The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-17

The steams ip Franklin left ii lvrv he 5th inst,
and the Niagara en- Liverpool on The 8 instant,
and we may, therefore, At any hour, receive later
intelligence rom Europe.
Congrsss aud the Aau.n, ssratioa- More
y.toes Interchangeable Long srsss0n and tho
sIs,ilsAnsa- Laxns Aaeast.
Oliver Cromwell was o public benefactor.
This WIS strikingly illgs.ra ed in the I'D ourn-
ment which he carr ed ct arms, OF the
Ling Parliament. IL was q good thing. All
historians concur UPON this point. 1t is also
good thing that theConstitution a the United
States has fixed l'rlit to the sittings of Goa
gress, and requires the election Of q new House
Of Representatives every two years; for, othsr
wise, in their inrgues and wranglings for tie
spells, our lawgivers at Washington would soon
require the Intervention OF an Oliver, when we
have neither an Oliver nor an Old Hickory to
give them. The wisdom of the trainers OF the
Constitution in sending buck the members Of
tbe House every two years TO the judgment of
the people, is thoroughly confirmed by the pre-
sent long and Improbable session.
Thanks 10 their Immediate accountability to
| their constituents, however, and thanks to the
saving discretion OF our sPeech-makag servants
this long and exhausting session is drawing to a
close. We are now in the eighth month, but
| early in the ninth, and close upon the heels OF
the dog-days, we are promised that the mem
bers OF the two houses shall be dispersed again
AMONG the sovereign people, TO render an &C
count for the deeds done in the body to which
they'may respectively belong The catalogue
- u, a
whelming, but the calendar of useful public
business discharged is particularly small. A
month, or two meaths at most, of ordinary
working, would have been quite sufficient for
| the execution Of the whole chapter disposed of
since the first Monday in December. We have
| the Nebraska bill, the six war steamers and the
Gadsden treaty. The ten millions Of acres vot-
ed to the lunatic asylums of the country have
been vetoed by our strict construction Presi-
dent, and there are some other bflts which, if
passed, will meet the same fate. A hundred
millions of acres, on the other hand, voted to
the railroad land aud stock jobbers, could they
be log rolled through both houses, would be
cheerfully approved AT the West End from the
newly discovered broad distinction which the
and against all lunatics and penniless squatters
"Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in
thy namew Oh! Constitution, what conve-
nient corruptions are practsed in thine!
Within the last few days, the House and the
Senate have been devotng their attention to
business. We may now rely upon the passage
of all the regular appropriation billie. We
have had six war steamers ordered to
meet the contingencies Of q wax threaten
ed by the Cabinet organ with Spain, Eng
land and France; we have purchased the
| good win and the sewage of desert from
| Santa Anna, for the small equivalent Of ten
| millions OF dollars. Peace being secured in
| that quarter, the mnatics being turned adrift,
The exigencies of foreign war being provided
for and all the annual appropriations being per-
fcctly safe, let the American people congratu-
| late themselves on these achievements and be
| duly thankful for the approaching adjournment
| in August.
Our readers will have observed, from the de-
bates in the Senate last week upon the Home
stead bill, that there appears to be lively APP
prehension among the opponents OF that measure
Of its passage. Having already passed the
House, if carried through the Senate it wil
need but the Presidents signature to give to
every landless squatter upon the public domain
free farm-a homestead among the rich lands
Of the West, flowing with milk and honey"
| and underlined with coal, lead, or iron, with
out money, and without price, We are not
aware, however, that anybody except Gen.
! Cass snpposes that Gen. Pierce can sign the
| Homestead bill after vetoing the Lunatic bill;
| for if the constitution has no charity for the
poor lunatc, surely it can have none for the
sturdy loafer possessed Of all his faculties.
We are advised, however that the Home
stead bill has its objects to accomplish, even in
the face Of Veto Some Of the Northern Sen
tors desire the privilege OF voting for it, 80 Is
to soften the why edge Of the Nebraska bill.
The Homestead is. in fact, intended as peace
offering to the anti-slavery legions OF the North,
and to the Congressional and other free-soil
Kansas and Nebraska emigrating societies.
What if the President does veto it? Having
loaded down his Northern friends with Nebras-
ka, it is only fair that he should tighten their
burthen, as the scape- goat of the Homestead
bill. Give them the small benefit by all
means, OF q vote for it, and lei him assume the
whole responsibility of defeating it. Under
this view, we shall not be surprised il the mea-
sure is sent up to the White House within
few days, though the trick is SO glaring that il
may be defeated between the two houses
The House have passed liberal budget of
appropriations for rivers aud harbors. The
Seuafp viii doubtless concur in the hill. and
here We may look sharp for another veto. Pre-
sident Polk vetoed similar bill on the groual
Of its unconstitutionality and can anybody
imagine that Franklin Pierce will permit him
ELF to lie considered us less strict coustruc-
zionist than James h. Polk. Never The veto
Of tLc Iunntic LII ,rna Cir 10 =x.;..-. L. II l.