The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-24
From The Baltimore Republican s. .7gus.
he BOOT ON THE RIGHT LEG.

BY call for public meeting which appeared in
the Wing papers of Saturday last, we were some
what surprised TO find wondrous sudden friendship
expressed for the mechanics and worklngmcn; and
still more so, when perceived from the notice Of
the call for public meeting, that the " Courthouse
Clique" had even been so condescendmg, obIiging
and prompt in the matter to furnish the orator ior
the occasion. But this attempt to make political ca
pitnl, was too bald 10 deceive any one and we now
find that the meeting has been suspended" until the
" facts can be g officially ascerainedn Now would
1t not have been the part OF justice 10 have ascertain
cd the "laclsn before calling the meeting' We
think But in that event, the color which was in
nded TO be given the matter would have been de-
royed, and the attempt 10 make political capital
would have proved failure. The call for the meet
ing, and the remarks accompanying ii, made in some
Of the newspapers, have gone forth to the world
misrepresentation has got the start Of TRUTH intend
ed and many who have read the first articles the
subject, will probably never have their minds dss
bused by being put in possession Of the truth of the
matter, This Is Whiggery to the life-cunning de-
cepon, and misrepresentation, mark ITS tracks on
almost occasion which offers But, in stirring
up this matter, we are indebted 10 our political oppo-
ncns for bringing forth the circumstances which pro-
duced the dismissal of the mechanics and woI king
men al the United States Navy Yard and 1t will be
seen that the entire blame Is to be attached 10 the
Nhig Congress, which went into operation with an
immense majority in one House, and complete con-
troll Of both branches Of the National Legislature.
In the proceedings of meeting Of workingmen,
held in Washington City on Friday evening last, we
find the following among other resolutions:
Resoired That we regret to find that Congress at
its last session, reduced the appropriations for such
purposes sJ0o,0O0 for the first half year of lS43
tout of which some arrearages were to be pad) and
to one million Of dollars for the fiscal year com.
mencng the first day Of July last instead Il the Gi-
torrance IF tro million, Of dollars per Gnnum as 1t did
during sererai former years.
1t will be recollectcd that it the ,chig Congress
the members of which had themselves pocketed neal.
" f,cO millions Of dollars, in the shape of per diem.
and sat IN session longer than any previous Congress
,pended more carclessy, 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 whig
body which was published In the Philadelphia Ledger
neutral paper at the close OF TIE session. 1t /, true
every word aud in the eNraya CANT reckless and
prucipled course Of the whg party in that disgrace
ul Congress, i To be found the principal Of
many of the difficulties which honest labor and IN
du,try have now 10 contend against and the mechanic
and laboring man. instead Of izng the promises
which deceptive whlggcry made him 10 obtain has
political support-the " better wages'-the two
dollars dayr-has now before him the gloomy pros
pect Of rapidly approaching winter, and ldeness and
want staring him ull in the face. Let him ponder
these things well We have warned him before that
lac would made to feel the power OF whiy msrule
and we are truly sorrow to see our predictions are
being daily verified. We close these lew remarks
with the extract from the paper mentioned above
Here it is-irue holy writ, and no having any
regard for yeracy can contradictt it:
THr 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
none did little, did that little badly none
ever sat so long in session. and none erer d5tp 80
much money for is oicn pay from nsaiy exhausted
htGsuru The little that done had better been
left undone-ndeed, Congress itself seemed TO have
conviction Of the klnd-it undone itself in It's last
session. halfthe work Of ITS first The Bankrupt Law
was repealed and the community at large were de-
priycd Of liz common benefits which was urged as
arguments for the adoption Of such law. The pub
lie lands after being given away were taken back
again. Tie independent Treasury was broken down,
and nothing created IN its place the finances are
LETT in deporablc condition. the government in debt
over millions Of doar, and the tari constructed
as to reduce the revenue and injure commerce. Its
purpose, through it, existence, seemed 70 be 70 de
feat public expectations, 10 destroy the public inte-
rest to do any thing which would battle the admins
tration and make It the by-word and the subject Of
dcrsion TO the people-.1er oil is nj cradle and riok
ed schemes has succeeded alone in making itself ir
cosfempti5L, and the only qualification which the pco
pie ever experienced from il, that il has at last
ceased to exist We congratulate the country on this
fortunate event, and hope may be dyraeed by
such another Congress.