New-York daily tribune., 1843-09-02
The Next Congress-


ing II Of the next Congress, because the two
Houses will stand opposed in poltics-the Senate
beinn Whig and the House Loco Foco while
the President enjoys the confidence or respect OF
neither But from the admitted premises, we
deduce directly opposite conclusion. Neither
House viii be greatly inclined to party legsla-
ton, unless for Political effect from the foreseen
impossbility of effecting any thing Of the sort.
The Tariff, the Currency, the Land Distribution,
must remain substantially as they now are. This
gisaton Of non-p partisan character vail be con-
summated than could be under different auspices.
We look for a thorough revision OF our Post
Office system securing TO the citizen greater free
dom Of transmission out OF the Post-Ohice and
greater security against the caprcious e1actons
and restrictions Of the Postmaster General and
his subordinates. The power claimed by the
Department to compel the transmission OF all
Pamphlets and Periodicals through the Post-Oi-
fee, and to charge many of them price which
is utterly prohibitory of their circulation, ought
be annucd for ever So far as the Department
penal cnactments In It's favor.
The Rates of Postage on Letters ought to be
revised, adapted to our Federal Currency, and
greatly reduced. A reduction to five cents under
two hundred miles, ten cents from two hundred 10
one thousand and twenty-five for any greater dis.
tance, with rigorous limitation Of the Franking
Privilege, would in two years produce greater
revenue than the present oppressive, unequal and
un.Amerlcan rates.
A careful Retrenchment Of all the salaries
perquisitcs, &c. Of the functionares of the Fede-
raj Government ought now to be effected. There
is now opportunity, and there great need of such
a Reform. The pay of Members of Congress is
too high, and causes waste Of time which should
be devoted to the public interest; their Mileage,
or travelling allowance, is outrageous cxorbitant
There is no sense or iustice in a Republic paying
$4,000 outfit and $4,000 per annum each to her
Ministers to Prussia, Austria, Spain, Brazil &c.
The whole Of our service is full Of such unjust
salaries the pay Of many if not most grades in
the Navy, for instance All these we shall hope
and labor to have retrenchcd at the approaching
Session.
There will be an effort to overthrow the Tariff,
and probably bill passed for that purpose, which
will pretty certainly be stopped in the Senate. If
we were not very sure OF a Wing triumph in Al
at any rate, we could almost wish the Loco Focos
had power to pass bill at this Session, as they
would be certain to destroy themselves and enable
us to restore the present Tariff after few months
We want to see exposed by their own acts the vii
famous deceptions they have been attempting up
on the Wool growers and other classes through
the last year. There is no interest more wisely
and well cared for in the present bill than that of
Wool-growing and yet such journals as the Al
bany Argus and the Vermont and other Loco
Foco organs have endeavored to convince the far
mers, with the Price Current convicting them Of
imposturc, that Wool was left unprotected and
only the Woolen Manufacture regarded. If those
who have played this game to divide and destroy,
had only the Tariff entirely in their hands this
winter, they could not fail TO demolish themselves
eftectually.