New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-03-23
A WORD to Congress.

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ward patriotic men in Congress, who are anxious
above all other thing, that whatever is right and
proper shall be promptly, efficiently done for the
maintenance of the Public Credit, the payment OF
all just claims on the Treasury, and the relief and
prosperity Of the Country. knowing this, we can
not concur in, protest against, the indiscrlml-
nate charges against them Of inactivity, and in
difference TO the National honor and well-being,
which are so freely made around W. We deem
them eminen,ly unjust and pernicious.
And yet wc shall rejoice if any action or fer
lncnt among the People shall awaken Con
gress to liveicr perception OF the truth that the
Country impa,ienty demands and Looks for ACTION
--immedat. energetic, comprehensive, action.
There is no single measure whose adoption will
hl the measure of the general expectation; for
more than one is needed. The Tariff mnst he re-
vised the wants Of the Treasury present and pro-
spectivc provided for the expenditures of the
Government rctrenchcd wherever possible, and all
attempts 10 enlarge its patronage and expenses
stcrnly resisted. These are duties devolving i'm
minently upon the WING Members of Congress ;
for Of rhcnl only do the People expect or hope any
benciiacn, action The game Of their opponents
is to distract, to cmbarrass to stayc oil, and waste
,imc-ull which they will charge upon the nu jory
as soon rs they shall have worried outlle Session
and 90, upon the s,umpat home, exclaming, e See
how much money how may days, We're spent to
"no purpose tya Wig Congress"
Have notthc majority sagacity to perceive this :?
Do they not know that every day wasted on the
balderdash Of Gordon or the drivel Of Profltt Is
scored up moi agains, those who wasted 1t, but
those who permitted it to be wasied-lo wit the
majority! VIII they no. promptly recognize the
poacer and duty Of that majority TO correcA such
nbuscs2 Wecnucat 1hemt. do SOTO assembled al
once in free conference, and resolve that tie PHI
tic Business shall be no longer arrested by dcma
gogue haron cues, but pushed forward with deci-
ded but not unreasonable rapidity. Give us the
glorious Ono Hour Ruic ugun-tie Rule allowing
the majority TO terminate a debate in Committee
after a proper time has been allowcd--nnd give
The PREv!oUs QUESTION at least every other day
Nothing will CRAFTY the Country like such displays
of energy-nothng will SO revive the now depressed
and languid spirit of the Wings universally. Give
US such manifestations of Your decision and you'
pa,riotism friends in Congress- Give us the APP
porrionmcnt BILL the Loan bill, &c. before thu.
end of March and you will save thousands of dol.
lars TO States as well individuals Give us .
good Tariff. efficient both for Revenue and Pro,
lection, before the end OF April, and you will re-
store the Prosperity of the Country and the as
ccndancy of the Good Cause. Donot waste time
in answering the slang of the Aliens, Deans and
Atiertons in either House-thc People do not
need this-,hey need ACTION. Delay not, we i'm
piore you, if yon would not abandon your friends
10 destruction, but ACT, ACT!
10 .:ASorHEI DEMOCRAT" writes trying
10 cyphcr out saving in the expense OF street
cleaning undcr=onr present city rulers. He makes
the AVERAGE expense per nnnum under the Wings
Sl09,l2G 81. which he cyphcrsup TO Sill .62G 30;
under the Loco-Focos SlO7 ,227 10, which he re.
cluces by calculation of what ought to have been
paid to $l02,l l3, making balance by c:lcula,
ton in avns OF, the powers that be- Butte Ct
feet this he charges the Wings with SIT 900
ceiyed for s,rce,-swecpings sold before they came
INTO power and credits The Loco. Focos with a
like amount now due for ditto, giving the Wings
no credit for any amount latt unsolicited by them
He has had hald work to cypher out a saving, yet
he has effected it-lcaving out OF account tie no.
torious fact that the streets were kept much
cleaner in 1887 and '3S than they have since been
And now having givcl, HIM the benefit Of hi,
pleading will he be so good as TO tell Us which
party in the Common Council has successfully re-
bN
contract TO the lowest responsible bidder and
how much has been the saving TO the CITY since
1889 IN the pay of the Corporation Attorney and
upon which maxim of Thomas JEFFERSON do his
protested disciples ia our City Government base
their practice OF borrowing money from year Ia
year 10 pay the interest heavy and increasing
Public Debt? When he has answered these, wc
shall ask few more
WlsKoSsAN.-Ws have already spoken o.. the
systematic attempted good portion OF the People
of North Western Illinois to unite themselves 10
WISCONSIN, and escape the Public Deb, and
embarrass ments OF Illinois. The Territorial Legis
ature Of Wskonsan has passed the following ] oiu,
Resolution ON the subject:
Resolusd BIZ tbs Council end House ot Re-
personalities of the Territory Of VtsSonsan
That we recommend to the citizens residing IN thai
Territory, now under the jurisdiction OF Illinois,
north Of Il line cas-; and west through the Souther-
iv bend or extreme OF Lake Michigan, IL meet al
the different election precincts as now established
bv law on the four,l Monday Of September next.
choose two or more judges OF election, TO be SOL
EMMY affirmed faithfully 10 discharge their duty,
and 10 receive and canvass the votes only of citi
,eus entitled 10 vote under the laws of Illinois thai
said electors then proceed TO deposi,e with said
Judges their ballots, for State Government as a
mari of Wfskonsan, or against State Gorern-
asnt as a part Of Wfskossan. That said judges
II each precinct, CANVASS the votes so given and
,,al.c reiuru of The same to the Secretary Of the