The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-07
senator Everett.

SHOULD De found necessary 10 suspend the rules
to accomplish it.
Senator Everett.
Mr.. Everett follows John Davis as Senator from
Massachusetts. His election was perfected yester.
day. There other men in Massachusetts
we would have sooner seen in the place he is
chosen to occupy. But we are content Things
might have been worse. Indeed, we feared at one
time they would be. Let us rejoice and be glad
over what has happened, in view of the possibili-
ties that threatened
We have small admiration of Mr. Everett, and
but for his late letter the Trpartite treaty and
his speech on colonization we should have felt re-
greet to record his election. These two perform
ances have shown him to be man not wholly in-
sensible to Ill ideas of progress 1.-The has been
after uotes On these two demonstrations, we are
notaltogetha sorry for his success. If the men
who apostatise and go over to the devil are to be
rewarded for their baseness. we are not sorry to
see those who leave his service treated equally
well. a
1t seems pity to have the temptation all on one
side.-Neu York Tribune.
Our contemporary has sssmall admiration"
for Mr.. EVERETT, because he has uniformly re-
fused to countenance the schemes of the Adolf
tionsts. Onthesubect ofslavefy Mr.. EVERETT
is so little progressive" that he is willing to
stand on the Constitution of the United States,
and to leaveth matter where it was left by that
instrument. Hence the tears of the Tribune.
As to Mr.. EyERErr's views on Colonization,
they were given very fully as long ago as the
year 1882, at the annual meeting of the Colo
nization Society. They were the same that he
now entertans.
1t will no doubt mortify Mr.. EVERETT to.
think that he is held in such light esteem
by the Tribune, but he must console himself
with the reflection that it is misfortune he
shares with every Vine who declines alliances
with Abolitionists.
Delay In the Public Business-The Disor-
ders of the House of Representatives.
We earnestly wish every man in the coun-
try who can read had.before him copy of the
Globe Of Saturday morning. The response
bility for the obstruction of public business
could then be placed on the right shoulders.
The proceedings to which we refer took place
in the House of Representatives on motion
of Mr.. DoTY to reconsider vote relating to
the bill granting land to the State of Wiscon-
sin for the purpose Of constructing certain rail
roads in that State. An amendment had been
offered by Mr.. BENNETT bringing his general
land bill before the House. A large portion of
the Democracy determined to defeat this bill
as well as the Wisconsin BILL 1t is fair to
defeat bill to which members are opposed by
argument and by voting against it. But it is
unfair--it is worse, it is highly censurable-
to defeat bill by such movements as were
resorted to by Messrs. DEAN, Orr, and Nc
MULLEN. &.t
: The means we refer to is, to prevent a ma
jority from passing bill by moving to adjourn,
call Of the House, to adjourn again, &c.,
which will consume time; and by this disor-
derby and revolutionary conduct stop the legis-
lation of Congress.
These means were resorted to in the House
to defeat Mr.. DoTY's bill for the benefit of Wis
consin. and Mr.. BEHNETr's bill for the benefit
Of the whole country.
On Friday last Mr.. DEAN, Of New York, led
OLA gentleman who is not content with doing
nothing when he has nothing to do, but is al
ways striving to keep himself before the House,
little to his own advantage, and not at all to
that Of his constituents.
After him Mr.. McMuLLEN-of whom it is
no disparagement to say that, though he is
Virginian, he is not SO great statesman as
JEFFERSON, and who is more than ordinarily
free and easy in his department in the House
II. e Al.
House, SIC. Mr.. Oar, too, figured in the
same business, but him we excuse. Mr.. Oar
is a Secessionist, does not love the Union--we
mean the Union of the States; the newspaper
Of that name since PIERcE's nomination he is
more attached to than formerly. 1t was quite in
character for Mr.. Oar to make those motions.
A Secessionist is but laboring in his vocation
to attempt to defeat all useful legislation, even
against the decided will of the majority.
These motions to adjourn, be it remembered,
were made early in the day, for the purpose of
defeating this bill.
But besides the motions we speak of made
by the DEANS, McMuLLEAs, and Secession
lists of the House, there are other causes of the
delay Of public business. We refer now to the
indecision at times and to the laundering and
confused action Of the Speaker. For instance,
from the proceedings in the House of Repre-
sentatives of Friday, 4th February, we take
the following
sMr. DEAN. It is within the power of any
member to call up the motion to reconsider.
z "The SPEAKER. The Chair is of the opinion
that the weight of argument from the rules may
be on the side of the gentleman from New York,
but the practice of my predecessor has been fol-
lowed by myself, and do not feel disposed to
change it during the remainder of my term of SER
vice here. The Chair holds that the motion is in
order.''
So it seems Mr.. DEAN by accident got on the
side Of "the weight Of argument" according to
the Speaker. But the Speaker has 'may
be'' in his decision. "The Chair doubts as
Speaker BoYD often says. If the Speaker
doubts. must not members doubt2 And soon
after we find Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee, who
with all his occasional impracticability has
some good traits; we find him, upon whom the
Speaker is in the habit Of leaning for sup
s v,ort .,,o.1i,.. fro,, tho docicion of tho Cnnak