The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-05-12
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WAsHINGTON, May o, 1910.
The House succeeded in getting quorum yes
terday, to proceed with the pubic business, which
it was not able to do the day BEFORE owing to the
absence of more than sixty Locofocos. In tact, it
is extremely difficult to procure their attendance,
except on occasions when political capital is to be
made by demagogueism, or some prominent Wing
is to be assaed with calumny, then every man
is to be found at his post, and every stew gives up
its customer. This evil has now arrived at such
an extent that it is seriously meditated, to make
temporary order TO do business in committee
without quorum. viii not Mr. Richie lecture
his friends, the McConnels, the Chipmans,
the Dromgooes, and others of tina genus,
upon their notorious habits, and endeavor 10
produce something like reform in the popu-
lar branch OF Congress? More than five months of
this session have already passed away, and yet
but one single public measure of consequence
has been adopted; and that too, in direct opposi-
ton to the views of the Executive, the opinions
of his organ, and the wishes of a majority in one
branch of Congress. The rest of the time has
been consumed in prohigate assault upon Mr.
Webster, and other movements injurious to the
interests and honor OF the country.
Quite beligerent spirit against the cheap pos
tage system was manifested by Mr. Hopkins, Mr.
Mckay, and other leading Locofocos, upon the
bill containing the appropriations of the Post Of
fee Department, which was taken up Yesterday;
ana ii was announced lnal d measure would be
reported TO increase the present rates. Thus is it,
that this party takes every occasion to make war
upon any system calculated to promote public in
tegence, and to diffuse useful knowledge among
the poorer classes of society They would have
the masses kept in ignorance, that they might not
read and Judge for themselves; and. therefore,
be more ready instruments in the hands of the
demagogue and corrupt intrguer. Ii any public
laws of late ears may be said to have been re-
ceived with almost entire unanimity by the peo-
ple it was that reducing the exorbtant rates of
postage to the present cheap and efficient system.
Mr. Cave Johnson, who attempted to establish the
reputation OF an economist, in Congress, by a
scandaous and indiscrimInate opposition to all
private claims, and to all liberal and beneficial
legislation, which did not affect the prosperity of
his immediate constituency, has carried the same
narrow minded policy into the department over
which he un6ty presides. Believing, with Mr.
Chapman, that i" education is at war with Democ-
racy," he desires 10 put tax upon the dssemina-
ton of knowledge by raising the postage to rates
which amount to an exclusion and prohibition of
the poor man. And just so is managed the whole
system of this humbug, miscalled Democracy"
The people permit themselves to be cheated with
the shadow OF name-and for bread receive a
stone, whenever the practical tests applied. The
first and best remedy for these evils, is, to circu-
late newspapers, o establish common schools,
and to raise edihces to the worship of God.
Cor. Of the BoS. Atlas.