Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-09-04
CONGRESS.
Congress adjourned on the slst of last month

Congress adjourned on the 3lst OF last month.
The Washington Union says:
"The adjournment of Congress yesterday, at ,
O'Clock, closed a long and laborious session. We
hope tomorrow to give complete list of the acts
which have been passed and approved. If somewhat
less numerous than at previous sessions, the
list will be found to contain several measures of great
public interest.
Among these are the act regulating steamboat navi-
CATION the river and harbor bill, the bill to regulate
and accomplish the public printing.
Neither the homestead BILL the bill for distri-
buting portions of the public lands among the States
has become law. Both of these measures, involv-
ing opposite systems of policy in regard the public
domain, will doubtless be pressed with zeal at the
next session.
Among the specific appropriations, those in relation
to the various ocean steam lines will attract most at
tention.
1t would be unjust, in speaking, however briefly,
OF the session which has just closed, pass over,
without favorable notice, the labors of the Fin
anclal Committees, under the pressure of many en-
0aTrassments, and almost unpFecented accumulation
OF demands upon the treasury.
The members of the Thirty-second Congress are
now most of them on their way to their homes and
IN our parting salutaons we congratulate them upon
the satisfactory termination of their session. They
go TO meet their constituencies, and to commune with
them amidst the excitement of a most momentous
presidential canvass. We do not doubt that the re-
personalities of the democratic party carry with them
from Washington cheering and most confident as
suance OF the speedy ascendency in our chief execu-
tive councils of the principles and policy which as
democrats they cherish and maintain. Their presence
among their constituents will doubtless be fraught
with good results to the good cause.''
One Of the Washington Correspondents of the
Baltimore Sun says:
Thanks to our stars, Congress has terminated
its labors. 1t has done all it proposed do, and that
was little more than nothing if except the passage
OF the regular appropriation bills without which the
government itself must come to dead stand still.
q hnHn llrT Ton
gress should have been employed nine months in do
ing so little and thereby hangs tale.
AS one of the commendable things done by the
present Congress was the resolution of both Houses
to leglslate sobery, and the handsome manner in
which that resolution was carried out. Instead of
transforming Congress into Pandemonium the
last night of the session, members resolved TO ad
journ, and went to bed early. So the night was
passed under blankets, and the morning brought fresh
minds and healthy bodies into both legislative cham
bers Let all hope that this will be considered
precedent worthy of imitation by all subsequent Con-
crosses.
One object secured by emitting night sessions, is
the sober consideration of all those doubtful and in
discreet measures which have chance of passing
Congress except" at dark of night" when members
tired ou:, otherwise unable to comprehend the
question under consideration. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars have been voted away in this way without
ten members of the House knowing what they had
been voting for and the practice had become the great
scandal of the nation. To the present Congress be-
long the honor of having abolished it, and this is
probably the best thing it has done during this long
session.
The election of the public printer settles the
tract system-a system that may work well In other
countries; but not in ours, where the government
seems TO be deprived of.all of enforcing
tract 1t is be hoped that in the prog
ress will be made with the census, and that by the
meeting of Congress, the matter may be ready
for publication 1t is of the privileges and ad-
vantages of free people to know and mark its prog
ress and document is, in this respect, vaua
Bile to the general information of people than the
census
A large number of Senators and members leave
this afternoon for Baltimore. Gen. Cass is among
them, and will address his democratic ellowcitzens
of Maryland this evening the election of Pierce
and King. On Thursday, Gen. Cass speaks in New
where great preparations are making for his re-
cepton.
MIR. Webster does not mean 10 change his position
of armed neutrality, and will once more rusticate at
Marshfied, at a respectful distance from the din of
battle. Mr.. Webster is indeed so Indifferent the
subject Of elections that he seems to be quite salts
fed with whatever may happen. The election of Mr..
Pierce, Mr. Webster opnes, will not be the worst
calamity that can befall tkis country"
The AUGUST ELECTIONS. Elections have been
held in five States of the Union, Iowa, Missouri,
North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas, and all have
gone in favor of the democrats by large majorlties.
Iowa has elected a Democratic Governor, Demo-
cratic Legislature, securing Democratic United
States Senator, member of Congress a Democrat
and the other Wing. Missouri has given Demo-
cratic majority for Governor of several thousands,
and elected three Democrats to Congress to two
Whigs-a gain OF one member. Arkansas is Demo-
cratic as usual. So undoubtedly is Texas In North
Carolina, the Democrats have elected their Governor
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