Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-03-24
Spirit Of the Wing Press.

of the Democratic Wing party, so far as our OBJ
seryaton extends.
The mass of the wings, and the whole patriotic
portion of the nation, upon the elevation of Gen.
Harrison to the presidency, were looking for a
for the adoption of such measures as would avert
financial ruin and arrangement, and promote in
every department of industry and enterprise, the
happiness and well being of the people, and the
lasting prosperity of the nation This the basis
of the great political revolution of 1910, and the
Wing party will hold their servants responsible for
its fu6mentto the very etter If the present
men who now bear rule in Congress, will not
their influence to advance the ends for which
they were elected, the Wing party-wth the
cooperate n of every patriot, will rise in their
majesty, and fill their places with men of princi-
pie and honor, ,cho ,rW ATTEND TO THE INTER-
EsTs OF THE NATION, and not spend three months
at an expense oflitte less than $4,000 per diem,
in disgracefu party chickering's, personal disputes,
and efforts to defeat every measure promising
the slightest shade Of relief, simply for the very
patriotic reason that it don't emanate from ''our
side"
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and his friends do we lay the blame exclu-
svely upon Mr.. Clay's iriends-nor to the two
factions united. The Iocos have played a deep
game; and the wing majority Of Congress, must
not complain if their constituents hold them res
ponsIble Tor allowing themselves to be betrayed
into mutual ill.humor and disunion by the cum
ming arts of a deeply practced, willy opposition
We do not blame the Wings for not succeeding
in establishing measures of relief
but are do blame them for not falling in with The
nert best
Since writing the above, we have received tho
proceedings Of great public meeting, held in
the city of New York, in relation to this subject,
composed of the patriotic Of all parties. Speeches
were made portraying the present unhappy po-
sition of public affairs,and examining into the cuI-
pable and disgraceful delay of Congress and
in conclusion resolutions were adopted which, if
properly understood by our wise Legislators can
hardly fail of bringing them back to some sense
of proPrlety-f not Of repentance.
In view of this whole subject, we have deemed
it our duty faithful sentinel, to speak out
and we believe the whole party-at least every
republican, and well wlshcr to his Country will
unite in the same view, of the reprehensible part
enacted by the present session of Congress-let
condemnation fall upon whom it may The fol-
lowing extracts from many leading whig journals
will show that we are sustained in views.
From the NaIisonianI
The Supineness OF Congress-
We have been more than once, of late, accu-
scd, on the floor of the Representatives Hall, Of
"taunting' Congress with ncglect of It's dnties
and with wasting that time in pretty cayils about
questions oftriva reform, which should be deyo-
ted 20 the dlgnifed legislation topics inyol-
wing the most momentous interests Of the nation
We have been accused ofinjustice to partcu,
lar parties or sets of men, by not making dis.
elimination between the guilty and Innocent.
We have been accused of presumptuous arro-
gance in daring to dictate to Congress what arc
its duties and bow they should be performed
We would DOT recur to this subject, were not
the charges daily reiterated. We now say once
for all, that what wrote was not addressed to
Congress at all bnt to the People. As public
Journalist in the Capitol where Congres IS is in
session, conceive it duty to inform the
People how the public servants TO whose wisdom
and industry the p1bi; welfare is entrusted, dis
charge the functions imposed upon them. Did
We not do we should be- recreapt TO our own
obligations. We have neither taanted Congress,
nor presumed to dictate; lave, repeat,
merely stated n fact. of " hch we te ell it an mn
-peratiye duty 10 inform the People,
We have said, that during session Of more
than three months, Congress las passed but ono
bill ufimportance that the House has FILTERED
away its time in debates on trivial tLms of reform;
and that the Senate has been employed in discus
sing abstract questions of coDsttutIonclity and
and policy ASSOCIATED wholly from any schemes
OF practical expcdency. In saying SO, have VIC
not stated the truth
Day after day, the People have antlou5iy look
ed-but looked in van--for those, to v bonn they
have delegated the functions OF legislation, To-
rouse from their lethargy and leglslate on the
important questions intrusted to their wisdom.
we have said Congress is oulpabe. We have
not pretended to investigate the causes OF the
dlatory movemeh ut of both branches of the Legls-
lature. We have not imputed the blame to one
party the other; to one set of men or to anoth-
or set of men; we care not whether the fault
proceeds from the perplexity of the rules which
govern the House, or from the puny ambition
which seeks reputation noteriety by aourshes
Of eloquence or exhibitions ofargument on small
matters Whatever be the cause, do not
pretend to know it; and if we did, the correction
of the evil is beyond our power, We have, there
fore, contented ourselves with stating the fact,
that three months of. Legislative industry have
resulted in producing almost nothing.
This fact we have stated not for the informa-
ton of Congress-(fo that object our labor would
be upererogatory)- for the information OF
the People. We have not tainted Congre for our
observations were addressed to it. We have
not presumed to dictate to the assembled wisdom
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