The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-19

lnexpFeeelbe tuaul TINS violation OF the
privileges Of body which has not, and had 30.
dsn of the tsssd d states { and
speak TO each Other, provided they do It in dscorous
termr. II certainly Il insult TO living men, and h.
Is cead In state of suspended snms ion he cannot
justly tai offence At ms II Is only mistsking : dssd
body for living one which La certainly rather csap
nent to the foraner.
cepf be be know nothpg hst Of the
duties Of President Of Unei states enjoined On him
the external ana internal Of the country and he
deems It necessary, recommending such ures a. he
ce.es may b adopted nthe seection Of his topics he
ia left to his own judgment and will aud long ~ hs
from any attempt dictate to that dy its ac
ton on his recommendations, the exhibition Of any psev
isb, pragmstca aecation Of resentment only prove,
that people determined get Into passion whether
there Is any reason or not
TIE message Of the President to that honorable body
which, seems, realms attribute OF existence but the
power Of speech 10 conveyed decorous Languages con.
fined topics Of great national interest is neither oen
trsry, win venture to say there Il not true Amsri-
whose heart and whose do not respond TO
IN W.T. Ha ssp ssd
fed firm ard vet temperate tone of that part which
related to the encroachments of Great Britain in Central
intended to indicate to my Lord Pslmersson taat
majority Of the House Of Representatives (wbether
tude Of rocious hostility to ths President that thsy
would not permit him TO speak to them mAtters In
vo'vng the interests and honor of tae United States
factory state Of the treasury the revsrena devotion 70
the constitution and the rights Of the States and Terrific
and open enemies who laboring to undermine and
overthrow the great watchowsr Of liberty whose light
illuminating the wor'df Was 1t ali OF these that
iesniDated this existing body and sucha
thskirg among the cry bonesf
And here We win venture to observe that In he gene
s1S ss1 man and the duties
sIsnss and curious sight 70 -. those who
the President in treatirs Congress Is iviog body
and making it civil speech, ret,rtng this im.gi-
sage and Wholesale charges Of lseaood And what Is
this atrocsous violation Of the rights and dignity Of
ing 70 its showing, is destitute Of all vitality aud
this state Of torpor for an indefinite pcriods
that It EN- bodies information esssn,Il to Congress and
TIE people and that IT was proper that both should
sncs t as eas as R1s % Whole %ostA sad
strarge compound which. at and the same ume IL
and IL not-snd nothing had been done give 1t An
nportsnt questions menaciDg the friendly relations Of
the Ulited Safes and Great Britain, were rapidly ap
proachh crisis to meet which would in Ill pro ,Abiy
require prompt action. One branch Of the national
legislature had been oIganized during this wnole perii
the other was neither organized NOR, TO all appear
ance likely TO organize Had the President co ma-
ncaed his message to the Senate without dong
TO the House OF Representatives then there might
been some plausible ground for the cry Of usult and
innovation on the rights en- dignity Of that body while
thus IN stare Of suspended animation and, without
doubt there would have been sili greater rattnr
among the dry bones OF apatcsm The Presiden there
fore thcEe the most concatory course and one which
We venture 70 say viii be sanctioned by the whole people
Of the uIied States who have been 10, king on,
With ccntmpt and ridicue, others In DIS nay mt the
spectao few factions leaders having sufficient inu
enee to pa'sIyse not entirely arrest the Of
The President has d,re lis duty; let tAe House cf
Representatives follow his example, instead OF r~ng
without measure and without rcssoa, at proceeding
n Ard fo ~ i.tars
honor Of the United s.stes. -
As the hue and of insult raised sgsinst the Pres
this xising BODY, which just committed eo dee
are determined TO pick qua1el with him - ali events
10 constitute ~ insult II is necessary should ~ in
territorial and that there be hing In the act the
word the that clearly indca o. he Intention
there ANYTHING Of shs sort in the Presidents e.sagss
Ia there thing offensive In the 1uaRs o a sse sage
any reflection either direct OF implied, the body to
the message to reply in the negative.
Yet t imaginary offence Is met by majority Of the
by sweeping charge against the Pres,dst tasifyirg
the whole history Of the country from besnoiug end
Yet these are the great stckers r esqae,e;
the thin skinned men who cannot besr s,uksu to
lest it should disturb theie elumbers fsu hyste
RIGS at being treated ivipg bodies rhee gentle
sre the very antipcdes Of the honest ishmsn who ce
caled he not Dead but spee,hss tince &C .nrdag
TO thtir own declarations they dead evarybo
knows they are not speec aless.
tbs non existence o. Congress- is sheer papabe sbsur
~. Like the King of England, Congress neve- dies l.
10 siwsys in existence, and though not always active
may be called into action Whenever the President deems
necessary The moment the term Of cne Congress ex-
pres gives life and being to another and No on through
an nfDte series There Ia inerregnum conemp
by the constitutions and II House Of Representatives
cannot or viii not choose Speaker surely thers Il no
cent reason why every other branch Of the govern
ment should be arrested, that the President should
pcsspone indefinitely great constitutional duty.
We don't sav-thoukk terhaps we did we might
not be far from The suAh-ihst such a state Of
In bis message But ws wir z suppose that a
desperate faction fusion Of faction saving no c,m
mon principle OF action, but invetera'e hostility to
democratic principles and the administration by
which they represented should wiuy aud design
ediy prevent obsttuct delay the ch ice Of presiding
officer, and ensat the dcg in the mAnge- Are the cpe
rations Of the other branches OF the ne
psralJ zed AMI the whole machinery
quepceS Is the country (perhaps In ,rsis OF peculiar
dapger 10 be left inert incapable Ct action defeoceless
in safe f ab.yapce IL were, for wsnt Of some
irds oensable action Of body which is playing pos
sDm and trying TO make believe IL is deadS II sn,h
resy the case the President must be dumb
the House cannot choose Speaker branch Of 60
choose Speaker and schaos como again becausa the
House cannot choose Speskerl Surrey there must bs
some remedy for tuch state of hrgs and l. cannot
be found in the constitution, know Of other
sort but The great lsw Of necessity Spesker Is
why, then must have Spesks-, by
hook or by crook, and there s end Of the matter.
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