The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-26

2 BOOT on THE RIGH1' I.EC


From ne Baltimore Rp.2eea bgss
THE BOOT on THE RIGHT LEG.
Dya eall for public meeting, witch apgeared IA
the sfhfE papers Of Saturday last W were sonsD.
What surprised 60 find WOndt0us sudden lfiendAhi
Expressed FIJI, jhe mechanics and uofAsnemen. bud
s9ssI ssorr ~, weH perceived fron1 Ills notice III
the call for 5rsblic meeling, that tho Courtbouao
and prompt IN the naiier, az 20 furnish be oAtofl
the oerasion Bat this ATTEMPT % pake pAlisieag ca-
pltal, too bald 10 deceive uuy AiA 40 sausv
hnd that the meeting hax been suspended" a3til TIE
"iacts can be officially asrertat8rd Now, ~usJa
II not have been the part n( etlnAMto have ftn
think But IN sbas event, lh& xniqz Mhieh @#s i-
Tended 70 be given the matter x8S been d.
s'rosed, and The attempt % make p1@4fcaI capital
would nave proved failure The call for the meet
ing, and thrfemarks accompanying il, made Id some
Of the newspapers, have gone forth 70 the ~osls-a
misrepresentation has goa tIr start of TRUTH rs niend
90. and many who hays read the fs. articles Oh die
subject, wiil probably never haze their minds Jsa-
bused b5 being pu ia possession Of Che truth III the
matter THIS is Nhggefy 20 the hie---cunuiue d.
ception, and misrepresentation, mark its tracks Oh
anost every occasion which Oilers Bat Ia stirring
up ms matter we are indebted 70 our p<&cajo ppo-
urnts for bringing forth the circumstances
dnced the dismissal OF the mechanics ana uotk,te
men allbe United States Navy Yard ana Ii viii Sc
seem that the entire blame is Ia be attached 10 tba
s'hig Congress, whici went into operation with an
immense majority la one House, and complete con-
troll OF both branches of the National Legislature
10 The proceedings Of meeting OF workingmen.
held - Washington City on Friday evening last, we
lind the following among other resolutions:
Resolved That we regret to find that CONGRESS AZ
sts last session. reduced the appropriations for such
purposes TO s5ooUOO Tor the first half year of 1885,
Tout 81 Whct sone orrea~qgcs were 10 81 naiiy ara
70 one million of dciiar foe ne FISCAL yesr COM
qsncing on the btsseay Of Juiy tasts asBsoasE
'~ngs'cs n s'g9 'H'tasf 81 ssftst9s q Ak rs * q
9aritg seperal fsrisS gsaiS@
Il viii be recoiected that II was TIE lie CONGRESS
the members o. which had themselves 80 Egfed Roar
ly hpo millions Of dollars in the shape Of per diem
and sat IN session longer than any previous Congress
-eSpended more carelessly, performed less public
duty, and held on to the public teat until they had
sucked the Treasury dry, leaving nothing scarcely for
the, national wants We cannot do better at this
time, than to copy the following account Of this wing
body which was published ia the Philadelphia Ledger
neutral paper, at the close Of the session II is true
every word, and in the exravagant, reckless and un
Prnepled course of the wing party in that disgrace
ul Congress, - to be found the principal OF
many of the difficulties which honest labor and u-
dustry have now to contend against and the mechanic
and aboring man, instead of realizing the promises
which deceptive whiggery made him to obtain his
political support-the 6 better wages"-the Htwo
dollars day"-has now before him the gloomy pros-
pect OF rapidly approaching winter and idleness and
want staring him full in the face Let him ponder
these things well, We have warned him before that
he would be made to feel the power Of whig misrue
and we are truly sorrow to see our predictions are
being daily verified. We close these few remarks,
with the extract from the paper mentioned above.
Here II is-rue as holy writ, and no one having any
regard for veracity can contradict il:
THE LATE CoNGREss-" No Congress ever met
under more favorable auspices than attended this at
the commencement of its power; none ever made
more promises to DO so much good for the people
did so lille did that little so badly none
ever sat so long in session. and none eper dre,r 50
much money for its pay from nearlu erhansfed
treasury. The little that done had better been
left undo nendeed, Congress itself seemed to have
conviction of the kind-it undone itself in its last
session, half the work Of ITS first The Bankrupt Law
was repealed and the community at large were de-
prived of IFS common benefits which was urged az
arguments for the adoption Of such law. The pub
lie lands after being given away were tsken back
again. The independent Treasury was brown down.
and nothing created in its place the finances are
left in deporable condition. the government in debt
over millions Of dollars, and the tariff so constructed
as TO reduce the revenue and injure commerce lis
purpose, through its existence seemed 10 be TO de.
feat public expectations, TO destroy the public inte
rest to do any thing which would battle the admins
traton, and make it the by-word and the subject of
dersion TO the people.-rer all lis mai cradle and tcick-
ed schemes has succeeded alone in making itself ttv
contemplate, and the only qualification which the peo
pie ever experienced from it, is that il has al last
ceased 10 exist. We congratulate the country on this
fortunate event. and hope may nerei be diseTaeed Dr.
such anoh Congress.