Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-02
rHE MEEr1NG oF coNGREss.

We cordially endorse the following excellent SEN
timents of the Detroit Free Press which is unver-
sally regarded as rejecting the views of the vener-
able Cas-. We agree with the Raleigh iStandcrI
that the views of the Free Press will find an echo in
the South as well as in the West and North for
Democracy is the same in all portions of our widely
extended country The Free Press says:
ave look for model State paper in the message
Of the Executive. On all matters Of principle Gen.
Pierces position is in no way equivocal His life of
steady adherence TO the landmarks Of the democrat
&c Darty-his unbendlBg consistency as a national
man-his avowed opinions when he took the oath
Of ofice-and his acts Chief Magistrate thus far
determine unerringly what viii be the character Of
his future policy He viii very probably reiterate
principles and proclaim doctrines, and this so
plainly and definitely that no one can either misun-
derstand or misrepresent them. That be will put to
blush those who have charged his administration
with allinities and affiliations with freesoilism
confidently predict and that he will captivate again
the country by the holiness and straightforward
ness Of his declarations and by the Americanism of
all his ideas, thoroughly believe. Having been
sufficiently long in Office to be familiar with all ques
tons of domestic and foreign policy, we may expect
such all exposition Of affairs and such suggestions
and recommendations viii enable Congress to
act Understandings, and the country to Judge cor
rectly If the Inaugural address was worthy of its
author and honor to the country, the first annual
message of our new President will not reflect less
credit upon the ore or be the less honorable to the
other.
We do not expect that the deliberations Of the
ensuing session of Congress will be perfectly har-
monious-that the sea of legislation will be calm
and unrufed for seven or eight longmonths OF Con-
gressional sitting. That were to suppose moral
impossibility. Outside of political considerations
there are great diverse interests and immense con-
fictng pecuniary projects that will be brought for
ward, well calculated to produce agitation both IN
and out Of Congress. The treasury has thirty mil
lions of surplus revenue aud howit shall be emptied
of this sum is a question in which vast number Of
spectators stock obbers, and adventures feel a
deep interest. Washington will be beleaguered, the
avenues Of the capital will be swarmed, and the
houses Of Congress viii be overrun by patriots who
think that the revenue OF the government should
never exceed its wants and that the sooner depe-
ton Of the present surplus be had the safer it
will be for the country! Legislation upon these and
kindred matters ALWAYS fruitful of embarrassment,
an6 generally attended with corrupting and demon
aizing influences is likely to put to the test the in
tegrity and the patriotism Of the present Congress
The democratic majority in either house is SO large
that though thesprIt Of faction may prevail to
some extent. the administration will command
thorough support of the measures of its policy
Beyond the confines Of New York no me nber of
Congress has declared hostility to the resident,
and we have no fear that such viii be the The
sentiment of the great body Of the people in other
States is so decided in support of the administration
that few representatives will be inclined to encoun-