New-York daily tribune., 1843-03-07
The Late Congress.

i. champions, and the Wing Congress just dis
solved is called to bear the unjust reProaches Of
hollow friends end the bitter revilngs of malignant
enemies, especially of those who would fain con-
ceal their venom under the deceptive guise of neu-
,ra!i.y These calumnes will for time prevail, but
The truth will yet ultimately virdcatc itself. I'm
partial History viii yet award to the late Congress
,hep praise of having done more good and less ov-
of having reformed more abuses and effected more
rstrenchments than any which has preceded it for
twenty wears. Tha. it has not done every thing
which wa. desired end hoped Of it, is most sadly
true. Paral,zed by the death of Harrison,
dered powerless by the treachery OF Tyler, it has
not been able to restore to the Country that adc-
ouate uniform Currency which is essential to it5
prosperity 1t has not baen able to secure to the
States their gh,f1l reyersioaary stin hePub
lie Domain now that the Revolutionary Debt Is dis
charged, and thereby protect them from that spoli-
alton of their interest in the Public Lands which is
sure to take place, and cannot long be sv2rted. 1t
has not effected all the Retrenchmen,s which we
deem desirable and proper and, even more than
this we regret that it has not effected reduction
of the Rates of Postage. But it has accomplished
very much for the Country, and especially for the
pcrsevering effort and painful sacrifices of feeling
through which it triumphed over deadly hostility
and darker treachery in establishing PRorKcT-
I'VE TARIFF, of which the bene6cent effects will be
more and more sigaaly felt throug many coming
years, does it deserve the appreciation and graft
,ude Of the People, by whoa they will yet be &C.
corded.
The able correspondent of The American (R.
M. T. H } in summing up the history of this Con-
gress, writes
The Whig congress is remarkable for many
peculiar circumstances, distinct and apart from
political characterlstcs or acts. 1t has been
in actual session more than one year and quar-
ter, being now in the sixteenth month of lis legs-
lative labors. No other Congress ever sat twelve
months. This has sat more months, more weeks,
more days, and more hours than any other since
the beginning OF the Government. 1t has made
more speeches, done more business, received more
petitions, examined more cases, made more reports,
printed more documents, acted more resolx-
tons passed more private bills rejected more pri
vate bills, passed more public bills into acts and
laws, rejected more public bills, had more bills
vetoed, effected more and greater retrenchments,
caused more reforms in the parliamentary rules,
lost more members by resignation lost more by
dealh, than any previous Congress. THIRTEEN
have died. SEVEN have lost their wives by death
during this Congress. NINE have married since
their election. TWELVE or more have lost their
children by death duriog that time. Sepen Sena-
tors and tsrelue Representatives have resigned
Or the twelve Representatives -esigning, three
have been reelected to the seats 10 this sans
Congress. Several have been very i'll and near to
death. One has had his leg broken One MIR.
SPRieG Of ny has had his ear bit off in tight.
Three have BEEN falsely reported dead; and
published notices to that effect have been general
iy believed throughout the country FOR a time.
"Of the more distinguished men in this Twenty
Seventh Congress- one has been President and one
Vice President of the United States; two have
been Secretaries Of State, one Secretary of the
Treasury, o&e Secretary OF War, one Secretary OF
the Navy, one Postmaster General, two Attorneys
General, four Ministers Plenipotentiary, two Speak
ers OF former Houses of Representatives, fifteen
Governors and Lieutenant Governors of States and
Territories. Six more have been the candidates
of their parties for Governors of States. Three
Rave been unsuccessful! candidates for tho Pres
dency. Two Others have in former periods been
the candidates of their party for the Vice Presi-
dency of the United States.
OF the Members of the two Houses of this
Congress. three were Members of Congress more
then forty y ars ago. Otaers have been Members
for more than ,wen,y year. in unbscken succession
years ago. Several other. more than twenty years
ago. Three mere than seventy years old. One
is only twenty-eisht.
'Of those who have be EN- Members OF this Con-
s'ess and have been emnent in the public service,
and who will nos be Members of tie next, need
only name CLAY, CALHOUN. Preston, Sergeant,
Granger Fillmore, Sa!tons,all, Morrow, (among
The living, Southland, Lewis Williams, and Law
teace, (among the dead, ITO show that the mex,
Congress can not replace to the country what, i,
loses IN this might lengthen this list by the ad
dison OF many faithful, devoted, distinguished,
honored and beloved patriots who now leave the
public service, for brief interval. no doabt
hut TOO many forever. The aggregate of fame,
stability, fidelity and worth which this Congress-
has ~exhibi,ed the country has been rarely
equallsd-never excelled.
.'Bat of those incidental aad accidental peca-
liari,es and distinctions OF this Congress- the va
rious circumstances above detailed from memory
especially inclined to treasure singular facts and
coincidenoes,-may but serve for the entertain
rnent of the idly curious. Far gravsr characteris-
Tics, higher distinctions, active virtues, and
positlvs resrlts-forn the more solid memorial OF
this Congress and its lasting caia TO the respect
AID gratitude of this II alton.
"Ibis Wing Congress has sat four hundred
and atty days,-has passed more tnan fonr nan.
drea bills into Acts, nearly twice as n,aay any
previous Congress, )-made more than tpo thoa-