The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-28
The Complaints OF the People.

If the author OF the following extract of letter from
one of the most distinguished citizens of North Carolina
received by this evenings mall could have witnessed the
proceedings of the two houses of Congress to-day he
would have abated ot of his opinions and his
complaints In the House of Representatives. instead Of
carrying out their resolution, and proceeding act
on the navy appropriation BILL the struggle the part of
the opposition to open the debate which led to
the taking of the yeas and nays from o'clock until late
in the evenng-from three to four hours-upon the most
proftless quesons-yeas and nays call OF the
House, yeas and nays the adjournment &c, sc. In
the Senate, it was confidently expected that the vote
would be taken on the army bill; but speech followed
Speech and amendment succeeded amendment, until at
length, about half after o'clock, the amendment for Civ
ing bounty lands to the soldiers up, and Mr.. Ben
ton determined to fight it out tomorrow morning He
stated that company was already forming in a north
e State to speculate on the bounty lands, and agents
selected form connexions with the suffers, &c., in
the camp and buy up the soldiers lands.
NonrH CAROLINA, JAN o.
"DEAR SIN: We country people know not what to think
Of the doings lin the political world The times seem
distempered, and strangely out of joint. What they
may bring forth, no one can even conjecture; and
the bosom of many citizen, while he prays for the
safe deliyerance Of his country heayes with almost
ing made by public men and public bodies,
are astounding. Principle and ggod faith are
fear, destined soon to e be sheyed' Poitl-
eced by the spirit of party, some other SPIRIT to
boldly forward in the path of duty. The war in which
we are most righully engaged-is in its inception
honor, and welfare of the nation, and waged in
vindcaton of the rights of the czen--both of person
and prcPery-hangs heavily upon our hands. and IS al,
most without support except by the executive branch Of
the government and by the people. at home: They
are far in advance of Congress The first have faithful
y and cH done all that can do, with the means
granted and the latter however much distracted or fear
ed desire their representatives to furnish promptly and
earessy ample supplies for vigorous and effective
prosecution OF the war; yet more than hall the session
sustain the Executive in his laudabs efforts to carry out
successfully, and glorously, las | have no doubt he
vote Of both branches Of Congress Why this And are
to be ruined by parylsm and demagOgus and other
sms, which might be added to the catalogue The Pres
all his responsibilities Our brave soldiery have achieved
for themselves mperishabe renown and for the country
character worth than all the money would cost
to subdue and hold the whole of Mexico The people
desire prompt and speedy acton and demand the grant
of immediate supplies and deny the right in such
exgency, to sit in idle debate. Yet the behess of the
ed-and the glorious example Of the President with
out influence Impurities in the legislative department
should be purged off Is there no way to do this :
One grand step towards this good work, would
to me, be to reduce the per diem Appeal rather
to the patriotism than to the vena passions of men,
and we would obtain public servants prompted
to serve themselves We should have more states
men and fewer politicians They no longer synony
nous erms-the sun Of those bright days is set-may
some other such arise Politics have, fear, become
mere profession, and much looked to as the means
Of livelihood, any of the mechanic arts. There must
be remedy for this nothing will be left to us, but
the humble privilege of complaint, and oil invoking the
aid of kind Providence to us, from the wreck to
which such state of things must inevitably lead