Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-11-15
Meeting of Congress.

MeetinS Oh congress.
The first session Of the 3lst Congress will COM
mence on the I'd of December, and although the
session which may probably last until July next,
does not promise to be an important one in its gen.
eral results, its proceedings will be watched with
interest, for many subjects having vital bearing
upon the prosperity Of the country, will be brought
before it, and perhaps definitely settled Among
these will be the alengrossing subject OF the tariff
The two Houses, however, are not so constituted,
that either is likely to become working body !;
certainly not such working body as we could
wish-to take up the subject of our revenue laws,
and carefully revising them, adapt them to the
wants and requirements of the people, and the
state of our manufacturing and producing inter-
est. We shall however. while we expect little
in this respect from the present Congress, with
decided Locofoco majority in the Senate, be able
in few weeks to Judge more clearly OF the pros
poets ahead. The message OF the President and
the reports of the several departments will bring
the interests Of the country directly to the atten.
ton of the peoples representatives, and indicate
the policy of the administration in reference there
to; and we can thereafter with more certainty cal
culate the prospects of the future. We have no
doubt in our mind, that the sentiments and recon-
mendaions in the first annual message OF Gen.
Taylor, in reference to the various questions like
ly to engage the attention of Congress, will be
such as to command the hearty concurrence and
support of the great body of the people, and from
the peculiar constitution OF the lower House at
least, may exercise an important influence in de-
termining the complexion of that body. We must
however anticipate nothing from the Locofoco
majority in the Senate but constant efforts 10 en-
barrass the administration. whatever its policy may
be, and therefore it is that we hope for little of
lasting benefit to the country from the approaching
session
We shall however have the advantage OF de-
velopment of the policy of the administration, and
with the acknowledged patriotism and pure inten-
tions of Gen. Taylor, we may safely 60 before the
country, with the prospect that the principles
avowed by him Will be approved and sustained,
Notwithstanding the fierce assaults which the op-
position stand ready to make upon them, whatever
they may be: We have, heretofore, as the BALI
more Patriot well remarks, labored under the dis
advantage that there were no declared measures
principles upon which the Wings could make
the opposition array themselves. In one section
of the country has been insisted that the admin
istratlon was in favor of certain measures, whilst
in other sections it has been held to be opposed
TO them. Then it was contended that it was
it was pledged TO nothing, and that nobody could
be sure what it could do {! The disengenousness,
the dishonesty and want of patriotism of such an
opposition in any party, should have defeated it,
and would have defeated it, had the friends of the
administration only made the attempt. But un-
derraing the force that could be rallied on such
bald opposition, the Wings, through supineness
and over confidence, allowed the Locofocos in
era of the States where elections have recently
been held, to win barren victory.
But with the policy of the administration clearly
and definitely declared, the opposition can be
brought to the test of principle, whether in out
of Congress, and in such contest they cannot but
be defeated, as they have on all previous occa-
sions Their opposition will be- as it has been,
unscrupulous to the last degree, but where the
broad questions Of public policy can be brought
home to the intelligence and sound judgment of
the people, we have no fear that in spite of all this,
the administration will be sustained and applaud
ed. Gen. Taylor has the good Of the country be-
fore him as his sole object, and all his measures
will he recommended with the frankness of man,
and all his official acts marked by that decision
and firmness which is so ennoblng trait in his
character. Daily Ners.