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Erw YAK. Nov %, 1851
EpiToRs or TIE FRrG Pass s.
Local eiTeumsiances u overwhelming interest.
have Prevenied our citizens from their customary
consideration Of the meeliag 81 Congress- and the
Presidents Message. From the. colamns Of ger
political journals stranger would scarcely gather
that the great Sanhedlimy, Is within very few
DAYS Of assembling. ard ina, the mos, importaai
document Of the year IS only i've mails of TIE
speeches and movements Of Kussuth for time az
sorbed the pu-lic mfad. and no sooner had their
interest began 70 dag than The whole city was
stunned and appalled, BIZ one OF The most heari-rrnd
ing social eaiastro?hes that hare ever occurred m
The continent Of America q refer TO The melan-
choly accident in one If our Ward Schools The de-
tails Of which have, :of course, reached ron long
sinee-1 At length. however. we are beginning 10
realize both the nearness and the importance OF The
approaching session. People are beginning TO ask
What will Congress do - !. What euest Con-
gress 10 dol, and g What will Congress leave I'm
done n
There are some things which. we all know, Con-
gFess is not likely to neglect The annual scram-
bic for the Speakership and The minor Offices OF
beth Houses will, OF course. come off and second
period of six weeks my elap<e before the loaves
and fishes are satisfactorily distributed For each
Of The loaves there are al least dozrn prominent
candidates and for each of the fishes there are as
many more. The, SrcakersAip. you know. is an
office much coveted by a<p4iag politicians, not
merely because the pay is doubled. and tine honor
considerable but for the opportunities il affords for
acquiring influence that may be used afterwards 10
advantage Ia mans progress from the plough
1he Presidency, the Speakership Of the rePresen-
tatives is the halfway house Polk had never
beer President, # be had not been Speaker and it
was the speaker chair that gave Henry Clayi lhfr-
liz years ago his immense ascendencF. Therefore,
Shall he surprised thescenes tina: marked Ihr
beginning Of last session. should be re-enacted in
the 6rst weeks Of the session. Time will
show.
4 Another thing Congress will do or. al least Try
Its best 10 do, will be settle the question, what
men shah most prominently run in the next pfesi-
dental race II all other things are left undone,
and left uninterrupted, this will hesmost carefully
looked 10, and. if possible, accomplished. No
Member Of Congress will be inaoctn nj enough % en-
qnire, what man viii serve the country best and
dp the country most honor, ID The Presidential
Chair His 1inqniries will be of much simpler
nature. The question that i to be privately
discussed is, simply what man Of the party will
Ne most likely 10 bring he part iato power Or ke-p
tHc party ia power MOI the besl rag for practical
service IS wanted but the ltee, horse for the sum
mers race. Is net that, something Ike ihe plain
dci about or qnadrenniaT contest
In1he coming session, something meg be dune
Tdr The country, but much wU he dane for Bun
epmbe, that place dear 10 the patriotic hratt Of
Ale experienced member Will I've as usual, delused
with patriotic speeches, prinled at the patriotic
members expense. and forwarded al the expense Of
our venerattd Uncle Sam Ii il comfort TO the
benevolent mind 10 know, thar whatever becomes
of The country. Buncbmbe al last il safe " 1t is
sweet" said the philosopher, tode for ones coun-
frgn bit il is sweeier far 10 he reelected mem
bdr Of her great council And accordingly 70 he
reelected member is the main business Of mem.
Der oFCongress.
One thing Congress ppgkt 70 dc--more than one,
Of course; but above all and before all, this one
thing-revise the tariff with view 10 the adequat
projection Of orr infant manufaci1res and our vast
commercial interests. II there is any thing in a
palical sense suicidal 'ethe permanent prosperity
offuur country, il II 10 luy abroad what VIC can
make las well and tfnalIy) asscheap. ourselves,
here al home. If there is anything unpatriotic and
rndemoeratic il istouphold asYsten which tends 10
reduce flee American mechanics 10 the level Of the
impoverished and degraded wurkmen Of Europe
II there is ANYTHING absurd il i 10 transport at
great expense, 10 uncertain European Markets the
agricultural products Of the country when, tg fos-
t4ring home manufactures our farmers might have
a Sure market for their surplus. IN notwithstanding
towns close to their own doors. ifhere is ANYTHING
ii HE world preposierouS, ills f6r Pennsylvania
and Illinois to go 10 Europe for their Iron Of which
tler possess exhanstlass Treasures with their own
oEiers; or for Georgia to'take her Cotton to Man
chester 10 be woven into calico which she could
more easily and more cheaply manufacture from
tHelraw material 90 her own sail lfthere is any
thing which canno, much longer coon. it is aur
shipping to Europe a million of speeie, bt efery
steamer. 10 paw FOR our excess ofimports over ex-
ports viii Congress do anything 10 stop this fear
fu drain and prect The interests Of our mechanics
and farmers 7 | hope il will hut Ifear the contra
nv. Congress will have, as have before observed
more interesting business hand than merely
serving The nation. Bull pray thar my fears may
PROVE grounGless.
a controversy i going on, just now, between
AEHhlSAop ttIgaes anu Itotaee Greely An eGl-
Tor ht this citv styles The encounter "Red Hat rer-
sat White Coat in aitu-ion 10 The expected Cardi-
nal>hip Of The one, and the celebrated outer gar
meet of the other Hughes. in his lae speech in
beAalt Of the contemplated university of Ireland,
attacked Kos<Hk our common school system, and
the Very principle Of religious liberty. Horace re-
pliet the Archbishop rejoined; aud Greeley has
replied again, Id a three column article that has
certainly knoc&ed the Archbishop INFO a cooked hat,
however gloomy his prospects Of gsttirg into Car
diHaA's hal may be. The discussion has been con-
daeted With marked courtesy and moderation, and
excites Considerable interest.
Forrest is here, playing his. old characters to
overwhelming houses. Late evenfs do MOI appear
to have lessened his popularity as an ACTOR what
evsrlhsy may havesdpne tor his reputation as a
map. Charlotte Cushman is playing Hamlet, at
Broasham's Lyceum.
Mrs. Forrest, the unfortunate y Ire Of The TRACE
dian is preparing for the Stage. She will appear
soon! probably. al Niblo's theatre Her object is TO
proeare the necessary means foI carrying on the
Complicated legal actions in which she is involved
Public curiosity wilI probably enable Ter ID effect
her object. if her talentSfor ihe stage should
not prove to be OF The most brilliant kind.
Yours Truly, JEFFERSON.