Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-03-07

name vas SEN, into the Senate Feb. eth as minis
ter 10 France" lfhe goes we recommend him to an
intimate acquaintance al the Boui,rards, as most
coneenal to his talents and principles
What is Congress but authorised body ofbrawl-
ers and DULLES, sitting at Washington nearly the
year round at an enormous expense to the people
without lifting finger for their relief, anxious only
to retain their profitable stations and keep the ea.
sury sufficiently supplied 10 pay them their salaries'
Rutland Herald, Feb IA
The Troy Wing, Of the 81, a respectable and in
fuensl paper, remarks on the above extract from,
an editorial Of the Herald follows:
allowing this sweeping allegation to be true, the
question naturally arises How happened the peo-
pie elect 'brawlets and buies' as their repre- sen
tatlvesl We think our concm-
porary will on refle c,ion acknowledge that his in
discriminate accusation Of the whole American
| Congress is unjust"
We certainly have no such acknowledgements to
make, for no such sentiment as that complained OF
by the Wing appeared in the Herald although
the above extract might be understood as the Wing
has construed it, il taken separately and alone as
that paper has given it to it's readers. We were
speaking Of the character ofthe American Congress
as a uh"le-and even a, that made very d,scrim-
'nd;ing distinction, may be seen by the following
words in the same article.
A portion of the Congre ssional body are worthy
representatives of their Illustrous Fathers, but the
majority, through numberless party and sectional
Jealousics and annosiles for all practical pur-
poses equal 10 any designing knave among them"
Rendered so by connection with majority Of
different character from themselves. Now we ask
no mans opinion Of the proprie,y OF calling tia,
whole class ofpoical taciians who belong to the
league between southern slave drivers, and northern
dough-faces, Jrauiers and buli.es They accommo.
date each other with votes party and sectional
questions, each having their own private ends in
view. Thus for example. The locos want free
trade and non-proec,ion but have not strength e.
houch to protect their nonproteeton The slave
"'''" '"""' n" ro'i'io"s 'e~ehna -lava'y to b.
ceVed but have not strength enough to enslave the
freemen Of the north or gag their mouths so, to
serve both their turns, they play into each others
hands on all questions touching each others pre- fer
ences Disorder and violence, neglect OF du,y and
personal anmosity is the result. And for this ba-
bitua conduct which gives character 10 Congress,
we call il a "body of legazed brawlers and DULLES"
after having made ample reservation for the honora
BILE portion. il this is "ndiscriminate ACCUSE.
ton, shall be under the necessi,y of inyen,ino
new method of arranging words 10 express IDEAS
ou' II IS an "indiscrmination" which touches tie
truth pretty stcutly, no doubt our contemDorary'
will confess. And for ough, we can see, his de.
fence OF Congress is quite equivocal a compli.
"eht 10 that body as was our attack; for, as Offset
to the brawers and DULLES" he undertakes TO give
catalogue of tho respectable members, and only
succeeds in presenting the names of fee which is
less number by two than claim for our own lit
tic Vermont alone
Bu, seriously, has no, the character Of the Amer.
lean Congress, az whoie for the last few years
been disgrace TO the American nation and a de,r-
ment TO its interests. Let it be Judged by its own
history. Beyond the accomplishment, Of what we
termed business of neutral character"-yiz that
which could not be dragged into pariysrn, what has
the American Congress done for the American peo
pie during the las. twelve years, We speak of I'M
por'dnt, fundamental meo,ures bearing upon the in
ierests of the country large-lke The adius,men,
oil permanent and efficient ,ariff-the guardian
snip OF sound currency, and general supervision
OF those Interests the federal compact for which
VIC Be"e'al agents OF government were especiallv
appointed. These constitute the v,als Of III. n,
hon. and on them depends the prosDeti,v NJ IN.
country Whatever else may be done, if duty in
'hese respects is left undone we die 70 sci a
broken limb, extract ,umor. or heal an issue. is
enhrey unimporan,, in comparison VIVA, has
bee done by Congress, during tie years named
mat may MT be rank ed with the last-and whs,tha
may be ranked with the first Classification. The
currency was des,royed-nobody disputes tha,-and
10 heal the difficulty occasoned by this disaster
Congress magHananousiy passed measure called
the 'u6-'reasury, and repealed H. The b,nk and
hscal agents, passed al the las, session were b.s
but calculated FOR psriul relief even tbouob tho,
had become law. Congress was so Gull Of ..b,avi
ers and bollies that proper and neeessq,v measure
OF hts character could not be got through il ,bbo
Cour respects 10 the Troy Whig) all the pembe,.
are neither one nor the other b., that there were
eh"osh " Them OF this character, is well shown by
me 'ac' mat but mere apology for these object,
could be passed Now ia public body or a commu. |
MY OF individual. do receive their g,a.,ay ,ho,