Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1856-08-29

York we wcr, oycrtakcn by the T,lrsraphic
wires, and while making our calculations to
return camcacross Mr.. Brunette OF Kentucky,
an ultra Administration man. who proposed
To us to rair OF for the session, instead Of
returning to Washington, to which rropo-
sitiou We accccdcd.
By Tclcsraphic dispatches We find our
friends in the House in the majority, that
they have passed the Army Bill NTH The
proyisos-votcd 10 adhere, and sent the Bill
to the Scnatc-which body has now sadllcd
upon II the rhols responsibility Of either
passing the Bin or defeating II. Let the
black democracy in that body do as they
please. Ir they want 10 stop The wheels Of
government let them doit,-ir they wish to
withhold supplies from the army, let them
50 vote and the people will judge them ac-
cordingly II, after the President had call.
cd an extra session Of Congress for the special
purpose u passing an Army Appropriation
Bill, his own special friends dcfca. tho
measure in spite Of the Republicans who
vote for ii in both branches let them stop
their howl charging revolution on the friends
Of Fremont, and have the fairness to own
themselves the guilty party. The fnal To-
suits Of the extra session remain 70 bc told.
M doubt It will b. q short one, from the
fact that the members urr all worn down
by the cares and laJors Of the session just
closed, and Tor the further reason, that un.
der the rcccut act Of Congress, they go, no
mileage or pay Tor their attendance.
We have mo- time to review the prominent
acts Of the long session just closed. witha
minority party in the House, freedom has
achieved several splendid triumrh'. Tho
election Of Speaker Banks, the kansas Com
mission, the passage Of the Bill Ia the IIous,,
admitting Kansas as q state under the To
prka Constitution, and the rasNg'of nil
through the same body, rrorsanilins the
Territory and restoring NJ Wva1 Com.
yrauis., wcr, each glorious ,iotoric. over
the slave oli,lrchy too important and vital
% the cause OF human fr,rlom to even b.
forgotten in the annals of he future.
In justice to an concerned, i, should zoe
everywhere ail that during the cl5.in: zap
u the last session, there were none Of thOsr
di,agrlccral scenes Of violence, drunkenness
aud disorder which have been heretofore
witnessed upon similar occasions in Wash
ington. Much Of iii. isd,uhtlo,, owing TO
the Grmur,., decision, and courteous bar.
inc Speaker Banks, who's brilliant carver,
NJ q prriliuc officer, has outshoua al who
have preceded him. H. las Won laurel. 90
every direction, from men Of all Iar,is'.
" rrc.illas officer, We challenge thc r1rH
{, find Do, superior \ brief r,Irr,nc' 90
another mrmbcr wall clos thi. hastily writ.
ten Communication. Mr. CamplgllolOhio,
while lis political course ha.bssn sometimes
cratic. aud while he las .jwg,im.s failed 20
meet the expectations Of Do, friends, ha' dur.
ing thc present session established AZ exalted
as an able, forensic i,hl,gr-a
,hr,wl parliamentary ,aciirian. " chair.
man " Way. AMI Means, ho las lah5rgl
early and late, and a, nominal leader Of thc
Republican force. In the House, done ciIrc-
tive scui,, both Cor the party aud the coun-
try. H. isa candidate Tor reelection and
doubtless will De returned 90 the next lIousa