Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1850-12-30
Correspondence Of the snv.
Oorfespondence OF the SPY
Adjournment Congressional Sensitiveness
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acknowledgements. SC.


Adjournment Congressional Sensitiveness
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acknowledgements, sc.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %, 1850.
/ After a very fair days work on Monday
Congress adjourned till Thursday, and not tc
Monday next, as it should have done = and
would have done, but for appearances. This body
OF wicked men have cast off God, but they hesitate
to forfeit the good opinion of the public. For this
let he people be duly exercised with gratitude.
We had instance of the individual sensitive
ness oil Congressman to public reports, in the
Mr.. Richardson of ILL.,, charged by correspondent
oil the New York Tribune, with suppressng docu-
ments under his hand. for party purposes. He did
not seem to think his vindicaton complete, without
reminding the House. that the Editor of the Tribune
had been proved TO have lied in their hail. This
was travelling out of the way TO strike at a hated
man. 1t serves to show the nervous dread which
these men have of newspaper censure, and the anx-
lety they manifest 10 weaken the force Of all news
paper paragraphs, by bringing into disrepute the
character of the Press.
Since the Adjournment, we have had severe cold
weather for this leaa&ge. The addition of snow
would have furnished US with an old fashioned
Christmas-one that would have carried US back in
recollection TO the scenes Of boyhood and called
up the throngiog memories of many happy hour
But this is denied US. We hear not the merry GIN
gle of the bells. We see not the frost flake glitter
ing in the rays of the sun. We greet no joyous cir
Gle around the home hearth We meet no genial
spirits to divide with the joys of this day. All
around is cheerless The sun hides his face behind
dull clouds The winds rage around mansion
with gusty violence. Within, the fashion is not bet
ter No wood fire sends up its bright and cheerful
blaze. This dull beat of Goals tempts TO moodiness.
But no faint Of gloom has past over to-day. We
once made friends with oursef, and now are never
at loss in our owa company.
The character Of the latest news from the North,
has created much sensation here. Those who have
been at such trouble to ''save the Union,' are APP
prehensve that the salvation is not perfect and sure
1t is thought that some more stringent means will
have to be resorted to, for putting down the fanat
cal agitation which is raising itself against the I'm
ION. The bunsling mistakes of some over-zealous
administrators Of the negro-catching dispensation
have operated in way calculated to prejudice the
new worship; and the High Priests with the Scribes
and Pharasees, are in great concern thereat 1t is
singular that itsbould be so extremely difficult to
eradicate this popular prejudice in favor of jehovah
and institute in its stead the patriotic atheism so OBJ
viousy necessary to the preservation of the Union
How strange it that people will sickle so obstinate
ly on mere points of faith, when such mighty inter
ests are at stake! It's passing wonderfal-ths slow
ness to conquer psejudices.
There will probably be another adjournment from
Monday till Thursday of next week. Legislation
will not be resumed with any degree ofpurpose, un
til the Monday following Meantime many Con-
gessmen are in distant parts, on private or profess
sional business. These honorable men are sent here
to attend to public affairs. Yet, they neglect their
duties. and squauder away, one, out of the three
months of the session. The alleged defense of such
delinquency is tie custom. Who are confirming
and canonzing this custom? These men who
plead it in defence of their wickedness Thus do
they add insult to outrage. What is the duty of
Senator, but to make good customs and ua-make
bad ones? Thisour Senators must do, or the people
will one day bea' hard hand on them. This cor
rupt course oflegslaton must be changed or we shall
soon fall on moreevi days. If the corruption oflep
islation shall go 70 but few years more, the Union
will be Of even lels value than it is now &c.