Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-17

more than twenty years in unbrokrn succession.
Several others were memIiers more than thirty
years ago. Several others more than twenty yenrs
ago. Three are more than seventy years old. -.
One is only twenty eight.
| OF those who have been members OF this Con-
gress and have been eminent in the public service,
and who will NOT he members Of the next need
only name CLAY, CALHOUN, Preston, Sergeant,
Granger, Fillmore, SOtonslall, Morrow, (among
the livingO Souhard, Lewis Williams, aud Law
renee tamong the dead, ITO show that the next
Congress cannot replace TO the country what II
loses in this. night englhen llrs list Ivy the adj
ini0n Of many faithful, devoted, Distinguished,
honored and beloved pn,rots who now leave
The public service, some for hret interval, no
doubt,--but too many forever The aggregate Of
fnne stability, fidelity and worth which this Con-
gress has exhibited 10 the country has been rare
ly equulled-never excUlled."
But Of these incidental and accidental peculiar
ties and the distinctions of this Congress- the ynr
Gus circumstances above detailed, from memory
especially inclined to treasure singular facts aud
lcOnchlences may but serve for The enterlan-
ment OF The IDLY curious Far graver characters
tics, higher distinctions, more active virtues, and
positive results -iorn The murc solid memorial VI
This Congress aud IT'S lasting claim to the respect
ard gratitude Of this Marion.
! This Wing Congress has sat fur hundred nm
lUfy ddgs-has passed more ilnn four hundred Ctts
INTO acts, (uearly twice us many as any previous
Congress, made more than iro thousand reports,
D
pages aud circulated Sercrni hundred thousand
(conies nr yaIunbla ducu,upuis aiming The urnple
for their inflammation ON uuhlic ntIats A few brief
statements will give general idea OF the charac-
ter OF these and works.
The Wings found the annual expenditures Of
this Government $50 0OO0OO, They reduced
them last year TO S2l 100000 und this year to
Sl7 OO0O 0Oil THIS will he shown I,y the annual
statement of apurouralious coon 10 he iuillshed
by the Clerk al lho House take This opporu-
my 10 call attention 10 the fact that in that state
]mrnt under new law Of thus Congress, the ex.
pcuditureS of the pust Office Department are for
the first time thrown into the general charges
llhnl DEPARTMENT having formerly been made Il
senaraip ncrount halnucinu rs own eXrrndiures
iby it's own receip,s, generally nho,t 81 500 0OG
That item must therefore he suhlructcd TOR far
ronuorisnu rxcludg also tic interest Oh the
Van Buren, National Debt.
lin the statements of auurcpriatinns recently
furnished NV ,, n,r,,tning ,tlirers of the Trrnsii
20 ,b,. Iis,rILu,n ~ ,h, Iud.l,,,d IN the STATES
IL inrlrled nn,ony tI nnt,ro,,ri,,inrs of the Inst
ycar. os is also Tie ,wo n.r cent h,ud granted 10
iha ,n,I s,n,e. NM, ,Ie r,leusr al ihp district oc
Cnln,,,ho t,o,,, IN iplts IN n p t;ovrrnmyn,. or
course those ar. mn, nryeale os the erDeuditures
of his poyernmcutl
The \Vhius louud tho I'll, ridn \Vnr rnviny after
drawing $40 oOOOUO and thousands of precious
iiyes from The nntipn. The locotocos we're never
able 10 s,op this because il WAS 10 them the goose
lthat laid muny golden err, for Their party; aud
they had not The heart 10 kin it, The Wings knew
n 10 he n blood sucker and thcy crushed IT,
The Whirs found accumulated disputes, and
,ccosions nj war with our ancient enemy the
,,o.t nu,yerf,I untiou in rho ,yo,d They adjust
d ,il hose ,nnin,,,neJ ,,,o honor of the coun,ry
eslnhl; she'd its bouuJaries made permanent
inencp ncuuir,d new nd vnn,nrrs nnd srrutrd TIA.
r,uhts or onr itiznns nm lnnd and sen The ureyI-
ans administrator having nlso Laid a trnin fer a
runrral vim - ferl,Ir .nl Iisfr,,,pL ,,ntor ON our
r,nsi,irn,v nc,ins, arr nru,. n,,I honor. and ia
spite oIa corru,t nnd miscbirvots Executive for
l,Ie ,lr ur,cr,cnl extcusion of our horders u that
,u,r,sr 49, NOV cn,h,, ,Ia di,irution of o,,r ter
riory on tlIe North
The Wig, found all the pubic works suspen.
Led oouo our rivers and i'm every line of internal
inproyen,eu,-our for,i6rntious dilapida,ed. md
d.cnvlny from insufficient uroyision. They have
caused these to he resumed asd conducted on an
econoucnl plan for the repair aud security Of
what has aIread, beon done, and for gradual ex-
tension aud onrletion.
The " hgs found the Treasury pluudercd by
deiauIting officers 10 the amount OF more than
S500O000 in II single term of four years. AS Tar
las the mower was given them they displaced all
deiuuling officers; and no Wing office holder las
ever yet lucd 10 meet ali deniultis OF this govern.
ment upon him. Where is the Wing deiauller in
any department of the National Government?
The Wings iount every department, Of Govern
ment ill-organi2cd, Inefficient, eXtrnvagaut cor
Irupt--a system of pnrtZnn favorSm and pro'eC-
ton, Substituting hundreds OF presses and pay ing
eleconerring agents with the public money
br'bng voters AMI corruptimg The teope. They
rcorgan'zed, reformed aud retrenched every de
parnent and office Of The government, beginning
with the contingent expenses Of Congress tseii,
aud saving hundreds Of thousands there, al once
They passed AN act recognizing the Navy ID
parlnenl, nbolishng the condemned Navy Board,
correcting abuses increasing efficiency, aud re-
trenching millions They passed an ucI reorgan-
Izlng The Army, abolTsling sirecures, aud extra
allowances, REFRESHING abuses, and retrenching
millions They passed an act correcting The or
gnnizaton OF the Civil Departments, prohibiting
The continuation of illegal appropriations, prevent
ing the pensunng Of parlllnn newspapers, limit
ng and reducing allowances causing ali printing
for government 10 lie done by contract, aud I'LL
stationary md lnntprilis to he bought in like man