New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-11
The INV Congress.
Editorial Correspondence.

....o.z Of its grst week-and quite Satisfactorily
Tho American Senate always has been, and trust
slxays will bs. digbihed and orderly body, al
though an individual Of contrary habits and I'M
pulses may ocossionally struggle into II bat the
Mouse too generally resembles menagere shaken
nm by an earthquake. / have watched the new
House anxiously this week, and think it decided
Improvement on its immediate predscessor-i in in
telcct in character and in manners That there are
rovdes among its members is quite likely bat hope
no determined brawlers nor confirmed drSnkards'
such as have made themselves disgustiDgy con
spicuous on its foor in former years. As yet,
there has been no striking exhibition OF personal
acsimony and no remarkable display OF superia'
tive eectism. Tho Speaker is the very man Tor
bis place--courteous, dignifed, able, prompt com
manding, and so manifestly anxious TO DO hs daiy
faithfully and treat every Member with Impartial
kindness, that bis success in filling that nd1on'
and diffcuIt post cannot be doubtful Every Mem
Der must feel personal interest in sustaining him
There will ofcoursc be stormy times IN the Heuse
but confidently believe it will be more decorous
and orderly in the main than any Of ITS last i've
predecessors
The Senate has greatly changed since ] first
looked upon it, not many years ago. Mr. WEE
STIR is not yet here while Msssrs FORSYTH
WHITE, PoISDExrEH, LEIoH, Ryu WOODBURY.,
EVANS, SoUrH,RD, EWING, TALLMADGE, WRIGHT
SIMMONS. &c &c and noblest Roman Of them ALL
HrSRY CLAY, have vacated its seats-most OF
them forever. There still left Of the old mag
mates. WEBSTER and CLAYros, CALHoUs and BEN
TON. MAsoum and CRITTESDrs, DAVIS and BERRi-
en- while the recent aecessions OF X. JOHNSON DIX,
CAMERos, CAss HAssEGAE and above ell of Cor
WIN. have been calculated TO sustain the justly high
character Of this ustrious body. Still think few
will contend that the Senate Of ls47 is equal to that
Of - or a.
OF the new accessoRs, however, several have
brought TO the Senate eminent talents and eDvia-
BILE regulations. Many Of them have served with
credit in the House as well as in the Legislatures
of their several States OF these are john
Hale of N. II. from whose energetic character
and independent position hope much good JOHN
BELL Of Tenn. detained at home regret TO say,
by illnessl JkFrERsoS DAVIS of Miss JosEPH H.
UNDERWOOD of KY X. NJ T. HUNTER Of Va and
g. A. DouoLAs of III. Two others have been
Governors of their several States-RoGsR S. BALD
WIN of Conn. and ALPBEUs FELcH OF Michigan
Messrs CLARKE OF X. l. Downs OF Lou. and FooTK
Of Miss. have acquired distinction in the Legisa-
lures Of their several States Mr.. BADGER N. G.
though never in Congress 10 my recollection I'LL
chosen to the Senate, was Secretary of the Navy
under Gen. Harrison Mason of Va. has been in
the House. though not distinguished there and I
believe Mesrrs. Bradbury of Me. and SPRUAscE
Of Del have served in the Legislatures of their
States though Of this have no clear recollection.
The new House has large proportion of new
Members as each House is apt to have OF these
Gen. JAMES WILsos of N H. is known through
the FREQ States as a most effective public speaker
has served with distinction Ia the Legislature aud
will take a high rank here From our own State,
Messrs. WILLIAa DuER OF Oswego JoHN Nj
HOLLY of w ayne alas that his health shonld be SO
broken y ID. y. ST. joins ofSullivan and N. X. HALL
OF Erie have served with credit in our State Assem-
blythe two first named with distinction. Mr. f A
TAILmADGE was four years in the State Senate
and Mr. DUDLEY MARVIN was in Congress some 80
wears ago. | believe most of our other new men
are making their first appearance on any stage.
soof the New,Jersey men. of whom one at least
Mr.. d. s GRso0RY-will sienalizc his term by as
much useful work and as little useless talk as any
other Member. Pennsy lvanis, Maryland, Virginia
and North Carolina have each an unusual proportion
ofnew Members. but scarcely know any of them
vet; and SO of Ohio aud Kentucky. AmoDs those
marked as new Members, however, are john NJ
Bora of Vat leraby well known by former ser
vice, andAuo H. SHEPHERD Of n G. who has serve
not less than twenty years in the House, until
thrown out by Gorrymandering his District IN sac
The last Legislature restored 1t nearly to It's orgi
nal, shape and no comes back almost as matter
of coarse.
The West has sent us some new men, who IN
due time will make themselves heard. Among
these on the Wing side are ABRAHAM LINCOLN OF
III. WILLIAM p HAsKILL OF Tenn GEORGE u
DUNN aud ELIsHA EsBREE of Ind and PATRICK
W. ToxrkIss Of Miss.--all Il think Clay Electors
and effective canvassers In "A; all in the early
prime OF manhood; heretofore State Legislators
and men OF sterling qualities TO whom the floor OF
Congress lno matter ifthey never make Speeches.
affords liberal opportunities Of usefulness. must
here close this hurried survey. HG.
Y Mn. PALrREYs course IN voting against
Winthrop has subjected him to severe censure in
the Boston papers. An anonymous writer IN the
Atlas SAYS "his District win never submit 70 it"
and calls for public meeting to express the ndig-