Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-16
The Thirty Third Congress

Ihi, CDngrr-, has Iust expired hy Constr
titional limitation. III, whole country
will b. cratifcl that it, power for mischief
i. "a, an cud Elected a. IL ya. ~ the poo-
pie of the Uuitcl States 20 carry out and
promote the principle. ~ Democratic Re-
rnhlicaui,m. high anticirltions were form.
cl u 70, justice, prudence aui political i'm
t,srity. Vet In all thc-c rrsT.ct. it ha. die
appointed the wi.hc. and Intentions of IL.
friend. and the reasonable expectation. of
the people.
Anon. the good thing, IL has done, We
may cuumcratc f.w necessary acts which
no Congrrs. could have avoided and Tor
which NO great credit i. due.
I. II defeated ruuor,'s h'll designed to
east odium upon the judiciary Of the
State, Thi, hill. If Ias-cl, wa. calculated
tn Increase the .trinrrncy and oiium It the
Fugitive act II provided that, in al cases
where United State. ufEcyr. were prr-ccu-
tri Cor improper conduct, such actions
should h. transferred to the Federal Courts.
Til. ou,nr, was defeated hy the Ilou-c
but II the act had passed IL would have been
a violation or State right, and would have
had tendency 10 have brought int, con-
hic, the judiciary Of the Federal anil the
State governments.
. II established Court of Claims.
This Court consists of the following p"r.nns,
viz judges Gilchrist or New Hampshire,
Rlarkorl Of Indiana. and TAmpkin Of
Georgia. Montgomery Blair, son Of Fran
ci, + Blair, has lccn appointed solicitor to
this Court. cor the Government. Under
the auspices Of this Court It i. hoped that
those who have iu., claims against the Cow
crnmcnt NAV establish thcm-and in the
cuur-c Of their natural live, receive their
pay.
2. Il established line Of Telegraph Ia
the Pacific, which il practicable, will do
much good
1. Ii provided generously Tor the wants
Of the soldier, by Citing to each one hun
drcd and sixty acres Of land. This hill las
disposed Of somc 600 ,OOO, goo acre. Of the
public domain and has diminished by 30
much, the power Of Congress to interfere in
and lcgi.latc upon thcs" lands.
3. Ii rejected the bill to extend Colts
Patent. Colt has made a fortune, aud re
cciycd all the advantages OF his invention,
and improvement in fire arms. There was
no good reason why it should h. extended.
These are some Of the good deeds which
this Congress has done and some Of the
had ones which IL has prevented but there
are It'll Others which il has done and failed
to do, which cannot fail to prove injurious
to the best interests Of the country. Among
these, are first. the appropriation Of $685.
coo 10 the Collins line Of OCEAN steamships.
This cuormity i rendered more obvious
from the fact, that Mr.. Vanderbilt, re-
sponsihle competitor Of Mr.. Collins, offered
to do the same service for half that sum.
.. II refused TO reduce the Tariff. The
burdens Of the present Tariff are felt To he
oncrous by many CLASSES and as the
amount Of revenue raised by it exceeds the
annual expenditures Of the government, the
present was supposed to be a good oPPoriu-
nifty for its reduction.
3. 1t passed the Nebraska Kansas Bill
which ahrogated the Missouri Compromise
violated a compact between the North
and South, and permitted slavery to enter
some. so, 600 900 Of acres which had been
devoted TO freedom.
1. II has passed bill authorizing mem
hers Of Congress to receive their pay in ad-
vance. This will no doubt prove source
of corruption to those who are prcdi'Posed
to improvidcncc, idlencss and dissipation.
We repeat, the courtry will be glad that
this Congress is ended, dismissed and dis
persed. No doubt there were mapy honest
men in It bat their power was rendered
imperative by the action Of an opposite
class. We hope its like will never be seen
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