Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-01-06

Nep Year-Adjourning orer-Preparing 6ustnessINs''
Members Brood Of ncD Prcjtcfsm1 Inc Ca1n"a Oh"-
The Prestdent-Seeretary Of The Treasury
WASHINGTON, JAM !, 1854
A ohappy new year" you and all your readers hluy
f. n,ove IN all relation as brilliant and coudcs serene and
ausocIous as the armament. this hour OF high noon that
eanopss the horizon CT this CITY, The snow which iel last
night eterng from every tree aud house Top hs Inc eye
NJ the behoder and everybody ready TO exclam from the
haa,,-how glorious are thy works. Almighty God OF The
Universe
But if wo descend earthly matters, and especially To
the aaIrs OF The National Meropois,-aways during the
session of Congress big with events OF mportancer-we
shul find plenty oil poIecss oroacheu Oul MOI eccompa-
MED by final action ,,,,
adournments over one or TWO Gays citRef ior want
Of quorun," or because il Is Thursday, or The
app,,ach CT Christmas or New Year. Thus are spent
Two or three weeks about the time OF the holidays Peo.
at dsa1 1 may ynppGse h n5 time s Na
The lazy will skuk, If they can eTea IN empest that
coll, every TO the pump But the working men Of Con
Inc cause OF the Republic The Message OF the President
with lhe accompanying documents have ell been printed
and laid the desks OF members. Iney are soamnous
md embrace topics of vast Importance relating every
branch of the Government and touching every section from
the ST. Johns TO The Rio Grande and from The Atlantic 10
the Pacific Moreover these Executive documents extend
their ramRca lions the oceans IL Europe and Asia
and Africa along the indented coast OF South Amaica
All these documents must be read and pondered They Orm
the
The business Of Congress is marshaled by The committees
and working men, and presented In proper form for he sub
sequent action Of Congress 1t doso rot follow therefore,
when Congress adourns over for Two al this seaso
that the members are idle Members arc hard al work in
| their closets or the committee room
The present Congress bids fair 10 be working Congress-
There IS large roporion of MEMBERS who avccomc
here prepared dispatch business host Of great proecs
some good and some bad will be presened foremost among
which arc GRAND Raj! Road from the ermni OF the
central Atlantic routes the Pacifci passage OF Iome
kind across the Ishus; the transportation OF The mails BY
sea- to all quarters Of the globes the Vexed question the
public domaiu-whe:her 1t shall be given away toponesiug
sonntcrs from all cmes Rei Road Companies fD an
in improvements lastly be reserved for ea TO
the highest bidder or 10 purchasers under existing aw-
An these topics claim the profound attention Of the
man and nancer But In nddiiion 10 these matters, Con
press will be called on esisiue tariff in vieY
OF the surplus ond s increasing treasury and perhaps
The question OF annc1ng Cuba aud the Sandwich Islands,
These topics present yo!uminous outline without reference
10 abolition frcbraad which has been already bandished
by Gerr Smith, ard may be expected TO break out al
occasions
But, Of one thing you may be assured The President an,
his Cabinet are unit- in principle, In design on
In mutual confidence one in action They are men Of iran
scendent ability and experience In affairs They have al
held prominent positions in State and national councils O.
In important judicial transactions in their ocalc.-
They arc PATRIOTS of intellect OF practical wisdom, OF com
and OF reflection, applying the experience Of IN,
past future OF the community Their only am
htion render the government, committed their care
beneficial 10 the prosperity and happiness Of The people To
this end they will pursus the even tenor OF their way with
out regard unreasonable camors the right loft hand
of the path The dea Of pleasing every body exploded with
the ancient fable of the man and tho ass.
But would be pepos,erous TO pretend that this admin
slrann has its political opponents 10 this espc, il,
shares the fortunes Of the administrations OF Washington Of
Jefferson Of Jackson and of every other President Right
or wrong President will have his political opponents He
enters the Office with this expectation. Gen. Pierce mol
exempt from the common allotment.
They elevate their telescopes at the President 10 find spots
10 the sun. But this is a eu task The OF Gen.
Pierce has been clear and eugent to dazzle their eyes,
The malconenls next turn their attention 10 the cabinet
abrca,e faults and contend that the Cabinet is porhy
Of The confidence of The President The President sains
his Cabinet The agators then get up from high
authority that certain members Of the Cabinet nend
resign" In all these cases. the wish Is father TO the bugh
But of all other political quams, this Is The stac
fat and Improbable far at least as 1t applies to Le pre-
sent. Common rumur is common liar. Why shoud any
one of President Pierce's Cabinet esisn They nd only
have the confidence Of The President but of The coury
The Secretary OF the Treasury has been singled out By these
fusdious politicians 10 their false umors Who lie
likely 10 resign. From his first acceptance Of Office there
been earthly why he should abandon hisrus
But his whole public career and especially bis masteiy
nua report, has placed him among the most tistin.
Ruished anancers Of the nation. He has applied
talent, industry, legal requirement, and compehen.