Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-12-03
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Ft.m the Ns,inal Int. ll,renoef.
THE MEETING oF CONGRESS

fn al Ring wide held tir speculation to Its Pph
bic c,arse and results.
That the Session will he ene Of great interest is n
q ~ sassasd. when consider III. of
The qaesti rs which Ia up and the uneeftain
which hangs over thai decision. We refer
t,o>e mStsi gu ,siins of public ricy upoa which pa
ties have herebssre strJ array ON opposite side
fss. truth. there s hardly II h~e I'D quesins.
any consequence. thai has nj either heeane ubs'r
has mol hs' is PARTY chsfacer by the fusion II opin
hrrei firs cnn'ciiag caceftipe ihsm. Such. fr II
s'spce. 6r ene - the cres quesnn nf lntetna mprv.
msu' which Al The present day finds favor In quarter
where nader the Influence uf parry pledges aud part
prendIrse II has ar the s< years been eibsi
fr~aed down. d. f-ated BY Executive Nel.es sustain
ed generslly hy nnafy the Hale 4 Congress
Such slsn. rersin extent. IS he Tsnf question
enncernine whrh neither Wings DemocTs's noH
stand NJ CT hing like prohihtnry duiIes and We
may unite in sat ieai nanbef. without the fear # h,
Veto befre their eyes, affd such reasonable pfose
ton against firpgn nvslry 10 Griffin mpH'snt home
mspsfscures that e Iroa, fVr egample-as may
them from the fatal influences " runous cnpett fr
asrssd The questions 10 whose uncertainty alute.
ard which m're exile anxiety than any Il the old
and usferal >uhes 81 csieniioa IL Congress- ihse
which grow ou OF acquisitions Of Territory By
the Mexican war and trely. Concerning these, how
ever far, FIR part from indglgng IN gl1amy prog
nosii -st,rns, rvjoes IN what tfust i welt
gruund-d hsT- lha ihings all escniasly receive d
froa which, Il rot exactly THAT should In the al
ersc' desire, vii prseahy fee he internal p-sce
the ga'ry. and ab4ve al, the integrity of zee 1nil
frsa dspg-rs wkch have 81 seemed 10 threaten
hgh.
III. srssrr s. as or readers iaoa. la-ssly Dema-
ers- n ~ mf~t Boz :. nai g. be apprheoded
thai the psnef 4 s MY all - eacrtsd merely
facsA.ssy Hnlf. b., 10 b hopd the eOnaty.
thai all D fxsrcfs-5 VIII Of
as'y T. fheiT stasa< and Z. heir constituents These
wh5 npa that bdY aelsnz under the aa fence u
ssill~J ruffs~e enlsffass Ia- Executive AlnlH's
ss 81 the GOVERNMENT. thsari me3sufa. right
IN hemseirss hrcauss the Wings ais support lhon.
~a! t-n-t ard t-isve. md themselves un IN thin
rsrkuala-. Tie Ssn4ts, ordinate brsarh ii the
Gus~rsmahi tray he eXpece Ia d. is duty, sppfuve
I'D osrsrr In Ia ceiise reeamin.ndatin. sd
ronHsAaas when II can. and 10 ugpre csu-
dom ii'm oily when II oauuo' cas,eniiuusly support
them.
The essmpn.llisn Of The Housr OF RrrRIsrxr.rIvEs
Is 81 h, that. Of the tv old parties ~ The Geyenmrnt,
neih" "a snrpised IL be able Ia command IN II ina
riy Of vhes. Tue chic- II It's >p akrt, its Clerk,
and rs h.r officers. expected 10 depend nPn thu
manner IN " hich few mem ofs who supposed 10
bald the baince Of power ia the House, viii cast Their
sutss We shall not he surprised ctse vii probably
b. ihe cJnest. al pitsttd Struggle for he choice a
Sp,skrr. Thai Contest will ri least amus cNclns ve-
y engns atienlion The FIRST day Of The session, thai
on that day little else vii lie lhoughl #.
Tue hfsi Thing at sqnonce, atr tho organization
OF the two Houses. will 81 be ia. AnHdal Message
oil he President unfolding TIE Rsptss 81 tie
States and of the people III views # palc Affairs. with
snch recommendations rs lrnay In the discharge ii his
constitutional duty. lhuk e. 10 address iheu / ht>
annual exposition will be lacked Tor with Tho more IN
eresl on The pr sent o,casion, only hm It's amid.
patel disclosure al the actual state n Foreign Rra-
tons eenetay. hut ais n allriag IN The President lhe
first tpporuuily under hs avn hanI In do justice 10
hsasr fnnefl's aud purposes. as well IN The con
duct ni Foreign Atfaits regard La hs ,oinesll
questions which the messa, nay be expected 10 t.ue
upon.
VIVA, lie the particular contents o he mes.ag,
We have nTbrtter means ol knowing thai reader,
and we shall Therefore pretend Ia freie ",
may, however, safely undertake To predict what III,
messag" siII mol be. 1t VIII consist the Press
DENTAL Annual Messages have OF late too oitrn done
strained enirts OF mnuieness concerning Of com
paalive Iipe importance. whilst designs OF the p,av,
consequence 10 the public peace and welfare elhe
kept dark. or 81 tfea ed as Ia deceive Congress and h
people. mi only 10 whal The President holds n nea-
isl resery slion, bot lhuse ings which he aud h,
Cabinet actually doing We shall have in his ac
eunt IL The psure Of affairs with Foreign Powers u,
assertions d an extreme fglt with one oIthcm which
our minister Ia that piwet already us Tuced 10 snen
der; NOR ans clnaking under oi iteady mission
~ active preparations for hody conf with snoihet
Nor, though we dare say that the message will be ii
greater l"ngth thsn The President himself would wish
viii II be eked out with elpborae dissertations sale
pirir t1nes. "ni ui place 10 such State PApet an
stuffed Inin II rs though only show the lnoul cit
shny Of he writer OF the suggestions on ponts q
d"nesIie polry winch the message will contain. few
days noe will put all in Possession ; and in The
mean me II may be- inferred, by those who recollec
the character OF the Inaugural Address # the President
What their general tone will Be They will be such q.
in The details. men may well fsr ahaut bat such slsu
ne feel ssSuied. 10 viii be entitled BY h.ir honesty
and sincerity. 10 fair construction aud respectful cunsd
erson.
The du-s which will devore upon Congress at thi.
session will be comprehensive and consequently
more ardnons. owing 10 the increase Of the number and
variety ct objects 4 fgsatioa--hy the addition Of hal
cnhiinfni 10 our territory than they have ever beer
heufe. Imagination isef can hardly keep pace witt
mem, and any hhsiy attempt at euumrrailon Of then
would necessarily lie failure Those Of the hiphes
consequence and greatest urgency appear to be the po
heal condi'inn ami wants 4 ur new and vast Terrific
fes west OF the present tier II frontier States; the i'm
pavement of tho National highways by land and water
IN" revision Of the Tariff with view Ia evanue and m
rdeniisly To The protection e the Home Industrp; pur
vision Tor the Census Of the United States required to BE-
taken within the canning Year; and lie legislation il
any w hqnnd, tu carrying into eH,ci new ~ deiette,
siipnlat ons by Ireaiis or the annual appropriation,
81 n"ney inr carrying the different DEPARTMENTS If the
Government we say nothing, because, although they
necessarily require much sbf and dehera ion they al,
o. indispensable as in point of fic as well as necessity
"osefde all other Questions, and 10 tn II Ger
TAIN mHIouiy within the session.
Besides the Presidents Message tho Reports from tn
several Departments (Which we shall take the eafies
opportunity To spread before rradefs) NAY be expect
~ Ia bs i igh and varied interest. Thuss from III
ilersr nl"bts Of ST TO- Na. Navy the Inferior and III
Fsl once, being Reports IL The President viii accom-
pany the Message. whilst that The Treasury Depart
usa'. required by law be Annually made irec, to Con
t'ess. shi tow il. snne shan Interval; ,houph III
team 'aeis OF the state nf the Treasury will doubtless
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