Washington telegraph., 1850-06-05

ono eNe seVicment OF u Wouio secure more to thu
South than she could otherwise obtain.
The House went into committee of the whole
and took up the special order, "the report of IN,
committee on elections" being adverse to tn,
Messrs. Smith and Babbitt, of New Mexico ..t
Deseret, taking seats as delegates; majority ant
minorit report was made.
Mr. Thompson move d that the subject be post
Poned tfthe first Tuesdxy ip'July; agreed to, ane
the Hosue adjourned.
Msy %.
On motion Of Mr.. Yulee, the resoiu,ion relative
to the Cuba expedition was taken up, when Mr.
Walker withdrew his amendment, and the resolu.
ton was passed without further debate.
The Omnibus bill wss again taken up. Senate
adjourned.
DIsCoNrENT.-Someo of the foreign jour.
mails express great surprise at the discon.
tent existing in the United States, among
a people SO happy. SO free, and so pros
per6us, and the same surprise is not ga
stranger" here at home. But, then, "who
are so discGntented as those who have no
real evil to complain Off" Think of that,
Master Brooke, OH the other side of the
big waters. and bring in your philosophy
to solve the enigma. why the happiess
country in the world seems to be sfle
IIOst naiecrahle. Never mistake oaecries
for misfottuhe. "rhe growlers" are al
ways the most noisy. The petted aud
Pampered brat is always III roar and
the hardest to please. If you have no
misery OF your own you run after that of
other people, or create it for yourself out
of your interest. passion. or imagination.
The only monarch Of the house Of Stuart,
in England, who was not tyrant was a
iibertine-ve mean Charles the Second
and the people Joined in the rout, the
revel. and the dance, to prove that they
were not the most gloomy "roundheads"
that sung iymiis to God as the prelude
to slaughter OH the field of battle. In an
era of national affection the people con-
ceDtrated their energies to escape from
the evils that press them down, as in the
French revolution of 1890, and that Of
our country in 1916; but when prosper
Gus and full of enjoyment. they become
enervated and relaxed, and fancy evils
that have no real existence, or which
partisan selfshness magnifies into formi-
dable aggression to gratlfy some sinister
and unholy passion.
But the growlers are more formidable
to the ear than the eye; and though their
"sound and fury" may signal mischief,
yet they only rouse apprehension to draw
their fangs and reduce them to power
less imbeciity. Where the ballot-box is
aiways i'll view as the means of attaining
power, project and counter project will
naturally obtain. The more keen the
competition between rivals. the greater
the impending dangers of the country,
even should none threaten it. IA crisis"
is always the cencomitant of an election.
1t must be feigned. or it must he made;
and the effort TO counterfeit may some
times venerate in the reality. This. how
ever, if it is common in France and the
countries of the old world seldom occurs
in the Uuited States. Our revolutions
are all on paper, at ta1lot-boxes, or in
the press. or on the floor of Congress.
We use paper swords, fire paper bullets.
explode with lung gunpowder, and mar
shal in partisan array legiohs of free
voters. Three cheers and victory. There
are no killed or wounded. The election
is over. and al is quiet again And so it
will be again and again, while we have
a presidency to fill, and many candidates
struggling for the glory of the prize. Or
paper aud in Congress. the Union was
dissolved in 1922. but it is still as
vigorous as ever, aud is destined TO survive
every "ciisis" that proceeds a presidential
election.-E1ehange paper.