Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-08-05

Congress-Ine0mpcfency o. me Le0ders-Ihe
People in advance OF them.
WASHINGTON, July 80, 1s4s.
One bright ray is at last shining upon the
darkness of our Congressional debate; Con-
gress will adjourn on the llth of next month.
Let US be thankful for that boon; for if Con-
gress cannot agree on salutary laws, let it at
least adjourn and cease TO be burthen on
the country! If Congress remained here till
December next, it is but too clear, they could
not agree on any one important subject, so
completely are members and Senators divided
among themselves. Neither Taylor men,
Cass men, Clay men, or Administration men,
are in the ascendency, and hence the en-
treme doubt that hangs over every measure
till the actual vote on it shows the feeling of
Congress on the subject.
We are actually approaching state of
anarchy, in Congress and out of it, and the
old party lines are no longer capable of re-
training the people. The fact is, parties,
have worn themselves ont by intolerance, ve-
hemence and persecution, and the incapacity
and blunders of their leaders. The great
men who laid the foundation of these parties
and who personated great ideas, have with
drawn from the stage, and the pigmies who
have learned their lesson by rote, and rccite
it like school-boys, without comprehending
its meaning, have lost their hold on the mas
ses. The latter are about to reassume their
self.government In vain do we see the lea
ders of both parties beat the rappcl, "the
boys" wont answer They are tired of be-
ing led by men smaller than themselves,
whose only study is to take advantage of the
foibles of others, and whose object it is not
to establish truth by eternal reason, but TO
obtain votes for this or that wild theory by
appealing 10 the worst passions of mankind.
The country is about to rid itself of these
self-styled patriots, and il is the prescntiment
Of the approaching crisis, which in advance
of the real event, has produced the anarchy
of Congress.
There will be an effort made to galvanize
the Compromise Bill, by suffering the Oregon
Bill to pass in the House, (perhaps with the
Wilmot Proviso attached TO it) and thus send
the bill to the Senate. The latter body might
then strike out all after the enacting clause,
and propose its own bill as an amendment.
In this manner, il the House persisted in its
own bill, committee of conference might
be appointed with some chance of a reasona-
ble compromise but doubt the success of
such an expedient, the Senate and House are
too differently organized to admit of an agree
ment between them.
mia, but two, besides MIR. Wilmot, and not
three, as enormously stated in the Union of
this morning, voted for laying the Compro-
mise Bill on the table, viz: Mr.. Strong, of
Reading, and Mr.. Thompson, of Erie. Job
Mann, of Bedford, voted against it, and is so
recorded in the Journal of the House. men,
ton this to prevent misconstruction and er.
roneous consequences
Whitney's Railroad has also received its
quietus The scheme requires maturing, and
the session is too far advanced
There is some talk in the House of adding
one or two more River and Harbor Improve
ment claims to the Military Appropriation
Bill, by way of rider. II the House do so,
the Senate will strike it out, 10 save the Pre-
sident the trouble of vetoing it. This adding
of objectionable claims to important bills is IA
mere school-boy play, wholly unworthy of
the House, resorted to by very small set of
men, "who strut their hour upon the stage
for the sole purpose of veXing the President.
To what deplorable eXpedients is the present
House of Representatives reduced in order to
drag out the session already advanced be-
yond all reasonable limits.
The delay Of Congress is fatal to every
thing,-even to the sending Of troops to Cali
fornia and Oregon. They ought not to start
later than the middle of September, if their
lives are not to be perilled in winter pas
sage across the mountains. But the House
that could leave hundred thousand people
in California, New Mexico and Oregon with
out a government, subject to anarchy and
every other species of calamity, resulting
from such state, will scarcely take into con-
sideration the safety of one or two regiments.
They have in more than one instance perilled
the safety of the whole army,
Mr.. Buchanan, you will have perceived
rom the Union OF this morning, has declined
being candidate for Governor of Pennsylva-
MIA, and MIR. Bigier, is generally supposed TO
be the man in question, Mr.. Buchanan has
not declined the honor of being reelected "A
United States Senator from Pennsylvania.
OBSERVER.
=. 5. The Vice President of the United
States has left here for Philadelphia but is
expected to return On Monday next. Major
General Patterson was here on a yery short
visit (but "a hours,) aud leaves to-day at o..
clock, for Philadelphia.
Major General Butler continues hi, stay
ten days or a fortnight. He is a universal
favorite.
RENARKABLE Rose TREE, called tbs
"Maiden Blush,o is growing in St. Louis
Through the centre of each rose unon th