American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-01

APPOINTMENTS. Congress will close its la
hors on Monday next-the Legislature must
adjourn OH the succeeding Monday; and we pre-
sumo that our City Council will not continue its
session many days thereattcr-so that we shall
probably have an entire cessation of legislative
duties sometime next week. We have not the
information required to give faithful recapitu-
latlon of the movements Of Congress and the
glslature-though the former will no doubt
be given by an ADLER pen. Most of the session
has been consumed by the House of Represen-
tativcs in idle and irrelevant discussions and
partizan manGuverng; and, so far as that body
is concerned, we are convinced that the nte-
rests of the country have been less a matter of
consideration than those of party There has
been shameful abuse Of time and gross ne
glect of busincss-not by all of the members;
for some have punctualy and faithfully per-
formed their duties.
In the Legislature of the State, a great effort
has been made to sustain the public credit but
whether it will be successful remains to be de-
cided. III fail, we shall sink back into hope
less state Of degradation, and shall deserve to
have the brand of dishonesty imprinted on our
foreheads. We hope that the members of the
Legislature will not consent to have old Mary
land thus disgraced. Sooner than endure such
fate we would adopt every revenue bill, good,
bad and Indifferent, which has been, or may be,
recommended by the committee of ways and
and Iaa ar = ;,,t
ton to be remedied by future legislation, after
we shall have manifested to the world our de-
termination to fulfil our obligations with homes
ty. The Wing party has the control of all
branches of the State government. 1t came
into power with the promise and the expecta-
ton that it would devise means to pay the in
terest on the State debt; and TO reform abuses
of all kinds as far as practicable--and, should it
fail to redeem its pledges, the revulsion of pub
lie feeling will sweep it from authority. A ge-
neral Registry law has been called for almost
by acclamation. Its necessity is too palpable
for denial. Shall we have it, Is there patriot
ism and trmness enough in the Legislature to
enact this wholesome measure? We hope so;
but the matter is yet undecided and but few
days of the session remain. With the redemp-
ton of the States faith, and the passage of
such laws as may be required to preserve the
purity of the ballot box, the party at present in
power may retire at the termination of the ses-
sion with the salutation from their constituents,
of "well done, good and faithful servants"
There is another measure which should be
de6ntively acted on during the present session:
we alude to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
And in considering this subject, local and pri-
vato interests should be entirely discarded, and
those of public character constitute the sole
guide in the vote to be given. If il be deter
mMe / not to complete the canal by waiver OF
all or any part Of the States liens, the work
should be at once pat into the public market
and sold for what it will bring, as procrastna-
ton only increases the evil. We hope for de-
cisiye acton one way or the other.