The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-02-06

Friday, Fe5rnary 9, SIC.
The pcrgera1 CONGRESS.


In order to give our readers some idea Of
the character of the democratic members of
the present Congress, we suhioin the follows
ing article from the United States Journal
a democratic paper, which we presume is
good evidence.
We think it is fact that will not be
disputed or denied, that there never was
Congress organized since the foundation Of
cur government, which possessed so little of
the stern, old fashioned virtue OF lNDEPEN.
DENCE, as the one now in session at the
other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. From
the first day Of the session TO the present
hour, not a single intimation has been given
| by the leaders Of our party there, that the
! Presidents will is not the supreme law
They appear TO have assembled simply for
the purpose of registering his cdicts, and
framing his wishes into laws. The enorm.
Gus power Of Executive patronage, subtle
as the malaria which floats in the atmosphere,
has corrupted the fountain of legislation at
its very source. The poison is too noises
less, quiet, steaIlhy in its operation, 10 plo~
duce the least alarm in the public mind; THE
PEOPLE aIe too busIy engaged in earning
money for their unfaithfu public agents to
squaRder, to watch their movements with
VeIy strict attention; this fact the law.mak'
-. 49,, C,,u ,,,ol o0d tboy fo q thaiF mon.
sures accordingly. They know that so long
J. as they make loud.mouthed. professions OF
devotion to the party, they are safe enough
as no one would dare 10 presume TO call in
e question their purity and patriotism. They
feel perfectly safe they are entrenched be-
hind the bulwark Of "tke party" and wo'
Eetlde the unhappy wretch who presume
to call them to an account for their acts.
They have been apprized, from the high
est Official source, that the President offer
ed to give away one half Of the territory o
OIegon TO old England. What has bee
the action of these unpurchaseable agent
Of The American people-thtse incorruptl
J. BILE Sentinels upon the watch towers {
: Freedoml Have their halls rung with on
general out.burst Of patriotic indignatio
~ at this preferred compromise of our natiOni
+, honor! So far as we know there has M
,. even been the slightest public whisper
, disapprobation; not one of these indomIt
=, BILE champions Of our 'unquestionabIe RICH
er, to the ,chole OF that territory has chirped
VI loud as brown sparrow, when it is th'
6'r openly acknowledged that one half Of it b
Or been offered TO be given away. The liel
J, vassaIs Of an ancient baron, the paid hir
oF Gngs Of foreign crown, could not be mo
,ec, Iamb.like in their Difference to superl
!, power. The country has never gazed up
lb,r body Of men who seemed more willing
,S,t bend "the plant hinges of the knee"
Der. the footsuool of Executive power.
The reason Of all this tame subserven
,I,, is obvious 10 the most superficial obserV
Der, Office oFFIcE-is at the bottom Of it
:, Ter Visions of fat salaries ligh: up the dim fuiu
ber, with such a blaze as to completely bl
- ;heir eyes to all else hesides. Many exp
MIR to fare sumptaously every day. upon a
MIR office, after the ''dear people have b
oc, humbugged for the two sessions for VII
e ~, they have been elected; others have
mb'r promises for their relatives and polit
mS,r friends. Personal interest has overc'
mb'r their patriotism. The whole may be $
Sep med up in single word. Nearly c'
Sep democratic member, when he came
m n,,, this winter, brought with him an ar tOgr
oe'st Until that is accomplished, he is determ
nOss to preserve his digni6ed silence, hal
! Sep what may. We are great nation-a
sm5,r derful people!'