The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-02-09
EXTRA SESSION or CONGRESS.

1t appears from all That we can iearh l'oni F"'"
ippton that an extra session will be unavoidaoie--
the present admin strption party are determined 10
make one absolutely necessary. Ihev WIN 90 on
Nv that is necessary 10 enable themselves 10 i've
ill tho 4h Of March, and then leave the Govern
ment as band of pirates do II pundered vessel just
ready to sink. a letter from Washington da'ed
Ian. 81. speaks as follows upon the subject
AN EXTRA SESSION OF CoEGREss--How 1T MAY
ne AyEeTEp.-I had occasion TO intimate, upon
several occasions during my winters correspon-
dence that an extra session of Congress was among
the probable events which would grow out of the
Legislation Of Congress at the present session
We are within five weeks tonight Of the session,
and he time has come when the result ofthe action
of Congress should be known to the people. The
party in power ' ct decline furnish the ways and
means for the support of Government beyond the
Il st ouarter Of the year. Notwithstanding tho An
puai Report Of the first Of December speaks of
Surplus of al 500 600 in the Treasury the LIST OF
January, and a Special Report acknowledges that
the receipts of the first quarter will be nearly two
millions of dollars still, five millions OF dollars
just the amount declared to be necessary for the
first quarter to meet the demands upon the Treasu-
ry,--are TO be provided, These five millions will
hardly be issued before tate the next month, and
will bc necessarily redeemed by the Adminlsra.
ton succeeding the present. The friends of the
Executive in the two Houses Of Congress pretend
to suppose, - il ia but pretence that the Ad
mnistration pay the per annum expenses of
the Government redeem the Treasury notes, and
pay the old debts under which every branch OF the
public service is weighed down. Miracles, it would
SEEM are to be wrought, and that done in full,
which the present and preceding ADMINISTRATION
never begun to do. TO make the worse appear the
of tbe Treasury, talsehood is resorted to. The
debts due concealed, and the apount Of them
man know eth nor can know until the head and
limbs OF tho Executive Departments Topped off
and heads and branches put in their places
Enough is known, however, to make il sure that
however prosperous the country may be, for the
three quarters Of the year beg inning with April it
will be impossible 10 meet the demands upon the
Government, unless some new means are resorted
to, to supply the deficiency in The revenues Of the
country The deficit in the Treasury is perma
nent, and permanent relief, therefore. becomes
necessary
Again, it is well understood, that the Comprom-
ise Act since 1889, has been unchanged. During
the present year, however, according 10 the provs.
ions Of that Act, one halfofthe excess Of duties o.
yer 20 per cent. is TO be deducted. The condition
ofthe Treasury, then independent ofthe Compton,
iso Act, and the Compromise Act by its own oper
atoms, requires one oftwo hings,-either that the
present Congress should egislate in reference to
these matters or that there should be called ses-
SION The alternative Is declined by those who
have power to prevent called session, and the
cessty therefore, is created OF doing it, An intel
ligent people will ihis and place the response
bility upon whom il belongs. The Inconvenience,
which IS very great and the expense, which in the
present condition Of the Treasury can Ill be borne
may DO III be prevented by simple act OF Justice
on the part of the friends of the Administration.
But where justice for the sake OF justice is disre-
gaIded, and where the people, as the sovereign
power, are ireated with contempt by their servants
who make themselves the masters, it becomes ne
cessary to resort TO the only power given whereby
there may be speedy termination OF the usurpa
tions of those who have been rebuked. l there is
an extra session Of Congress- there will be in all
probability, the country may be improved in the
undoing of the heavy burdens which have been fas
tened upon it by tho maadminisraton of the dom
inant party.-The Sub-Treasury Bill will be re-
pealed,-iae Distribution system adopted, and
some measures taken to establish a sound and uni
form currency, designed benefit all the people Of
the Union, instead of the mere officers of the Fed.
eral Government
.t..4.- 80.
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