The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-10

fohh'-AuC new corporation uOu't make inucn
progress in real reform, in police, and SO on. A
great many OF the streets want repairing, and row.
dyism shows its disgraceful front even in Broad
way. Respectable females are daily insulted in
the streets, and many indications Of the want Of re-
form are apparent. The only thing in which the
new city authorities appear to make progress in,
the effort to initiate the conduct OF the last Con-
gress. We refer particularly to the debate of last
Monday night. They commenced initiating their
superiors at Washington by calling each other lit
tie opprobious names, as Individuals" and then
got on so well as to call each other "liars."
This is certainly very well for beginning, and
promises a great deal for the future. In order,
however, to give them pattern OF what they
ought to do, and the progresshat they should make,
we will give few extractsp ublished under the au-
thorlty Of Erastus Brooks and James G. Brooks, in
the Express of yesterday, giving very graphic de-
scrption of the exalted character and high reputa-
ton Of the last Congress Here they are:-
Drunkenness not the only vice. tyranny the only
oppression of the present Congress. We have
beers sitting in their seats during the hours Of public
sion with cigars in their mouths and not only in their
seats but upon the public SOFAS and in the rotunda and
oil about the hall Some have been enveloped in
their own cigar smoke, with their feet their own
which the visitors OF grog shop in the Five Points
would not often to initiate. We have heard Of gamb
ing and until all lost upon the and all gained
upon the other, but their promises to pay were in the
ceed Visiting lewd houses in one example houses
Of the first respectability supposng them to be lewd
other characteristics Of some OF the body Some
bound for breaches of the peace and others for
threatennggto break 1t. Impeaching motivesthe lie
indirect the lie direct well the lie by implication
and crcumspection were other displays good breeding
proving the last charges put down to the morals and
manners Of the body. We might add other evidences
We now to the deeds and misdeeds of Congress
What good has been done who has been benefited
Is the government improved Are the people wiser
better Has the voice justice been heard the prayer
othe Petitioner in the name OF justice and mercy been
listened 70 or answered we pause for reply and ask
grcss It has neither redeemed its pledges to the people
nor to each other.
reduce a held upon the character and extent of
these reductions Weeks wasted in debate, thou
them in spite Of all the party drill when the hour Of trial
came there was neither moral numerical force su
threat hanging Il
shall repealed James X Polk elected President Of
the United States.
We have not room here to show TO what extent Con-
has proved its want OF attention to public business
five were merely to mention the times when quorum of
the frequency with which the yeas and nays called
often to the interruption Of all businessthe wrongs
done would become more and more striking Indeed
House whether we regard the manner Of doing bust
ness the character of the transactions the neglect to do
.
we can find no apology for these proceedings They
have disgraced Congress outraged the country and in
well being Of the nation There has been lack Of ca
pacity with some and lack Of public purity with more
M w
alsehood and moral theft and the most melancholy part
Of the charge is that it is substantiaed by evidence
which proves its truth We have not forgotten the in
sulng of others belonging entirely to the domi
nant ,Party-the quarrel between Burt Of s. c., and
Beardsley, Of n Y.between Saunders, of N. c. ever
sverbearing he was, and Davis, of NJ Y.-between
Hale, Of N H., and many Of his allies For period Of
Incorporating There was neither unity of purpose
action except for the contamination mere party az
wholly regardless y, the public good
the Loco Foco papers Of the disgraceu Of the last
night Of the session We gave the proof chapter and
character and extent of the offences committed 1t was
easy to deny all said but denial proof and we
porting the scenes OF the night, omitted much that
was said and done because too mpous and obscene
to appear before the public.
1t is not to be supposed Of course, that Corpo-
ration of only two or three months standing could
all at once come up to this model. There is va
riety-a ralent-a lesson on originality-and a
complete consistency in tho blackguardism of Con-
gress, which it is almost impossible for Alder
men to reach. But although they cannot perhaps
ever attain that sublmlty OF blackguardism, yet we
don't despair from what they have done already,
may, by and by. by industry and proper exertion,
reach very respectable contiguity to the degra-
daticn Of the gentlemen who prefix "HonorabIe''
to their names, and put "M. c." at the TAIL To
attain even this, however, the new aspirants must
give attention to the business, and apply con-
siderable degree Of native genius to the
task, of the want of which, we would be
the last in the world, after the specimens Of
their talent they have given, to accuse them
They now call each other liars" Very well.
Next time they will probably be able to get up a
row in the Council room
We understand, however, that not all of them
are willing to attempt rivalry Of the honorable
gentlemen at the Capitol Some OF them talk of
resigning. We should not be at all surprised if we
were to hear that Alderman Cozzens, who has, GER
tainly, some character to lose, should retire from
the Board
In the meantime, however, we are happy to re-
feet that New York possesses in its parties-in its
newspaper pressin the great bulk of its citizens,
a conservative prnciple-a selEgovernng principle,
which always does more for the welfare of COM
munty and the maintenance Of peace and order,
than all the promises of any party or any set of
men before they get into power.
| CiNTr DAMoREAU's LAST NIaHT.-We call the
attention of our readers to the programme of Pal
mos for tonight, by which they will perceive that
Chit Damoreau makes her last appearance before
| New York audience, in the character Of Rosina,
Rossini's celebrated bufo opera Of the Barber Of
Seville. She will be supported bya delicious tenor,
Antognini; the King of Figaros, Signor De Begins;
md one Of the best bufo singers we have ever had
| in this country, Sanquirico.
| There has seldom been an actor on our stage
who has made himself SO great favorite with the
public as Sanqurico, for he is not only always per-
| feet as a singer, but admirable as an actor, and
keeps the house constantly conyulsed with laugh
ter Doctor Bartolo is decidedly his best part, and
by the side Of the syren Cinti this evening, he will