The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-09

ing committees made, and merely referred the res
oution under which the night session convened combining
their action TO such proceedings.
The Republic against the House OF Represent
atives.
The Washington Republic arraigas the House of Rep
resenatives before the tribunal Of public opinion, and
nvokes the judgment of the country against alleged
betrayal of official trust by the immediate repre-
sentanyes OF the people. Not from the impulse Of
ephemeral anger, but with deep and determined purpose
to heap dscred upon the popular branch OF Congress-
the Republic persists in its wanton denunciaon OF the
House OF Represe ntatives in malignant depreciation Of
its most honoed officers and in the grossest assaults on
the personal feelings of individual members. By the aid
of the most vulgar illusions, and of associations which
betray on the part OF the writer frequent resort TO the
pitt attempt is made 10 render Congress ridiculous
and contemplate in the eyes of the nation. Now, this is
at least serious if not peous task for public Jour
nal to assume TO itself 1t is the general opinion that
Congress is composed of gentlemen of character. and of
ability above the common standard. Among his own
constituents each member is usually thought to be ape
son Of Integrity and intellect. But the Washington Re.
public would have the House OF Representatives regarded
by the country bedlam bear-garlen, where no
principle of common sense OF justice, or OF
common deeency, command respect authority We
have notion that this opinion will find bu, little favor
with the country. The corruption and incapacity Of rep
reseatatve assemblies will scarcely be agreeable les
son to the people as to monarchs.
In the Union of yesterday we exposed The shallow
preence by which the Republic sough, TO justify its vim
dic,ve libel the House Of Representatives We have
an additional instamen of vituperaoD, Blu, no original
complaint The charge still is, that democratic mem.
bes Of the House of Representatives throw unnecessary
obstacles in the way OF the transaction of public bust
ness.
In constituting itself the Of the Congress Of the
United States, the Republic assumes position which
implies that it speaks only for the public good and In the
fearless discharge of duty to the country Its
tves must of stand the test of the
tiny. The remotest suspicion that its originated
in any private pque unworthy resentment would de-
grade il from its arrogant tone OF emonsance and re-
buke TO the speful and eliminating complaint OF a
public defamer Can il be tina, the Republic discharges
lis abuse upon the House OF Representatives simply for
the alleged offence of datory transaction OF public
business The masniy of the partisan print is evden,
in the equen, illusions the "fy democratic MAORI
y' The especial" organ OF the whig party aduces the
representatives Of the people for political effect To de-
al defamation well by aducing the character OF
individual members, is expedient for restoring the
ascendency OF the wing party, and the republic is
commissioned to carry the plot into effect II feels
no repugnance to the task The Republic noiwiih-
standing the abundance OF it's virtuous protesiatons
has private resenlments OF its own against honest
CHAIRMAN OF WAYS and MEANS, and House OF Rep
resen,a,ves which manifests lit,e disposition to
hurry through schemes Of public plumber But for its ten.
der regard for certain private CLAIMS which threatened
with disastrous fate, it may be that the country would
have something less OF its capious complaints Of Con
gress Perhaps the anxiety which the Republic feels for
the passage of the French spoliaons bull is the oil
it's inpatient But has the Republic adopted
prudent plan for promoting its object Can the House
be driven TO speed that will reach the French spoa
tons bill before the adjournment of Congress The Re
public might well be quiet II need not hope TO intm
ida,e such sturdy guardians Of the public treasury as
George Houston, John Lecher, and others OF the fifty
democratic majority" BY its rash and incorporate abuse
of honorable members, the Republic will only endanger
the passage Of the bill for which it feels such
Fearlessy and mpartialyto censure the conduct OF
public men, when obnoxious to censue, no, only the
prerogaiive but the duty Of public journal But he
who, crafty some private resentment TO promote
some selfish scheme exposes the officers of government
to unmerted repoacb and obloquy, not only degrades
himself, but incs wrong upon the country whose in
teres,s he pretends to serve.
Mr.. Thackeray's Lectures.
Our readers are reminded that Mr.. Thackeray CON-