The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-10

The philadelphia North American cannot avaia
justice 10 the good results Of the legislation 4
Congress Of the United s,ates--the thirty.,Alra
adoption Of the constitution but As Il % inso,.
the reputation Of beng most pncAndid and vs,o,
paper, Il says,
"fhe Congress which has just ended Is dsso,ilss 1.
ington editors and correspondents az having 49,.
more soberly and eredltably than many Of M -
This may in sort compensate Tor the m,.chs \,
gress did during is career, and everybody wl -,
nouneement with pleasure. In truth, the msuA,r.
10 feel during the whole Of the second session ~
the rebnke administered 10 them by their co,,,,.
their dangerous aad aeendiary act In repeating !. \.
compact a. the Missouri Compromise msrels !,
fsw sectional agtators and disapionsts. Scared. -
81 subsequent good legislation could atone iot Il. "a
quent upon this reopenng az dangerous and s,e,..
troyersy. Both houses evidently ielt the nccess,
unusual effort, for they passed number Of acase,,
probably, under other circumstances, they woola
eeted, and which have for many years bpea rs,,.,
gauntlet Of successive Congresses Thus, they =
naval reform bill, the court OF claims BILL the Psss
ton BILL the bin for the increase Of thesmy he ~
vide punishmens in the navy substitutes br ao,y
consular and diplomatic reform bin, and variety X
Of really great Importance and value. We are al, u
OF the merit OF such legislation, but il Is impOSS.
any very great respect for the Congress which ~
them. That should be marked in our annals a. ,hs \
ncr of compromises and the instrument of dangcros
tom
The North American, az win be seen, has go, u
settling accounts between its conscience and It's p,
first admits that Congress has done well--uuoou,l
WELL thar Il has behaved itself with aecorum pe,4
and contaminated some great public measures Thu,
for the truth n history. Less thar this the North ]
can could not say But there ia another side to IA,
ject--a mean miserable, and contemptihle class q !
bers, groveling partisans Jealous politicians and
doned sectioualists whose good opinion ,he Sorlh
can Is dcsrous Of conciIiating and to effect this oil
exclams OF the last Congress;
Thus they passed the naval reform blu he a.
claims BILL the French spoliation hill the bin or The M
Of the army the bill to provide pnnishmeuts In the M
substitutes for ogging. the consular and diplomatic "A
BILL and variety Of others Of really great Importance
value We duly sensible 81 the merit of saeh ds
but II is impossible 10 feel any very great respect 81 IA
gress which achieved them"
The cause Of this qualifying remark 4 tie paaur
the Nebraska bin ny the last Congress And III "A
American does hesitate 10 say that all the grai I'd
of the sad Congress grew ont OF the passage iha !
that Journal TO obliterate the memory OF hc naaa,
act Of repeating so solemn compact as the Mssour 4
promise !" This is high tribute 10 the Nehrsaa I
and though not intended compliment NAV s,y
valued as such II Is an uncommon spectacle to -
Congress carrying great measures (which have tva
many years running the gauntlet OF successive coaus
but il IL greater thing that the Legislature capable
rare power should be the same that has been demon
by the North American as worthy Of every epihs
conld be invented BY human hatred The repeal Il
Missouri Compromise which was to divide Congress
united il and important measures, long delayed By
and democratic administrations have been carried ap
in victory by the very Congress which had already ri
the country ia, If the North American aud lisa
says to be true that the last national Legislature is
10 be rebuked for lis enactment OF the Kansas and Va
ka bill is II not entitled 70 the highest regard ka
even in the face of act OF public necessity mue
tested it has far ou,strippcti all its predecessors
As for the Nebraska bill il 10 already Settled guest
and decent newspaper like the North American win
little credi by its impotent and ludicrons efforts
nizc into life the slavery question, which that
has practically forever disposed of n IN no obs
spec the Nebraska bill Is. in this light entitled to
and to universal approval and aoqnescenee
The North American Is one OF the organs Of u.
lights Of the day. II has echoed the shameless ass
upon the creed and the country OF thousands Of bro
citizens II is therefore, deeply Responsible for theft
conduct of the secret oatt-bound abolition organic
We shall patiently await the national inauguration
scheme Of folly and of ianaticsm and shall be 100
il, as the result Of the ordeal, we shall find aags
executive integrity Legislative ability general adH
trativc character thai we can approve II we do, re
sured shall be prompt to say II was not done as
ful expression of penitence for bad deeds but as the
Of a most providential accidents
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