The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-10
WILMINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l


| Prospect Of Adjournment-Proceed ings OF
| the two HOuses-Retrenchment and Re-
| form all nHumbug-nIr. Adams Eul0Gium
| on the House-The Democrats and the
| President.
| The end of this seemingly interminabe session is
to come at last. The House passed resolution this
morning fixing upon the I'D of August this day two
weeks, al o'clock p. M. as the time for adjourn
ment There wasno opposition--no division called,
and on taking the question, nothing was heard but
one general 'aye." In the Senate its consideration
was postponed to Monday next. This was perhaps
necessary, under the circumstances as the treaty is
yet to be considered, and it is uncertain how long
the President will retain the tariff bill.
Several bills relating TO the Navy were made the
special order for to-day in the Senate That proyi-
| ding tor reimburslng the naval pension fund IS now
under discussion. The morning business was all of
| an undressing nature.
| The House has passed the bill concerning contest
| ed elections. The debate ceased at one O'Clock.
and the House concured in the amendments pro.
| posed In committee. resolution adopted this
| morning, giving the new members such books as
| had been received by the old ones This is pretty
piece of economy. Here is House of Represent
tatves afflicted with such paroxyism of retrench-
ment, that they have run down and pinched the
ears OF the messengers and pages about the capitol
cut of salarlesand perqusites to the tune of three
or four thousand dollars, the debate, meantime,
costing Othe country more than twelve times that
Il
| own pay, but, showing their sincerity by
putting the bill to sleep on the general
orders" and displayed their penny wisdom and
pound folly IN various other ways equally dignfied
have to-day passed resolution giving 10 each new
member, in all more than one hundred, books which
VIII cost the Government more than thousand
dollars. Tbs is your reforming and retrenching
Congress Here is economy with a vengeance
More than hundred thousand dollars squandered
for the convenience of the very men who voted the
appropriation. 1t is pity that the people cannot
know the economical habits of their representatives
Professions of retrenchment and reform are al
ways hollow and insncere. 1t is ever the cry of the
party seeking power. The majority never fulfil the
promises made before the ascendancy is obtained.
1t Is nothing but dcmagogue's trick and it is pro-
voking to see the people deluded by it,
In MIR. Monroe's time some loud-mouthed patriot
raised tremendous hue and cry about rerench-
ment and reform. A select committee was raised,
and there were elaborate and searching investi-
cations into every branch of the public service
Finally the matter comes up In the House, and it
was discussed most fully. The debate was con-
Jealous TOR economislng than his predecessor until
the cost to the country more than fifty thousand
dollars. And what do you think was the aggregate
of the retrenchment! Two hundred dollars a year,
the salary of lady. The daughter of the then At
torney General, most accomplished aud estimable
woman, discharged the duties Of clerk to her father
and they cut her salary down two hundred dollars
MIR. ADAMS delivered high-wrought and extra
VACANT eulogy upon the present Congress, in the
House on Saturday. "No Congress" he sad "since
the formation of the government had done more for
private claimants, or the country" Unfortunately
for Mr. Adams, and the reputation of Congress, the
proceedings of the House on thatvery day show how
timed was his praise, and how little It was deser-
we'd. Shortly after eleven o'clock, the House went
into Committee ofthe Whole, and took up a private
bill, involving small amount. More than three
hours were spent in protless discussion, when it
laid aside to be reported few minutes after two,
Iron mt
waite bill, and was ascerained that only g. out of
242 members, were present. A call of the House
was then moved, and after about an hours effort,
the attendance of la Members was Obtained
absent 1873 The doors of the Hall were then closed
and excuses received But it was soon found impos-
sible to obtain quorum, and the House adjourned!
This is the House that MI Adams exalts "above all
Greek or Roman praise
The wisdom of the suggestion heretofore thrown
out that nothing is left to President Tyler but to
adhere to the old republican track, and acting in
accordance m, with MS kpo ov PRINCIPLES and feelings
tion and thus compel the democratic party to- rally
around him, is confrmed by every days experience.
Between him and the wings there is no community
of feeling-no sympathy-and there can be no har-
monous action on any of the questions before the
country He distrusts their patriotism and they stig-
matise him with every epithet of rcproach contained
no appalled, to the vituperaton and abuse which they
have heaped upon him. Traitor and imbecie are
the gentlest terms they use But it is idle to dwell
on this point No man in his senses affects to be-
lieve that President Tyler can conduct his admins
tration in conjunction with his quondam allies. The
idea of third party is abandoned by everybody but
few office-holders and office-seekers 1t is seen
that practical or beneficial consequences flow
from such organization, even if il could be suffi-
GENTLY comprehensive to make It respecta be
But even that is out. of the question:
Who, then, but the two classes above alluded to,
suppose the plan of Mr.. Noah and his few Office
seeking and office holding associates, should be so
far successful to embrace five hundred or even
thousand voters in the city ofsNew York and in
cumbents and applicants might constitute as
to follow this effort +? None, whatever
They do not affect to believe that they can con-
troll the election Of one solitary representative in
Congress or the State Legislature. They can render
no useful supportto the Administration, nor do they
intend or wish to.
With respect to the relations that are to subsst
between President Tyler and the democratic
party, there has been much Misrepresentation
and much idle speculation. There can be no
bargains, or coalitions compromises-nor is
to go on smoothly and prosperously, with a demo-
cratic majority in Congress. Processing the same
general sprlncipes entertaining similar views OF
policy, President Tyler and the democrats can meet
on common ground, and labor together to reinsate
the prosperity of the nation. Let the succession
be open question for the present. Why agtate
1t at all at this early dsy The currency question
settled, and the difference between the President
and the republicans is Emore about names than
things-the establishment OF adequate revenue Ia
riff the avails of the lands restored to the
national treasury--our differences with TO-
reign governments all amicably and honorablv
arranged, and all the substantial interests secured
by the adoption of permanent policy, business of
every sort would receive such impulse as it has
not felt for years This accomplished and the sue
cession could be agreed upon between Mr. TYLER
and the democrats, without serious difficulty.
Lines ON GriswOld's Poets of America.
Shorts the date assigned to modern rhymes
And It's but just to let them live betimes
But when our eyes on Griswold's pages fall
We yonde hoxy dow lea, t.u