New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-24

and would. therefore, infringe tie letter Of the Con-
sfitut'on while there il n reason why the military
title Ui Lieutenant General may not become a ma X
Of nobility and since il il given for tae mere plr
pose # lOn n end distinction it is inconsistent with
tle spirit of l1at instrument.
Mr. Douglas pointed ont the fact that the title Of
Lieutenant General conferred on General Wash
ingfon.with 2 view to future services, ana as bslze
Of ccmnand. The case differed from the present.
Therefore tic object II which Is 20 reward pass ser
vices by conicTng title Of honor.
Cen Shields displayed great zeal in behalf Of tbe bill.
and seemed 10 think that the rights and honor Of ths
Army were involved in the issue His gallant aiVo-
cacy Of measure defined b 10 honor TO his renowned
nmander in tie ba'tleields Of Mexico, 4 J equal
credit 70 bis head aud hear- He mentioned the fact
tla Gen Scott the only officer who served in the
Mexican war with credit. who had hot received tie
honor OF Breyet-that the title Of Bfe7e is conferred
merely rs on homer, and may DC applied u the CEN
nsrder-in-chief, well as % q subordinate.
Gen. Cars took the same ground. Mcssrs. Mason,
Badger and Seward made remarks to fhe same eject,
and paid eloquent tributes TO the public aui private
Character Of General Scott, rs well as to his military
achievements. Mossrs Shields, Mason aud Cas-
eyiDcod good deal of feeling in favor of the bill,
while those who opposed it stated their objection On
Constitutional grounds merely and without the slighs-
est symptom Of unknd feeling toward General Scot
am clearly Of opinion that the weight Of argument
was on the side Of Young America.
The present House Of Representatives. IL decidedly
superior in point Of talent to any which has assembled
here for eight or ten years past Not only are there
more men conspicuous for intellect, but The average
grade Of intelligence is superior 70 that OF the Two or
three preceding C0Dgresses
IT, tie House to-day Mr.. Wright, of Penn, in Com
nttee Of the Whole undertook the defense of tie Al
BBsiration in reply to Mr Smith, which called mp the
latter in explanation, but was not present. When
entered the Hall Mr. Bayy Of Va, making IN al
fecing speech upon tie p-opreiy Of conierring tao
appointment Of the Assistant Secretary OF tAe
Treatury upon the Precedent In the course OF he re
marks he gave very decided aid and comfJrt to the
Hards His racy comments upon the time. serving
spirit which is abroad in the atmosphere OF Wasl's
ton docs honor to him the Representative OF free
men. He expressed the contempt and sc)rn OF tru
man for the attempt to Dragon the Congsss OF tie
nation in 70 the instrument for recording the WI
ofthe President In Rome raid he, " there wasa party
"or Caesar and party for Anthony, but none fOr the
" Commonwealth" Before registering bis pane az the
hotel Cd lis arrival in Washington he had been siezed
BY the button and catechised rs to whom he would
vote for to III the office of Speaker and warned
Of tie danger Of opposing the Almnistrati0l'
Next be had TO undergo the same ordeal IN
reference TO the Clerk and Door-keeper; and be-
cause lie had not agreed TO support the candidates
who are said to be the ffyortes OF the President be
bad been set down as hostile to bis Administration.
Such is the overwhelming patronage Of the txecu-
tive that Congress has ceased to be regarded as CO.
ordinate branch of the Government 80 close ls the
aninity between demagogusm and despotsm that the
former when installed in power, has constant tend
oncy to run into the latter. Despotism Is Only the
fruiton Of the hope Of Demagoguism.
Tie Eroaing Star says that Senator Houston IS ma
neuyering for the Presidential nomination, but thinks
il bad omen that he owes his election TO political op
ponents When Democrat incurs the c,nsdrcs OF
TIE star, he may be set down as Hard IN his ympa
thies - that paper is never mistaken IN such mat
teTs IT,