusl cum digHitats.-yamsrisan Former.