New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-17
The One Hour Rule.

The One Hour Rule.
Loco.F oco,.n j. certainly hard TO please. II
ba. onl, one rue Il c,uduc, that j. permanent AID
anchaneeable. and that D.. 70 .YPo-e aud denonac'
Whatever measure any bat IT, onn especial friend
orns forward To-day il abuse. C,asfe-, suffer-
ing long peeches TOR holding long sessions aidior
not driving through great measure, o rl1ic policy,
=. II tuc soc merit IN Legislation WI u CO e~e.y
thing in a hurry. Be' Congress seek. % appel,c
their an ,r--lnd f,,,ii. l.a. speeches, calls l..
previous ,i-s non Di, r 4i-iti and Quail. ate.
lard wees. hghiins aitn tar Loco-fec1 mcmb. O.,
vino will al ow no;n.n ID be done unless they caa
| do II. succeed, IN pl sing some important act,
which d not vetoed, becomes las. And noo
| Looo-f oco.-m s. more bud moutued iimn cvci +
bod- ip is hanl' with hoirora; the outrage on tn
liberty Of speech, say, very harsh Things 81 gags
and the tyranny OF IMPURITIES and pc;uhcJ wit..
lstonishmcnt a, the hp, hl ST. Wit which import
lni act, are passed. Thu. j. j. .ia lne ole hour
| -1e. Nom,fc jhana yc., 40 tire Ereaine Pos
| could ind more iruiriu. topic oi dcnunciat %
| han the long SPEECHES OF members OF Cpnerc--
| and the tarllne.. with which they accompanied
| The work they were 'PcrPeiaaly cutting ou'. II
| poke with horror Of the immense ,um it cot.
| Doe treasury to keep these vrdH.iers together
| IN daily salary aud If the vast expense OF p.
iiehce it inyol,cd to look over the record, Of c.r
saying, and lhair dorrs.'
NoN There SO. 80 sense iu Iho,e complaints.
| Congress has done its duty promptly and with aii
| lac d",patci---" ia,, 81 ica-', - tnc con-aH'.
autIrng, fictious opposition of the Loot aad
hr tccUi,ar friends Of the administrator wouid
| allow. We have alrcady footed up this account.
inj have show, SIC think beyond cavii, that TIE
j hgs IN Ceneross nave dcre their best. -pc,dIy.
nd yet with al due c7u,i,s, 10 cuact -uch laws
the pubic lus~rc-ts imPriativriy demand. But
ey.n In those measures which involved ife honor
md tne honesty oi tie Govctnnenf, they were o.
1o.cdanh narlssed. when 'hc tcasury va,cmpr,
.vh"r the creditor, Of the uaiion-th- men whp
uad given ,ncr labor or heir substance 10 relieve
Ter wants, Trusting Ia her promise To pay--came
;ianing their Just dues when the Secretaries al
Mar and the VA. were calling fm and to defend
ht national honor against threatened iorci-u i'll
aston, when Treasury potes were daily protest.
md bought at enormous, and dsgraceiu discounts
" city brokers when the President was sending
.pecial messages and calling through all his aeeaiS
t,r supplc,-thc i.oco-l oco- il Congress resisted
% the death all compliance with these demands.
Consumed day after day and week after week in
.crsel,ss trades against the Whg-. and III the
,urcst party slang. ami 10 coalition with u tse
md hi- fellow gu.rd,mcn did every thing in their
,owcr To defeat the measures Of relief and To dis
.r?cc the Government they were sworn To support
md defend -The Wing, H. all ,his maitcrhsve been
UNANIMOUSLY .laudcred. But this was the cue Of
the opposition and was to have been expected.
No one w;,s surprised, and none. trust, greatly
frightened.
But now the Wings have made up their rnind.
to put stop Ia tie game and 10 drive forward the
business OF the country in defiance OF the attempt,
# THEN opponents ~ harass and delay IT, iu-t a.
at it can be- done with safety and with that
profound dcliberution demanded 10y lie vital in
Oortancc of the leading measure of public policy
rhcy have pUt in farce H,c Onc.HoHr r"ic, and
nave llus frustrated the plans OF the aluiabc gen
lemen who had hoped BY much speaking. to d.
av important legislation and bring the WING Con-
.ress into disgrace. And now the EccHing Post
cxpends half a column ia abusing il. Itpron1uncc,
Il one Of the most awkward contr,anccs 10 O.
force brcviiy OF discussion that can be imagined.
II is not Ne take IT, a question OF taste. TIE
oroposit,o. j.. not 10 lind some continuance winch
shall suit the tu.tidiousnoss Of the Post but to 1c
,ss some plan which shall pat tull stop To these
orosy speeches. aud defeat the idciiou- attempt,
Of the Post, particular friends 10 prevent all leg
station. The rule for this purpose. i likely ;obc
,icctuul aDd that Is the reason. Sc imagine, why
the Post 50 bate, and dcfames IL. NO matter.
says thc Post, what may be the subject; no mat
ter who the sprakcr-how Intelligent or how
ccPtabc-whaieyer hr has to say must be delivered
IN the space Of an hour Now how mauy .pcech,-
have been orwiII he made in The House in which
al that ueei be sad may not be uttered in am
hour And would not those tcw which oyc.rgn
tbs limit be better and more readable pro luctu.,
II condensed within tins space 1t certainly ,ecu..
10 Us that they would, in every way De better
speeches and more acceptable to those VINO
near or read them. And. as We sand YESTERDAY.
one great 5cneht of tiis ruie IN our opinion W..
De rs effect NPou the mcmter, themselves, IL Wi.
.orce them TO ia.c time 10 prepare and condeu,e
their speeches ard vi! rot allow them to get up
and ialS al random unul they and tcir SUBJECT are
alike exhausted. We shall have better a.. well a,
shooter speeches.
Bni The Post seems to complain, in the next
breath, that the time allowed j, loo lon- ior u
leporcs lhat the dchacr, no ma,.r. now Ignorant
md iiresome, has IN, hour 10 SPIN hi, tedou,ne,.
n.' Thar j, bad we admit and We verify wish that
come feasible remedy could be devised. The Post
"'u'd have the House re>Pcc'er OF top.r>'