The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-21


Ths meeting &c Csssrsss.
Congress win assemble The third Of December. in
the Senate with decided democratic majority. in the
House with parties so nearly balanced that vote or two
will turn the scale. In relation to questions OF par
" character however, the wings are poweress Their
hands are completely tied The Senate will be sure
OF the arstocracy and should the prosperity Of
agriculture, commerce, and manufactures continue
should the country grow in wealth, power, and all that
constitutes national renown, as il never grew beforeno
demagogue wing politician can stand up before the peo
pie, and with any face al all say il is all owing to the
bene6cence of wing measures This much, at least the
character OF the House warrants the truly American
policy Of the past democratic administrations will not be
changed by any mongIe policy that may be proposed by
the present imbecile administration.
The hrst contest will be on the organization OF the
House This will insure full attendance AT once. The
important Office OF Speaker will commence the battle.
What section Of the country he will be from, who he
pretty certain, That be will not be Robert c Winthrop
On the Speaker depends the complexion OF the commit.
tees and on these again depends the character OF the k
constitutional principles and Of the school Of Jefferson
The same remark may be made as to the clerk
Here follows strong recommendation Of Mr.. Forney,
the editor OF the Pennsylvania, for the Office Of Clerk
but have declined to publish all communications
about nominations and the organization OF the House,
omit the passage.-UNIoN.l
The message Of the President viii be looked for with in
teres None tell what principles will beannounced
or what measures will be recommended in this doc
ID
voted for candidate and had any defined
political notions II is to from whg, not from
ultra whig but wing who said he could not and should
ultra party could desire in sweeping democrats
out Of Office. Even wings, therefore, are puzzled in
guessing the complexion Of their whg Presdents mes
to be pronounced gossip But il would not be strange If
these proved be truth Some Of TayloTs let
soft and simple that his earliest supporters
pronounced them forgeres but at length were forced 10
the bitter confession that they were genuine.
The measures insisted upon by leading wings are some
what better defined An alteration Of the tariff one Of
them This question will come early before the House.
The Secretary OF the Treasury will examine at length,
it is rumoed in his report Il will be curious to read his
arguments to persuade the country to take the back track
OF restriction, but would be astonishing If the country
lent favorable ear to imposition OF higher duties
One thing, however, is stranger than athat the shrewd
and Intelligent northern manufacturers do not see how
much il is their interest TO let this subject alone. The
current setting, not in the direction of higher duties,
but Of lower dutes not in the direction OF clogs on com
merce, but OF more and more commercial freedom This
is great fact They will do well it, for score or two
OF years, they keep things as they are This half con-
essed in the in some quarters that the
change desired is one in certain from aa vaors
fitch from the democratic party the credit OF having made
the 1916 tariff and afford demagogue wing speakers pre-
tence fer ascrbing the splendid career OF prosperity that
opening up to American business OF all Sorts to
wing principles.
Another measure proposed by the wings is q paper
that Is an obsolete idea and not with an abrogaton Of
the independent treasury principe-tha works too well
for wings to disturb So much for former wing prop
to counys prosperity and so much, too, for one
ruinous measure of democratic experiment. Leading
wings will strive hard for paper currency with the
tona stamp it, An issue of bills for instance, the
basis OF depostes of United States stocks with the Secre
tay Of the Treasury has been proposed Other plans
have been suggested All of them tend ultimately to a
government bank. All of them should be narrowly
watched and any and every scheme increasing the paper
currency should be steadily resisted National banks under
any and every form, national curses We have yet to
learn that the sober thought of the shrewd mercantile
community have petoned for them is in favor Of them,
or would advocate them. II is demagogue politicians
who lavish of commercial benevolences They
not unlike certain well known old tempter who climbed
high mountain, and for certain considerations, offered
all the kingdoms OF the world when he did not
foot Of them. These patriots the price OF votes,
promise to business men prosperity which nothing short
of mind can yield. Business men will do well to spurn
the bride.
The approaching session bids fair to be Of extrao
binary interest," and the bed OF General Taylor will not
be bed of One Of the FIRST things will be the ap
pontments His letters about removals and his language
in the inaugural be tested with the facts OF
walls II these declarations 10 90 for anything every
democrat turned out OF Office has been rogue a fool
The character therefore, OF every displaced democrat il
stake II n to be hoped and expected that senators
will fearlessly si this materbe Just TO their friends
without being actous to the administration. II is
Bile thing for the country that many statesmen
in the Senate who will set this matter night.