, 1841-10-02

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teration must be allowed, or even Listened
e 10. You must say, fellow.cilizens, whethe
eh's Is what you elect members 10 Congress
. lot. Durtng the late session nearly all III,
cnairmen OF Committees of the Whole wer,
Z "i Inc dominant party, and, however, res
pectaoie, could not violate its caucus orders
Without one solitary exception, even the
, act OF grace to the widow of the late Presi
aent, every act passed, as the phrase is, wa.
'orcibly rushed through the several readings
winch also are most of them mere tituIal
ard rapid i"rnialili.s-in fits of the previuu.
qusitcn- D.. Il 'ortuiCRSarean operation. The
Whole Issue 81 The hundred days came into
premature and unnatural being, which is the
reason why, as will show y,u, all the prin.
opal ones proved meie ah"ttinns.
BY revolutionary misrule, the violent ron.
troll the wise. The discreet and best incIr.
ned portion Of the ruling patty are master
ell by the outrageous; caucus feiiers torture
Il INA jorlty, and enable Il minority To over.
throw The whole. The first Bank bill OF the
hundred days was carried by tins KIND Of
desPotIsm. contrary TO the will of Il mojority
o. both Houses. The Bankrupt bill was
carried contrary 10 the will OF n majority of
the House Representatives. The second
Bank bill WIS despatched, absolutely despat.
ched, on short allowance of two half DAYS
for discussion. Not one of Il minority of
ninety members was heard ON il. One nr
The tw" legislative days allow ed us was Sun
day, which by the Constitution. and n,,i, au-
tiioiitr. Is excepted lr"u 'i". ten DAYS lhr
President Is permitted I" ~ruuIlnv l.. c"n>iir,
any blli. A charter inr twenty long wears.
Coming. rs waS said. from the den nf iniuui-
~ IN Philadelphia, and I,ashed up in c,ucu>,
which the Presidents veto brands as Il bro.
ker's shop, was the bastard offspring of 4
lew hours debate.
This is the kind of lesisl ition to which it
ISall important that universal attention should
be called to crush. Otherwise the House
OF Representatives may degrade itself be.
yond redemption. Already it has lost con
stitntIunaI preponderance, and is sinking. like
The IniquItous banks, into popular odrum.-
Madness of party. perhaps party reacti.n-
Tor | am willing TO agree t!a, i'll parties are
liable to excesses-it behaves all reilec,inr
men, without distinction Of party. 10 rescue
government from such degradation. CIr
morous denunrIatIon of Executive sway has
been long the party cry. while party ,~inlercr
Is transferring all Constitutional POWER from
the House Of Representatives. 4" lhe Eyecu-
tive. The President or the Senate have he
come our whole Government. Willie eau
Gus controls a lInu-e of Representatives,.
fettered by arbitrary rules and previous CUES
tons into a mere body of registration, what
is 1t bu, a Jacobin club, or, rather, an old
French Parliament? Caucus is the Jacnbin
club where Laws are resolved upon. The
House al Representatives is a silent Parlia-
nent. which records them in mute and pas
sive obedience. WHY NAV not Il regent.
protector, or king, Conn in. booted and spur.
rcd, with Il whip in his hand. and oversee
the business lone as his followers settled 1t
IN conc!ave?
The degeneracv of American government
is fragrant, AT the first Session of Congress.
the President deIiberatrd sometimes with
the Senate, in their hall. In his frs, com
municat!on 10 Congress, il is remarkable tina,
Washington recommended n" measure what.
ever. He left all To- what he might then
speak Of as the wisdom and patriotism of
he representatives of the people
But within two Years past. two bank hills.
IN the Senate. have been hardly
wIiie hurried through the Hnu.e
Of Representatives,. under tie high pressure
If the previous question. Twice has n rrea,
party been rallied from The Senate against
Presidents for provoked vet"es. Twice
has a Bank of the United States. il desirable,
been destroyed by party leaders provoking
Vetoes, seeming for party purposes. A bril-
liant, impulsive. and dicia,orial leader, the
eloquent man of his country, far ad-
in life. yet with all the ardent buoy
lncy Of youth, capable of any fatigue, in
ioniiable. with tie most admirable talents
commanding followers; without favor
with the people: whose best argument was
made against a United States Bank. Of
which he is now. Without ntercenary motive.
" far the mos, powerful advocate The Al
as. or rather Sainrson-has. for ten years
vast, been The hero Of a political Had. whose
catastrophe. more through lns agency than
Ia, of any other individual--has proved the
inal doom Of the monarchy Of American
Revenue bills and tax bills begun !
" rnd,calIy recast in the Senate; the House J
# Representatives tamely waiting at all .
lines for Presidential recommendations OF c
neasures which II might to oripinate: Exe. G