The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-07

Washington.
Correspondence the Hersld.l
WAsHNerou. Feb. B. 1870.


WAsmxsTos, Feb. 5, l642.
Fiscal Agent-Thc Globe-Correetien.
The Senate did not sit to. day. The select com
mittee on the currency, of the Senate, have gone
on payi psssu, in their modification Of the Cabinet
proiet, with that of the House, and, acting without
concert, seem to have reached almost the same'csn.
clusion. Both committees will be prepared to re-
port next week. 1he fate of the measure canno-
be predicted with any degree Of confidence. The
impression appears 10 be gaining ground, however,
that the manifest expectation of the people will not
be dsregarded by Congress, and that an agency ade
quste to the purposes of the treasury, will be esab
hshed at the present session. 1t is supposed that
the extremes of both parties will 60 against the bill
recommended by the committees.
Mr.. Clay avows his determination to resist every
thing which shall partake Of the general feaasss of
the administration PLAN He will carry off from six
to ten or eleven of the wing Senators. And this of
course, will defeat the bill. unless nearly an equal
number of the democrats give it their support How
any of them can oppose it consistently with their
declared principles, it is difficult TO perceive.
The fir indication Of the opinions Of Congress
will be looked for with perhaps some soeitude in
the commercial section of the country. For some
time past general sentiment Of apathy, II not the
more positive of disgust has taken possession OF the
public mind, while the popular gaze has been avert
ed from the seat of government. With the excep-
zion Of the administration proper. the Executive and
his constitutional advisers. the only point Of respec-
liability, permanenoe or dignity in the government,
every thing is disorRanIzaton, confusion and chaos
There. all is activity, concord and harmonious CO
operation. The difficulties in Congress have all
grown out of dissentions in the wing ranks.
The democrats have had no active agency in 1t
whatever. The Globe complains, with some show
Of propriety, th.t the Herald has created an i'm
preston that Congress, as whole, is utterly de-
graded-that both parties equally engaged in the
suicidal disreputable work Of subver.ing the exat
ed and identified character which should ever be-
long the representative body of the nation, and
that, therefore, no hope of reform, and restora-
ton Of its responsibility is to be INDUCED There
is purpose entertained to disparage the represen
tative branch ofthe government The Herald told the
truth, but not the whole truth. Every statement. of
the tumuk and uproar in the House was strictly
true sand every comment suggested by scenes SO dis
graceful, was opposite and just But the fact was
omitted that the democrats had nothing to do
with it, and upon the wings rested the whole
responsibility. The truth OF the subjoined com.
ments from the Globe is not to be disputed 80: Ii is
fagrantlyl untrue that the democracy of either
House have, in the slightest MANNER contributed to
the scenes of confusion, the obstruction of bust
ness, which portion Of tho wing majority are con-
stantly getting up. We have had an examination Of
the reports of,he House made, hatwe might be ena-
bed point the public eye to various occasions whe
the order Of the House has been FRUSTRATED and we
give it below, that any one having the newspaper
ports may to them, and who the actorr.
In not solitary instance have we found that any of
democratic party have been the agressors, and
scarcely particlpators, in the excitement en-
Rendered.o Is. ~.