Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-04-05
What fnDedes and ObstrUcts tlse
Dispatch OF Public Business

oOE1C DUSkn2SS
Congress has now been in session more than
fourteen weeks--longer than the whole extent of
last sesslon-threeiourths as lorg as any session
should be. There is mass of public business of
pressing importance-in regard to which any con-
| ceivdble action would be preferable to delay. The
present appropriations expire with the month of
June, and those for lS50-5l ought to be perfected
before the close of April, as to give the Execu-
tive at least two months to conform the public SER
vice to the retrenchments or expansions that Com
gress shall deem advisable If new regiments are
to be created or old ones filed up for the better de-
fence of our vast exposed south western frontier
now IS the time for them; if infantry are TO be
| mounted for dragon service on that frontier, it
| ought now to be known. California, so long neg
Iected and misused, to the Nations injury and loss,
| mpcratlvely demands action; if the destitute,
crowded into cities and compelled to stand idle
when they would gladly be employed, are this
| year TO be permitted to find employment or sub
ssteuce the public lands, they ought to have
| the privilege secured to them now. The Hunga-
ran Exile pleads for earth to till from our bounte-
Gus National Domain, and wants it now. There
ought to be great retrenchments effected in the cost
of our public service, especially in the Naval de-
parment The paths of members travelling to and
from Congress ought to be straened, or at least
the mileage should be, and so of many other topics
demanding Legislative action. Yet half long ses-
sion, equal to a whole short session, has glidt
away, during which Congress has accomplished
' uOthur h.oiu path;nn T.. tbo go,
i duel, or something equivalent thereto, which
have enlvcned public interest from time to time
have all been sgnalIy blasted The session has
thus far been in all respects stupendous failure.
Does any ask the reason?
Certainly, neither the cause nor the friends O.
Freedom in the Territories is in fault Three.
fouths of the talk and all the efforts for postpone
ment and delay have originated with its adversaries
The little that has been said on our side has been
offered in reply to or defense against demonstra-
tons from adversarics. We have at all times
been ready to waive talking and proceed to voting
We ask no stpuIations, make no conditions, re-
quire no compromise If outvo:ed on any point
We shall make no other than legal and peaceful re-
sistance to the majorty's decision We do not il
any event propose to break out of the Union and
resist its laws and courts. We do not cypher out
and dilote upon the advantages we might derive
from dissolution. Accustomed to be voted dow Il
and 10 submit, propose no stipulati1ns that in
case OF defeat we shall nevertheless enjoy half the
spols Of victory. We are quite Indifferent whether
Congress shall act first Slavery and next on or
binary business, or first on business and next on
Slavery. All we ask is 5hat Congress shall take
hold of something and do it, proceeding thence &c
something else and treating it in like manner. II
not ready yet to act questions affecting slavery
Jet it take hold of something else letting slavery
alone until ready to act upon it,
But no--the Slavery Propaganda will permit
action neither upon that nor anything else. One
of its chiefs is Speaker of the House and has made
another Chairman of the Committee Of WAYS and
Means. One Of its most obseqaious tools is Chair
man Of the Finance Committee of the Senate
When any move is made to push forward the pub
lie business, its drilled cohort is ready to squandei
hours and days by useless and irritating calls of the
Yeas and Nays on motions which have no other
object than the waste of time. 1t is notorious thai
its leaders have resolved that no important busi-
ness ShdU be transacted in either House until tie
SIarcry question is settled to their GtisIaction-
and this is the cause of the long obstruction of bust
ne's in both Houses. Having all the Committees
shaped to their liking, they can keep back the most
essential measures till December if they Ike. Al
they mean to their power for the 81 ecal advaE
tage Of Slavery.
People of the United States! are you thinking oil
these things IN Y. Yribure.