The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-20

sure TO result from such state Of things, 10 the
integrity of the republic
Waste OF Time and Public money In Wash
ington.
One half this last session of the Thirty-frs Con-
sress is expended, and they have done little or
thing, or the next thing to nothing. Week after
week has been irttered away in tribes, in speeches
Cor Bsncombe, in clap trap, in adJourning over to
Monday from Thursday, and from Thursday to
Monday, and in the smallest pretences of earning
those eight dollars per day, aud roast beef, and
plum pudding We hear of Leress, and routs, and
balls, and parties, in which our law. makers cut
large figure; but we hear very little of anything
done for the public benefit, in the public business
depending before the two houses. We have waited
oil patience lie Of the question 1t is time there
were some understanding or some revelation, or
ndicatisn, OF the intentions Of the wise men al
Washington.
The proceedings upon the Cheap Postage bill are
good IS fer as they 20; bu, upon the revenue and
tariff ques ions-upon the important question Of
yrovidmg for the public debt-upon the equally i'm.
portant question OF providing additional steamers
for the naval and postal service-upon the subject
eblis atory upon US from treaty stipustions, OF de-
tending our Mexican fronties from the Apaches and
Csmanches-upon the public printiag-uoon rivers
and harbors and various other of national
Importance our law makers stand in stafu 9,so, but
always ready 10 adjourn TO a warm dinner They
have but indifferent beef in Warrington al the
boarding houses, end 10 be paatosle it must neither
be cold nor overdone Their potatoes are small
potatoes; but their baked beans and homminy
said 10 be delicious If taken hot, al about three
O'Clock, poet meridian. Hence IL is, that the two
houses, as long possible, continue TO meet, and
Ritter away the day till about three, when a mo-
non to adjourn postpones the public interests TIL to-
morrow.
Conservatism, non-scuon, non.interyenton, and
mastery inactivity, are all good enough in their
places; but little, In the way Of business, too is
sometimes good thing. While II Is a subject Of
Qualification that the two houses have expressed
shemseves so decisively in favor o. the Compromise
sets and against agitation Of the slavery ques-
son 1t Is pity that they seem to BE- equally averse
10 sgitating or acting upon anything all IL would
seem that tn dislocstion u party and party or
CARNATIONS had paralyzed the fragments Of both
psrues, and hat all were indifferent TO the public
interests. What care the democrats, when the ad-
mInistration will be held responsible What care
tbe wings, when scarce a man of them knows
what Is 10 become Of himself bis party, the ADM.
nstrauon or the spos, in the scrub race or scram-
DE 81 1852 Nothing. The game IS not worth
rhe candle when the spoils are lost eight o. Par
mes are all al dds and end, sed sevens; and
there must b., Of necegsiiy, a. Indifference to le-
sislztion when everything i ia such fog This
~ q deeper confids ration than q hot dlaner; bat
still tho question 81 he oeyes and iish.A" lies
the bottom u i al.
Heretofore the great interests Of tie dap, and
even the most trlrg questions q merely loo Al Or
rrivsie character, have been party measures se-
tween two greet parties, and, pro or con, y A.
plain sailing Now. parties are broken up, and tn
friends and enemies Of every measure have % be
collected from the drift Sectional interests have
surerseded party platforms Pennsylvania refuses
b. advance the river and harbor bill, because i
~ hes precedence 81 specific drues AID home valu.
atone; end he liberal S0l5ns - the Great West
ere only satisfied with uessures Tor s1uandering
svav the putHC lands The -, sore q The Fugi-
i've Law stIl rsuklca IN he North, while The elect
pert from Cshiorria Il sal bitter dose % The /
south There seems, indeed, % D. a lingering I
sr,frus, II rbc safety n ttc Uaos % both sides,
snd 3 consequent recklessncss q public duty.
This Z mani IN tn pfocecdnga from day 70
day
Nsesurs ~ atv need by in iivijlals, instead
y the rink ald se ri combined and dtsc plined
parry EvsB sad,bq r expecting man e for
h,u,ssll, aud be DE oVu hobby s1i bic Own item
- cfptai ~ Baasomhs MI cay ana General
Csss stct 81 ths turpomises 4rl Hr Webster
sd General Footc sge probably invested every
hing ID joint siotk tntoa party Mr. walker
q Wisconsin, i pushing a. sCher. for Tree Earn,
~ sytIy tcdy 81 he expense of Ire trtasiry. while
Governor Seward is close Il Bis side, with Colonel
Pacific railroad, CslforBia and title ang Neat