Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-04

TnE ADJouRS,irST OF CoxeREss.-This NOR
Mug we suppose the last session of the s4th
Congress will be formally adjourned, and their
sayings and Sloings slowed away in the archives
of the Capitol, as part of the national history
It has. at least, beena memorable one; perhaps
the. lpnst exciting, in our history. It began
in excitement and ended in excitement For
seven long weeks the SPeakership was pending,
the result Of which, was, simply that a New
England man was placed in the Chair, who had
to take al oath to administer his decisions and
comport himself as a member, according to the
requirements of the Constitution II verify
seemed then, as If Congress was but second
decentralization Office" where the idea wal
motto do anything" That long contest will
ba remembered for the intense partyism which
1t cxhibited, We venture that no legislative as
sembly ever displayed more party drill and
manOeuvre. Party spirit ran so high that mem
bcrF, after the fashion of the English House Of
Commons, divided off in the chamber-the one
party menacingly facing the other. The next
House will be moro one way-although party
lines will be strongly drawn. There will be
this difference--that they will be divided more
INTO two parties than they were this past Com
gress. A triangular division never lasted long
it having in every instance in our government
so far as VIC rccolleet, resolved itself into some
ono paramount issue The people want but one
issue at time, and as Benton says, their saga.
city always points out to them which one
to take up. We have no reason to believe
that the next Congress will be more unani-
mous-=fOr the same issue will come up
We all remember how that politicians have an
hundred times pronounced that peace and quiet
was to be the order of the times, but no sooner
did Congress get together than they divided and
discussed with their accustomed partisan zeal.
If We had not the slavery question we would
have some other, for as long rs it is considered
at all asuIject for legislative action or discus
sion, it win form part of the debates Mr..
Buchanan may be more successful in harmon
izihg tho disortlant elements than was Mr..
Pierce, but it is by no means probable that the
agitation of the slavery question will be set at
rest Upon allquestions of ethics or politics
our people arc accustomed TO the widest range
of thought and debate; and thcy will have it
let the result be what it may If they believe
that social or political evil exists among them,
they Will say SO, and no executive influence or
party or even personal terrorism, can keep them
quiet It vas oneof Mr.. Jctferson's philOsophi-
cal aphorisms that error may he safely tolera-
ted where truth is.lelt free to combat it.n So
the people think, and 50 they will manifest their
belief From this time ON, we venture that all
most in every section of this country viii opin-
ions, upon all questions of the day. be tolerated
Through the press and upon tho hastings, in
private and public, any of our institutions will
be open questions of discussion. This is atleast
one.Ofithe results of tho past political excite
ment