The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-15
The Adjournment OF Congress.

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The Adjournment OF Congress
This is the last business day Of The present SEES
sion of Congress II is true. they do not adjourn
ill Monday hut all the business that Is TO be trans
acted duripr the present session must be terminated
this dav or this night, and probably they may en-
croach upon the Sabbath day very considerably.
We do not expect at this late stage of the session,
that any of the measures Of utility which have
been before this Legislative body will be settled or
determined in any rational way. more thought
less, useless session, we do not recoec CT ever 10
have seen. Their whole time has been wasted on
the mersst irif-s, varied only by vulgar row or
quarrel amongst themselves.
One Of the most important measures before them
was the tariff, and which, at period OF the
session, promised to occupy great deal OF atten-
ton. But it has received the "go-by," and, ac-
cordng to the returns of the Treasury Department
and the Custom Houses, we presented with
the extraordinary spectacle of revenue Of ten or
hiteen millions per annum not required by the
wants OF the government! What-any one WIN
ask--what is the use Of taxing the great BODY OF
the people beyond the necessities OF the govern
meat? Will the political economists IN both par
tes answer satisfactorily before they so into the
next election
Another measure of important reform, which
was called for by all parts of the country, was the
reduction Of the post office rates. In opposition TO
this most beneficial project we have had the Post
Ofice Department, with all its subordinates, array.
ed in fiercest hostility. The whole power and in-
fuence olihat Department have been welded tor
the purpose of preventing this great popular mea-
sure from being carried into effect. And Congress
did not move peg in the business whilst at the
same time, ten or fifteen millions Of taxes, not re-
quired by the exigencies of the government, were
poured into the treasury. more lhriilless-
unwise-opp.essiv course Of legislation than this,
never before dsgraced any nation. On the one
hand we see millions of taxes taken from the pock
cts of the people, not required for the PURPOSES OF
government; and on the other plump refusal to
diminish the oppressive rates OF postage, which
weigh so heavily on the great mass OF the people,
and interfere so materially with all business opera
tons This is a case Of folly and oppression which
ought not to be forgotten at the polls.
THE MAGNETIC TELEGRApH-The successful es-
Enlistment OF the magnetic telegraph between
Washington and Baltimore, by Professor Morse,
and the wonderful working of that scientific in
vention, will probably induce the government to
extend its benefits to New York, including all the
line extending from Washington to Baltimore, was
constructed Tor less than $4,000, and Professor
Morse offers to the government to erect similar
line to New York for about 100000, the annual
expense not exceeding $4,000, to keep it in con-
slant operation.
Even amidst the effect Of the negligence, bad
p,ssons and folly Of both Houses of Congress, we
are after all not without some hopes, that such an
ant III aft 10
A more important means of communication be-
tween distant points than this, has never before
been presented TO the world. Only think of the re-
quilts that would folio The nf
means of commune ting between New loik ano
Washington in a second OF tlme' The erection OF
a line of such teegraphs from New York to Wash
ington thence to Boston, and thence to New Or
leans, with al the intermediate points, would at
once connect the whole OF the chef cities of the
Union in one magnetic embrace--make them Que
vast ~ r,ropus as it were, p-oduc .ng incalculatc
benefits in business, government movements, and
popular results and forming bond OF union which
nothing could discover We do trust that Congress
will pass this subject without any delay.
WALL STREET The distinguished individual
from the world of fire below, who ADVISED poor
Schermerhorn to speculate in stocks, must have
taken walk through Wall street of late.
The speculations, fluctuations and operations in
stocks during the last SIX weeks have made a host
Of lame ducks; at least halt the young brood OF
brokers have broke their pnions, and six eight OF
the old brood The banks have out loan S5l,
000,OOO-belng Sl4,00O,00O increase since FEBRUARY
last, principally on stocks. Terrible work in Wall
street is expected during the next six weeks-and
if the banks don't get shaved to the extent of sew
eral millions, it will not be the fault Of the poor
ignorant fnanciers who manage them
Wall street at this moment carries a greater
business in gambIng-absolute gambling-than all
the faro banks and roulette tables round about the
Park or up and down Broadway. But Wall street
wears clean shirt and goes to church on Sunday
with bible in hand and settles all the devils differ
ences al the close Of each week-tle Broadway
and Park gamblers al gays in sin and SCOT.
CIVILIZATION our WEsr.-We published yester-
day communication from a correspondent at
vicksburg, giving very melancholy description Of
the of society in that refined city OF the south
west, which it seems more resembles condition
of semi-baibarism than Christian civilization. We
publish TO day lie ter describing the state of society
al Dayton, Ohio, a city only few hundred miles
from Vlcksbnrg, which presents a most remarkable
contrast In Diyton, all seems to be harmony
order, elegance, civilization, literature, refinement
and poetry. In Vlcksburg all is violence hatred
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