The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-09

brought by the Arago not Of important character
brief synopsis Of her will be found in the eegraphe
column
REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL OF THE UNI
TED STATES ARMY.
We make this morning for the report of the Sur
geon General Of the United States army. 1t will be rec
objected that al the close of the last session Of the
Congress the United States army was increased by
regiments but that provision then made for cor
responding addition 10 the number of medie officers The
necessity of immediate increase in the medical staff is
ably and amply set forth in this report
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEMOCRACY RE-
| sPONSIBLE FOR THE DISCRIMINATION OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The members Of the opposition majority in the House,
no matter how discordan in every other respect join
in harmonious chorus in charging the disorganizaton
of that body upon the administration and the democratic
party Mr. Gddings, who in his seat early in the
session and declared that "the faction pointing the
democratic side of the House. responsible for the delay
in the election of the Speaker uttered the keynote Of an
accusation which has since been taken up and repeat
ed in succession by the different branches Of the OPP
position Our conservative brother of the National
Ltelligencer not TO be outdone in the contest going
between the different members of the opposition family,
declared JlSt OF lnnt democracy
offered resolution inviting the very members they had
s,gmatized to join them in the election Of Speaker
statement which, barring its deliberate untruth
pressve Of the hearty sympathy existing between the
cradle Nesor of aboonsm in the House and the no less
venerable Nestor of conservatism in the Iaegeacr We
disposed 10 detail the frequent attempts Of the
southern know-nothings to fix the charge upon the
democratic party That has passed into the history of the
times But the harmonious avoidance the part of the
acknowledgement opposition in the House Of any
reference whatever those six gentlemen who, while
daily uniting upon the republican Seward platform,
steadily refuse to support Mr. Banks the republican candi
date for Speaker and whose votes added TO those thrown
for Mr. Banks would have elected him The first day Of his
nomination and who still hold the power in their hands
this avoidance is than significant And whether the
Ltelgencc and its ally, Mr. Gddings cherish the hope Of
being able these six republican recusans into the
ranks from which they resouely withhold themselves or
whether they expect the democratic party in
body the support of the representative Of the strongest
savery district in the Union, the silence with which
the detection of the former is passed in view of the
that they have it in their power to make election
at any moment they please stands In rcpusive contrast
with the effort of holding democratic minority, differing
from The republican majority every issue, mainly
sponsble for the failure elect We respectfully ask
the Iagenee explain this singular aud signifcan,
| fact to the country.
The Ia,eliigeacer has a way Of its in circulating cal
umnies upon the democracy and if had exposed its
real feelings in the extract OF the 3st Of December thai
paper would have continued hide itself under the
nient cloak Of anonymous correspondence Hence the article
which appeared in its columns the 18th instant intro
duced by very faint disclaimer is proved TO be If not the
work of the editors themselves at least in exact accordance
with their known opinions and their avowed sentiments
The yeneraon which the editors Of that paper entertain
for British example is the cloven foot disclosing the real
authorship of the communication alluded to- which we
copy length, follows
''wHo is RESPONSIBLE The country has waited over
month for the House Of Representatives organize and
proceed business They have waited in vain and pros
pects grow gloomy. Now the question
who responsbenot who Is to blame for perhaps all are,
but who s responsbefor the and the
regular proceedings Of government We answer, the cd
b'i~isroioa. What with maority against them in the
House, and responsible Yes administration lie al
ways responsible for carrying the government and
nothing but organized factions opposition In the majority
who refuse to proceed to do thing adj
mnistraon from responsibility. An administration
fold its and say the oppoon in Congress, unite and
carry the government rather enable to do with
aid But there 10 be opposition par
ties who neither agree with each other with the admin
istrston form separately majority Can the admins
raion then, throw OF all responsibility because they have
not majority
They responsible for organization and IL they are
unable TO bring other sections 10 them upon man,
single principle platform they 70 another section
unite with another portion, adopt another candidate
principle platform and IL after every honorable effort
they fail they bound take what they may deem the
least Of two evils and 90 the other section
the purpose else give up the govern
rnent unable carry 1t This would be the with
Engish ministry. They could plead the disagreement
Of the opposition, their refusal to TO them They
secure majority, themselves beaten and
render the seals Now far regards the organization Of
Congress the parliamentary principle applies here with ul
force Suppose the triangular 6Rht continued till the
sion terminates without appropriation bill passed
done sustain the win the admnistra-
be exouerated Can they evade responsibility by
repeating, Richardson ~, Banks l0l, Fuller 30r But
why Richardson ~, and be only Is there who
could receive than he Amer the administration
defeated before the people the Kansas
ISSUE II cunning device to evsde the responsible
y Of organization to propose for Speaker The very
who carried that obnoxious through the House,
and who, Of could not receive single from
section Of the opposition o. It a matter Of shrewd
craftsmanship to compel the opposition recognise the Kan
after the people had condemned The choice
Of the candidate and the platform would in
dictate the latter and the strict adherence thus far looks like
avowa Of Rieharon ond Kansas, orgosisoon,
government. Now the administration willing 70 put
themselves upon that point and TO stick Il the bitter
end. without change and ~ The the worst
adjourn Congress and 60 home leaving the government with
out resources, and in state Of anarchy IFS the